The Spotnicks Spanish Gypsy Dance(live 1963)

Greatest guitarrist: what about Alfredo Bojalil 'El Guero' Gil? Is he on the list? Los Panchos.
The Spotnics' sounds great!

the shadows were the best instrumental group ever.
but these guys could certainly play.
i was never keen on the ventures to be honest they were ordinary.
the spornicks are great though

The Sponicks have a harder sound than the Shadows which I prefer. Listen to 'Ghost Riders In The Sky' by The Scorpions. In my opinion this is far better than the Shadows version.

the SHADOWS did an upbeat disco sounding riders in the sky in the 70s.

i actually spoke to the bass player on the london based SCORPIONS riders track.
he thought as most do . that the shadows were so far ahead of everyone that most groups were blown away.
ill also add that the SPOTNICKS relied heavily on electronic enduced sound including a wired up drum kit.
as HANK B MARVIN  has recently been voted amoungst the greatest guitarists by other guitarists theres not a lot to say.

I have nothing against the Shadows but they were a 'manufactured' group, individually chosen for their technical ability, to back Cliff Richard. To me something is lost in their recordings. I was about at the time and would explain it by, perhaps a lack of spontaneity.
On the other hand I always disliked Cliff Richard, so I may be biased.

I think they were great at doing what they did. Each band was great at their own style I think.

ska se dom ikväll fan va härligt gammla gänget lirar. gonna see them tonight love the olds guys playin together again

And of Course The Shadows who many of these groups were trying to take off

WINBERG is the only one in the world that plays that style so MUSICAL.
IVAN