The Ventures are an American instrumental surf rock band formed in Tacoma, … Read Full Bio ↴The Ventures are an American instrumental surf rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains especially revered in Japan, where they toured regularly. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, later bass), Nokie Edwards (initially bass, later lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums).

Their first wide-release single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. The band was among the first to employ and popularize fuzz and flanging guitar effects, concept albums, and twelve-string guitars in rock music. Their instrumental virtuosity, innovation, and unique sound influenced many musicians and bands, earning the group the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". Their recording of "Walk, Don't Run" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact, and in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Don Wilson and Bob Bogle first met in 1958, when Bogle was looking to buy a car from a used car dealership in Seattle owned by Wilson's father. Finding a common interest in guitars, the two decided to play together, while Wilson joined Bogle performing masonry work. They bought two used guitars in a pawn shop for about $10 each. Initially calling themselves the Versatones, the duo played small clubs, beer bars, and private parties throughout the Pacific Northwest. Wilson played rhythm guitar, Bogle lead. When they went to register the band name, they found that it was already taken. Disappointed, they cast about for an appropriate name. Wilson's mother suggested the name "The Ventures", upon which they eventually agreed in 1959.

During their first years (1958–1961), the Ventures played Fender guitars (a Jazzmaster, a Stratocaster and a Precision Bass) for both their live performances and their recording sessions. These instruments are prominently visible on the covers of two early albums: The Ventures and The Colorful Ventures. From 1962 to 1963 they used two Jazzmasters with a Precision Bass, shown on the album cover of "Bobby Vee meets The Ventures". Then in early 1963, California guitar manufacturer Mosrite re-branded their uniquely styled, futuristic-looking Mark 1 electric guitar model for the Ventures by applying decals that stated "The Ventures Model" on the headstock. The band adopted these guitars (which included a bass model) and first used them on The Ventures in Space (1963), one of their most influential albums because of the unique, otherworldly guitar sounds it contained. From 1963 through 1968, a statement on their album covers announced that the Ventures used Mosrite guitars "exclusively" (the Ventures and designer Semie Moseley were partners in the distribution of these instruments). After the expiration of their contract with Moseley, the Ventures returned to playing mainly Fender guitars. Only rarely have they used Mosrite guitars since that contract ended.

In the mid-1990s, Fender issued a limited edition Ventures Signature Series of guitars consisting of a Jazzmaster, a Stratocaster, and a Fender Jazz Bass, all with specifications determined by the band.

Aria Guitars and Wilson Brothers Guitars have subsequently issued Ventures Signature Model instruments. The Wilson Brothers guitar, in particular, is closely modeled physically on the original Mosrite design.

The Ventures pioneered the use of special effects on such songs as "The 2000 Pound Bee", recorded in late 1962, in which lead guitarist Nokie Edwards employed a fuzz pedal. Edwards' use of "fuzz tone" predated the "King of Fuzz Guitar", Davie Allan of The Arrows, by at least three years. In addition, Edwards was among the first to use the twelve-string guitar in rock. The 1964 The Ventures In Space album was a primer in the use of special guitar effects, and made pioneering use of 'reverse-tracking'. The Ventures In Space, because of its ethereal space-like effects, was deemed an influence on the later 1960s San Francisco psychedelic generation, as well as being cited as a favorite by Keith Moon of the Who.

The band's cover of the Tornados' "Telstar" (released in January 1963) featured one of the first instances of flanging on a pop record. The song "Silver Bells" on The Ventures' Christmas Album, released in November 1965, has one of the first recorded uses of a talk box as a musical effect, voiced by Red Rhodes.

The Ventures have had an influence on many musicians, both professional and amateur. Their instructional album, Play Guitar with the Ventures, was the first such record to chart on the Billboard Top LPs list, peaking at No. 96, and taught thousands of budding guitarists how to play the guitar. George Harrison stated in a Guitar Player interview that he preferred the American guitar sound of the Ventures to British contemporaries. When asked to name the most influential rock guitar solos, Joe Walsh said he would have to include the entire song "Walk, Don't Run" because it changed so many guitar players' lives. John Fogerty, during his introduction of the Ventures at their Hall of Fame induction, said that it "kicked open a whole movement in rock and roll... The sound of it became 'surf music' and the audacity of it empowered guitarists everywhere." Stephen Stills told Ventures guitarist Don Wilson that he learned to play on Ventures records. Jeff Baxter and Gene Simmons were early members of the Ventures Fan Club. Carl Wilson called the Ventures a major influence on his early guitar playing, stating that the Beach Boys had learned to play all of their songs by ear.

Bob Bogle lived in Vancouver, Washington, for years and died there on June 14, 2009, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma; he was 75.

