At any rate, it was nice to see that MP was willing to make a
statement about the DVD. I'm sure that he is "quietly disappointed"
with it, as another list member said earlier. Though it would sure
have been nice to see the man playing a REAL tron in REAL time on the
DVD, I suppose that a signed copy of a "period piece" will be worth
the price I paid for it, even if I won't watch it more than once.
Ah well, I still have my crappy sounding Moodies boots to tide me
over....
BTW, I'm new here...I've loved the sound of the Mellotron since I was
a kid, and though I don't yet have one (it may be some time yet...),
I am in the process of getting one of Brady Arnold's new Hellatrons.
It is almost ready, and as soon as I have it and get the chance to
try it out, I'll post a review here.
Glad to see there's a place for Tron enthusiasts to hang out...
Paul Crane
--- In
Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "David Jacques" <djacques@c...>
wrote:
>
> From his own website, here is Mike Pinder's response...
>
> "This is a typical technique used at that time for
> recording for television etc.
>
> Taped backing tracks were used for the instruments and
> some backing vocals were
> in the mix.
>
> Tony Clarke put the backing tracks together.
> We performed the vocals live.
>
> You'll notice I was sitting at a Hammond B3 organ and not
> a mellotron for the mellotron parts.
>
> It is what it is and I was happy to see it resurface 34
> years later.
> I think it conveys the essence of the band and our early
> club dates.
>
> There was such little footage from this period and I hope
> you enjoy it for what it is.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike"