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Subject: Greatest Mellotron Band?
From: kinchmusic@...
Date: 2002-05-10
Right, here's my 2 cent's worth.
There have been so many it's hard to choose the ultimate contender.
But to my mind it would have to a band who created their original sound with the tron way up there in the mix and not just used it as a pretty white box for the keyboard player to occasionally rest his left hand, or even his beer on once in a while.
Also, the winner would have had to have stood by the instrument through thick and thin, which unfortunately would eliminate some of my favourite all time bands, who seem to have turned their backs on the machine. Indeed, in view of the current debate on Yes here (who I loved during the CTTE and TFTO era). They would have to go to the bottom of the pile because of what Rick did to his! Also, he has continued to pour scorn on the mellotron ever since.
Stand up and take a bow Barclay James Harvest.(Nothing like a bit of controversy to get the list going!).
I have to say that KC, Strawbs, Genesis, Yes, Moodies would all have been up there, if only they'd stuck with it and in some cases not ridiculed it.
Let battle commence!
Andy K if you agree.
Andy T if you don't