Not exactly true. There is an ORIGINAL member of the group still alive. George T Babbitt. If you were to meet him you had better salute him too! In 1998 George played drums with the Ventures just before his retirement.
I played in a surf band "Tidal Wave" years ago, we played a lot of the Ventures music,,So Fun, Everyone danced and had a Great Time....TW is still going ,over 30 Year's!
The original Ventures, Bob B. Don W. Nokie E.and the ever hard hitting drummer Mel T. May you all rest in peace. You may have gone but your memories and music stay.
@@jeffreymcfadden9403As far as I understand there is no clear ”original drummer”. In the beginning they used whoever was free at the moment for their recordings, and live performances, and the first one who stayed with them for a longer period was Howie Johnson, so I guess he is the closest one to be called their original drummer.
Absolutely love The Ventures. Still have many of their original records from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Best ever instrumental band to come out of the U.S.. I used to play some of their hits on electric guitar back in the 90s. Love their unique style. A fan till the day I die..
Nickie Edwards was simply amazing. He inspired so many youngsters like me to try our hand at the guitar. Too bad he never got the recognition he deserved.
He was indeed great. True, he isn't widely recognized as one of the greatest, but so many who are recognized as such are often wildly overrated (I won't mention names, but I'll say this, for every fabricated "king of blues/rock" there are a dozen amazing true artists under the radar). So I'm fine with knowing and loving him for all these years, without him having a spot on some Rolling Stone list etc.
I was born in 80 and this was def my parents music. Even through the 90s and all the retro stuff over the years, I never came around to it. But for some reason today at 43 years old I just decided to do a ventures dive and man, it is impossible to not feel happy while listening to these guys. I'm also a guitar player and maybe I'm just coming around to more of the cleaner tone stuff (definitely a metal and hard rock guy), but purely from a guitar standpoint, this is as classic as guitar tone gets.
The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame was created for musicians of this caliber & it's a shame it's become a joke because it was not meant to be . I was lucky as hell to have seen The Ventures with Nokie in the 70s & they were the reason we need the hall to chuck out the schmucks that don't belong there & there are so many that need to be in the trash heap. These guys were legends & will always be. So many of us that play owe them so much .
In my mid fifties now and grew up listening to these guys. My father has every album they ever released and knew the band. He has every album signed by all 4 members. I still remember dad with his Fender playing all these songs. Some of the best times of my childhood.
Ventures Number One 1. The Shadows 2. Both are my favorites, Ventures will never go out of style. Solo nos queda recordar con sus Videos Saludos desde Culiacán Mex🎉❤. P.S.. By the way, Nokie, whom I admire as the best guitarist of his time. It was a great success that he went from the bass instrument to the guitar.
Thank God someone had the sense to film this! There has never been a band like The Ventures. They're from the 60's and sounded like no one else at the time and their music was played well into the 80's on the radio. Now it's like they never existed. This is why youtube was invented! Gen Z, pay attention! THESE ARE ARTISTS.
I'm in full agreement with you. My brother introduced me to the Ventures in the 60's. I've never found another group like them. I never get tired of them, but then I'm also a big fan of Buddy Holly too.
Grew up with the Ventures and played a lot of their music. Still do. I have the 1960 Walk Don't Run album in monaural. I didn't have a stereo then. Still have several other albums including The Colorful Ventures.
I had every one of there albums when I moved out and got married, My mother through every one of them away, I was so mad. trying to replace them on cd.
The Ventures is the biggest and best instrumental music band in the world and at all times !!! I am 68 years old, I am a guitarist and I have been with the band since the beginning and I was lucky to know, listen, be inspired and also play their music. My thanks, and save the eternalThe Ventures!
In this show the Ventures had their best and most classic lineup, in my opinion : Don Wilson on rhythm guitar, Mel Taylor on drums, Nokie Edwards on lead guitar and Bob Bogle on bass. I am Brazilian and I live in Iperó, a small and beautiful town in the interior of São Paulo. I greet all fans of The Ventures around the world! hugs !