Nokie Edwards died on March 12, 2018, due to complications after hip surgery. He was 82.

Gerry McGee died on October 12, 2019, after having a heart attack and collapsing onstage four days earlier in Japan. He was 81.

Don Wilson continued to record with the band, but retired from touring at the end of 2015. He died of natural causes on January 22, 2022, at the age of 88.

Mel Taylor died on August 11, 1996, of cancer, at the age of 62. He was diagnosed two weeks before his death.

Hawaii 5-0
The Ventures Lyrics

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And now I'm like, "Well, well, well
What the fuck is this, a condom in my bed?
Ya better start talkin', bitch
'Fore I take a match and turn this muthafucka down"
I said, "You better start talkin'
And start talkin' right damn now
Then she said, "Baby, I'm so speechless
Then I said, "My baby, you gon' be breathless

If ya don't start talkin' quick"
"Woman, I'm gon' have a fit
You don't know what ya fuckin' wit'
Girl, ya better cut the bull shit
Now it's obvious somebody has been all up in my home
In my bed and plus I smell cigarettes"
Now and sniffin' and lookin' around
Suspicious like someone's here
Then I looked in her eyes and in her eyes
There was so much fear
Pull out my gun said, "Is he still here?"
She shook her head and said, "Naw"
I'm checkin' behind every door
She cried out, "He left right after you called"
I said, "What the fuck was you thinking
You thought that I wouldn't find this out?"
Then I said, "You must be crazy or on crack
To have somebody off up in my muthafuckin' house"
She hopped up and said, "That's enough"
She said, "I can't take no more"
And then she said, "You made your point"
But now it's time to even the score
She said, "I know all about last night
And where you went when you left the club"
Said "That's right, nigga, I was there
Wit' this guy in the back of the club"
I said, "I thought you was wit' yo girls"
She said, "I thought you was wit' yo guys"
She said, "You was at that bitch's house
And don't even try to act surprised"
Said, "Baby," she said, "Shut up
Don't you say a word
It ain't nothin' you can say
That I ain't already heard"
Then I said, "Woman, don't you try to turn it all around
'Cause the fact still remains that someone else was in my house
Then she said, "You're right about that
Somethin' did go down but I don't have to turn it around
'Cause what goes around comes back around"
I'm movin' a little closer to her
She's trippin' over the furniture
She said, "Wait first, just let me explain"
I said, "No need to, just give me his name"
And then she said, "Uh, uh"
I say, "Uh what?"
She said, "Please sit down in a chair"
And I say, "No, I'm standin' up"
And she cries out, "I'm so scared to tell you
Because of what ya might do"
And I screamed, "Look girl, you better
Give me this man's name and I'm not playin' wit' you"
She says, "Okay, wipes her nose and asks me
About a girl namedTina"
I thought to myself, said it sound familiar
I said, "I probably know her if I seen her"
Then I say, "Anyway, girl, what the hell does
That got to do with this man?"
She said, "He know my girl, Roxanne
I said, "Who the hell is Roxanne?"
Then she says, "Roxanne's a friend of mine
Who know with this guy named Chuck"
"Chuck's cool wit' this guy name Rufus"
And I'm sittin' here like, what the fuck?
Then she says, "Rufus' wife, Cathy

We both went to high school
She introduced me to
The policeman that stopped you"

Line by Line Meaning

And now I'm like, "Well, well, well
The singer is surprised.

What the f*** is this, a condom in my bed?
The singer is upset to find a condom in their bed.

Ya better start talkin', bitch
The singer is telling someone to start talking.

'Fore I take a match and turn this muthaf***a down"
The artist is threatening to burn something down with a match.

I said, "You better start talkin'
The artist repeats their demand for someone to start talking.

And start talkin' right damn now
The singer wants someone to start talking immediately.

Then she said, "Baby, I'm so speechless
The person being questioned is unable to speak.

Then I said, "My baby, you gon' be breathless
The artist threatens to physically harm the person being questioned.

If ya don't start talkin' quick"
The artist wants the person being questioned to start talking immediately.

"Woman, I'm gon' have a fit
The artist is getting angry.

You don't know what ya f***in' wit'
The singer is warning the person being questioned not to mess with them.

Girl, ya better cut the bull s***
The artist is telling the person being questioned to stop lying.

Now it's obvious somebody has been all up in my home
The singer has realized that someone has been in their home.

In my bed and plus I smell cigarettes"
The singer can smell cigarettes and suspects that someone has been smoking in their bed.

Now and sniffin' and lookin' around
The singer is searching for evidence.

Suspicious like someone's here
The artist is suspicious that someone is still in the house.

