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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: John Hawken

2003-02-18 by sdavmor

Andy Thompson wrote:
>  
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* Aidan Clark [mailto:aidan@...]
>     *Sent:* 17 February 2003 19:54
>     *To:* Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>     *Subject:* [Mellotronists] Re: John Hawken
> 
>     Hi Aidan 
>      
>      /*Enchanted Caress */is quite pleasant (not as good as /*Out of the
>     Mist */though).  Many on this list would probably consider it
>     lightweight: it is hardly /*King Crimson*/.   
>      
>     Well, they never were really, were they?  :-)
>      
>      The strongest track is probably /*The Man Who Loved the Trees*/
>     featuring Jane Relf's heavenly voice (without the element of
>     "danger" present on her earliest vocals) and Hawken's piano.  Some
>     of the tracks are obviously demos, with a drum-machine (yuck).   
>      
>     Oh dear.
>      
>      As I said, the only Mellotron track is /*All the Falling Angels*/,
>     and I don't know who played it.  It doesn't sound like John Hawken
>     to me--although no other keyboard player is mentioned.  Could Keith
>     Relf play keyboards?  Aidan
> 
>      Unknown, but then you don't have to be the greatest keyboard player
>     to get a good noise out of one.... (ouch). I'll put 'Hawken question
>     mark', I think.
>      
>     Cheers!
>      
> 
>     Andy T. 
> 
>      M400 #1145
> 
>     'The Ultimate Mellotron Recordings List (Possibly)'

Keith Relf, Jim McCarty & Louis Cennamo (sp?) could all play keys so it 
could be any one of them I guess.
-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
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