When "Wipeout" first came out, it was the goal of every drummer in the high school band to play it. They were constantly practicing in the cafeteria, hallways, classrooms, parking lot....drove the rest of us crazy !
My dad was based in Okinawa during most of the 60's. I was 11 years old when he took me to this concert. It was so memorable I will never forget it. Dad served 2 tours in Vietnam and retired in 1979. He went on to live another 20 amazing years before passing in his sleep in 1998. Thanks dad, will never forget what you did for your country or for mom and me. RIP Lt. Colonel Robert J. Arbuckle III.
@@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive He was a medic in Korea, and became a doctor. He served 2 tours in Vietnam saving lives and reattaching arms, legs, feet and hands. Anymore questions?
In 1966, I went this tour in Japan (Kousei-nenkin Kaikan in Shinjyuku, Tokyo) when I was a Junior in high school. The Ventures have making tour in Japan for almost 60 years even members have changed. I go back to Japan couple times a year and in 2015 at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, I saw Don Wilson in person. We had short but great conversation and he presented to me a pack of guitar picks with the Ventures name on it which became my treasure. Later, I found that 2015 was Don’s last tours in Japan before he retired. The Ventures composed many songs for Japanese singers and almost all of those became big hit in Japanese market. I wish those great songs should be released in the U.S.A.
I've known of the song and have heard it, but it's taken me 10 years (ok, 1 day less) since it was posted here to see it and hear it like this. Now I have to look up the band and match the names to the performers. As for the staging, you are absolutely correct. I think the main camera was probably just locked into position. These days with all the cuts in a video you can't focus on the performer b4 the camera cuts away.
And the best part is that this number was originally improvised in the recording studio after they were asked what they wanted to put on the B-side of the single.
Yep……suit and tie and playing for the love of the craft not the money……..way to little of that. Good to see some classic R/R…..This is definitely classic R/R at its finest!!!
As an amateur longtime jammer I’m always amazed how few actually look at the drummer who really in most cases is leading the band. Someone else can be band leader but the drummer literally drives and stears the tune.
@@tjsogmc 2 to 1 in the 60s, but the fabs have probably sold more there since. However Japan chose one foreign rock band to honor for the contributions to Japanese culture, and it wasn’t John Paul George and Ringo it was the V’s!
That dude is better than some rock drummers today. Never lost the pace with all those runs. Even in some of my favorite bands today, sometimes the drummer can't replicate his studio drumming live, and sometimes they lose the beat when the song changes tempo.
jUST lOVE IT! Venture Forever My first LP was Walk Don't Run 64. That was 60 years ago as a 14 year old and I still LOVE them at 74! Sixties music ROCKS!
and you forgot 1 ride. when this came out nobody had done a drum solo yet in the new rock n roll (which predates rock and metal).they all did a great job on this. we tried to play the drum solo on everything, car hoods, desks in school, stop signs, little brothers...
Yes, it is but please don’t give The Ventures credit for the song. It goes to a bunch of teenaged boys from Glendora, California called The Surfaris. I’m so tired of The Ventures getting credit for the song.
That is one TIGHT band! Even to achieve that is incredible given the complexity of what they are all doing. Even the bass player is shredding! I've known this tune all my life but had never seen them. This really is incredible stuff.
Back in 67 when I was playing drums in my band it was this version of wipeout I did. The surfaris got the band to learn the song but in the end it was the Ventures Wipe Out we loved best. 🥁🎶
When kids still listened to great music! I wish I was born in these great days.. Now it’s a bunch of guys who seemingly ate their own tongues and call it rap „music“.
One of my brothers is a drummer and he was part of an arts programme that brought musicians to teach in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in Australia. He was astounded that the children in every community wanted to learn to play Wipeout!
The most universal drum solo of all time. In the 60"s everybody aspired to play Wipeout. It's almost cliqued,,we 'd play it on our desks at school ,in the drum & bugle bands everywhere. If someone had a drumset the question was always, can you play Wipeout?
Crazy how ahead of it's time this is. Listen to that bass line and his tone is unbelievable! Drumming is fantastic. Very heavy distorted sound for 1965. Crazy good rhythm guitar player. I might have watched this video 100 times. This is not a silly surf rock song, this is incredibly influential music that showed how the scene would be changing in the years to come. Hard to believe this was recorded in 65. Just outstanding!
@@edwardgarner1299 you are brain injured? This is a surf song but it's NOT using a surf guitar sound.. it's using a rock,rock a Billy sound. Go listen to the original surfaris doing wipeout. The ventures always like to change sounds. BTW,what ARE you talking about? You ai?
Because of the Ventures I was the only kid on my block who could play Wipeout until I was fourteen and I saw Jimi Hendrix then I decided I wanted I wanted to play guitar. I still listen to The Ventures to this day at the ripe age of 61. I've had all of their albums and Actually got to see them in Detroit I and got each one to sign their album for me. They were a fantastic live band.
Had the great pleasure of meeting Mel Taylor in '65 during a break midway through their show. I was with a couple buddies and he just came over to us and started chatting like we were old friends. What a warm, genuine and interesting guy and we still talk about that night all these years later. Well, at least the two of us that are still around.
I lived in Yokohama when The Ventures played in Tokyo. I was just 9 years old. I literally cried because my parents would not let me go to this show. After all these years I finally get a glimpse of what I missed.
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@Leon thecat I absolutely love finding walkers like you who act like you have left your mark in music history..... What do you mean you've done fuck all ????
