Mellotronists

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007, jonesalley wrote:

> I'm getting to the point these days where I am so accustomed to the
> individual idiosyncrasies of Mellotron notes (particularly 3violins)
> that I can tell what key music is in just by the intonations, tuning
> irregularities, timbral differences, vibrato rates, and all of the other
> little unique characteristics of each little eight-second performance.


my ears are pretty well trashed, but i do know what you mean, sort of.
i just can't discern enough detail anymore.
getting old is a drag.
being irresponsible with your hearing in your youth is stupid.
the combination sucks :(


> Does anybody else find this observation familiar? And by the way, where
> is Andy to weigh in on this Bobby Darin/Chamberlin controversy?
> Somebody fire up the searchlight with the big M and shine it on the
> clouds, see if we can get a definitive answer here!  ANDY!!!!  We need
> you!


well, it does show up on the list at:
http://www.planetmellotron.com/artists.htm


...jeff

btw: if i hear that freaking ipod commercial just one more time...
do people really want to watch video on something the size of a matchbook?
i know i don't.