Diskussion:The Ventures

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Anfang der 80er Jahre konnte das Quartett Wilson, Bogle, Edwards und Taylor auf über zwanzig Jahre Bandgeschichte zurückblicken. Edwards verließ die Band endgültig 1984 und wurde durch Gerry McGee ersetzt. Mel Taylor starb 1996 auf einer Japan-Tournee und wurde durch seinen Sohn Leon ersetzt.

Weiter unten ist zu lesen:

Aktuelle Besetzung [Bearbeiten] Bob Bogle - Bass Don Wilson - Gitarre Gerry McGee - Gitarre Leon Taylor - Schlagzeug Nokie Edwards - Gitarre Bob Spalding - Gitarre

Ist Edwards jetzt raus oder nicht? Jemand, der die Band 1984 „endgültig“ verlassen halt, kann nicht zur aktuellen Besetzung gehören. Und außerdem ist Bob Spalding sonst nirgends im Artikel erwähnt. Wo kommt der plötzlich her?

(Ich habe selbst keine Ahnung, sonst würde ich es korrigieren)
-- unsignierter Beitrag von 88.205.1.85 2007-02-13 23:43h (MEZ)

Hier ist das englische „Original“ – (Quellenstudium hilft mitunter)

Not the first but definitely the most popular rock instrumental combo, the Ventures scored several hit singles during the 1960s — most notably “Walk-Don't Run” (1959) and “Hawaii Five-O” (1969) — but made their name in the growing album market, covering hits of the day and organizing thematically linked LPs. Almost 40 Ventures' albums charted, and 17 hit the Top 40. And though the group's popularity in America virtually disappeared by the 1970s, their enormous contribution to pop culture was far from over; the Ventures soon became one of the most popular world-wide groups, with dozens of albums recorded especially for the Japanese and European markets. They toured continually throughout the 1970s and '80s — influencing Japanese pop music of the time more than they had American music during the '60s.

The Ventures' origins lie in a Tacoma (Washington) group called "The Impacts". Around 1959, construction workers and hobby guitarists Bob Bogle and Don Wilson formed the group, gigging around Washington state and Idaho with various rhythm sections as backup. They recorded a demo tape, but after it was rejected by the Liberty Records subsidiary Dolton, the duo founded their own label, Blue Horizon. They released one vocal single (“Cookies and Coke”), then recruited bassist Nokie Edwards and drummer Skip Moore and decided to instead become an instrumental group.

The Ventures went into the studio in 1959 with an idea for a new single they had first heard on Chet Atkins' “Hi-Fi in Focus” LP. Released on Blue Horizon in 1960, the single “Walk-Don't Run” became a big local hit after being aired as a news lead-in on a Seattle radio station (thanks to a friend with connections). In an ironic twist, Dolton Records came calling and licensed the single for national distribution; by summer 1960, it had risen to number two in the charts, behind only “It's Now or Never” by Elvis Presley. After Howie Johnson replaced Moore on drums, the Ventures began recording their debut album, unsurprisingly titled after their hit single: “Walk-Don't Run”.

Two singles, “Perfidia” and “Ram-Bunk-Shush”, hit the Top 40 during 1960-61, but the Ventures soon began capitalizing on what became a trademark: releasing LPs which featured songs very loosely arranged around a theme implied in the title. The group's fourth LP, The “Colorful Ventures”, included “Yellow Jacket”, “Red Top”, “Orange Fire” and no less than three tracks featuring the word “blue” in the title. The Ventures put their indelible stamp on each style of '60s music they covered, and they covered many — twist, country, pop, spy music, psychedelic, swamp, garage, TV themes. (In the '70s, the band moved on to funk, disco, reggae, soft rock and Latin music.) The Ventures' lineup changed slightly during 1962. Howie Johnson left the band, to be replaced by session man Mel Taylor; also, Nokie Edwards took over lead guitar with Bob Bogle switching to bass.

