Mellotronists

In a message dated 28/11/2004 18:02:43 GMT Standard Time,  
g-colin.crawford@... writes:

No  problem!! .... As I said.... The man *was* a genius!
What  happened?



Colin, I absolutely agree. His last truly great album was also the peak of  
his career...Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. At his very best, he was brilliant, but 
 I fear the songs have been in terminal decline since, as has his voice 
sadly. I  don't think he has anything like the range he once had, and I think this 
alone  restricts his writing. Can anyone think of a really good album since? 
Yes, there  have been occasional glimpses of his former brilliance, notably 
some of his  mid/late 70's singles, but more recent efforts are mediocre in 
comparison.
This is of course just an opinion, and I would love to hear what  others 
think.
On a slightly different, though still related topic, I saw him on TV here  in 
the UK recently with his current band, and I have to say that I thought Nigel 
 Olsen's drumming was simply brilliant. 
 
Andy K