The first time I ever heard of ventures was when I was a kid growing up in Sri Lanka in the late sixties. The guitar music was magical and I fell in love with their mesmerizing music ever since. 50 years later I still get goosebumps every time I hear ventures. There's no other band in the world like them. Shadows come close but for me ventures are the best and always remain the very best of the instrumental bands ever. It's extremely sad that all the band members are gone 😢
Not quite, George Babbitt is still kicking. He was the first drummer on Walk don't run. He was the ORIGINAL drummer, just call him S I R ! You could say he was a 4-star drummer.
00:01 Walk, Don’t Run 02:10 Let’s Go 04:28 Bulldog 06:38 Penetration 08:55 Telstar 11:28 Surfin’ And Spyin’ 14:00 Perfidia 16:05 The Cruel Sea 18:23 Driving Guitars 20:24 Diamond Head 22:18 House Of The Rising Sun 25:02 Comin’ Home Baby 27:28 Apache 30:16 Showdown At Newport (ブラック・サンド・ビーチ - Black Sand Beach) 32:51 Goldfinger 35:24 The Wasp (The Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee Twist, Bumble Bee Rock) 37:56 Wipe Out 41:51 Pipeline 45:03 Hawaii Five-O 48:30 Walk, Don’t Run ’64
Fantastic, magnificent The Ventures talented musicians of the 60's keep on watching their videos. May their souls rest in peace Bob Nokie Don MEL THE BEST EVER THE VENTURES,,!
Other than the somewhat over-mic'd drum kit, I'm glad to see that The Ventures never really did Seventies-ify their original sound, like so many other people did from the early RnR Era. This is a REAL TREAT!
WIPE OUT THEIR BEST INSTRUMENTAL WITH MEL TURNER THE DRUMMER THE GREATEST THERE EVER WAS OR WILL BE IN A HUNDRED YEARS WHAT ABSOLUTE BREATH TAKING DRUMMING
F***ing Amazing!! The only band my Dad and I whole-heartedly agreed upon. My only regret in this life will be that my old man and I never got to see The Ventures…. but he’s with me now watching this spectacular concert!😢
The true thundering sounds of the Ventures I used to hear when I was about ten. I am from Sri Lanka and didn't know a ball about electric guitars. But these sounds mesmerized me. Noki delivers best when playing Fenders. This Tele is no exception. However he couldn't get this superlative sounds from his own Mosrites later on. This video is truly amazing and thanks for the people who did this. RIP Ventures.
0:00 Walk, Don't Run 2:08 Let's Go! 4:28 Bulldog 6:32 Penetration 8:52 Telstar 11:24 Surfin' and Spyin 13:59 Perfidia 16:02 The Cruel Sea 18:19 Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist) 20:21 Diamond Head 22:10 House of the Rising Sun 25:00 Comin' Home Baby 27:23 Apache 30:13 Black Sand Beach 32:52 Goldfinger 35:20 Bumble Bee Twist (The Wasp) 37:53 Wipe Out 41:47 Pipeline 44:57 Hawaii 5-O 47:33 Member Introduction: Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist) Mel Taylor (drums) Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist) Bob Bogle (passed away in 2009) (bassist) 48:29 Walk, Don't Run '64 50:41 Outro
This was maybe the best Ventures live concert I ever heard. Nokie was at the top of his lead-guitar career, with fantastic improvisations. Sound quality is average. Thanks!
Sadly they are all gone but thanks to video we can still enjoy their music
Not exactly true.
There is an ORIGINAL member of the group still alive.
George T Babbitt.
If you were to meet him you had better salute him too!
In 1998 George played drums with the Ventures just before his retirement.
@@jeffreymcfadden9403That is a Killer video when General Babbit played Walk dont run
Great Guys and Great Memories!!
I played in a surf band "Tidal Wave" years ago, we played a lot of the Ventures music,,So Fun, Everyone danced and had a Great Time....TW is still going ,over 30 Year's!