Then I looked in her eyes and in her eyes
The artist is looking at the person being questioned's eyes.

There was so much fear
The person being questioned is scared.

Pull out my gun said, "Is he still here?"
The singer pulls out a gun and asks if someone is still in the house.

She shook her head and said, "Naw"
The person being questioned denies that someone is still in the house.

I'm checkin' behind every door
The artist is checking behind doors for the intruder.

She cried out, "He left right after you called"
The person being questioned says that the intruder left when the artist called them.

I said, "What the f*** was you thinking
The singer is angry and asks the person being questioned what they were thinking.

You thought that I wouldn't find this out?"
The artist is upset that they were not told about the intruder sooner.

Then I said, "You must be crazy or on crack
The singer thinks that the person being questioned is either insane or on drugs.

To have somebody off up in my muthaf***in' house"
The singer is angry that someone was in their house without their permission.

She hopped up and said, "That's enough"
The person being questioned is upset and wants the conversation to be over.

She said, "I can't take no more"
The person being questioned is overwhelmed and cannot handle the situation.

And then she said, "You made your point"
The person being questioned acknowledges that the artist is upset.

But now it's time to even the score
The person being questioned wants to get back at the singer for something they did.

She said, "I know all about last night
The person being questioned knows something about what the singer did the night before.

And where you went when you left the club"
The person being questioned knows where the artist went after leaving a club.

Said "That's right, n***a, I was there
The person being questioned reveals that they were present when something happened.

Wit' this guy in the back of the club"
The person being questioned was with another person at the back of the club.

I said, "I thought you was wit' yo girls"
The singer thought that the person being questioned was with their friends.

She said, "I thought you was wit' yo guys"
The person being questioned thought that the artist was with their friends.

She said, "You was at that bitch's house
The person being questioned knows that the singer was at someone's house.

And don't even try to act surprised"
The person being questioned tells the singer not to act surprised.

Said, "Baby," she said, "Shut up
The person being questioned tells the singer to be quiet.

Don't you say a word
The person being questioned does not want the artist to say anything.

It ain't nothin' you can say
The person being questioned thinks that the artist cannot say anything to change the situation.

That I ain't already heard"
The person being questioned has heard everything the singer has to say.

Then I said, "Woman, don't you try to turn it all around
The singer tells the person being questioned not to try to change the subject.

'Cause the fact still remains that someone else was in my house
The artist is upset that someone was in their house without their permission.

Then she said, "You're right about that
The person being questioned agrees with the artist.

Somethin' did go down but I don't have to turn it around
The person being questioned admits that something happened but does not want to discuss it anymore.

'Cause what goes around comes back around"
The person being questioned believes in karma.

I'm movin' a little closer to her
The artist is moving closer to the person being questioned.

She's trippin' over the furniture
The person being questioned is stumbling over furniture.

She said, "Wait first, just let me explain"
The person being questioned wants to explain something to the singer.

I said, "No need to, just give me his name"
The singer does not want to hear an explanation, just the name of someone involved.

And then she said, "Uh, uh"
The person being questioned hesitates to answer.

I say, "Uh what?"
The artist asks what the person being questioned means.

She said, "Please sit down in a chair"
The person being questioned asks the singer to sit down.

And I say, "No, I'm standin' up"
The singer wants to stand up instead of sitting down.

And she cries out, "I'm so scared to tell you
The person being questioned is afraid to tell the artist the truth.

Because of what ya might do"
The person being questioned is afraid of the artist's reaction.

And I screamed, "Look girl, you better
The artist is angry and wants the person being questioned to tell the truth.

Give me this man's name and I'm not playin' wit' you"
The singer wants the name of the person involved and is serious about getting it.

She says, "Okay, wipes her nose and asks me
The person being questioned finally agrees to give the name.

About a girl named Tina"
The person being questioned brings up someone named Tina.

I thought to myself, said it sound familiar
The singer recognizes the name Tina.

I said, "I probably know her if I seen her"
The singer thinks that they might know Tina if they saw her.

Then I say, "Anyway, girl, what the hell does
The artist wants to know how Tina is relevant to the situation.

That got to do with this man?"
The artist wants to know how the man in question is related to Tina.

She said, "He know my girl, Roxanne
The person being questioned explains that the man knows their friend Roxanne.

I said, "Who the hell is Roxanne?"
The singer does not know who Roxanne is.

Then she says, "Roxanne's a friend of mine
The person being questioned explains that Roxanne is their friend.

Who know with this guy named Chuck"
Roxanne knows someone named Chuck.

"Chuck's cool wit' this guy name Rufus"
Chuck is friends with someone named Rufus.

