Isn't there some isolated Mellotron on UmmaGumma? If memory serves me, even
a Mark II in the huge array of equipment in the reverse photo?
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Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:52 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] David Gilmour concert last night
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> Of course, Pink Floyd didn't use any Mellotron, but I thought there
> might be a little crossover interest here.
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> There were two sets, the first being entirely from his new solo
> album (played almost the whole thing). The second was Floyd
> material. The quality of the music was excellent and Gilmour's
> playing and singing were as good as they've ever been. An
> additional bonus was the presence of Richard Wright, who played a
> prominent role singing as well as on keys. A reasonably small band
> with no female backup vocalists which they usually have.
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> Besides the usual hits that you often still hear on the radio, a
> couple deeper cuts were particular highlights: "Wots Uh The Deal"
> from Obscured By Clouds, and "Fat Old Sun" from Atom Heart Mother.
> Also, Shine On You Crazy Diamond was played in a new, stripped down
> version that was quite interesting. That song in all its glory is
> magnificent, but has been done on all of the 4-5 Gilmour or Waters
> tours of the last ~20 years, and always tended to sound like the CD
> played over a 50,000 Watt stereo.
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> However, the main highlight of the evening, forever memorable to
> anyone there no matter what concerts you've seen in the past, was a
> full 20+ minute rendition of "Echoes" from the Meddle album. I'd be
> interested in knowing when that was last performed - you might have
> to go back pre-1975. It left the crowd absolutely out of their
> minds.
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> Finally, one interesting thing was that the stage show was VERY
> subdued for the bulk of the evening. Just the standard lights you'd
> expect at any concert, a notch above the standard stage lighting at
> House of Blues. No video effects or props at all. It could be
> construed that the music from DSOTM, Wish You Were Here, etc. loses
> a bit of its impact from what I've come to expect in the '87 Floyd
> tour and Waters' solo shows in '99-'00 (with a video backdrop,
> various stage props and gimmicks, and lots-o-lighting effects).
> However, just during Echoes they unleashed an unbelievable barrage
> of visual effects. Strobing lights and lasers and whatnot. Someone
> in there must've had a seizure.
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> All in all, for a big fan, it was a privelege to see that material
> played live again. Not so many such opportunities as these guys
> tour about once a decade and are now 60 years old after all. Also
> felt lucky to live in one of the only 6-7 big cities they're
> including on this small North American tour.
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