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Re: Epitaph

2008-08-11 by Bernie

As primarily a bass player, I couldn't agree more. I really hate 
that style of playing.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "David Jacques" 
<djacques@...> wrote:
>
> It's really a shame as Michael Giles and McDonald are from the 
original
> band. Peter Giles' bass playing with that slapping popping crap is 
so out of
> the style of the music. What happened to that great Fender flat 
round string
> sound? He certainly played great bass on Cirkus. 
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@...
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 5:50 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Epitaph
> 
>  
> 
> In a message dated 8/10/2008 6:11:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> djacques@... writes:
> 
> Well, I was truly sorry that I found this on YouTube. And I am 
glad I did
> not see these guys when they were in LA.  A very lackluster 
performance of
> Epitaph. I think that whatever the keyboardist is playing for the
> "Mellotron" may possibly be the worst sounding samples I have yet 
to hear.
> And the end is rather embarrassing as he bends the pitch up and 
then
> releases the wheel before he releases the chord. The vocalist's 
phrasing is
> completely off. Just a bit depressing after seeing Crimson in 1969.
> 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> After seeing 5 seconds of this, In think it is the 21st century 
schizoid
> band. And yes, it does suck. They were using stock Korg, "tape 
sampler"
> shit.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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