The Ventures - Wild Things! / The Fabulous Ventures (1997)
Artist: The Ventures
Title: Wild Things! / The Fabulous Ventures
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: See For Miles Records
Genre: Surf, Rock & Roll
Quality: Flac (tracks, ,cue, log)
Total Time: 54:47
Total Size: 356 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Wild Things! / The Fabulous Ventures
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: See For Miles Records
Genre: Surf, Rock & Roll
Quality: Flac (tracks, ,cue, log)
Total Time: 54:47
Total Size: 356 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Wild thing 2:18
02. Fuzzy and wild 2:30
03. Sweet pea 1:57
04. Wild and wooly 2:14
05. Wild child 2:12
06. Summer in the city 2:28
07. The pied piper 2:00
08. Wild trip 2:09
09. Hanky panky 2:04
10. Wild cat 2:11
11. How now wild cow 2:10
12. The work song 2:10
13. Needles and pins 2:41
14. Runnin' wild 1:56
15. Eleventh hour 2:33
16. The cruel sea 2:22
17. Scratchin' 2:05
18. Tall cool one 2:38
19. Only the young 2:24
20. Journey to the stars 2:23
21. Fugitive 2:15
22. Ravin'blue 2:16
23. Walkin' with pluto 2:26
24. The Pink Panther theme 2:27
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains especially revered in Japan, where they have toured regularly. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, later bass), Nokie Edwards (initially bass, later lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums).
Their first wide-release single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.
The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. The band was among the first to employ and popularize fuzz and flanging guitar effects, concept albums, and twelve-string guitars in rock music. Their instrumental virtuosity, innovation, and unique sound influenced many musicians and bands, earning the group the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". Their recording of "Walk, Don't Run" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Their first wide-release single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.
The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. The band was among the first to employ and popularize fuzz and flanging guitar effects, concept albums, and twelve-string guitars in rock music. Their instrumental virtuosity, innovation, and unique sound influenced many musicians and bands, earning the group the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". Their recording of "Walk, Don't Run" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.