Ah, ok, the word "cheesy" may be the wrong expression, I'm not a native speaker, so sorry about that. What I mean with "cheesy" is when bands or songs miss that special thing that makes them, you know, cool or something. When they sound that touch too sweet, too harmless or smooth maybe. I really love big melodies, big pop and big "kitsch", but by "cheesy" I mean when it's a bit too harmless. Like, The Sparks aren't cheesy, but ABBA is. I hope I could explain what I mean.
I guess it has a lot to do with being used to more modern sounds, but I'd apply the word "cheesy" in much more to modern sounds than to vintage sounds.
Oh dear, what have I done here???
And I didn't want to compare The Ventures with The Trashmen musically, they sound pretty different from each other.