"THE" BEST
ELP at Royal Albert Hall at 25th reunion concert.
P E R F E C T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee
--- In
Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...>
wrote:
>
> Holy Birotrons, Batman!! ...er, Wakeman!!
>
>
> --- jonesalley <jonesalley@...> wrote:
>
> > Flying Tormatoes?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: zappaboggs
> > To: Mellotronists
> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Middle-age
> > meddling...
> >
> >
> > "I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> > forget what makes them cool?"
> >
> > Good question... IMO, just ask Chris Squire and
> > mates...
> >
> > (I type this while ducking the tomatoes
> > flying...)... My favorite show in the last few
> > years from THE era?
> >
> > James Gang at the Beacon, NYC 2006... Played
> > every song perfect... (Minimal jamming... which
> > sometimes is a good thing...)
> >
> > Tend my Hammond...
> >
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jack Younger <e4103s@...>
> > To: Mellotronists <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:05:29 AM
> > Subject: [Mellotronists] Middle-age meddling...
> >
> >
> > Here's some food for the thinkin'....
> >
> > I went to see the Zombies here in Boston MA, and
> > it was fantastic! Original members, great
> > performances, good energy and yes, there were some
> > senior moments, but a good time nonetheless. My
> > gripe
> > was this; the guitarist was not original and
> > walked
> > up with some PRS-type guitar and a newer stack of
> > some
> > kind, with a collection of soulless patch tones
> > and
> > shredded through every song. Now, this was the
> > Little
> > Steven Garage series and the guitar back-line is
> > all
> > AC30's, so there was no excuse for plugging into
> > that
> > monstrosity.
> > The bigger problem was that this seemed to be OK
> > with the band. They were smiling and flaunting
> > this
> > "young buck" through the whole set as though this
> > would somehow connect them with the younger
> > generation. I was hanging out with some younger
> > clients of mine (ranging from 18-24) who love the
> > Zombies and were disgusted. Where were the scrappy
> > rhythmic guitar spanks that made them great?
> > Granted, Rob Argent had a digital key setup, but
> > you
> > try dragging around a harpsichord, marxophone, B3,
> > etc. to all the shows, as we all know, all too
> > well.
> > And he is Rob Argent.
> > I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> > forget what makes them cool? Yes, it sucks when a
> > legendary band goes through the motions to make
> > some
> > bread because they got screwed out of royalties in
> > the
> > 60's, but then, who can blame them for that? It's
> > an
> > integrity thing, which is, after all, what makes a
> > band great in the first place. Get as old as you
> > like
> > and play as long as you like. Just don't pander to
> > a
> > young audience that would rather hear you be
> > honest
> > and original like you always were.
> > That's my two cents.
> >
> > Jack Younger
> > -Gracefully growing older and still making records
> > the
> > old-fashioned way.
> >
>
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>
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