And I'm sittin' here like, what the f***?
The singer is confused about what the person being questioned is saying.

Then she says, "Rufus' wife, Cathy
The person being questioned explains that Rufus is married to someone named Cathy.

We both went to high school
The person being questioned and Cathy went to high school together.

She introduced me to
Cathy introduced the person being questioned to someone.

The policeman that stopped you"
The person being questioned knows the police officer who stopped the singer.

Writer(s): Stevens Morton

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Comments from YouTube:

@anthonylilly6862

9w↑24

All of these magnificent fellows were dear friends of mine as I was The Venture's photographer for around ten years. RIP Don, Bob, Mel and Nokie

@iowa61

8w↑3

On the occasions I met them, they were all extraordinarily friendly, sincere gentlemen. Just great guys.

@julians9070

1y↑159

Memories of watching Hawaii 5-0. It is wonderful to watch two drummers playing in harmony.

@philipheath8265

10w

Book 'em Danno!

@toddwacha5108

1y↑231

I could listen to this forever and I'd never get tired of it.

@donbrashsux

1y↑6

😮

@user-bf9ez3dr4y

41w↑1

Toll das ist noch Musik vom Feinsten.Gruß Klaus ⚒️🧨

@carlbowles1808

34w↑39

This tune still has its original power. Talent never goes stale.

@rockinredneck57

3y↑229

Nokie Edwards was a phenomenal guitar player. A thumb/ finger picker, he plays a smooth Chet Atkins style too. Very underrated.

@reddeserted13

1y↑4

Wish he were on the Tele here

@thelonious-dx9vi

1y↑4

Yup, definite real dude. Plays like a grownup, knows his way around the changes, and knows how to sound good. And it really comes across in this particular clip.

@fredjonestowns4213

39w↑4

I got to see him front row in a small venue a couple of years before he passed. He signed a bass I brought and was a kind man. Fantastic guitar player.

@KCAlden

1y↑49

One of the best tv show themes ever!!

@assoztube

15w

word

@douglashall2141

1y↑683

As a former drummer, it is so very difficult for just one person to get that drum beat down. And they have to in unison. I hope some people realize how difficult that was.

@RobertNielsen1970

1y↑33

Even though I play guitar, and not drums, I can definitely recognize how difficult it is for those two to be so well in synch!

@tompastian3447

1y↑9

dual drummers are great for marching bands, but I've never cared for the concept of two drummers in rock bands. For a song like this, I don't really see the need for two drummers. It's somewhat insulting to the drummer. It's not like having Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich on the same stage. With Ringo's All Star Band, there's a clip on youtube of them doing "Grovin" by the Rascals. Ringo and another drummer playing at the same time, plus the sax player on Conga drums. All three of them playing and no one played the Conga part that Dino Danelli played; LISTEN TO THE SONG ON THE RECORD!

@baboononskates

1y↑22

As a drummer I have never understood two drummers playing the same beat and similar fills.
Makes absolutely no sense..

@tompastian3447

1y↑4

@@baboononskates Like your comment on not understanding having two drummers. I posted the same. Being a drummer, I think it makes no sense for rock bands to have two drummers. One song I consider to be difficult as a drummer is "One Way Out" by the Alman Brothers. I play that song with the group I'm in quite often, and there's almost no way to get that grove the two drummers get when they did the song live, with one drummer. There's some kind of syncopation going on there that needs two drummers. Other than that, there's a mistake you can here in the live version on the LP at the end of the drum solo. It's either a screw up by the drummer or drummers, or maybe more likely, that the bass player started playing at the wrong time at the end of the drum solo. It's pretty obvious if you hear the record. I think it is somewhat insulting to have Ringo playing drums with other drummers at the same time, for example. I posted as well, how Ringo's All Star Band was doing "Grovin" by the Rascals, with Ringo and one other drummer, plus the sax player was playing conga drums. Between the three percussionists, none of them played the conga part that Dino Danelli played on the record. It kind of blows the whole song if not even the guy playing Conga drums plays the dominant conga part.

@sandeedobberstine5591

1y↑5

Pure talent!

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@gpants3633

4y↑183

Growing up in Hawai’i during the 60’s , watching Hawaii Five-0, the intro was the best. Between the ocean sports , beautiful hula dancers being shown and this song playing, everyone’s attention was on the tv screen. Great memories.

@hnlchan

4y↑6

Thanks for watching and comment

@kathiec1333

3y↑1

Both drummers really have some hair going on!

@gerardhenry5501

2y↑2

Hawaii my god sounds so nice and from watching this show as a kid I could see what a great life you guys had back in the early 70s .