The smile of satisfaction and fun when these guys gaze out into the audience is priceless.
The original Ventures, Bob B. Don W. Nokie E.and the ever hard hitting drummer Mel T. May you all rest in peace. You may have gone but your memories and music stay.
Mel was not the original drummer.
In fact the original drummer is still with us.
George Babbitt.
You could say he was a real 4-star drummer.
@@jeffreymcfadden9403As far as I understand there is no clear ”original drummer”. In the beginning they used whoever was free at the moment for their recordings, and live performances, and the first one who stayed with them for a longer period was Howie Johnson, so I guess he is the closest one to be called their original drummer.
Iam 62 will be 63 in September and I remember some of the songs I love them
This is inspiring. More thumbs up please
This is back before digital effects when you couldn't substitute great talent like this.
プロ級のプロ‼️ノーキーのテクニックは最高と思います。天才だろう❗ベンチャーズは天才の集まったバンドですね？
Wonderfully played,
Pleasant memories from the 60's
❤️❤️美好愛分享感恩與㊗️福❤️❤️
Nokie was a Neighbor or ours here in Yuma Arizona before he passed. He had an awesome backyard party with the band. Good times!
I want to see the ones of today play like this. They were awesome.Sensational.😀😀😀
They inspired so many bands and indeed invented this sound. There is only one… The Ventures! ❤
Eso es cierto yo viví esa época y la difruted al maximo,..😮
The smoothness and effortless best rock n roll band ever
Mortal Men... Immortal Melodies... 👌👍🙏
what an amazing concert, was my Dad's favorite band, especially for testing his DIY speaker designs back in the 60s 🙂
Absolutely love The Ventures. Still have many of their original records from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Best ever instrumental band to come out of the U.S.. I used to play some of their hits on electric guitar back in the 90s. Love their unique style. A fan till the day I die..
Kind of music, that I grew up with, nokie Edwards, lead guitarist
I could never find Ventures DVDs in the states. I did find them in Busan, South Korea. They were the best. Rest in Peace guys.
Nickie Edwards was simply amazing. He inspired so many youngsters like me to try our hand at the guitar. Too bad he never got the recognition he deserved.
He was indeed great. True, he isn't widely recognized as one of the greatest, but so many who are recognized as such are often wildly overrated (I won't mention names, but I'll say this, for every fabricated "king of blues/rock" there are a dozen amazing true artists under the radar).
So I'm fine with knowing and loving him for all these years, without him having a spot on some Rolling Stone list etc.
Sorry but it's NOKIE
One of the best concerts by the ventures what a pleasure music to listen to
I was born in 80 and this was def my parents music. Even through the 90s and all the retro stuff over the years, I never came around to it. But for some reason today at 43 years old I just decided to do a ventures dive and man, it is impossible to not feel happy while listening to these guys.
I'm also a guitar player and maybe I'm just coming around to more of the cleaner tone stuff (definitely a metal and hard rock guy), but purely from a guitar standpoint, this is as classic as guitar tone gets.
I think your father and me are the same age, because my daughter was born in 82
The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame was created for musicians of this caliber & it's a shame it's become a joke because it was not meant to be . I was lucky as hell to have seen The Ventures with Nokie in the 70s & they were the reason we need the hall to chuck out the schmucks that don't belong there & there are so many that need to be in the trash heap. These guys were legends & will always be. So many of us that play owe them so much .
In my mid fifties now and grew up listening to these guys. My father has every album they ever released and knew the band. He has every album signed by all 4 members. I still remember dad with his Fender playing all these songs. Some of the best times of my childhood.
Ventures Number One 1. The Shadows 2. Both are my favorites, Ventures will never go out of style. Solo nos queda recordar con sus Videos Saludos desde Culiacán Mex🎉❤. P.S.. By the way, Nokie, whom I admire as the best guitarist of his time. It was a great success that he went from the bass instrument to the guitar.
