As primarily a bass player, I couldn't agree more. I really hate
that
style of playing.
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com,
"David Jacques"
.> 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.
>
>
>
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>
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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Message
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph
2008-08-11 by Paul Tillotson
As yet another bassist, I found the bass playing
offensive enough that I stopped the video shortly after Mr Giles got started.
Slapping has its place: in a Sly Stone song for example.
PT M400 #1226
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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Epitaph
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