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Subject: Re: Your LEAST favorite Mellotron song...?

From: "Bernie" <kornowicz@cox.net>
Date: 2008-03-23

"Free Bird" by Lynard Skynard. The Tron strings are extremely out of
tune. So is the singing.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson
<mike.dickson@...> wrote:
>
> I have two.
>
> 1. 'Changes' by Black Sabbath. Not only in the Mellotron wobbling
all
> over the place, it's about 1/4 second of time, as thought player
was
> falling asleep. The 'rumpty-tum' flourish on the piano makes me
laugh,
> however. A lot.
>
> 2. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Johnny Cash with Fiona Apple.
> Mellotron (or samples) are played bone dry, out of tune and (worst
of
> all) are accompanied by Ms Apple clearly trying to make up
harmonies on
> the spot with results that could charitably be described as
catastrophic.
>
> No doubt my positive disposition and sunny nature will be able to
think
> up some more.
>
> Mike
>