天才のギタリストですね？ギターの神様❗天才バンドはベンチャーズ‼️
Nokie was on 🔥! The mix of Surf & Country was Heaven
Thank God someone had the sense to film this! There has never been a band like The Ventures. They're from the 60's and sounded like no one else at the time and their music was played well into the 80's on the radio. Now it's like they never existed. This is why youtube was invented! Gen Z, pay attention! THESE ARE ARTISTS.
they sounded exactly like every other surf rock band, what the fuck are you on about?
]]p
I'm in full agreement with you. My brother introduced me to the Ventures in the 60's. I've never found another group like them. I never get tired of them, but then I'm also a big fan of Buddy Holly too.
Don't forget the Shadows
Your are so right sir. Blew me away like from another world I was floored when I first heard walk don't run now I love the whole catalog
This is the first album I ever bought as a kid. This takes me right back and great to see them in an actual concert
Grew up with the Ventures and played a lot of their music. Still do. I have the 1960 Walk Don't Run album in monaural. I didn't have a stereo then. Still have several other albums including The Colorful Ventures.
Love these fellows. Fan all my life. Tried collect all their albums. 88 so far.
I had every one of there albums when I moved out and got married, My mother through every one of them away, I was so mad. trying to replace them on cd.
I had no idea they put out so many albums, incredible!!!Drummerman, Sorry to hear your mum tossed your albums,whew!
I see something you don't see today the crowd right up to the stage having a good time
The Ventures is the biggest and best instrumental music band in the world and at all times !!! I am 68 years old, I am a guitarist and I have been with the band since the beginning and I was lucky to know, listen, be inspired and also play their music. My thanks, and save the eternalThe Ventures!
In this show the Ventures had their best and most classic lineup, in my opinion : Don Wilson on rhythm guitar, Mel Taylor on drums, Nokie Edwards on lead guitar and Bob Bogle on bass. I am Brazilian and I live in Iperó, a small and beautiful town in the interior of São Paulo. I greet all fans of The Ventures around the world! hugs !
We and my compares love the ventures the best for eternity i remember the song Notraspassing way back in in the 60s all fender guitars
Thanks you tube for Ventures
Bob welsh 69
They were a tremendous group
Listen to the ventures every day 🎶
Wonderful ✨
I have been enjoying Ventures
Music,They are Great!
The first time I ever heard of ventures was when I was a kid growing up in Sri Lanka in the late sixties. The guitar music was magical and I fell in love with their mesmerizing music ever since. 50 years later I still get goosebumps every time I hear ventures. There's no other band in the world like them. Shadows come close but for me ventures are the best and always remain the very best of the instrumental bands ever. It's extremely sad that all the band members are gone 😢
Baita guitarrista sólo, pena que nós deixou em 2018 😟
And then there none. RIP Don Wilson. Thank you for 62 years of great music.
Not quite, George Babbitt is still kicking.
He was the first drummer on Walk don't run.
He was the ORIGINAL drummer, just call him S I R !
You could say he was a 4-star drummer.
We really loved and enjoyed Ventures music on jewbox in restaurants of Bangalore and what lovely time we had.
I hope you meant to say jukebox. LOL
Love the nostalgia! This music brings back year's worth of memories of adventure, surf, sand and wholesome living... The good ol' daaaaze.
Супер инструментальная группа на все времена!!!
It is gorgeous !
👍👏👏👏
One of my favorite concert. Nostalgic moment.
It takes decades of hard work to sound this good! Thank you Ventures!
ベンチャーズが加山雄三さんのブラックサンドビーチと007のテーマにゴールドフィンガーのテーマを弾いてくれるとは凄く良かったです、新鮮に思えてとても良かったです、皆天国👼で演奏会を開いて居ますかね⁉️
目に浮かぶ様です本当に楽しめました。
Love this video so much. My brothers and I played many of the Venture songs in 60s. The Fender Bass was bigger than me. I was 12. :)
This Rocks !!! The Original 4 !!!
