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amen to my song
Lee

Bruce Daily wrote:

>
> OK, I'll bite...
> I like Wakeman's work on "Space Oddity". The atmosphere he created
> with the various 'tron voices always gets to me. It's a 1969
> recording, probably utilizing a MK2 (did he ever record with one after
> this?). KC's "Epitaph" also gets my vote, along with Pinder's "My
> Song".
>
> Go ahead, bite back.
>
> -Bruce D.
>
>
> --- On ∗Fri, 11/21/08, zappaboggs /<zappaboggs@yahoo.com>/∗ wrote:
>
> From: zappaboggs <zappaboggs@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 6:43 PM
>
> I'm surprised no one has mentioned any Wakeman stuff...
>
> I know the thread has moved from the best mellotron player to the
> best sounding mellotron player...
>
> I have to put in some votes for "And You and I", "Six Wives" and
> lots of "Tales..."
>
> Not great technically, but then again what is (amazing what you
> can do with 2 fingers...) Still, soothing to the ear...
>
> Wooly always gets a vote... as does Tony and "Selling England..."
>
> /"But when you think of me tune in the frequency, Come out and
> play come out and play"/
> /...Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams/
>
> /"Nothing can change the shape of things to come." /
> /...Max Frost/
>
> /"Any talent that we are born with eventually surfaces as a need"/
> /...Marsha Sinetar/
> //
>
>
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> ∗From:∗ tony1 <atm655@verizon. net>
> ∗To:∗ newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> ∗Sent:∗ Friday, November 21, 2008 7:59:54 PM
> ∗Subject:∗ Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>
> Tangerine Dream my favorite electronic band.
> Been a listener since 74, _the_ reason I bought my Tron so if you
> like the soundtrack from Sorcerer, I suggest the earlier stuff
> like Phaedra, Rubicon (70s) and decade by decade since.
> Tony
> #510
>
> PS those guys have used very large amounts of modular synths,
> Mellotrons and guitars smothered with effects :-).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> ∗From:∗ Lee Richards <mailto:surfbeach@hawaii.rr.com>
> ∗To:∗ newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> ∗Sent:∗ Friday, November 21, 2008 7:26 PM
> ∗Subject:∗ Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>
> This topic found me dragging out old King Krimson
> stuff...year, Epitaph
> and Lizzard we real cool tronish...
> But hey...Is Tangerine Dream "socerer" mellotron, or was it synth?
> The title track is real cool.
> Lee
> (glad my ass didn't suffer from the Strawberry hills input.)
>
> Mark Pring wrote:
> >
> > There are several tracks on his myspace site at
> > http://www.myspace com/timchristens en
> <http://www.myspace.com/timchristensen>
> > I haven't listened to enough to say if there is any tron on the
> > tracks on offer, the track that Martin mentioned isn't there.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --- On ∗Fri, 11/21/08, marabus /<marabus@verizon. net
> <mailto:marabus%40verizon.net>>/∗ wrote:
> >
> > From: marabus <marabus@verizon. net
> <mailto:marabus%40verizon.net>>
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
> > To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:32 PM
> >
> > Martin,
> > I looked for a web link to hear him-no luck.Any suggestions?
> > Pete
> >
> > tronbros@aol. com <mailto:tronbros% 40aol.com> wrote:
> > > Tim Christensen (Denmark) - King's Garden. Trust me, it's
> > impeccable.
> > >
> > > M
> >
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