Andrew Velonis I think all TV shows like this Japanese Tv show always have guest who play live just have pretty much clear stage as to only focus on the performers.
This is the best version of Wipeout ever recorded, between Nokie's insane guitar playing, Mel's intense drumming, Wilson's abrasive raking, and Bob's almost 'sonic youth' sounding bass parts, nobody was playing like this in 1966. This is really the first Punk music.
Excellent job of cinematography, but if you watch Japanese samurai films from the 60s they are pristine over 50 years later, even by today's standards.
Buddy Rich fans who may look down their noses at simple, single-stroke rolls like these would be totally missing the point. For one thing, it's not easy to play those showcase-type solo rolls smoothly enough to sound impressive, and the touch has to be just right- heavy-handed, yes, but it must be absolutely consistent. It's a major feature of the piece, and Mel Taylor is totally in the groove, here.
Good drumming is good drumming whoever or whatever the music. I thought there were paradiddles being played also which are mixing double strokes with single strokes and make for a more musical beautiful dynamic ..!
Yes, I believe you're right, during at least one of the many drum breaks, Taylor breaks from the simple single strokes to keep it interesting and fresh. He holds the sticks jazz-style; not match-stick, so he's likely to have had some jazz training, although, of course he's rockin' it here, and this is strictly a rock band- although a VERY tight one.
@@catkeys6911 "He holds the sticks jazz-style; not match-stick" Jazz Style? Are you serious? No, that's the traditional drum grip that we are all taught, and teach to beginners. It originated from playing Field Drums, which makes it easier to play a drum when you are carrying it at your side, like in a parade. The overhand grip would just not be practical.
@@legion1a Yes, I'm serious. It's just a way of distinguishing that snare style from "match stick" (as the OTHER way of playing the snare is often referred to). I know it wasn't actually CREATED for jazz, but it's commonly associated with that type of music. More rock drummers play match-stick than do jazz drummers.
Oh what memories of dancing to this song. My son & his friends came in one night telling me about this new song they heard in 1988. They couldn't believe how old it was until I found my 45 of this song..
@buck ewer The Ventures drummer has more talent in his hands then you do in your tennie weenie. - DRUM! Magazine --50 Most Important Drummers Of All Time - MEL TAYLOR. "Keith Moon cited The Ventures In Space as one of his favorite records". I'll take Keith Moon's opinion over some moron named Buck. Who's NOT on the list..? Some moron named Buck.
@@firestriker3580 You are joking, right? What "artist" today plays their own instruments. 100 years from now, they'll be listening to this. Today's "artists?" LOL
that's all one needs, remember it's the drummer not the kit so Neal Peart can go to hades where he belongs. My hero since i was 15 in 65 was Mel Taylor R I P
His brother, of course, is Larry Taylor, of Canned Heat. Larry has also done a lot of work with Tom Waits. There's a good Larry Taylor interview floating around on the soundcloud these days.
Man I love this music, very grateful for this post - some people hear them and say “what no lyrics?” (I normally don’t speak to them again) but they influenced so many great great musicians, they deserve far more credit than they get, even in most rock roots type reviews. Nothing like em.
I agree - when I hear vocals, in general, it is just a minor instrument in the overall sound. In my opinion, vocals hardly ever 'make' a song, but often can cheapen a song. If you hear something different, then, you are probably more into singing and less into the overall music. There is nothing wrong with that, just not me.
Some people say “what no lyrics?” WTF? are they unfamiliar with the CONCEPT of an "instrumental". Just in rock, are they unaware of Link Wray's "Rumble"? Booker T & The M.G.'s "Green Onions" or The Shadows' "Apache"?!? SHIT, Don't let them know about Ragtime, Jazz or Classical music. 🤦♂️
@@Zuxiasunicorn yes, i always thought that was the lyric. Never use more words than you need to create the image was what I was always taught in poetry classes.
Not many groups can pull off such a great cover of an iconic song as " Wipe Out. This is one of the greatest instrumental groups of all time! R I P Mel Taylor.
68 as well. I remember when this came out, all of our friends tried to play whatever we had around because nobody had drums. A few of us could do it but ran out of gas before the end of the song. Fond memories.
This was my FAVORITE SONG when I was 10 to 12y.o. There was a Diner we used to go to, as a family, that had a Jukebox. Daddy always gave me a couple of quarters to play some songs and dance while we waited for our dinner to come.
Totally agree ... 70-80s were the worst where they excessively over-laced cheap visual effects to probably try and simulate intoxicated hallucinations ... totally ruined the visual live performance
I grew up in the 60s and was a big Ventures fan. I liked that they put the focus on playing their instruments well and not on backing up a vocalist. The guitar solo work was cutting edge at the time.
Our Japanese friends have been fans of American/Western music for a long time. The legacy of love for electric rock n roll guitar is alive and well in young and older Japanese musicians in 2021.
@@jon87583 I have toured the world and I’m happy to say the Japanese music audience is right at the top for generosity, consideration, and knowledge as well. Musicians around the world love to play there for good reasons.
Back in the 60's there was a garage band in my neighborhood that used to practice every Friday night. They would always play "Wipeout" and "G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria."
Nokie really shreds the lead solos from 1:15-1:35, 2:15-2:28 and finally 3:03-3:23... amazing.. this was 1966! I'm trying to think who was shredding like that with such finesse at the time. I love Nokie! Such a gentle soul yet absolutely nails this and rocks out!
I am SO grateful I grew up in the 60's and 70's because of the incredible bands that were every where! The Ventures had great talents like Mel Taylor, and Nokie Edwards. Nobody better in the industry! All gone now except Don Wilson. Wow! What a ride, baby!