@superbmediacontentcreator

2y↑3

WOW, this is exactly my story too. I can remember following a process car all over one day (with my Mom driving) an old VW bug just so we could be in a rear window of some episode or another! I still hear this song or see an old episode or reference pop up and remember so fondly those days.

@gerardhenry5501

2y↑1

@@superbmediacontentcreator did you ever say ( book em dano murder one )

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@dancochrane617

41w↑23

Thanks. The Ventures are one of the most important, influential and underrated bands I can think e. They were great. Never get tired of hearing from them

@raschellstoy5502

2y↑55

wow the lead guitarist is super cool and is so highly gifted he literally makes that guitar totally sing

@hugolafhugolaf

1y↑1

No kidding.

@dredank

29w

Amazing version

@assoztube

15w

true that

@quincee3376

2y↑165

Max Weinberg doesn't get enough credit. Fantastic drummer.

@dianamas7110

2y↑3

Freaking phenomenal !!!

@goawayihavecommentstomake1488

1y↑7

I’ve only just realized he drummed all the most awesome percussion that was around when I was a kid. All the really big songs, he was the engine room. He’s been involved in so many epic songs, just more than you’d guess if like me you don’t know anything about drummers.

@someshkadam2441

1y↑5

Now his son plays for Slipknot.

@quincee3376

1y↑4

@@someshkadam2441 omg. I had no idea.

@quincee3376

1y↑1

@@goawayihavecommentstomake1488 agreed.

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@kadabagarudadhwajan7768

3y↑24

Ventures are the best instrumentalists I have ever heard and I have been hearing for the last sixty years.

@equelizarlee4173

4y↑32

This is great! Hawaii 5O...the late Jack Lord, late James Mac Arthur and so many other actors/ actress. This instrumental piece till now is still legendary.

@hnlchan

4y↑3

Thanks for watching and comment

@natehill8069

15w

Zulu as Kono!

@sideshowboob

4y↑32

I was fortunate enough to watch The Ventures play at my school, George Mason University, October 1981. They performed an extra long rendition of this timeless classic .. crowd went wild !!

@Bad__Scooter

13w↑1

Bro i was so mad to find out GMU used to get Springsteen, R.E.M., and Patti Smith. They only had Marc Antony when I was there

@Erin-vu1tt

3y↑7

They all look like someone's dad. Love this! Reminds me of when life was fine. Beautiful. 👍🙆‍♀️💕

@paulwells9555

1y↑18

Only discovered the ventures playing Hawaii five o and loved it specially watching the two drummers, such perfect timing on both drummers

@allegedkurd

10y↑465

I really like this version, it's really smooth and the drummers are really on point!

@hnlchan

10y↑30

Totally agreed with you! The whole song goes as smooth as silk even though with 2 drummers. Thanks for watching and comment.

@allegedkurd

10y↑31

H Chan Yeah, the drummers are constantly looking at each other to stay on time. (Light travelling faster than sound)

@ivanpaiz5536

Matt Sampson its asesine the symcroni

@brianglade848

4y↑1

@@za1dman Mel loved his scotch and water

@dtgdunphy

4y↑1

Spot on..!

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@mdmjeremiah

4y↑18

Thanks to my parents I grew up listening to these guys and not only have I inherited all of their record albums but I have a bunch of those albums on CD as well. I have always loved the Ventures and their album Ventures in Space is outstanding.

@hnlchan

4y↑2

Thanks for watching and comment

@wwisaacson4807

1y↑5

I graduated from HS in 1973. The Hawaii 5-0 theme song was played at every pep rally.

@myronersteniuk5805

45w↑8

The greatest TV Intro in my opinion. This is a nice version of it. Thank you Mort Steven's and Orchestra for this memorable song.

@karaamundson3964

1y↑12

For the TV show, this theme was filmed just outside my home town in the Mojave Desert. Then I saw Hawaii 5-0 at my grandma's house and it sent chills down my spine. It was actually a little scary to a small kid! But unforgettable too,as are all the Ventures' tunes I ever heard back then.

@LHR777

4y↑300

Those drummers though...holy crap they're good!

@hunkydorian

4y↑14

Every version and generation of The Ventures had a great drummer

@rw8733

4y↑2

Ridiculously good.

@Sammy10100

4y↑1

Why r they using 2 sets of drums 4 this song. I don't understand.

@alexturner615

4y↑8

@@Sammy10100 why not

@gamingreviewavery7545

4y↑9

@@Sammy10100 either drum battle or just cause mate

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@chrismontalban5538

3y↑11

This is why I love to see professionals work! They all do their part so effortlessly! I've loved Max Weinberg for years and years but the dude in the hat is just playing his electric guitar like it's no challenge at all.

