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STUDIO MUSICIANS NOT WITHSTANDING!
By: tabalt11 Date: September 13, 2012, 2:02 pm
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Tabalt has been to quite a few Ventures MEET & GREET's over the
past five
years. Each year at EPCOT ('08 & '09) plus the past two at
BUSCH GARDENS
in Florida, the group treats their fans to hour long Q&A's
designed to not only get
themselves closer to their supportive fan base but to shed light
on a variety of
topics needing answers to satisfy.
On more than one occasion, I can remember Don Wilson getting
asked: "Don,
what is your favorite Ventures album?" Without hesitation each
time he replied
"It's gotta be for me 10TH ANNIVERSARY. Why you ask- 'cause
before we even
went into the studio for our first take, we had already reheased
a full 3 months &
it certainly shows. Everything is just so tight."
So there you have it folks. With all the recent talk 'bout
whether any of The
Ventures actually played on arguably their biggest hit ever-
HAWAII 5-0 or the
past revelations that studio musicians filled in for them 'more
times than not'
during their 'true heyday' in the mid-60's, going simply on
Don's sincere remarks
about this later album in their career- wouldn't mind having
'our members' offer
up their views on 10TH ANNIVERSARY- for me one of their finest
efforts on vinyl.
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