I had the pleasure to play with Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist) on quite a few occasions. He sat in with my band, Stampede Pass, often, in the Puget Sound area back in the 1970's-80's. He was a great guitarist and a great guy. He even introduced me to one of my favorite girlfriends of all time! :) It's funny: I grew up on the other side of the Cascades from Nokie, in Yakima, and my go-to guitarist was a guy who sounded just like Nokie: Johnny St. Martin (RIP). He was Nokie's cousin.
Yea I'd hate tp be an all you can eat restaurant owner after these guys got off stage. I just turned60 and my brain no longer moves that fast, but my hearing still does!
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 Cool. I love the sound of the old maple set that Charlie Watts plays. It takes at least a couple grand to get thatsound in DW, which are great drums. Charlie's have never been touched.
I remember watching my dad in his band THE SHOUTERS cover this. He absolutely hated playing it, but knew I absolutely loved watching him play it. When he came to first concert at a place called The Alrosa Villa in Columbus, ohio...I did it as my sound check. It made him so happy to see me following in his footsteps. I miss him so much
1:38 the guitarist looks to the other guitarist and smiles. They musta been feeling proud of themselves. Playing in Japan had to have a been a massive deal back then. Most people couldn't even afford to travel there.
Watch Mel's drums sticks in the first passage: it is almost stroboscopic with the right stick being captured at the top of the stroke with very little blur. Assuming this was recorded on film at 24 frames per second that speaks to a level of precision that is superhuman, especially at the crazy pace he's keeping.
@Nikol S. Ervant i don't see how is that so. I both like black metal and surf rock and to be real it sounds very similar. If you play some black metal riffs without distorsion it sounds like surf rock and vice versa.
3 Mosrite guitars, 1 drum set, and about 50 tons of talent = The Ventures. My favorite instrumental band. Hats off, of course, to the fabulous Shadows, whom I also love.
That was Cool before we even knew what Cool was. Love it.
Cool was Wipe Out!
The drummer's energy is phenomenal, great clip, talented musicians all.
Hi Sue
Yeah, but they didn’t originate this musical piece; it was the Surfaries.
Yes phenomenal energy🥁🥁🥁
@@danheitkamp506 but still it’s pretty awesome
@@ClownfishV2 yes it is, good band.
When "Wipeout" first came out, it was the goal of every drummer in the high school band to play it. They were constantly practicing in the cafeteria, hallways, classrooms, parking lot....drove the rest of us crazy !
Kids used to play that opening solo on the sides of their desks with their two fingers......until teacher said, "That's enough!"
@@thewestpointrouteguy8611 Guilty as charged.
Ever get it? Asking the real question haha
@@thewestpointrouteguy8611 talent???
I got a belly slapping version, but this song caused bruises! ha ha 🤣
My dad was based in Okinawa during most of the 60's. I was 11 years old when he took me to this concert. It was so memorable I will never forget it. Dad served 2 tours in Vietnam and retired in 1979. He went on to live another 20 amazing years before passing in his sleep in 1998. Thanks dad, will never forget what you did for your country or for mom and me. RIP Lt. Colonel Robert J. Arbuckle III.
How cool of your dad to make these memories with you. God Bless HIM!!!!
@@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive He was a medic in Korea, and became a doctor. He served 2 tours in Vietnam saving lives and reattaching arms, legs, feet and hands. Anymore questions?
@@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive do you pay taxes? then you're a financer of death and destruction. welcome aboard!
Share your military experience with us.
@@dennisobrien2415 read my memoir.
This sounds exactly the same in Japanese!
Agreed, lol
Roflmfao
Not quite right, in Japan they use chopsticks. Not the same sound at all, more choppy.
I would have preferred it with subtitles
A good laugh thanks
In 1966, I went this tour in Japan (Kousei-nenkin Kaikan in Shinjyuku, Tokyo) when I was a Junior in high school. The Ventures have making tour in Japan for almost 60 years even members have changed. I go back to Japan couple times a year and in 2015 at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, I saw Don Wilson in person. We had short but great conversation and he presented to me a pack of guitar picks with the Ventures name on it which became my treasure.
Later, I found that 2015 was Don’s last tours in Japan before he retired. The Ventures composed many songs for Japanese singers and almost all of those became big hit in Japanese market. I wish those great songs should be released in the U.S.A.
Well Said.
Cool story. Thanks for sharing it.
Very cool story. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing that is a great story ❤️
Thank you for sharing your wonderful story.
Nothing but pure talent on stage, no fancy lights, backlit screen. Just four guys who know their craft. Awesome!
Yes sir!
I've known of the song and have heard it, but it's taken me 10 years (ok, 1 day less) since it was posted here to see it and hear it like this. Now I have to look up the band and match the names to the performers.
As for the staging, you are absolutely correct. I think the main camera was probably just locked into position. These days with all the cuts in a video you can't focus on the performer b4 the camera cuts away.
And the best part is that this number was originally improvised in the recording studio after they were asked what they wanted to put on the B-side of the single.
Yep……suit and tie and playing for the love of the craft not the money……..way to little of that. Good to see some classic R/R…..This is definitely classic R/R at its finest!!!
@@stephencannon3140 Wow! Amazing how you deduced all that from this video :rolleyes:
I love the glances at each other. Like even they can't believe how great the moment is. So pure.
Actually, they were looking at each other because the drummer played it so fast that they wondered how they were going to keep up.🤣
As an amateur longtime jammer I’m always amazed how few actually look at the drummer who really in most cases is leading the band. Someone else can be band leader but the drummer literally drives and stears the tune.
