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From: ceccles_ca [mailto:clay123@...]
Sent: 29 April 2002 21:37
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Selling England show


Hi Clay


Miming to sequencers... Andy?  Most of the instruments are right
there in full view.


I caused a bit on consternation on another group with this comment, I'm
afraid! Some people I know (musicians) went over to Canada to see their
'Lamb' show a while back, and came back muttering about the amount of miming
involved. They reckoned some of the keyboard solos weren't actually being
'played', per se, and the singer didn't even bother moving his fingers on
his flute! Saying that, I'm going to the London gig, so I may get a chance
to see for myself, depending on how far back I am.


Lots of people like me watching with binoculars.
It was dark at the start of Epping Forest...Perhaps the flutes were
done with a sequence.  Nothing significant.


Chances are, if the rest of the 'Tron parts are actually being played (on a
sampler), so are the flutes - it was some of the Pro-Soloist parts that were
reportedly faked. Easy enough to do, with a volume pedal, but I really
should give them the benefit of the doubt until I've seen 'em. Either way,
I'm sure the actual show is fantastic, and that's what I'm going for - after
working for ReGenesis for the five or six years I did, I've seen almost all
the relevant music played excellently, anyway. I'm treating the TMB show as
more of a night at the theatre than a gig!

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/