Mellotronists

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From: "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] trivia



Jon

> While driving home from our show last night during a tornadic storm
> outbreak in my area, I had my local radio station on for weather
> updates.  I caught about the last half of a song that was stated to
> date from 1969 by a band called "Neon Philharmonic."  It had sort of
> a pop-prog, kind of an "American" Moodies feel to it, with a little
> of that "Love is Blue" vibe, and strings that were at times very
> Mellotronish and at times clearly real.  I don't recall ever having
> heard them or of them before.  Can anybody fill in the blanks on
> that, particularly the possibility of some early rock Mellotron use?

I was put onto the Neon Philharmonic single by someone, but after
downloading and lsitening to it, I was pretty convinced there was no
'Tron/Chamby on board. Interesting song, though!

Andy T.