By this time, Japan was experiencing the first electric guitar boom. I was in the middle of it. The Ventures are still the king of summer.
I've heard aometime in the past, that The Ventures are for Japan what the Beatles are for the rest of the world, is that correct?
@@lenikt3560 yes. and they love that Oklahoma Cherokee picker Nokie.
@@lenikt3560 I think The Ventures outsold the
Beatles 4 to 1 in Japan and even today are still posting decent sales numbers
@@tjsogmc 2 to 1 in the 60s, but the fabs have probably sold more there since. However Japan chose one foreign rock band to honor for the contributions to Japanese culture, and it wasn’t John Paul George and Ringo it was the V’s!
Beatles o tabemasen. Ventures wakarimasu, cho daisuki.
I was stationed in Japan and was sitting 11 rows from the front with my girlfriend. RG
tell more :)
That sounded like an unusually enthusiastic audience for a concert in Japan.
Damn your old
@@370530e The Ventures were a bigger hit, in Japan, than the Beatles.
@@peabody3000 ザ・ビーとるず一人ぼっちのあいつ
"Oh, you're in a band? What do you play?"
"Lead drums."
And do so wearing a suit!
Lol😂
That dude is better than some rock drummers today. Never lost the pace with all those runs. Even in some of my favorite bands today, sometimes the drummer can't replicate his studio drumming live, and sometimes they lose the beat when the song changes tempo.
@@One.Zero.One101 The late, great Mel Taylor was better than any "rock" drummer today.
jUST lOVE IT! Venture Forever My first LP was Walk Don't Run 64. That was 60 years ago as a 14 year old and I still LOVE them at 74! Sixties music ROCKS!
We have XM in all four of our vehicles so wife and I can enjoy the 60's channel. I graduated from high school in 1964, she's class of 1966.
Well I'm 80 and agreeeeeee!
I was 8 and this has always been a favorite. I was amazed the first time I heard it and still am.
Me too! I still have all there original albums! Have always been one of my favorit groups from the 60s! 😎👍❤️
The rhythm section is the bottom of any band the guitars just surf on it.
the bass is a bit weak it would sound great i imagine.
Look at that kit - 1 snare, 2 toms, 1 cymbal, 1 bass, 1 hi-hat, and it f-in ROCKS!!!
It's the man, you give him buckets and hell rock the heck out of em
and you forgot 1 ride. when this came out nobody had done a drum solo yet in the new rock n roll (which predates rock and metal).they all did a great job on this. we tried to play the drum solo on everything, car hoods, desks in school, stop signs, little brothers...
It's not the size of the kit, but how you play it!
Dave M (ride/crash) one cymbal
I was amazed by the tiny kit also.
This is one of the defining songs of the 60's. The drum and guitar solos are just incredible.
This is the drum piece that all other drummers were measured against.... in the early '60s
Yes, it is but please don’t give The Ventures credit for the song. It goes to a bunch of teenaged boys from Glendora, California called The Surfaris. I’m so tired of The Ventures getting credit for the song.
That is one TIGHT band! Even to achieve that is incredible given the complexity of what they are all doing. Even the bass player is shredding! I've known this tune all my life but had never seen them. This really is incredible stuff.
Dude rlly came back 11 days to reinforce his point lol
@@MrJoeFlorida Do, please refer us to your many guitar practice and theory videos.
Wow, an ignorant pretentious punk , all in one sentence.
@@MrJoeFlorida Show us how it's done, then Maestro!
Have you noticed what the guy is doing on that little drum set?
Fucking big..
この映像は１９６５年夏のものである。ベンチャーズが日本で最高の人気があった頃です。
That drummer is living his best day and loving every minute of it!
The late great Mel Taylor. What a beast.
Back in 67 when I was playing drums in my band it was this version of wipeout I did. The surfaris got the band to learn the song but in the end it was the Ventures Wipe Out we loved best. 🥁🎶
And getting in a good workout, too.
Damn good!
The rhythm guitarist is doing some amazing stuff. He's not just accompanying, he's playing counterpoint in a lot of places.
Up until '61, he was the lead guitarist and the other guy played rhythm. Kind of like Jimmie Vaughan stepping aside for Stevie Ray.
that's don Wilson on rhythm and Bob Boggle on bass Original 2 members they brought in Mel and Nokie
i saw that too
They're not playing live.
Hope someone told the audience
I've heard this song alot at a roller rink, but I never relized how amazing this drummer is. WOW!
I love how they all turn to watch the drummer during the breaks 😂 as if to say "and now... this"
They got no stage presence and they know there's nothing to this song. It's actually pathetic.
So many people were drumming this on their desks in 7th grade, or trying to.
Exactly...I was one of them trying!
And you and your buddies doing it at the same time earned you a trip down the hall.
Exactly to every reply!
When kids still listened to great music!
I wish I was born in these great days..
Now it’s a bunch of guys who seemingly ate their own tongues and call it rap „music“.
Yea Buddy 👍👍👍
Thank the rock gods someone captured this on film for all time!!
I agree, this film is priceless and many generations will able to see this awesome performance.
Early live show in Japan. 1965 I think.
Rock on 😎!
One of my brothers is a drummer and he was part of an arts programme that brought musicians to teach in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in Australia. He was astounded that the children in every community wanted to learn to play Wipeout!
..now THAT is cool!!
The only surprise is that he was astounded!
