The Mellotron Group

well, let it not be said that Mike Dickson doesn't know how to kill a party.
johnb



Mike Dickson wrote:
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> 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 
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> > <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 
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> > > > <mailto:rick%40rickblechta.com>>
> > > > > Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
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> > > > <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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