Mellotronists

On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 03:23  pm, Brundage, Jim wrote:

>
> Hey Ches
>
> I saw Steve at a free show in San Francisco. It was GREAT! Glad, 
> freedom
> rider, low spark, pearly queen, rain maker, presence of the lord. Only
> two new tunes were played which were both good. His album, which I
> listened to in the music store, is not another pop record at all. Lots
> of Hammond (no tron - sorry) but I did not buy it right then and there
> however. Regardless, the two tunes that he has been playing live (see
> his web site for set lists) are the "good" ones. I actually like the
> tune "different light" I think its called and I've been pretty critical
> of some of his stuff in the last 10 - 15 years. Classic Stevie Hammond
> playing on this tune if you get to hear it. He's coming back here in
> September and I am definitely going. At one point during the show I saw
> in May it got REAl psychedelic! He was (they were) jammin'. It was
> great! I say GO! Especially if it is a small venue! I think when you 
> see
> the full show (the free one I saw was an hour) the longer set lists
> include some more Blind Faith etc. It's on the set list section of the
> site. Check it out!
>

He did only two gigs in the UK, and no more are planned as yet, but 
they were both great 3-hour sets. The Hammond's Leslie horn chamber was 
illuminated so you could SEE the Leslie whirl as well as hear it!!

The album is superb, and was recorded by one George Shilling, himself 
no stranger to the Mellotron as he engineers all the SundaeClub stuff!!

CC

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