Mellotronists

"THE" BEST
ELP at Royal Albert Hall at 25th reunion concert.
P E R F E C T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee 




--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> 
wrote:
>
> Holy Birotrons, Batman!!  ...er, Wakeman!!
> 
> 
> --- jonesalley <jonesalley@...> wrote:
> 
> > Flying Tormatoes?
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: zappaboggs 
> >   To: Mellotronists 
> >   Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:58 AM
> >   Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Middle-age
> > meddling...
> > 
> > 
> >   "I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> > forget what makes them cool?"
> > 
> >   Good question...  IMO, just ask Chris Squire and
> > mates...
> > 
> >   (I type this while ducking the tomatoes
> > flying...)...  My favorite show in the last few
> > years from THE era?  
> > 
> >   James Gang at the Beacon, NYC 2006...  Played
> > every song perfect...  (Minimal jamming...  which
> > sometimes is a good thing...)
> > 
> >   Tend my Hammond...
> > 
>  
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message ----
> >   From: Jack Younger <e4103s@...>
> >   To: Mellotronists <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> >   Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:05:29 AM
> >   Subject: [Mellotronists] Middle-age meddling...
> > 
> > 
> >   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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