The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars is a fascinating, fun rock doc filled with great interviews and anecdotes. It's bound to please not only Surf Music fans, but wide audiences at large. It includes explanations and demonstrations of how the Ventures produced their brilliantly innovative sounds, and takes the viewer on a great journey through the 60s music scene. This is an exciting, energetic film without a dull moment. Highly recommended!

Terrific history of the Ventures with lots of famous musicians contributing commentary. Enjoyed it overall, but was disappointed that there was so little actual footage of the band actually performing! Not one complete song! I realize that the footage is available elsewhere, but I was really expecting to see some of it here.

Great to hear Don Wilson reminisce along with all the others - just wished they played a bit!

The story of the rock group, The Ventures, is extremely well told in this documentary, even though it's a relatively low-budget production. This is because it manages to have the stuff most viewers want in a flick like this. First, it has actual interviews with nearly all the members of the band. A few of these interviews were done long before the film debuted....and someone fortunately thought to record all this for posterity. Second, it features lots of inteviews with folks in the music industy and who knew the rock group...not folks waxing philosphical about folks they simply never knew (an annoying problem I have seen in some similar films). Third, it manages to infuse the film with an excitement and appreciation for the group. So, if you aren't a fan, you'll likely be checking Spotify or Amazon Music or some other service to hear more of their music. Fourth, it helps you draw connections to other groups and genres to show you how The Ventures and their music affected so many in the industry. Overall, extremely well made and never dull...this is the sort of documentary I wish they made for all rock 'n roll legends.

Stellar documentary honoring one of the most influential rock bands the world over, The Ventures. Its a breezy, toe-tapping delight jam packed with star-studded interviews, archival footage and eye popping animations. Oh and killer music of course. Don't miss it!

If you want to know how it all started with the Ventures and what the guitar driven wave of their career was like, this wonderful film by Staci Layne Wilson immerses you in the men, the woman, and the music that took the world by storm. Chock full of delicious guitar licks and fabulous interviews and recollections, Stars On Guitars takes you there and you're glad you went.