The Mellotron Group

Hi all-

   RIP Keith Emerson.

  I was hooked on his music the moment I heard "Take a Pebble".  That probably opened my mind up to progressive rock.  A pretty good place to start.

   -Bruce Daily

Hard to believe he is gone...
Saw them twice, quite the showman, here is the '92 finale at Royal Albert Hall : complete with the Hammond b-3 antics at 09:34 and a little Flight of the Bumble Bee./Rondo 69 and Bach Toccata :
https://youtu.be/eeFjADELCwQ

 

    On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:38 PM, "Bruce Daily pocotron@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

     Hi all-

RIP Keith Emerson.

I was hooked on his music the moment I heard "Take a Pebble". That probably opened my mind up to progressive rock. A pretty good place to start.

-Bruce Daily

Only thing that lifted my spirits since this weekend is listening to Steve Wilsons solo effort "Hand. Cannot. Erase." - pretty awesome stuff there. 

    On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:39 PM, "markpringnz@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

     Very sad. 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If you look so up Larry Chamberlin on Facebook, you will notice that Larry is a Chamberlin Music Master 500. Larry was Todd Rundgren's Chamberlin.

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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 2:00 AM, Chris Dale unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> "That said, Keith was a huge talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like Mellotrons."
> 
> 
> Treu!! He didn't like Mellotrons (or Chamberlins) because they couldn't play quickly (at least that's what he thought).
> 
> He very much did want a Birotron though, because the keyboard itself allowed for fast runs, but despite his friendship/clout with Wakeman, he never received it.
> 
> Incidentally Todd Rundgren didn't want a Birotron because (although he'd never seen it)  'it couldn't play fast enough'.
> He was basing this on the Chamberlin he had.
> 
> 
> We know these opinions are borne of ignorance. They have more to do with the keyboard being out of adjustment on well worn and and maladjusted units than anything else.
> When the keyboard is properly adjusted, they can play fine.
> 
> A listen to Elton John's Mellotron flute solo in "Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds" proves this.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:57 PM, John Barrick barrickjohn262@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>  
>> Saw them in 1977.  They were touring Works.  Not long after that, I began to drift away from liking Keith's style, and eventually I realized that my favorite songs of their's always featured Greg Lake's melodies and vocals.  That said, Keith was a huge talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like Mellotrons.
>> 
>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 8:42 PM, JAMES STRAUSS jandjstrz@verizon.net [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>> Only thing that lifted my spirits since this weekend is listening to Steve Wilsons solo effort "Hand. Cannot. Erase." - pretty awesome stuff there.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:39 PM, "markpringnz@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup]" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> Very sad. A very talented pianist.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> john barrick
>> 
>> *Leo got it right the first time*
>> *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
> 
>

Hi Guys-

   I saw ELP twice; 1977 in Denver, and 1980 (I think) at CSU in Ft Collins CO.  The college show was the best; a smaller gym venue.

    On the subject of Mellotrons and ELP, check out this forum entry-   http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=49316

    Now, check out this recent eBay posting & description-  http://www.ebay.com/itm/EMERSON-LAKE-PALMER-1972-Trilogy-Tour-Backing-Track-STAGE-TAPE-/121923852955?hash=item1c633a5a9b:g:0IMAAOSwoudW5hCH

     Well, they tried to use the 'tron.

   -Bruce Daily


   
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On Fri, 3/18/16, Chris Dale unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Keith Emerson
 To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Friday, March 18, 2016, 12:00 AM 
     
       
       
       "That said, Keith was a huge
 talent, and a great player, even if he didn't like
 Mellotrons."
 
 Treu!!
 He didn't like Mellotrons (or Chamberlins) because they
 couldn't play quickly (at least that's what he
 thought).
 He very much
 did want a Birotron though, because the keyboard itself
 allowed for fast runs, but despite his friendship/clout with
 Wakeman, he never received it.
 Incidentally Todd Rundgren
 didn't want a Birotron because (although he'd never
 seen it)  'it couldn't play fast
 enough'.He was basing this on the Chamberlin
 he had.
 
 We know these opinions are borne of
 ignorance. They have more to do with the keyboard being out
 of adjustment on well worn and and maladjusted units than
 anything else.When the keyboard is properly
 adjusted, they can play fine.
 A listen to Elton John's
 Mellotron flute solo in "Lucy In The Sky with
 Diamonds" proves this.