Mellotronists

Jack,

" Original members, great performances, good energy and yes, there were  
some
> senior moments, but a good time nonetheless. Granted, Rob Argent had a  
> digital key setup, but you
> try dragging around a harpsichord, marxophone, B3,
> etc. to all the shows, as we all know, all too well.
> And he is Rob Argent."

Rob, the senior moment is all yours this time......"Rob Argent".

Regards,
Ed




On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Jack Younger <e4103s@...>  
wrote:

> Here's some food for the thinkin'....
>
>      I went to see the Zombies here in Boston MA, and
> it was fantastic!  Original members, great
> performances, good energy and yes, there were some
> senior moments, but a good time nonetheless.  My gripe
> was this;  the guitarist was not original and walked
> up with some PRS-type guitar and a newer stack of some
> kind, with a collection of soulless patch tones and
> shredded through every song.  Now, this was the Little
> Steven Garage series and the guitar back-line is all
> AC30's, so there was no excuse for plugging into that
> monstrosity.
>     The bigger problem was that this seemed to be OK
> with the band.  They were smiling and flaunting this
> "young buck" through the whole set as though this
> would somehow connect them with the younger
> generation.  I was hanging out with some younger
> clients of mine (ranging from 18-24) who love the
> Zombies and were disgusted.  Where were the scrappy
> rhythmic guitar spanks that made them great?
> Granted, Rob Argent had a digital key setup, but you
> try dragging around a harpsichord, marxophone, B3,
> etc. to all the shows, as we all know, all too well.
> And he is Rob Argent.
>      I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> forget what makes them cool?  Yes, it sucks when a
> legendary band goes through the motions to make some
> bread because they got screwed out of royalties in the
> 60's, but then, who can blame them for that?  It's an
> integrity thing, which is, after all, what makes a
> band great in the first place.  Get as old as you like
> and play as long as you like.  Just don't pander to a
> young audience that would rather hear you be honest
> and original like you always were.
>      That's my two cents.
>
> Jack Younger
> -Gracefully growing older and still making records the
> old-fashioned way.
>
>
>
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