Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Luizinho Y Zeus Dinamites - Choque Que Queima
 | This 1964 Brazilian release includes 4 instrumentals that are moreorless in the Ventures camp. The version of Apache is uniquely arranged and very cool. |
Picks: Ventures Twist, Apache, Bongo Blues, Guitar Twist
Track by Track Review
Rock (Instrumental)
This early twangster from the Ventures is done with extreme reverence. Aside from more exuberance, it might as well be the V-boys at the helm. Rockin' and fun.
Rock (Instrumental)
Right from the rising cymbals and the dramatic military marching drums you know this is going to be a different arrangement of Jerry Lordan's "Apache." You are not disappointed. Where most covers either ape the Shadows or Jorgen Ingmann, this is something quite different. Perhaps part way between the two, yet it's more than just that. Very cool!
Rock (Instrumental)
Drummin' up a storm, Luizinho Y Zeus Dinamites launch into a jammin' instro that's raucous and rollin'. It's lack of a real melody harkens to fifties instro style, and also separates it from surf.
Rock (Instrumental)
The Virtues' "Guitar Twist" is a moreorless progression boogie (as were virtually all of their instros). There's lots of spunk here, but only the use of Champs' chords and the great drums to set it apart.