The most universal drum solo of all time. In the 60"s everybody aspired to play Wipeout. It's almost cliqued,,we 'd play it on our desks at school ,in the drum & bugle bands everywhere. If someone had a drumset the question was always, can you play Wipeout?
Crazy how ahead of it's time this is. Listen to that bass line and his tone is unbelievable! Drumming is fantastic. Very heavy distorted sound for 1965. Crazy good rhythm guitar player. I might have watched this video 100 times. This is not a silly surf rock song, this is incredibly influential music that showed how the scene would be changing in the years to come. Hard to believe this was recorded in 65. Just outstanding!
The bass is sick!! It sounds like it's tuned slightly higher. Gives it that dynamic feel
People were smarter and more talented back then. Ok, lady ga ga ?
@@eggsmann594 Bass cover: th-cam.com/video/P_JXyRnmC14/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Roccia%27sGroovin%27
The distorted sound was because of the Mosrite guitars they played! Last I knew they are built by hand in Las Vegas!
No synths. No lights. No big Grand anything. Just three dudes on strings and the most badass drummer flex in fucking history.
Right on!
No need to lower yourself and curse.
That's right and no guitars hanging down at their knees with holes in the jeans.
don't say fuck.
@@gillenwat blue cheese has mold in it
No bass guitar.
Drummer burned 6000 calories during this performance. Love that 60s California surf sound.
That's why they always say feed tha drummer.
Actually they are not using the surf sound..no reverb,and more of a rock sound.
Mel Taylor ! He was the Hal Blaine of Surf Music.
@@jquest43 : incorrect. "Wipeout" is a surf term, and this tune was meant for the surfing fans.
@@edwardgarner1299 you are brain injured?
This is a surf song but it's NOT using a surf guitar sound.. it's using a rock,rock a Billy sound.
Go listen to the original surfaris doing wipeout.
The ventures always like to change sounds.
BTW,what ARE you talking about?
You ai?
Because of the Ventures I was the only kid on my block who could play Wipeout until I was fourteen and I saw Jimi Hendrix then I decided I wanted I wanted to play guitar.
I still listen to The Ventures to this day at the ripe age of 61. I've had all of their albums and Actually got to see them in Detroit I and got each one to sign their album for me.
They were a fantastic live band.
Wipeout is originally by the Safaris
@@kimmontgomery6671 That's true. I remember it well. The 45 flip side was "Surfer Joe."
This version of wipe out is probably the best version to ever put out by any band. The solos, bass plays drumming, its just too good.
The quality of this video is insane
Cool wide shot got the whole band!
It probably was originally shot to film, telecorded from video. No way videotape in the 60's was this sharp.
@@2whl4re I'll take your word for it
like a 3D without glasses ...
You know, you're right! Didn't even cross my mind till I saw your comment! Stereo to boot!
Had the great pleasure of meeting Mel Taylor in '65 during a break midway through their show. I was with a couple buddies and he just came over to us and started chatting like we were old friends. What a warm, genuine and interesting guy and we still talk about that night all these years later. Well, at least the two of us that are still around.
I lived in Yokohama when The Ventures played in Tokyo. I was just 9 years old. I literally cried because my parents would not let me go to this show. After all these years I finally get a glimpse of what I missed.
Ed Price you missed out bro
your japanese and you have the name ed price, really?? ま、とにかく残念な時ですね
Ed Price
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The Ventures are STILL big in Japan.
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Calm down, Soviet man. Communism is bad.
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These are some seriously talented musicians. But holy shit, that drummer....what a fiend.
you obviously are not a drummer
@Leon thecat wow that's really interesting keep saying more please its soooooo fascinating you know so much you must be a master drummer
@Leon thecat Haha, someone is pretentious. No, Taylor was obviously a fantastic drummer. Maybe you're jealous?
@Leon thecat why are you so bitter?
@Leon thecat I absolutely love finding walkers like you who act like you have left your mark in music history.....
What do you mean you've done fuck all ????
When I was a kid learning to play I worshiped these guys! I know now how ahead of their time they actually were.
Notice how bare the stage is. Goes to show, all you need is the performance
Lockstep performance
Andrew Velonis I think all TV shows like this Japanese Tv show always have guest who play live just have pretty much clear stage as to only focus on the performers.
That Flippin Guy I don’t get what you mean. Rockers still perform live.
Apparently you don't need to mic the drums either. Or the amps.
How stupid. At that time they were all bare.
So many great drum-centered songs. This one makes you want to get a drum set.
This is the best version of Wipeout ever recorded, between Nokie's insane guitar playing, Mel's intense drumming, Wilson's abrasive raking, and Bob's almost 'sonic youth' sounding bass parts, nobody was playing like this in 1966. This is really the first Punk music.
the best. period.
The first punk song? Man you are more braver than me! But I agree.
Try out Dea Matrona version
Punk might be stretching it. I would say that this falls closer to Prog-rock or even a proto acid-rock.
proto breakcore
The Japanese did a great job on taping this....
Live Wyre the cinematography is impressive
@kidcharlemagne76 it would be safe to assume that it was filmed by Japanese people on Japanese equipment because they are in Japan.
This was recorded on original 3-track tape in Japan 1965. I have the actual cd and it says so in the notes.
Excellent job of cinematography, but if you watch Japanese samurai films from the 60s they are pristine over 50 years later, even by today's standards.
@@emptyhand777 zaitochi
This should be in the library of Congress for classic surf American rock!
Yes this drummer as well as Hal Blaine too. Both American classics at their best...
