Mellotronists

Very good point.. I got into Yes via 'And You and I' (still love that so 
much..) in the mid 80s- when I was 14 - and bought loads of Wakeman albums 
during my own 'completist' phase. Most haven't been played too many times 
and all are (at least) second-hand. Not that I'm knocking the esteemed Mr W, 
he's a big influence on my keyboard playing. As for ABWH.. hmm., and 
'Union'.. oh God. I own TWO copies of that atrocity and I know for a fact 
that I only bought ONE. So somebody must have secreted theirs into my 
records, hoping I wouldn't notice..

   And then there's that Pete Bardens (Camel) solo album.. I went through my 
vinyl collection recently and realised with horror that nearly HALF of my 
stuff really is unlistenable tosh. Sad thing is, I always knew that. I gave 
so many ropey records the benefit of the doubt.

  I can trace my history of buying patterns by looking at these things.. 
Anything with a Roger Dean cover, anything with the M-word in the credits, 
etc..

I had high hopes for 'Dance and Shake Your Tambourine' by 'The Universal 
Robot Band'.
They too disappointed me. Life can be so unfair.

'Angels' Egg' and 'You' by GONG.. Still wonderful.


Hawkwind- 'Space Ritual'. Now THAT has NEVER let me down!

Play 'Sonic Attack' loudly on earphones whilst walking down the street. It 
certainly alters one's perspective..

Try it today.

Go on.

You'll feel like Genghis Khan. ;-)



msw

Standing On The Verge Of Feeding The Cat



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>From: Jason Locke <jasonlocke@...>
>To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: recorded music collections
>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:12:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This got me thinking -- how extensive are your personal 
>CD/LP/CS/45s/78s/8-track collections?  Are most of your focused in your 
>selections, or are you like me -- all over the place and unable to do 
>anything but add to a neverending pile?  I'm taking inventory as we speak, 
>trying to weed out things that I don't even listen to, getting rid of awful 
>albums by favorites artists.  In the past, I was a collector who had to 
>have everything by an artist whether I really liked it or not, but 
>now...man, it's just too overwhelming.  As an example, do I really need to 
>hang on to Yes' "Union"?  I never feel the need to listen to it.  Are there 
>artists you still feel the need to have it all?
>
>   Sorry if this is too off topic.  My estimate is about 1200 CDs, 1500 
>LPs, 1000 cassettes that are never touched these days, 200 45s, and even a 
>few 8-tracks that I haven't parted with.  I also know this is NOTHING 
>compared to some collections, but I was just curious...
>
>   Jason
>
>   np:  bee gees' 1st, with some decent mellotron moments...I'll be keeing 
>this one.
>
>jonesalley <jonesalley@...> wrote:
>           Nope, couldn't stand either of them, but I don't like most rock 
>music.  Don't get me wrong, I really like what I do like, but I doubt 
>that's more than a hundred rock albums.
>     put, Jon, but you liked the Doors, right? And ? and the mysterions?
>
>

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