00:01 Walk, Don’t Run
02:10 Let’s Go
04:28 Bulldog
06:38 Penetration
08:55 Telstar
11:28 Surfin’ And Spyin’
14:00 Perfidia
16:05 The Cruel Sea
18:23 Driving Guitars
20:24 Diamond Head
22:18 House Of The Rising Sun
25:02 Comin’ Home Baby
27:28 Apache
30:16 Showdown At Newport (ブラック・サンド・ビーチ - Black Sand Beach)
32:51 Goldfinger
35:24 The Wasp (The Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee Twist, Bumble Bee Rock)
37:56 Wipe Out
41:51 Pipeline
45:03 Hawaii Five-O
48:30 Walk, Don’t Run ’64
Thank you for the tracklist. There is an error: Apache starts at 27:28.
@@mkzcpn Oops, you're right. Corrected. ☺
Thank you for this list.
@@mkzcpnYes
残酷な海は、流石に、ないんじゃないかなぁ。
I can still remenber the barn danxce during my youth withh the VENTURES PLAYING 45 78 OVER THE JUKEBOX AND WE LOVE IT
Gracias a los venturas excelentes los quiero
Nokie one of the best guitarists...ever and what a band!
I agree with that comment, but Gerry McGee was also a great player. Actually, they all were great.
Fantastic, magnificent The Ventures talented musicians of the 60's keep on watching their videos. May their souls rest in peace Bob Nokie Don MEL THE BEST EVER THE VENTURES,,!
MAESTROS INMORTALES DEL ROCK INSTRUMENTAL , UNOS CAPOS , ESCUCHANDOLOS DESDE PERÚ
素晴らしい！泣いたよ😢
彼等の演奏は、ギターを弾くと言うよりも、ギターを奏でると言ったほうが正しいと思います。
来日されたとき、二度ほど見に行きました。日本の片田舎で、なかなか見に行くことができませんでしたが、今でも心の宝物となっています。
みなさん他界されましたが、僕の心の中には、永遠に残っています。
我が人生において、素晴らしい思い出を、ありがとうございました。
天国からの演奏を、ありがとうございます。
You are very lucky indeed!!! 😊
@@hereonmars
thank you😄ありがとうございます😊
Other than the somewhat over-mic'd drum kit, I'm glad to see that The Ventures never really did Seventies-ify their original sound, like so many other people did from the early RnR Era.
This is a REAL TREAT!
That crowd is totally in to it! It's a Ventures mosh pit!
These guys got amazing tones and the musicianship is on a whole other level
WIPE OUT THEIR BEST INSTRUMENTAL WITH MEL TURNER THE DRUMMER THE GREATEST THERE EVER WAS OR WILL BE IN A HUNDRED YEARS WHAT ABSOLUTE BREATH TAKING DRUMMING
Fantastic !! 😍
R n R 4 ever
ベンチャーズ最高😃⤴️⤴️このメンバー大好き😆💕ありがとうございます✋
So many iconic songs!
One of my favorites in guitar musicals. Thanks for uploading.
F***ing Amazing!!
The only band my Dad and I whole-heartedly agreed upon.
My only regret in this life will be that my old man and I never got to see The Ventures….
but he’s with me now watching this spectacular concert!😢
Clapton, Hendricks? Give me Tommy Emmanuel and Nokie Edwards of The Ventures. Bob Bogel on bass guitar is simply great.
Love the sound. Thank You.
First album I every bought, by any group, was Walk Don't Run Vol 2. I have most of they releases. Yes they are still playable.
Thank you. God bless you! In Jesus name asked Amen and thank you
Nice to see people enjoying the concert and enjoying themselves without Smartphones
The true thundering sounds of the Ventures I used to hear when I was about ten. I am from Sri Lanka and didn't know a ball about electric guitars. But these sounds mesmerized me. Noki delivers best when playing Fenders. This Tele is no exception. However he couldn't get this superlative sounds from his own Mosrites later on. This video is truly amazing and thanks for the people who did this. RIP Ventures.
feliz año a Don y a todos los familiares de todos los ventures!!!! y a todos los que amamos su eterna música!!!!
