Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: The Mellotron Group

Here ya go, Tony: http://www.bazillionpoints.com/?p=438

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tony1" <atm655@...> wrote:
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> Hi Troniacs,
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> Where is this Mellotron DVD available anyway?
> If it has been listed in some group emails, then I missed it.
> Despite the comments, a bad Mellotron DVD is better than no Mellotron DVD at all!
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> I'll check around (Amazon etc) and spend some of my pre Daytona 500 time to find and order it.
> But if someone would be kind enough to send a link I'd appreciate having it!
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Tony
> #510
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Dale
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellodrama...
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> I finally had the chance to watch the Mellodrama DVD.
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> Although most of us here will not find much we didn't already know, I thought it was quite entertaining for it's length.
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> Markus has a lot of intelligent information to share and Streetly's absence is certainly felt.
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> Some minor errors trivia-wise regarding Led Zeppelin using a MK II and all 4 Beatles buying them upon release (only Lennon and B. Epstein did) but still it gives a fairly accurate picture.
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> Overall it's a great companion piece to Frank's book and Nick Awde's book, and I'd certainly recommend it for the layman who wants a starting point to learn about these machines and the music made with them.
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> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:00 AM, Daniel Swanson <tspit74@...> wrote:
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> I just finished watching the whole thing and the bonus footage. My
> expectations were very low. Maybe that's why I liked it. I thought it
> was well done and fun. No major complaints. Of course I'd like more. A
> specific chapter on the actual sounds, more Tony Banks, more in depth
> information, more Tony Banks, more archive footage of our favorite
> Mellotronists like maybe... Tony Banks.
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> But as a movie about Mellotrons, which let's face it, how much can you
> really say about it? It was good. I won't watch it everyday, but I
> will watch it again. The whole dvd package is very nice and well done
> and compliments my disease nicely. It did make me feel both proud and
> foolish, though. I feel like a Trekie or comic book nerd.
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