The Mellotron Group

.heh heh.

 

You mean,  like at the 1:05 mark in this vid....?  LOL

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY9msQztHSI

 

Ray sure gets into it ..physically..and the 'Tron sounds ok.

 

Jim

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 7:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] MOODY BLUES voices

 

  

It must have been considered.  Just listen to any of their live performances
and not cringe when Lodge cuts loose with those descant falsettos that
overpower Hayward's leads. 

john

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com> wrote:

  


Hi all-

  Maybe Mike Pinder resisted the idea of using a 'Tron or Chamby choir when
it became available.  The Moodies were known for their vocal harmonies.
Would the group have resented the use of pre-recorded vocals over their own?
I wonder if the idea was ever brought up.  If so, maybe they considered
recording their own vocals for the 'Tron.

  It's ask an ex-Moodie time, I guess.

 

  Pondering-

 

   -Bruce D.



--- On Sat, 5/28/11, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com> wrote:


From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] MOODY BLUES voices
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 11:12 PM

 

  

I don't think the idea was given serious consideration because both the
Mellotron and Chamberlin were thought of as ' home organ' type units doing
big band music largely. The Chamberlin 'Voices' are only a single Female and
single Male - not quite a choir until the two sounds are put together which
is what happened on the M1 model.

 

The idea was first advertised in the late 60's on Chamberlin brochures but
only as 'voices' and not as a choir. The Mellotron really nailed the choir
sound. 

 

 

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Charles <charel196@yahoo.com
<http://us.mc1259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=charel196@yahoo.com> > wrote:

  

I was always surprised Mike Pinder never used any choirs with the Moodies,
or had the band members do Mellotron tapes. Imagine Justin, John, Ray, and
Mike making vocal tapes for that massed "OM" effect or the backing ahhhs on
Melancholy Man....a missed opportunity.
If Harry did the solo voices in the 50s and Mellotron used Music Masters as
a guide, why didn't Mellotron add human voices to their units until the
M400?