don't mince words, jim....tell us what you REALLY think.....:)
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jim Anderson <jimanderson@...> wrote:
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> Of the 1k+ CDs in my collection, this is easily one of the worst.
> Every song is a complete stinker, and if there is any tron (even in
> 'Waters Beneath the Bridge') it's way down in the mix and can't
> salvage the pitiful sappy songwriting. The vocals are especially
> horrid. Hard to believe it's even the same Mike Pinder that signed
> all of those Mellotron covers on ebay.
> -jima
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> On Jan 10, 2007, at 5:48 AM, charel196 wrote:
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> > Hi Andy Off The Shelf is a shortened version of Among The Stars
> > ( same songs from Off
> > The Shelf are on the latter plus additional tracks.) I believe Mike
> > played real tron on
> > "Waters Beneath The Bridge" (also found on the Mellotron Album) as
> > it was an older song/
> > demo from the 80s. There's a lot of tron strings on the rest but
> > done with his own
> > personal samples (and they sound really nice,btw) but again most of
> > the music is a bit
> > MOR for my tastes. No prog epics here......
> >
> > --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Thompson"
> > <andy.thompson@> wrote:
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> >> Chaps
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> >> Quick general question re.Mike Pinder's '90s solo albums, Off the
> >> Shelf and Among the
> > Stars. Does anyone have these? Does he actually play Mellotron on
> > either of them, or had
> > he long disposed of his machines by then? Ta!
> >>
> >> Andy T.
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