👍🤠Drummer went to my High School, didn’t know that till many years later, enjoyed this song my whole life. He was there many years before me.
This band is smokin'! The bass player is all over the fretboard and Mel Taylor has never sounded better.
@Leon thecat And the end of you. Buh-bye.
I own his bass case!
This is the best version of Wipeout I have heard. Period.
I agree
Yes you are 100% RIGHT
Absolutely. Everything is just perfect
If there's a better version out there, I MUST hear it before I die.
Our Mk 1A fire control computer played in its geartrain, a tune very close and similar to "Wipeout". Never will forget this song....lol
The 3 guitarists turning toward the drummer at each break: now THAT my friends is choreography! Show biz!!!!
The drumming is sensational, the guitarists are breathtakingly good.
@@soulcrewblue8629 They make a great sound. The guitarists, it should be said, are along for the ride.
Buddy Rich fans who may look down their noses at simple, single-stroke rolls like these would be totally missing the point. For one thing, it's not easy to play those showcase-type solo rolls smoothly enough to sound impressive, and the touch has to be just right- heavy-handed, yes, but it must be absolutely consistent. It's a major feature of the piece, and Mel Taylor is totally in the groove, here.
Good drumming is good drumming whoever or whatever the music. I thought there were paradiddles being played also which are mixing double strokes with single strokes and make for a more musical beautiful dynamic ..!
Yes, I believe you're right, during at least one of the many drum breaks, Taylor breaks from the simple single strokes to keep it interesting and fresh. He holds the sticks jazz-style; not match-stick, so he's likely to have had some jazz training, although, of course he's rockin' it here, and this is strictly a rock band- although a VERY tight one.
@@catkeys6911 "He holds the sticks jazz-style; not match-stick"
Jazz Style?
Are you serious?
No, that's the traditional drum grip that we are all taught, and teach to beginners.
It originated from playing Field Drums, which makes it easier to play a drum when you are carrying it at your side, like in a parade.
The overhand grip would just not be practical.
Cat Keys *In The GROOVE, totally!*
@@legion1a Yes, I'm serious. It's just a way of distinguishing that snare style from "match stick" (as the OTHER way of playing the snare is often referred to). I know it wasn't actually CREATED for jazz, but it's commonly associated with that type of music. More rock drummers play match-stick than do jazz drummers.
Must have heard this a million times, never seen it performed.
Well every high school band plays this at basketball games but not nearly this well.
"seen" it? Sheesh!
@@Steveorino123 p sure this audio doesn't match the video
This version by The Ventures or the most commonly played version by the The Surfaris? Pop radio overwhelmingly played The Surfaris' version.
This is actually a cover
Can we please add this video to the Smithsonian Institute??????????
It should be declared by the Library of Congress to be aesthetically and historically significant to modern culture.
This is cool as hell. I was 13 in 1960 when this first came out. It rocked then, better now. Yes, put it in the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian.
This song actually plays when you walk through the door. true story
Hell Yeah!!!
Genius comment, Ross! I agree wholeheartedly.
Oh what memories of dancing to this song. My son & his friends came in one night telling me about this new song they heard in 1988. They couldn't believe how old it was until I found my 45 of this song..
Three great guitarists eclipsed by one drummer.
Amazing performance by all four gentlemen.
R. W. Smith one guy was the bass player not a guitarist
Buck OFF
@buck ewer The Ventures drummer has more talent in his hands then you do in your tennie weenie.
- DRUM! Magazine --50 Most Important Drummers Of All Time - MEL TAYLOR. "Keith Moon cited The Ventures In Space as one of his favorite records".
I'll take Keith Moon's opinion over some moron named Buck.
Who's NOT on the list..?
Some moron named Buck.
@buck ewer Your so fuck'n great, you should of taken Mel's place then. Wait they were too classy to hire an asshole!
@buck ewer The key to success in the music business is to play the way everyone else plays?
This has all the rock swagger of Led Zeppelin. These guys were ahead of their time.
No, they were of their time.
Stairway to Heaven surfer style.
Jimmy Page was a fan. 2000 lb bee ~ Black Dog
I don’t like to compare anyone great with.......led zeppelin.
Alf Ching show us how it's done master💩
Mel Taylor, most underrated drummer in music. He was great!
Mel Taylor’s brother is Larry Taylor ( the mole) from canned heat ( bass player)
@@jonathanharootunian297 Really? He borrowed my bass once in Holland...
Underrated to you...to most others he is a legend!
@@kokokyoushi It was a reply to the original poster, not you.
Jonathan Harootunian great fact
50 years later.....and still better than most artists today. WHOOOOOOO🤘🤘🤘🤘
It's a novelty piece that is repetitive to the point of being tedious.
@@bguen1234it isn’t repetitive nor is it tedious
Wouldn’t say better than most artists today
@@firestriker3580 You are joking, right? What "artist" today plays their own instruments. 100 years from now, they'll be listening to this. Today's "artists?" LOL
@@bguen1234 Your comment is tedious.
Oh wow, the drums really do make the whole song. It's almost mesmerizing to watch the drummer go at it.
The late Mel Taylor on drums...
How do you mean, "almost"?
Mel Taylor is totally rocking it with that simple drum kit.
I couldn't do what he does without breaking something. He's just amazing.
that's all one needs, remember it's the drummer not the kit so Neal Peart can go to hades where he belongs. My hero since i was 15 in 65 was Mel Taylor R I P
His brother, of course, is Larry Taylor, of Canned Heat. Larry has also done a lot of work with Tom Waits. There's a good Larry Taylor interview floating around on the soundcloud these days.
