“Ventures In Space” by The Ventures - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1964 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
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] The Ventures - Out Of Limits (Michael Z. Gordon) Film Score / Incidental |
A2 | [02:06] The Ventures - He Never Came Back (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
A3 | [02:07] The Ventures - Moon Child (Cissy Wechter, Julius Wechter) Pop |
A4 | [02:24] The Ventures - Fear (Main Title From One Step Beyond) (Harry Lubin) Film Score / Incidental |
A5 | [02:14] The Ventures - Exploration In Terror (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Don Wilson) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A6 | [01:57] The Ventures - War Of The Satellites (Danny Hamilton) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B1 | [02:14] The Ventures - The Bat (Lou Forbes) Film Score / Incidental |
B2 | [02:10] The Ventures - Penetration (Steve Leonard) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B3 | [02:35] The Ventures - Love Goddess Of Venus (Don Wilson) Rock n Roll Ballad |
B4 | [02:34] The Ventures - Solar Race (Bob Bogle, Nockie Edwards, Don Wilson) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
B5 | [02:15] The Ventures - The Fourth Dimension (Gary Hodge, Terry Wadsworth) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
B6 | [02:36] The Ventures - Twilight Zone (Marty Manning) Film Score / Incidental |