@davidkastin4240

3y↑3

That's the legendary Nokie Edwards. His playing is smooth as silk. Nobody can play it as well as him. The bass player Gerry takes Nokia's spot on occasion. He's very good and comes close to Nokie. Originally Nokie played bass and Gerry played lead and they switched early into their careers of the Ventures ✌

@prairiebassman

2y↑1

@@davidkastin4240 Originally, Nokie played bass and Bob Bogle played lead. Gerry came along 9 years later.

@davidkastin4240

@@prairiebassman Correct thanks.

@80smusicfan11

4y↑197

Hard for drummers to be perfectly in sync like this.

@hnlchan

4y↑5

Thanks for watching and comment

@LouieNeira

4y↑15

What do you mean? Drummers play in sync all the time. Haven’t you ever seen a marching band?

@brianglade848

4y↑2

Scotch on the rocks for Mel....and a few packs of Larks

@Retroscoop

3y↑1

Genesis: Phil Collins and Chester Thompson !!!!!!! This here was just cat's pee !

@ARGbass86

3y↑1

May be just for Lars Ulrich

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@scottmurphy650

9y↑121

RIP Mel, your unique drumming style defined the Ventures.

@brianglade848

Outstanding....he loved scotch on the rocks and a few packs of Larks every few hours

@scottmurphy5676

10y↑627

This was undoubtedly the most bad ass tv show theme ever. Man this brings back so many memories.

Book em' Danno, murder one!

@jeffe9083

6y↑9

Unfortunately they don’t show the original one on tv so I’m stuck with the new version, which isn’t half bad. Hawaii 5 0 and mash are my favorite old shows. Could watch them all day

@DavidSmith-ss1cg

4y↑8

@@jeffe9083 - The show was on for several years, and the theme song was re-recorded a couple of times, adding horns and a few choppy video-clipping effects on the drum turn arounds. I can remember when the show was in rerun mode(before the series ended), and there were some episodes where the music seemed especially good. I never was able to get the complete series to go fishing for the version that I liked better, but I know that there is one, one of the theme re-recordings from a later season, that's MUCH better. It's hard to determine what can be done to find it, the show was locked down by Jack Lord, star of the original series, who grabbed control of the series. He had been burned by Hollywood once, and did everything he could to avoid unwelcome news from industry money guys who didn’t like him.

@williamjordan5554

4y↑6

I kinda like the music on Rawhide.

@jimwind7589

4y↑2

I think the TV series was faster tempo but this is cool too.

@Marsbonfire007

4y↑4

Naw... Mission Impossible.

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@careful__Icarus

36w↑3

Max Weinberg is actually a machine capable of duplicating any beat or fill precisely.

@hollywoodghostbusters9869

2y↑6

Always enjoyed watching two drummers working together like this

@deborahbishop3300

3y↑11

GREAT PERFORMANCE ON THE DRUMS ! 😳

@Vinnie101a

4y↑12

Love Both drummers. Max is fantastic

@girishbj3403

3y↑37

This music never gets old

@mrjesanchez

2y↑3

We get old, but great music stays young.

@girishbj3403

@@mrjesanchez That's true

@Tirra227

1y↑8

Master musicians displaying greatness.

@patrickgearon678

9y↑55

The percussion is phenomenal !!RIP. MEL

@stevemorgan298

3y↑14

The first album I ever bought was a ventures album back in the 1960's. I love these guys to this day!!!

@lrh411

45w↑12

Mel is just way too cool for school. Amazing job by both drummers.

@vincentheartland2088

1y↑5

Those open single rolls are phenomenal. Just heartstopping talent and practice

@waywtc123

7y↑41

They look like they're truly having fun.

@jayadavid6120

4y↑31

So happy to hear this music, it brings back my childhood memories.

@hnlchan

Thanks for watching and comment

@jamesmocharski4803

37w↑26

What an all-star cast; Max Weinberg on the left drum kit, Harry Shearer on the right, and Burt Reynolds absolutely wailing on the surf guitar! Man, the 70’s were outta sight!

@jjsoledad8553

37w

Burt Reynolds 🤣

@edwardbeaty8899

3y↑5

Greatest instrumental of all time! I'm 63 and remember it well!

@DennisJohnsonDrummer

4y↑6

I cut my drumming teeth playing along with the Ventures album.
I would drum on my mother's foot stool in the living room of our house as the record played on the console stereo player. Later in life I would play Wipe Out as part of stage show when I was a professional musician in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. What memories!
Thank you Ventures!

@orkycathcart6397

4y↑3

MEL WAS A MONSTER OF A DRUMMER AND I AM SO SAD HE'S PASSED ON , MISS YOU SO MEL , BUT WATCHING ALL YOUR VIDEOS SURE HELPS BRING YOU BACK TO US !!!

