The Ventures 2002 release Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time was a competent effort, and the same could be said of its sequel, Play the Greatest Instrumental Hits of All Time, Vol. 2. Once again all tracks were cut between 1996-2000 by a lineup featuring original members Bob Bogle and Don Wilson, as well as Nokie Edwards on some lead guitar (though evidently not as a full member, since he s credited as one of the guest artists ). And again the song list leans on well-known instrumental rock hits of the late 50s and early 60s by Duane Eddy, Sandy Nelson, Johnny & the Hurricanes, the Fireballs, the Tornados, and the like. A few surprises, if mild ones, are on hand in covers of the obscure Percolator (originally an LP track by Earl Palmer) and, more particularly, Cry for a Shadow, the George Harrison-John Lennon instrumental recorded by the Beatles back in 1961. Usually the arrangements stick to the straight-ahead guitar sound for which the Ventures are known.

~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

Tracklist:

01. Forty Miles Of Bad Road
02. Raunchy
03. Teen Beat
04. Red River Rock
05. Memphis
06. Cry For A Shadow
07. Caravan
08. Quiet Village
09. Percolator
10. Midnight In Moscow
11. The Happy Organ
12. Last Date
13. Torquay
14. Exodus
15. Bulldog
16. Telstar

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