That kit sounds so good too
Was always amazed how Mel rocked a Sears Partridge Family Drum Kit!
Dang, I have never heard (or seen) this live version before. It blows away the studio version which was already a classic.
..me either!..FAN-TASTIC..
The studio version was NOT the Ventures. It was some of the Wrecking Crew guys on that song. That’s why it is so wimpy on vinyl.
Classic, wherever it's played!!!...AMAZING ENERGY AND STAMINA!!! LONG LIVE THE GREAT MUSIC FROM THE 50's and THE 60's!!!
When I was in my first group in 1966, the mark we always used to tell a good drummer, was if they could play Wipeout!
LOL as long as you could do the same on your instrument (guitar I'm guessing).....without dropping a beat, then fair call.
Absolutely
And play jazz and blues.
Always someone to yell. Wipeout. Lol
and play it with a classic grip, not matched grip.
This song was so unreal you couldn't believe your ears back then everything was kool
Still is cool.
Yup still is !!!
"Mel Taylor-san, Nokie Edwards-san, Don Wilson-san and Bob Bogle-san!" From "Ventures On Stage",
Loved their music when I was young. At 78 still love them.
agree 100%
Holy Shit! Mel Taylor! What a Drummer!!
Man I love this music, very grateful for this post - some people hear them and say “what no lyrics?” (I normally don’t speak to them again) but they influenced so many great great musicians, they deserve far more credit than they get, even in most rock roots type reviews. Nothing like em.
I agree - when I hear vocals, in general, it is just a minor instrument in the overall sound. In my opinion, vocals hardly ever 'make' a song, but often can cheapen a song. If you hear something different, then, you are probably more into singing and less into the overall music. There is nothing wrong with that, just not me.
Some people say “what no lyrics?” WTF? are they unfamiliar with the CONCEPT of an "instrumental". Just in rock, are they unaware of Link Wray's "Rumble"? Booker T & The M.G.'s "Green Onions" or The Shadows' "Apache"?!? SHIT, Don't let them know about Ragtime, Jazz or Classical music. 🤦♂️
On the 45 there was one word, a giggle then 'wipeout' at the beginning.
@@Zuxiasunicorn yes, i always thought that was the lyric. Never use more words than you need to create the image was what I was always taught in poetry classes.
I was one of those people forty years ago. I matured.
Love that bass with the 16th notes. Never noticed it before until now. They are all great musicians.
Yeah me too! The mix is seriously good in the vid.
The bassist had been lead until they switched. They are owning it here. Seems like they chose well :)
I have watched this clip many times I still can't believe just how good they are
Not many groups can pull off such a great cover of an iconic song as " Wipe Out. This is one of the greatest instrumental groups of all time! R I P Mel Taylor.
Shredding guitar, unreal drums, in full blown suits.
Don’t forget the bass solo
2019 born in 1966 and 53 years later still sounds out of this planet. What an incredible drummer and guitar arrangements. Good music lives for ever.
1957 here
The Ventures with those Mosrite guitars!!!!!!
1966. Good year. I turn 53 tomorrow. Cheers mates.
@@thomasfoss9963 They are fugly as hell - but they could make 'em howl.
Solar Flare interestingly I was born 1947* , still sounds good, & a performance....
The good ole days. 68 and still loving it.
77 here.
68 as well. I remember when this came out, all of our friends tried to play whatever we had around because nobody had drums. A few of us could do it but ran out of gas before the end of the song. Fond memories.
Always will!😮
@mrknotthall Somewhere in between here...
Great! This is the kind of vídeo that makes TH-cam worth for something.
These, and David Attenborough nature documentaries. Also Mark Felton's history channel.
Oh, man, that drumming. You can keep your drum machines - give me that kind of super-human skill every time! Thanks for posting.
best drummer ive heard
Indeed
@@prestonphelps1649 keith moon*
@@genfmfranz Possibly
You got that right...drum machines will NEVER replace the best part of drums!
It makes me proud to be from Tacoma and have played on stage in various Tacoma area clubs with Nokie and his two brothers back in the 1970s
Mel Taylor is one of my personal favorite drummers
What an absolutely gorgeous performance from that drummer
Me and my high school friends would spend the whole weekend listening to Venture music back during the 1960s.
The Ventures with their Mosrite guitars kept us a moving and a shakin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such an awesome treat to see this and step back in time. Still a friggin' awesome song.
Debbie don't you know it simply amazing
nice mrs mcfly
This was my FAVORITE SONG when I was 10 to 12y.o.
There was a Diner we used to go to, as a family, that had a Jukebox.
Daddy always gave me a couple of quarters to play some songs and dance while we waited for our dinner to come.
The drummer & his kit laid back and shared a cigarette after this.
he's beating those drums like they owe him money!
Perfectly put
And EVEN if they weren't owing him anything, it's pretty obvious they finally paid...
They actually made him money
Band to Drummer: "We want you to do a drum solo."
Drummer: "Cool! How long should it last?"
Band to Drummer: "Three minutes and thirty-nine seconds."
On the record it was around 2:22. The pop AM stations (that's all there was) would't play a record any longer than that.
How did that dude not cramp up after all that pounding??
@@TucsonDude ... He's a drummer.
@@JW...-oj5iw not just a " drum owner".
Drummer: "Hold my beer."
Sensational drumming! Outstanding!!!! 👍
This is the way live performances should be. Show the band. Not the crowd and not changing camera angles every 3-5 seconds.
I couldn't agree more!!!!
