Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

previous by date index next by date
previous in topic topic list next in topic

Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] trivia

From: "Andy Thompson" <andy.thompson@...>
Date: 2004-06-01

----- Original Message -----
From: "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] trivia



Jon

> While driving home from our show last night during a tornadic storm
> outbreak in my area, I had my local radio station on for weather
> updates. I caught about the last half of a song that was stated to
> date from 1969 by a band called "Neon Philharmonic." It had sort of
> a pop-prog, kind of an "American" Moodies feel to it, with a little
> of that "Love is Blue" vibe, and strings that were at times very
> Mellotronish and at times clearly real. I don't recall ever having
> heard them or of them before. Can anybody fill in the blanks on
> that, particularly the possibility of some early rock Mellotron use?

I was put onto the Neon Philharmonic single by someone, but after
downloading and lsitening to it, I was pretty convinced there was no
'Tron/Chamby on board. Interesting song, though!

Andy T.