The Mellotron Group

I have to agree. While others used only 2 or 3 different sounds, 
Pinder used pretty much all that were available to him.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tomdcour" <tomdcour@...> 
wrote:
>
> Mike Pinder- In my opinion no one has ever put the Mellotron or 
Chamberlin to better use, 
> or used a wider variety of sounds and techniques. His 
orchestrations made the music work 
> (which is what orchestrations are supposed to do). The songs 
are ,more or less, vehicles 
> for his beautiful mellotron playing. That is what makes the Moody 
Blues worthwhile and 
> the only thing that makes them noteworthy in a blog like this. The 
Moody's "minimal 
> songs allowed him to use a really big canvas of mellotron sounds. 
He didn't an intricate 
> band like Yes or Genesis to try and weave his parts around. 
Whether you can stomach the 
> rest of the Moody Blues or not I've got to give contnual credit to 
Pinder as a master.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk" 
<owen@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "David Jacques" 
<djacques@> wrote:
> > > All I can say is that you had to be there, living and growing 
up in the 60's
> > > and 70's, to truly appreciate the Moody Blues' music.
> > 
> > Interesting - as I wasn't born until around the time Seventh 
Sojourn (the last of the 7) 
> was 
> > released.  My exposure to the MBs came in the early 1980s - my 
musical diet at that 
> point 
> > was Adam And The Ants, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode and their ilk, 
along with The 
> Mamas 
> > and the Papas and a few other pop bits and pieces from my 
parents' era.  Then along 
> came 
> > a Moodies compilation and I couldn't work out how they were 
making those weird string 
> > sounds _without_ a string section (I couldn't do it on my Casio, 
and this was the 1980s).
> > 
> > I've never really listened to classic prog; to my perception, 
the bits I _have_ heard 
> usually 
> > seem to meander on for too long without getting to the point.  I 
guess I like songs 
> rather 
> > than epics, and am not particularly bothered about the technical 
abilities of the players 
> - if 
> > the sound that comes out at the end appeals to me, I don't care 
whether the performer 
> > can do six chromatic octaves in 10 seconds or whether it was 
created by a flock of 
> geese 
> > pecking at landmines.
> > 
> > It's all just down to personal preference.  I like the Moody 
Blues, others don't.  I can live 
> > with that.
> > 
> > Owen
> >
>