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Awesome. Thanks Bruce.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Seek out the single version of the song (stereo or mono).  It has no real orchestration, and the MK2 Brass is much more foreward in the mix.
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>   -Bruce D.
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> --- On Sun, 6/5/11, john.mcnamara65 <jfranmac@...> wrote:
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> From: john.mcnamara65 <jfranmac@...>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Saw the Moodies 2 Wednesdays ago
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, June 5, 2011, 1:43 PM
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> on nights in white satin, i'm hearing the 3 strings in the verse, mkii brass in bridge beginning and then what is going on at the end of the bridge?
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, David Jacques <djacques@> wrote:
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> > He sometimes used a mixture of 3 Violins and Flute, plus Mixed Brass
> > ("Just a Singer"), and sax... Plus a few others...
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> > On Jun 5, 2011, at 1:14 PM, john.mcnamara65 wrote:
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> > > Very Interesting! Unaware of the swell pedal! gawd! I'm in a cover
> > > band in which i play mostly guitar. But I have a usb keyboard and a
> > > laptop and introduced the keyboard to the guys recently. Happily we
> > > will be playing nights in white satin and tuesday afternoon. I dont
> > > have a volume pedal for the usb keyboard but at least i can use the
> > > volume slider! As a side note.... what other tron sounds did Mike
> > > use on NIWS besides the MKII 3 violins? Cello?
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> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, David Jacques
> > > <djacques@> wrote:
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> > > > Yeah, you would think that it would be an HONOR to play those
> > > > mellotron parts, and any decent musician would be able to copy the
> > > > parts exactly with the right sounds (samples).
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> > > > It kind of bugs us as we would all love that gig!
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> > > > On Jun 5, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Sean wrote:
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> > > > > Finally have time to report.
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> > > > > Very enjoyable. They were at Visalia's Fox Theater, a mere 12
> > > miles
> > > > > from my house. No way I was passing that up.
> > > > >
> > > > > They had very good energy throughout their two sets, and they were
> > > > > musically spot on. It was quite a treat.
> > > > >
> > > > > Took my fiance, my dad, and grandmother. (his mom.) Anne sat with
> > > > > me, my dad and grandma sat in the front row as she's wheelchair
> > > > > bound. She must have been clapping along as best as she could
> > > (with
> > > > > her partially paralyzed left arm from a nasty stroke) or
> > > something,
> > > > > as Justin and John kept waving at her specifically. After the
> > > first
> > > > > set was over the second drummer, Gordon Marshall went directly to
> > > > > her and handed her his drumsticks. We're going to have to build a
> > > > > display case for those.
> > > > >
> > > > > They did play a mix of both their classic tunes and their Octave
> > > and
> > > > > beyond pop dreck. (I never could stand The Moody Blues the pop
> > > band,
> > > > > though they are far beyond most other pop bands.) I was obvious
> > > that
> > > > > John and Justin prefer that newer stuff much more, and there was
> > > > > more of it than their classics. It was also equally as obvious
> > > that
> > > > > Graeme prefers their classics, and he really came alive for those,
> > > > > particularly for Higher and Higher.
> > > > >
> > > > > On a side note, John kept giving me (specifically) funny looks
> > > > > during NIWS. I guess he'd never seen anyone playing air-tron
> > > before.
> > > > >
> > > > > On that note, I was very disappointed with their keyboardist
> > > > > (they've two of them) charged with playing the 'tron samples. He
> > > got
> > > > > all the right notes in the right time, but that was it. He played
> > > > > with an uncharacteristically bright sound, and apparently was
> > > > > unaware of the swell pedal at his feet. He played it as if it were
> > > > > another keyboard. I missed Pinder's presence. He weaved a tapestry
> > > > > of sound. This guy plays notes, very well may I add. Heck, on Peak
> > > > > Hour he substituted stock Yamaha synth church organ sound for both
> > > > > the Italian Accordion and Church Organ break in the middle. Why??
> > > > > All this was bugging the shit out of my dad too. The remaining
> > > three
> > > > > original members need to get on this dude. They've got video
> > > > > footage. Mike is their friend. This guy needs to learn what Mike
> > > was
> > > > > trying to do with those sounds. There really is no excuse for this
> > > > > kind of laziness/apathy. Study up man.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, they were using a Memotron. After the show I asked a roadie
> > > > > why not the Pindertron samples (for chrissake those trons WERE on
> > > > > tour with THIS very band) , and the roadie acted as if I did not
> > > > > understand the Memotron is a Mellotron sampler. Hragh.
> > > > >
> > > > > Their other three backing musicians were stellar. The flute lady
> > > had
> > > > > superior control of her instrument. (One professional flutist to
> > > > > another, she was very good.) The other keyboard player did not
> > > > > bother me in the slightest, though it was hard to see her from
> > > where
> > > > > I was sitting. Gordon Marshall was obviously enjoying drumming
> > > along
> > > > > with Graeme. They kept playing hot-potato with their drumsticks,
> > > > > laughing, and generally rocking out totally.
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, a very enjoyable show. Would have been even better if their
> > > > > so called Mellotronist knew what the fuck he was doing. That was
> > > my
> > > > > only gripe. Any other band could get away with it, but not the
> > > > > Moodies. That IS their sound.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Sean
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