“Ventures In Space” by The Ventures - album review

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TJR says

Incredibly, this is the 14th album already from the stylish and hard-working Tacoma, Washington quintet. As ever, it’s an all-instrumental affair, bar the occasional scream here and wordless vocal there. They continue with their conceptual album outlook, and the futuristic vibe of this one is delivered via a mixture of surf-rockers and sci-fi movie-theme stylizations, with a whole lot of “unworldly sounds” – all created with real musical instruments as the liner notes are keen to point out. The Ventures sound was oft-imitated – but these are the master craftsmen – and this album is a pleasure to the ears.

The Jukebox Rebel
04–Mar–2012

Tracklist
A1 [02:14] 6.7.png The Ventures - Out Of Limits (Michael Z. Gordon) Film Score / Incidental
A2 [02:06] 5.7.png The Ventures - He Never Came Back (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A3 [02:07] 5.0.png The Ventures - Moon Child (Cissy Wechter, Julius Wechter) Pop
A4 [02:24] 7.7.png The Ventures - Fear (Main Title From One Step Beyond) (Harry Lubin) Film Score / Incidental
A5 [02:14] 7.4.png The Ventures - Exploration In Terror (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Don Wilson) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A6 [01:57] 7.3.png The Ventures - War Of The Satellites (Danny Hamilton) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B1 [02:14] 9.4.png The Ventures - The Bat (Lou Forbes) Film Score / Incidental
B2 [02:10] 8.0.png The Ventures - Penetration (Steve Leonard) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B3 [02:35] 5.4.png The Ventures - Love Goddess Of Venus (Don Wilson) Rock n Roll Ballad
B4 [02:34] 6.8.png The Ventures - Solar Race (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Don Wilson) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B5 [02:15] 7.0.png The Ventures - The Fourth Dimension (Gary Hodge, Terry Wadsworth) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B6 [02:36] 7.2.png The Ventures - Twilight Zone (Marty Manning) Film Score / Incidental

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