@Neo-np9hk

4y↑15

Mel Taylor (QEPD) y Max Weinberg. Simplemente fantásticos

@rosesuarez3372

1y↑2

Nothing compares with *The Ventures *. The best 👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎼🎵😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️

@charlespapineau5428

1y↑8

Such an iconic theme song! You immediately know that Hawaii 5-0 is about to start. Well done!

@mtlicq

4y↑275

Real musicians making real music with real instruments!

@prmath

3y↑2

I don’t believe this could be emulated……..

@chaytonkiw5162

2y↑1

@@prmathAltman n
Allman and the qll

@kencooper6635

2y↑11

When music was really music!

@oatmeal710

1y↑9

no these guys were 3d printed they arent real

@morbidmanmusic

1y↑1

zzzzzz

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@manfredbeuth2921

2y↑3

One of my favourite songs from the Ventures.....Beautiful!!!!!

@Medic99

3y↑11

I will Love this song until the day I die. The best drummers of the 60’s and 70’s

@caras2004

3y↑11

A tv show opening theme was more fun to watch and hear than the actual show

@davidsheppard1133

1y↑7

These guys were very talented and they appear to be having so much fun! I love it!!😊

@user-hm9gs2im7e

3y↑1

Thinking of the movie long time i have seen with my family thank you

@JuriKawasoe

3y↑4

Love it.. this is the song that helped me feel lighter and hopeful after my divorce talk with my ex-husband 8 years ago!!!
And i kept listening to this song everytime i feel blue or down… i feel like dancing now… thank you for sharing

@andycraddock7677

4y↑5

Greatest song to the greatest opening sequence to any TV series ever. Period. The opening to Hawaii 5-0 is in a league of its own.

Jack Lord: The epitome of cool.

@Romans219

1y↑3

I had the Ventures albums that I practiced drumming to in the 3rd grade and still love how versatile I became. Great music.

@javiermaldonado3475

33w↑1

what a great performance on the guitar by el Viejo Paulino. Excelent song!

@kurianmathew9440

4y↑18

The drummers and exactly in time to the nanosecond

@zork999

3y↑2

Mel Taylor and Max Weinberg have opposite drumming styles, but they are still perfectly in sync.

@tedszweb5268

Good Point !😀

@MeatVision

4y↑13

I wanna be as happy as these guys playing

@devinspruill

4y↑1

Me thinks maybe magical shrooms were present 😉

@MeatVision

4y↑1

@@devinspruill most likely bro 😁

@hx823

4y↑18

Looks like everyone is having a blast especially the drummers. The lead guitarist looks so mellow in comparison.....

@umberct

4y↑2

Drummers are a different breed.

@u2mister17

4y↑5

The first album I ever bought, Ventures in Space. Still have it and several others.
Million Dollar Weekend, Guitar Freakout, Flights of Fantasy, Wild Things.

@hnlchan

4y↑1

Thanks for watching and comment

@gregoryp2859

4y↑3

It's a lot of fun to watch those drummers work

@kurikokaleidoscope

4y↑11

Wonderful. Brilliant drums. Excellent everything. Top Cats.

@guillermofournier7348

4y↑14

The Ventures are an important part of my life. . When I was young, we had a band and we played their music. Themes like Hawaii and The Good , the Bad and the ugly and so many more. Thanks for the memories.

@hnlchan

Thanks for watching and comment

@jessiejames7492

3y↑2

Never get tired watching

@216bernardo

2y↑1

Only two survivors.. but there are living in our hearts for always. One of the best groups in the world, for ever, perhaps the better of all?.

@davidparker4652

2y↑3

These drummers are outstanding

@adityavakil5937

9y↑43

I wasn't born in the 60s but in the 90s and I still love this song

@hnlchan

9y↑1

Thanks for watching and comment!

@johnwhodat8135

5y↑2

You have a very good taste in music.

@makmr2101

我虽然生于六十年代初，但那时只是几岁，直到四，五十年后才喜欢上六十年代的音乐

@bibledoctor7623

Great music is timeless 👍.

@tadpetrie3464

2y↑2

My Dad was a drummer so I grew up listening to The Ventures. He was primarily a jazz player, but he incorporated a lot of Mel Taylor's style and licks into his playing.

@jorgeespinosa3179

38w↑1

No one lists the Ventures as one of the greatest band ever. And they should!

@tracyyy99

4y↑5

This was great, Thanks for the upload..I Remember watching Hawaii Five 0 in the 70s, always loved the theme tune and when the camera zooms to Jack Lord on the hotel balcony and he turns to face the camera...superb tune. Great to see and hear it played for real.