ワイプアウト連符の嵐です。べードラもさることながらスナップ効いてます。簡単ではないテクニックです。メル最高です。
I believe I saw them in Chicago in 1981. I met Nokie in 2010. A great friend and player. RIP Nokie.
Unfortunately, only the rhythm guitarist is alive, the others play in the celestial band.
Very sad.
これぞ、ベンチャーズ‼️
I like the different sound of Nokie Edwards playing lead guitar on Walk Don't Run instead of Bob Bogle.
Ever forever timeles Sounds!
俺は日本人だけど、アメリカの、ドライなサウンドも、嫌いじゃないぜ。
0:00 Walk, Don't Run
2:08 Let's Go!
4:28 Bulldog
6:32 Penetration
8:52 Telstar
11:24 Surfin' and Spyin
13:59 Perfidia
16:02 The Cruel Sea
18:19 Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist)
20:21 Diamond Head
22:10 House of the Rising Sun
25:00 Comin' Home Baby
27:23 Apache
30:13 Black Sand Beach
32:52 Goldfinger
35:20 Bumble Bee Twist (The Wasp)
37:53 Wipe Out
41:47 Pipeline
44:57 Hawaii 5-O
47:33 Member Introduction: Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist) Mel Taylor (drums) Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist) Bob Bogle (passed away in 2009) (bassist)
48:29 Walk, Don't Run '64
50:41 Outro
1981年ですか。黄金期ですね。躍動感に満ちてます、このころベンチャーズにはまりました。
I miss the sound of a HAMMOND organ like on the record WILD THINGS. A real treat, some of Nokie's best playing.
Inolvidable DIOS NOS BENDIGA A TODOS
新しい✨、ベンチャー
これらの曲を😁、さすがベンチャーです
今後のさらなる活躍を😁、祈って活動見て居ます。また、健康にはくれぐれも気を付けて活動して下さい
From・Japan・in・sapporoCityより
Thank yo
VENTURE・ファンです
When i am small boy i really i always se this appaceh muzik really like
This was maybe the best Ventures live concert I ever heard. Nokie was at the top of his lead-guitar career, with fantastic improvisations. Sound quality is average. Thanks!
let's not get carried away with that comment, yes he is not a bad player, I would say number 78th in the list.
姉に連れられ中学生の時ライブに行きました!
舞台裏で彼らのメンバーとすれ違っても特に感激せずこんなに凄いグループサウンズだったと今、60代の年齢に達して悟りました!
どうか長生きしていつまでも皆に元気を与えて頂きたいです!!
ベンチャーズありがとう!!
感激して涙😢
@@brian.7966 Nokie is great. End of story. lol
Formidable 🌹♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Они гениальный и просты, просты и гениальный. Лучше и быть не может...
BRAVO
The Ventures e The Shadows deixaram o seu legado no rock
Great! as ever 👏❤
What a shame. They've all passed away.
ライブを見た事があります☀️ライブ最高😃⤴️⤴️
Damn good video sound recording! Probably the best Ventures live video I've heard!
Музыка моей молодости, спасибо ребята, мне очень понравилось.
This was there first concert in the USA in 10 Years !!!
初めて見ました。オリジナルメンバーの貴重な映像ですね。メルの雄姿はいつ見てもカッコいいです。あこがれてましたから。エレキもドラムもやりましｔが自分はドラム大好きです。ベースも低音大好きでした・これはお宝映像です。ドンさんもノーキーさんもボブさんも最高です。
So cool to hear The Ventures play the James Bond Theme, starting at 35:09
やっぱりこのメンバーが最高ですね🎵
自分もそう思います。やっぱりベンチャーズのリードギターは、ノーキーが最高です。悲しいかな今存在なのはドンだけですが、そのドンも引退しました。本当に寂しいですでもベンチャーズは永遠に不滅です。
Good morning
I like drum player so unique
Wow!!!