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Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Devil Doll

From: Mark Wallis <markstuartwallis@hotmail.com>
Date: 2012-03-30

'Spine Of God' is great, the follow-up 'Superjudge' rocks too. Most stuff before or since is just more stoner rock. It's all optional entertainment at the end of the day.

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: gabru@comsec.net
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:00:54 +0000
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Devil Doll

 

I saw Monster Magnet a long time ago as an opener at the Concord Pavilion.  They were one of the worst bands

I have seen at a professional concert level venue.  They were practically booed of the stage.  Boring performance

with no direction or redeeming qualities….at least that was my experience (and that of thousands of others who

were also in attendance that day.

 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Robert
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 12:10 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Devil Doll

 

 

Hey Mark,

 

Never heard of Monster Magnet; I listened to a few tracks; not bad.

 

One of my friends is mostly into prog and he turned me on to this group during the mid 90's.  They are a mix of metal and symphonic prog.  Their vocalist "Mr. Doctor" reminds me a little of Peter Gabriel when he was with Genesis and slightly of Peter Hammill. 

 

I like them, but I don't find myself listening to their albums too often.

 

Robert

 

 

 

From: Mark Wallis <markstuartwallis@hotmail.com>
To: new trongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:26 PM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Yes - Close To The Edge

 

 

You can't go far wrong with a nice dollop of 'Spine Of God' by Monster Magnet at ridiculous volume.

To:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: tron400@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:21:54 +0000
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Yes - Close To The Edge

 



I like Yes and the Moodies, too, but they're no more pretentious than Bach, Beethoven or Zappa. Pretension is irrelevant. It's all entertainment. Now K.C. and the Sunshine Band...

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Robert <rmrmax@...> wrote:
>
> I agree with you Gary....
>
> I don't understand all the bashing of Yes's & the Moodie's earlier recordings on this list.  These groups are a bit pretentious but, so what ?
>
> Thanks to these groups and many others, I got into Henry Cow, Terje Rypdal, Universe Zero, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Jackie Mclean, Lester Young, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Part, Luigi Nono, etc......
>
> Below is CTTE, Part 2.  To me, it looks like RW is playing his Hammond organ starting @ 2:54.
>
> Robert
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uZPdour-j0&feature=related
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:11 PM
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] St John's Wood Church Organ
>
>
>  
> Hey Martin, You shouldn’t hate the band that is probably most responsible for the Mellotron being known by the ordinary musician. 
> I am sure they influenced many of the sales in the old days.
>  
> ….But that is NOT a Mellotron doing the pipes on CTTE…..it’s a synth live and the real deal on the album. 
> I saw it preformed many times.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Gary
>  
>  
> From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tronbros
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:13 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] St John's Wood Church Organ
>  
>  
> Who are you asking?  I hate YES.
>  
> Best,
>  
> M
>
> mellotronics.co.uk
>  
>  
>
> On 28 Mar 2012, at 16:43, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
>  
> >Isn't the church organ part on Close To The Edge the St John's Wood Mellotron sound ?
> > 
> > 
> >
> >
> > 
> >On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:11 PM, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
> > 
> >Hi Paul,
> > 
> >The recording was made around 70/71 and was released in the M400 catalogue.  Far too late for the MKII.
> > 
> >Best,
> > 
> >M
> >
> >mellotronics.co.uk
> > 
> > 
> >
> >On 27 Mar 2012, at 22:41, "PJ12" <pj4000@...> wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi All
> >>I popped in to the church today to have a look at the organ I have so much fun with (no, I mean the other one). Must get to hear it some time.
> >>I read on t'internet that this is not the original 1862 one but a replacement installed 1912, if anyone cares about such tedious trivia.
> >>Does anyone know when the recordings were made, and was it on the Mk1 and Mk11?
> >>Paul
> > 
>