Poll

The Ventures were never popular in Europe because:

Few people had herd of them compared to The Shadows.
2 (28.6%)
Hank Marvin played better than Bob, Gerry, or Nokie.
0 (0%)
A pink strat looked better than a Mosrite.
0 (0%)
It was easier to learn to play like Hank than like Bob, Gerry or Nokie.
1 (14.3%)
Ventures records were unavailable in Europe.
1 (14.3%)
The Ventures never toured Europe.
1 (14.3%)
The Ventures were an instrumental cover band.  None of their originals were hits..
1 (14.3%)
All of the above.
1 (14.3%)

Total Members Voted: 6

Voting closed: August 10, 2012, 02:47:27 pm

Author Topic: New Poll--Ventures vs. Shadows  (Read 3566 times)

Offline Gandy Dancer

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Re: New Poll--Ventures vs. Shadows
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2012, 05:11:51 pm »
I've never understood this myself. They weren't completely unknown, Jeff Beck for one has admitted to being influenced by them. They certainly had a much "wilder" sound than The Shadows. As far as "Apache" goes I'll admit The Shadows version blows The Ventures one away but I think Ingmann put them both to shame.  ;D