Mellotronists

Frank, Mellotrongirl,

You really need to go back and listen to those two tracks again. (The
same guy?) Then go listen to Departure :-) Then check the track listing
for "This is the Moody Blues".

Bob S.

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> So it appears I was correct in referring to the track as sounding like 
> a poor man's Moody Blues??  It sounded like JH at times but then it 
> didn't at others.  The "Lodge" high harmonies threw me for a loop.  
> But what really led me to believe that it was phony was the tron 
> itself.  The quality of the recording and the song itself really dates 
> it to the pre-"Days" era (a la tracks on the "Prelude" CD).  A close 
> listen to that CD reveals that Mike Pinder only played single or 
> double note lines, no full chords, most likely due to the fact that 
> his MkII (maybe #134?) had not yet been upgraded and still affected by 
> voltage overload (note sagging) when playing a fistful of notes.  
> "London" has nice full chords in it, but also not quite really played 
> in Pinder's legato style.  The tonality of the tron is also a bit off 
> from the Moodies' sound that we all know and love.
>
> Still, a very nice job...
>
> Frank Samagaio
> MkII #134 / M400 #908 / Pinder CD-ROM*
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