The Mellotron Group

Things a bit more challenging than *prog rock* it must be said.

Mike

Mark Pring wrote:
>
> Hi Mike
> I am curious, what is your favourite music?
>
> Mark
>
> --- Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com 
> <mailto:mike.dickson%40gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> > Is it 'nitpicking' to say that everything they ever
> > did or thought about
> > doing was bloody awful?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Thomas C. Doncourt wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > 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?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> > > > Van: "Rick Blechta" <rick@rickblechta.com 
> <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com>
> > > <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com>>
> > > > Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Verzonden: 15-12-07 19:31
> > > > Onderwerp: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Second
> > thoughts
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 15, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Hessel Herder
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> 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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