My son is in Tokyo. I want to see the audience. 🎶🎶🎶🎶
I absolutely agree 100%! The continual quick jumps give me a headache, and it doesn't really achieve much.
@@ExcalibursEdge Hmm... it's possible that this choppy, vertigo-triggering camera style was the inspiration for "The Blair Witch Project." 🎥😱😂
Totally agree ... 70-80s were the worst where they excessively over-laced cheap visual effects to probably try and simulate intoxicated hallucinations ... totally ruined the visual live performance
I grew up in the 60s and was a big Ventures fan. I liked that they put the focus on playing their instruments well and not on backing up a vocalist. The guitar solo work was cutting edge at the time.
Still cutting edge. That is good solo work.
Smoking ass solo on a Mosrite bruh !!! ⚡💥👍😎
I was born in 1968 I’m 54 and I’m. Still listening to this in 2022
70; Solstice, 2024.
Sounds of our Spirits.
We will pull it through...
This is much better than I was expecting... The lead guitarist solo is fantastic..again was totally surprised...great drummer great post.
Our Japanese friends have been fans of American/Western music for a long time. The legacy of love for electric rock n roll guitar is alive and well in young and older Japanese musicians in 2021.
@@jon87583 I have toured the world and I’m happy to say the Japanese music audience is right at the top for generosity, consideration, and knowledge as well. Musicians around the world love to play there for good reasons.
Back in the 60's there was a garage band in my neighborhood that used to practice every Friday night. They would always play "Wipeout" and "G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria."
Yeah, that was us. ✌
That was me yelling "Learn some new tunes".
Nokie really shreds the lead solos from 1:15-1:35, 2:15-2:28 and finally 3:03-3:23... amazing.. this was 1966! I'm trying to think who was shredding like that with such finesse at the time. I love Nokie! Such a gentle soul yet absolutely nails this and rocks out!
The absolute legend that was Mel Taylor. RIP Mr. Taylor.
I am SO grateful I grew up in the 60's and 70's because of the incredible bands that were every where! The Ventures had great talents like Mel Taylor, and Nokie Edwards. Nobody better in the industry! All gone now except Don Wilson. Wow! What a ride, baby!
This song will always be cemented to the sport of surfing...still a jam no matter the decade
I had the pleasure to play with Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist) on quite a few occasions. He sat in with my band, Stampede Pass, often, in the Puget Sound area back in the 1970's-80's. He was a great guitarist and a great guy. He even introduced me to one of my favorite girlfriends of all time! :) It's funny: I grew up on the other side of the Cascades from Nokie, in Yakima, and my go-to guitarist was a guy who sounded just like Nokie: Johnny St. Martin (RIP). He was Nokie's cousin.
Very cool
yes E R!! thanks for the comment...
CSB!
I had to look up CSB! im old!
RIP Nokie...He passed today at 82
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The physical stamina required to play the drum in this set is beyond incredible!
and THAT, dear children, is how to burn 4,000 calories in just under 4 minutes.
LOL.. very good :-)
Tellstar album?
that username though
Yea I'd hate tp be an all you can eat restaurant owner after these guys got off stage. I just turned60 and my brain no longer moves that fast, but my hearing still does!
🤣
To see this guy playing on what looks like a kids Sears set of drums blows my friggin mind!!
That set of vintage Gretsch drums would cost you in excess of $3000 today. Gretsch drums were, and still are, superb.
The drummer for the Electric Prunes was good friends with Sandy and inherited his drum kit
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 Cool. I love the sound of the old maple set that Charlie Watts plays. It takes at least a couple grand to get thatsound in DW, which are great drums. Charlie's have never been touched.
@@dd-vm1hs Probably. Just the four shell kit, not the cymbals or stands.
Back in the 50 -60s they didn't have big drum set like the last 49 years, I know a lot about it because of my age
This is 55 years old and sounds better than most bands that I hear play in 2021.
Fact!
absolutely; and no lyrics sounds much better than all of the current lyrics put together;
You are right, makes one want to scream "Bring back old times", regards.
Artists used to have real talent, not just a pretty face. Music today is actually depressing.
It's because people today can make music so easily, so real talent is much harder to find.
I remember watching my dad in his band THE SHOUTERS cover this. He absolutely hated playing it, but knew I absolutely loved watching him play it. When he came to first concert at a place called The Alrosa Villa in Columbus, ohio...I did it as my sound check. It made him so happy to see me following in his footsteps. I miss him so much
1:38 the guitarist looks to the other guitarist and smiles. They musta been feeling proud of themselves. Playing in Japan had to have a been a massive deal back then. Most people couldn't even afford to travel there.
Watch Mel's drums sticks in the first passage: it is almost stroboscopic with the right stick being captured at the top of the stroke with very little blur.
Assuming this was recorded on film at 24 frames per second that speaks to a level of precision that is superhuman, especially at the crazy pace he's keeping.
This was the equivalent to Slayer back in the sixties.
🤘✊♥️☝️🤘
@@christopherseat9871 🤘🤘🤘🤘😈😈🤘🤘🤘🤘
black metal is really just surf rock blasted through distortion pedals so yeah I can see the comparison
@Nikol S. Ervant i don't see how is that so. I both like black metal and surf rock and to be real it sounds very similar. If you play some black metal riffs without distorsion it sounds like surf rock and vice versa.
Except that Slayer is a shit 👍
3 Mosrite guitars, 1 drum set, and about 50 tons of talent = The Ventures. My favorite instrumental band.
Hats off, of course, to the fabulous Shadows, whom I also love.