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Subject: [Mellotronists] Klaatu

From: tron@...
Date: 2006-05-08

> I think the name of the first Klaatu CD was 3:47 EST, and it had a big
> picture of the sun on it. Their best stuff was on that album (CD). Along with
> "Calling Occupants", a song named "Dr. Marvello" featured Mellotron (flutes &
> 3-violins), but I can't recall any others with Mellotron. "Subrosa Subway" is
> another great song fron that CD,and "Little Neutrino" has some interesting synth
> sounds. None of their other albums featured Mellotron (excep for a snippet
> here and there), or had songs as great as the first one, IMHO.

Their first is good, but their second - 'Hope' - is probably better.
Their others charted a fairly steady decline, though.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
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