Flights of Fantasy / Underground Fire

The Ventures | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 30, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B000002R1G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,286 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)

2. Innermotion Faze

3. The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde

4. Walking the Carpet

5. Flights of Fantasy

6. Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)

7. Green Light

8. Cry Like a Baby

9. Fly Away

10. Love Shower

11. Summertime Blues

12. Scarborough Fair/Canticle

13. Underground Fire

14. Embers in E Minor

15. Sea of Grass

16. Higher Than Thou

17. Up, Up, and Down

18. Country Funk and the Canned Heat

19. Born to Be Wild

20. Sunshine of Your Love

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Far Out/Heavy, Man!, June 16, 2002

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Mike King "Mike Vegas King" (Taunton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flights of Fantasy / Underground Fire (Audio CD)

Leave it to the versatile Ventures to try their hand at different musical genres. The "Flights Of Fantasy" album is the Ventures' version of psychedelic music. "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" doesn't really fit into that formula but "Summertime Blues" does, because it's modeled after Blue Cheer's version. The original Ventures' instrumentals, such as "Innermotion Faze," are appropriately psychedelic. The album "Underground Fire" ventures into hard rock territory, coming dangerously close to heavy metal. "Born To Be Wild" and "Light My Fire" fit well alongside the Ventures' instrumentals, such as "Embers In E Minor" and the title cut. All in all, these are two concept albums that work very well and have stood the test of time.

5.0 out of 5 stars flights of fantasy / underground fire, August 1, 2010

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anneliese - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Flights of Fantasy / Underground Fire (Audio CD)

These albums by The Ventures are not only rare(Out of print), but probably the most unique...flights of fantasy was done with Nokie Edwards on lead guitar & Underground Fire with Gerry McGee on lead guitar.
Both preceded the Super psychedelic album & Swamp Rock album which were two strange, yet awe striking .
I would recommend this for the advid collector as well as the one first album of your collection...On The Flights of Fantasy, the tune with the same name is awesome and on the underground fire "The Wild Angels" is a step beyond The Ventures normal routines...I personally waited on this and the wait was worth it.Flights of Fantasy / Underground Fire