The Mellotron Group

So...who's been keeping up with American Idol?


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "steve_tebble" <steve@...> 
wrote:
>
> Great! I thought you'd all bite!
> 
> And it's true most lyrics, in any form of music, are pretty awful.  
> Even the best don't look too good when removed from the song and 
> placed on the printed page.
> 
> No it's singers I hate.  Regardless of how good the lyrics are, 
they 
> always sound better when left out completely and played by an 
> instrument other than the human voice.
> 
> Other reasons I hate singers:
> 
> 1 - an extra person on stage to take up space and share our money 
> with.
> 2 - invariably the most musically inept member of the band, to whom 
> timing, tempo and key are alien concepts, and most importantly
> 3 - always think they're the most important person in the band 
> although of course the reverse is true.
> 
> 'Shut up and play your guitar (sorry Mellotron' indeed!
> 
> In fact a friend recently asked me what my favourite form of music 
> was.  I replied anything where the lead guitar and Mellotron got 
> together to drown out the singer.  Not sure he understood!
> 
> Steve.
>