The Mellotron Group

Is it 'nitpicking' to say that everything they ever did or thought about 
doing was bloody awful?

Mike

Thomas C. Doncourt wrote:
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> In a cultural climate where there is so little being done that is new it
> is hard for me to look back critically and nitpick at the Moody Blues.
> Their tenuous, odd chemistry is at least still noteworthy after all these
> years. I like the fact that they tried strange things. If Graeme Edge
> thought of putting poetry in they let it happen. I can even tolerate the
> falsetto harmonies for the reason of creative liberty, I know that Ray
> Thomas added a lot of the sundry instruments that were not mellotron and
> added dimension to the music. Too many bands are second guessing
> themselves.
> What I ma really curious about is what made Pinder pack it in after
> reaching such a high note in 72.I wonder if some of that creative liberty
> broke down in the band. did he just get sick of playing the mellotrons and
> chamberlins?
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> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> > Van: "Rick Blechta" <rick@rickblechta.com 
> <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com>>
> > Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Verzonden: 15-12-07 19:31
> > Onderwerp: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Second thoughts
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> >
> > On Dec 15, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Hessel Herder wrote:
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> >> Has EGBDF's 'My Song' ever been played live?
> >
> > I'll say it, if only to beat Mattias to the punch:
> >
> > One hopes not.
> >
> > =)
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