Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by fdoddy@aol.com
Oh man, I am in love with Seagoat! Outsider art just rules. fritz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzoxJT74W0w&feature=related ... From: tspit74@comcast.net To:
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by tspit74@comcast.net
I actually like Sea Goat. I even like the whole Still album. Is it good? No. Is it terrible? Yes. Do I like it? Absolutely. It s just such a bizarre album.
Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-20 by ClayE
Medeski Martin & Wood ! A very good example. Thanks Norm.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by Mike Dickson
... It s a close call. At least Sea Goat has Vivaldi to commend it. Sort of.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-20 by NormLeete@aol.com
In a message dated 18/01/2010 21:08:06 GMT Standard Time, unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com writes: I define adventurous use as pushing a tape based instrument
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Digital Mellotron will be called the M4000-D. What?
2010-01-20 by Bruce Daily
I agree on the model number issue. Seems like a bit of a risk. A useful addition for stage play would be a programmable favorite voices selector,
Re: New Digital Mellotron will be called the M4000-D. What?
2010-01-20 by ClayE
Interesting that it will also emulate the touch sensitivity of a mellotron. If I m not mistaken, it will have some of the articulations that Fritz and Chris
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
You can have my copy for half that. In a message dated 1/20/2010 12:02:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: That was painful. I
Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by ClayE
That was painful. I spotted the Still LP in the antique shop last week. Rare!!! $50. Some LP s are hard to find for good reason.
New Digital Mellotron will be called the M4000-D. What?
2010-01-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
So the new digital Mellotron will be called the M4000-D. Seems like Markus could have found a better name.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
Mike, surely you have forgotten this. I m sure seeing it will make you change your mind about the statement below.
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by Pomeroy RH Ranch
I remember watching the MTV Asia live show from Tokyo - with the Greg Lake switcheroo - what a complete embarrassment. ... From:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by Bob Snyder
I expect it isn t a popular opinion here, but I always thought that Greg Lake had one of the better voices in this genre. At least until he tried subbing for
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by David Jacques
Love Islands... Sailors Tale was on XM Radio the other night and I almost flipped out! My wife loved it...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/19/2010 10:50:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: I had a seminal tract infection one time that stopped me in
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 19/01/2010 22:22:17 GMT Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: The lyrics are also (probably) Sinfield s worst ever. Deeply
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by Mike Dickson
... There is not much about Islands that I don t like. I m never sure why people are so down on it. The title track is magnificent. (Despite Peter Owls know
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 19/01/2010 22:22:17 GMT Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes: I like the intro a lot. Trouble is that the rest of it is pretty much
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by Mike Dickson
... I like the intro a lot. Trouble is that the rest of it is pretty much as before . The lyrics are also (probably) Sinfield s worst ever. Deeply
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-19 by Mike Dickson
... It sounds daft! ... That s not a Mellotron. That s a tube with weird kind of bag attached to it that Fripp whirled about his head in the studio. Sid
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-19 by Chris Dale
It could be but here are some better examples: Half speed Brass on Have You Heard followed by MK II motor noise at the album end (1969) Pitch increase from the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-19 by Chris Dale
Thanks Frank. Yeah Clay - there s no need to sound like a Molson Canadian.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 19/01/2010 15:50:11 GMT Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes: Another great track is Sailor s Tale My absolute favourite KC track
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
Clay, you re killing me! : ) After I visit Frank, I m coming up north. In all seriousness, the one song that I find perfect in its unerring detail is The
Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by ClayE
I had a seminal tract infection one time that stopped me in my tracks. lol, lmao, rotfl! I love the huge tron entrance on Poseidon. Another great track is
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by kinchmusic@aol.com
Interesting response. I have to say that for me, Court, Epitaph and particularly ITWOP were all 3 seminal tracks that stopped me in my tracks as a teenager and
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by Mike Dickson
... Meh.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by Mike Dickson
... Pretty much.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Birotron Article
2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
Hi Dave. Glad to see you getting some well deserved press. Frank In a message dated 1/18/2010 9:31:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, trondave@gmail.com writes:
Re: Birotron Article
2010-01-19 by dave b
That was the web version of the story. If anyone is interested here is the link to what it actually looked like in the paper:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Musical Box...
2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
I spoke to him last year and he told me that the sample (Kurzweil?) was just easier to manage. I don t recall him telling me he hated them. In a message dated
Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Musical Box... [1 Attachment]
2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
Not a Mellotron. A fake Mellotron. Sampler in a Mellotrony looking cabinet. In a message dated 1/18/2010 4:48:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
So If I use my Mellotron as a giant paper weight I m, adventurous? Or suppose someone were to push their Mellotron beyond the top step of the second flight
Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium
2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
It s a bitch to hum as well. In a message dated 1/18/2010 3:40:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: Spem In A is really a hard piece to
Re: Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-19 by ClayE
I guess that stunning half doesn t necessarily mean stunning side. The way I read your message Mike, you aren t fond of Cadence and Cascade or the three
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-18 by kinchmusic@aol.com
Mike. What about the title track? Andy ... From: Mike Dickson To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jan 18, 2010 10:59 pm
Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium
2010-01-18 by fdoddy@aol.com
calm down there Mike. get a tissue or something..... ... From: Mike Dickson To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jan 18,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Musical Box...
2010-01-18 by zappaboggs
Well now they suck!!! (Just kidding)... But when you think of me tune in the frequency, Come out and play come out and play ...Gandalf Murphy and The
Birotron Article
2010-01-18 by Tron400
I just ran across this article in the Hartford Courant. Bernie http://www.courant.com/features/hc-birotron2.artjan18,0,6280108.story
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
Sorry, but I think Devils Triangle makes the album. I m not a fan of Haskell s voice, but the other two songs on side one are really good. What absolutely
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-18 by kinchmusic@aol.com
I assume the less stunning half is the first side What?!!! Andy K ... From: Mike Dickson To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
Errr....which parts. It all sounds pretty pedestrian to me. (Though I do like TD a lot...their invention was with their synth and sequencer use)
Re: The Musical Box... [1 Attachment]
2010-01-18 by ClayE
David Myers (MB keyboards) is on record saying he hated playing a real mellotron. Most likely he was refering to one of Pierre Veilleux s properly adjusted
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Poseidon and Islands
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
I heard that from Ian McD. I can t see them living together. I assume the less stunning half is the first side. As maligned as that album may be, musically
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
Avoid the Tattoo. Seriously. Avoid the Tattoo.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
... I still say this is the greatest musical accomplishment in the history of our species. I simply cannot encompass the mind that put this together in such
Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium
2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson
... The Biro sounds come in about 1:39 as choir #5 and has seven parts, the first of which sounds like this:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Musical Box... [1 Attachment]
2010-01-18 by tspit74@comcast.net
I don t think it s a real tron. Just a sampler in a fancy wooden box. BTW, I ve seen them a bunch. I m doing so again on Feb. 13th. ... From: zappaboggs
The Musical Box...
2010-01-18 by zappaboggs
Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a wonderful show... It s so pleasing to see a Mellotron (black) on stage... anywhere!!!! This was
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
2010-01-18 by Chris Dale
Agreed - good example.