Ghost Riders In The Sky/Wheels/Lonely Heart/Bulldog/Lullaby Of The Leaves/Beyond The Reef/Rawhide/Meet Mr Callahan/Trambone/Last Date/Ginchy/Josie
Another Smash!!! was an early album from the The Ventures which sees them still developing their guitar sound. With their prolific output they would become the most popular American guitar instrumental group. (US:39)
“This is great music to listen to in the car with the top down. The Ventures started out using Fender guitars, and produced a more smooth sound than their later hits with Mosrite guitars. Highly recommended.”
“The Ventures at their best - this album has always been my absolute favourite by the group and now even more so. If you like instrumentals, then this one is a must.”
“The sweet sounds of the twangy Fenders reverberate through the years since the original recording. Cut after cut bring back a time when rock and roll was simple and uncomplicated. This light but determined effort is, in my humble opinion, their best all round album."
“With this album the band are still searching for their signature sound. Some of the tracks get a little syrupy, with string arrangements that make you think you might have stumbled upon a lost Mantovani album where he was experimenting with electric guitars. However, it's still worth the price of admission for any fans of sixties instrumental rock.”
“Wonderful variety of selections ranging from ballads to hard driving twangy rockers, all delectably 'Fenderized' for your listening enjoyment. If you want to own just one Ventures album - this is it.”
“Sounding ever more confident with each release, The Ventures tackle all kinds of moods on this one. The two ballad-penned compositions are solid (Josie is one of their finest originals ever) and the covers they've chosen represent a really well-written batch of diversity, including the vibrato-murdered Ghost Riders In The Sky, the spy chuggers Bulldog and Ginchy, the bouncy as a ball Wheels, the gorgeous string-embellished ballad Last Dance and all those other songs that all do this or that.”
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