The Mellotron Group

Actually, no. I finally got it into my basement and uncrated it only to  
find it was missing a crucial component. Luckily, Frank's sister was able to  
locate it and send it to me. I have installed it, but I have had other  
things take precedence. I plan on firing it up Saturday night. I'm going to fly  
Saturday Morning and afternoon if you care to join me.
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2011 8:58:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

 
 
 
 
Frank - Hi  ! 
You get the big ‘Tron  cranked up?
Jim 
 

-----Original  Message-----
From:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]  On Behalf Of  lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Thursday,  November 03, 2011 8:30  PM
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Do the  Beach Boys sound this good live? 
 
 
 
 
Hi  Jim!
 

 
 
In a message dated  11/3/2011 7:36:06  P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time, 
jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

 
 
 
Nothings as GOOD as it used to  be. 
That said, I enjoyed  it. 
Jim 

-----Original  Message-----
From:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]  On Behalf Of Mike  Dickson
Sent:  Thursday,  November 03, 2011  7:29  AM
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Do the  Beach Boys sound this good live? 
 
 
 
Anyone who thinks that Brian Wilson is  in fine voice is kidding 
themselves.  His voice is shot to hell,  off-key and his range is about an octave and 
a tad.  Live he sits at a  keyboard but doesn't actually play it (or doesn't 
play it  much) 
 

 
Way back, Andy Paley (then Brian's  producer and collaborator) admitted 
that Brian's first album was really only  about 5% Brian Wilson, but then (he 
added) 'there is only about 5% of Brian  Wilson left'.  He may be more 
coherent these days than before, and his  voice doesn't have the horrors of 'Still 
I Dream Of It' (any version)  plastered across it, but it's nothing like 
the finely tuned instrument it  once as.  No surprise though; a guy of his age 
would hardly sound like  a man of 25.  He just cannot make the high notes 
on 'Caroline No' and  really he ought not to even try any more.  I'm just 
glad he's still  with us. 
 
On 2 November 2011 23:48, <_lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) >  
wrote: 
 
 
 
 
 
Twenty years ago,  Brian was still getting over the ravages of cocaine use 
on his voice. I  remember seeing him on SNL and being horrified. Back in the 
early nineties I  used to fantasize that one day he would return to the 
stage. His voice is  better now than I ever hoped. Sometimes I close my eyes 
when he sings a song  like Caroline No or Please Let Me Wonder and I can still 
hear the voice  that grabbed me 48 years ago.
 

 
Frank 
 
 

 
 
In a message dated  11/2/2011  6:39:36  P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time, 
_jandjstrz@verizon.net_ (mailto:jandjstrz@verizon.net)   writes:

 
 
I was watching TV  late one night recently and saw some program about the 
behind the scenes  preparations to have Brian Wilson and his band perform 
Smile in  London. 
Given how bad  I’ve heard him sound on some late night talks shows, and how 
nervous he  was ramping up to the big opening night…I was surprised how 
good he  sounded. 
He looked like he  was having fun doing it too. 
Couldn’t help but  notice Paul McCartney and George Martin in the audience 
giving him a  standing ovation at the conclusion (Good Vibrations…Brian’s  
version) 
Jim 
Check’em  out: 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu7pyjG9AU_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu7pyjG9AU)  
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmNzMQd_Yc_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmNzMQd_Yc)  
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Qa4tQvQ34&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Qa4tQvQ34&feature=related)  

 
 
 
 
 
No, they  don't but Brian Wilson's band does. 

It's a bit of a slavish  cover of the song, though. 

Talking of which, I now have 'The  SMiLE Sessions' as of two days ago.  I 
think I've played it through  about 8 times now. :-)

Mike

On  02/11/2011 15:58,  tron400 wrote:  
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26eyV-k2qY&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26eyV-k2qY&feature=related) 





















-- 
Mike Dickson,  Edinburgh