Hi Andy:
I thought that too, but there is Geoff Downes' Novatron strings on Drama (1980) mixed with the synths. There's also mellotron strings and flutes again on "I Would Have Waited Forever" from Union. If you're inclined - listen for the strings in the build up of the middle 8 section, and the flutes after the lyric "..For everything will come around " . Who knows - maybe the "everything will come around" lyric is a reference to the mellotron sound - an inside joke perhaps.
Again - listening with headphones in a quiet room at night is almost mandatory to hear it. According to an interview in Keyboard magazine, producer Jonathan Elias tried to goad Wakeman to play the part, and when Wakeman refused, decided to play it himself.
As for the Moodies, you can hear Patrick Moraz mellotron custom sound effects and strings on Long Distance Voyager. The synth intro of "The Voice" is mellotron and it appears throughout other songs which escape memory at the moment. In a 1984 interview, John Lodge admitted that even though the mellotron technology is outdated, they still liked it very much and were still using it. Apparently the last use of real mellotron for the Moodies was "Keys To The Kingdom" on tracks that Moraz played on.
Chris Dale
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Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] YES & Rick
Chris
One thing I do credit Yes with doing is keeping the mellotron flame alive for more than a decade. All the other well known prog bands (except maybe the Moodies) gave up on it during the 80's.
I didn't think they used any tape-replay after Rick's Birotron in '78?
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