Mellotronists

I have seen both the original genesis and this group and I have to say that this is in a 
category that goes away from tribute bands.  It seem to me like seeing a traditional 
staging of a vintage theatrical production without the poofy pretntiousness backstage.  
Yes the 400 may have been a fake but logistically these guys are top shelf, many of the 
instruments are the real vintage thing and the arrangements are played spot on which 
given some of the tunings on the 12 strings must be crazyily hard, they have studied their 
stuff.  The follow the score but slow the tempo and the edges in the rhythm a but and they 
interpet the look, hence no coke bottle glasses on the guitar player,

The only thing they don't seem to do is recreate individual shows from the past. They 
come close.

I noticed a bunch of DJs and journos in the comp seats in my locale.  An evening for 
themselves.

gino wong



--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "charel196" <charel196@...> wrote:
>
> I went to see this Canadian Genesis tribute last night in Cleveland...at the Palace 
Theatre. 
> Like stepping thru the Time Tunnel into 1973. I couldn't believe the place was filled and 
> the audience went nuts. These guys are good...not jaw droppingly good, but good. A 
fairly 
> accurate re-creation of the Selling England By The Pound show, with lights,backdrop, 
and 
> costumes & Gabriel's stage banter.
>  I was told however, by a friend who was up close, that what appeared to be an M400 
was 
> actually just a shell/prop. I thought as much when I heard four sounds come from it, 
with 
> full keyboard range. Choir/Violins/Brass/Flute and even the lawn mower sound on I 
Know 
> What I Like so apparently it's one of those tron shells with a midi controller inside 
playing 
> samples. It sounded good in any event.
>   This is as close as we're going to get to see the Genesis reunion we'd all love to see, 
> unfortunately.
>