@hnlchan

Thanks for watching and comment

@Hotmaildotcomz

3y↑5

The mix is on point, can hear every instrument clearly

@radicalron6433

35w↑1

I love that guitar

@nancykurpaitis7928

3y↑2

OHHHH....THE DRUMS MADE THAT SONG!!!!!!❤❤❤👍👍👍

@tennisswimmingrugby

11y↑6

I am 17 and this music is real talent. Just Bieber is nothing like this.

@abhishekjee919

Who the hell is Bieber? Why the hell is Bieber?

@mrmegahousefly

@@abhishekjee919 My niece told me about Justin Bieber. If he has a mysterious accident, I hope she has an alibi.

@abhishekjee919

3y↑1

@@mrmegahouseflywait, what! i thought i was the one needing the alibi.

@jamesgoines7663

4y↑10

Remembered enjoying the Hawaii 5-O music but did realize how important was the drums.

@dennisswaim8210

24w↑2

The best TV show theme song ever!

@rainstein3680

36w

Classic Ventures!! It brings back memories of surfers riding the fierce waves at Pipeline, a legendary surf spot in Hawaii!!!

@stepitupandgo67

8y↑5

beautiful playing by nokie...as always...

@hnlchan

8y↑2

+Evan Davidson ， Thanks for watching and comment!

@rosegeaber7533

34w↑3

It’s one of the best show themes ever due to the little known bass player Carol Kaye! She is the one that put the spunk in this tune and many others that we take for granted! Ask The Beach Boys and Sonny and Cher!

@BruceLeigh-eu3wm

4y↑1

Until about a month ago I'd never heard of the Ventures. They were fantastic musicians. Max is obviously having a great time playing with them.

@hnlchan

Thanks for watching and comment

@ropercordis2233

2024? And this song still on our playlist yes Im 24 year old guy and yet this is my type music, we play it on full band in our gigs including thier other instrumental songs and every time we play this before set starts, everyone was shock did not believe that our ages still recognize and play these type of music 😂

@paulcheek5711

4y↑16

the song makes u feel good

@pinkrose5796

3y↑13

Love this song! Reminds me of our family watching this show together when I was younger:) The drummer has some AMAZING moves!

@allysuffurally.4123

18w↑1

Outstanding musician.tiptop

@passqualecaiazza7728

4y↑4

I love this. I have the lp to the original and all episodes of the show. the theme does draw you in

@RobertNielsen1970

3y↑5

Love watching these videos with a bunch of musicians rocking out, and so obviously loving what they're doing!! 😎

@mikew.andbrad8614

9y↑4

Super music from the past. Thank you.

@kimc3024

24w↑1

Love the lead guitarist...he's so laid-back

@victorrios8226

3y↑1

It is an amazing song and great musical group. Who is now listening in 2021 February.

@hnlchan

11y↑31

Yes! Great Nostalgia! Thanks for watching and comment on this great classic Ventures tune!

@357Shakey

5y↑15

I saw Al DiMiola in the 80's. Way underrated. That guy knows how to play a guitar!

@bama1usaf

Check out, Friday night in San Francisco...album

@GORF_EMPIRE

4y↑1

The guy is a monster on that axe. Big influence in my guitar playing world.

@steveglazer4966

2y↑1

God Bless Don Wilson🙏
What a hell of a Rhythm Guitarist inspired many famous artists….

@jsragman8045

3y↑3

Nokie always made it look so easy and effortless.

@jmrodas9

4y↑6

Good musical theme from the TV series of the same name. I enjoyed the series so long ago in the late sixties. The Ventures did a cool version of this theme. It is still worth to hear.

@hnlchan

I did watch the new series but only up to season 7 after the change of main characters. The theme song from the 60s is my all time favourite. Thanks for watching and comment

@jmrodas9

@@hnlchan Well thanks to you for uploading this great theme, Regards and have a nice day.

@jeanettewyatt9525

4y↑8

loving this in 2020, way to stay timeless!

@smurillo3703

38w

It's been MANY MOONS since I heard this 😍❤️🥰🥰

@allysuffurally.4123

17w↑1

Outstanding musician

@carlosmontalvan9154

1y↑5

Este tema es clásico. Gracias a Dios conozco excelente música. Que diferencia con los bodrios que predominan hoy en los mass media.

@onemat2000

4y↑8

Loved this. Mel Taylor was an early influenced on me. Love seeing Max play great with him too.

@wendelynanderson9517

37w

Can’t ever hear this without remembering summers at my grandparents house in wildwood, New Jersey. ❤

@thewilliam8342

19w↑1

Clearly the BEST theme song ever written !

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