One of the few LPs not arranged around a theme became their best-selling; 1963's “The Ventures Play ‘Telstar’ / ‘The Lonely Bull’” featured a cover of the number one instrumental hit by the British studio band The Tornadoes [ein kleiner Irrtum, gemeint sind:  The Tornados] and produced by Joe Meek. Though their cover of “Telstar” didn't even chart, the album hit the Top Ten and became the group's first of three gold records. A re-write of their signature song — entitled “Walk-Don't Run '64” — reached number eight that year. By the mid-'60s however, the Ventures appeared to be losing their touch. Considering the volatility of popular music during the time, it was quite forgivable that the group would lose their heads-up knowledge of current trends in the music industry to forecast which songs should be covered. The television theme “Hawaii Five-O” hit number four in 1969, but the Ventures slipped off the American charts for good in 1972. Instead, the band began looking abroad for attention and — in Japan especially — they found it with gusto. After leaving Dolton/Liberty and founding their own Tridex Records label, the Ventures began recording albums specifically for the Japanese market. The group eventually sold over 40 million records in that country alone, becoming one of the biggest American influences on Japanese pop music ever.

Nokie Edwards left the Ventures in 1968 to pursue his interest in horse racing for a time, and was replaced by Gerry McGee; though he returned by 1972, Mel Taylor left the group that year for a solo career, to be replaced by Joe Barile. (Taylor returned also, in 1979.) By the early '80s, the Ventures' core quartet of Wilson, Bogle, Edwards and Taylor could boast of playing together for over 20 years. Though Edwards left the band for good in 1984 (replaced again by Gerry McGee) and Mel Taylor died mid-way through a Japanese tour in 1996 (replaced by his son Leon), the Ventures continued to pack venues around the world.
~ John Bush, All Music Guide

-- hd 2008-03-24 21:28h (MEZ)

Titelmusik der ZDF-Drehscheibe

Hallo, das darf dann aber doch in der deutschen Version nicht fehlen, dass jahrelang einer ihrer Titel permanent im ZDF gespielt wurde: Die Titelmelodie der ZDF Drehscheibe Ende der 60er und/oder Anfang der 70er Jahre, als sich im Vor- und Nachspann diese Glasquader auf der Spiegelscheibe drehten, war doch von The Ventures, wenn ich nicht ganz schief gewickelt bin? Ich meine, der Titel war auf dem gleichen Album wie "Nutty"? -- Zopp 00:33, 25. Feb. 2009 (CET)

Ich habe ihn auf YouTube gefunden, es ist The Swinging Creeper -- Zopp 14:49, 27. Feb. 2009 (CET)

Ich habe gehört, der im vorgenannten Link erwähnte und abgespielte Titel soll nicht nur die (alte) Titelmusik der Drehscheibe gewesen sein, sondern auch beim Vorspann des ZDF-Vormittagsprogramms (Programmvorschau) Anfang der 80er Jahre verwendet worden sein. Ich selbst bin zu jung, um dies zu bestätigen, aber wenn jemand dazu weitere Informationen hat, bin ich sehr dankbar. --H.A. 22:02, 29. Jul. 2010 (CEST)

Viele in Deutschland und Europa denken heute noch, daß das Lied "A -Go-Go Dancer" irrtümlicherweise "The Swinging Creeper" heisst.

Link auf Don Wilson

Der Link ist falsch, unter diesem Don Wilson erscheint -->

(* 10. September 1954 in Illinois, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Kickboxer.

Danach hätte Don Wilson im Alter von ca. 5 Jahren die Ventures gegründet. Leider weiss ich nicht wie man sowas ändern kann ... (nicht signierter Beitrag von ThomasFHH (Diskussion | Beiträge) 10:10, 6. Mai 2014 (CEST))

Hallo ThomasFHH, vielen Dank für den Hinweis; habe den fehlleitenden Wikilink entfernt. Gruß, — frank (Diskussion) 17:04, 6. Mai 2014 (CEST)