Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock

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: B000002R1E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,563 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hawaii Five-O

2. Lovin' Things

3. Galveston

4. The Letter

5. Don't Give in to Him

6. Theme from "A Summer Place"

7. Medley: Spooky/Traces/Stormy

8. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

9. Games People Play

10. I Can Hear Music

11. Dizzy

12. Carry Me Back

13. Honky Tonk Women

14. Muddy Mississippi Line

15. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

16. Swamp Rock

17. Niki Hoeky

18. Green River

19. Suspicious Minds

20. Catfish Mud Dance

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the Young, December 8, 1999

By 

Richard A Boyce Jr (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock (Audio CD)

This CD brings back a lot of wonderful memories. Even though I wasn't born even close to the sixties, I love The Ventures and their music. I am only 21 years old and even though I listen to new stuff also, The Ventures are the best instrumental group of all time. My Dad got me into The Ventures when I was very young. He and I would listen to his very old and scratched records of the Ventures. The album Swamp Rock has always been my favorite and it brings feelings of joy when I hear it. My Dad just passed away this past summer from cancer and when I listen to The Ventures, he is right there with me. The Ventures Swamp Rock is true southern rock.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the Ventures at a creative best!, January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock (Audio CD)

I had both these albums when they were first released almost 30 years ago, and receiving this CD on Christmas '98, I still feel The Ventures were breaking new ground that sounds as fresh today as it did then. The first 14 songs are from the Hawii 5-0 record are all very well arranged with a full horn section. The Swamp Rock album is very interesting, because like the Hawii 5-0 album they went into a totally different genre. It has the taste or feel of the "bayou". The writing and arranging is done very well. Listen especially to "Carry Me Back", "Plaquemines Parish", "Swamp Rock", and "Catfish Mud Dance".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Album!!!, April 21, 2004

By 

Christopher Covais (ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock (Audio CD)

Hawaii Five O was part of a string of albums by The Ventures in which their style, along with their personell was changing. Guitarist, Nokie Edwards left and Gerry McGee came in and The Ventures new sound was born. It was not much different from their old style, but anyone could tell the differences between Telstar and Hawaii Five O, the albums. This was the third change in The Ventures musical style. They went from surf, to pop/rock, and then to more agressive, but tame rock. This wouldn't be the last change. Two major other changes occured. Anyway, this album isn't that bad, and an early Ventures fan would like it two. The group does a beautiful version of Aquarious/Let The Sunshine In. If you like this album, you'll like The Horse, and Underground Fire.