Mellotronists

By the way,has everyone here seen the 70s documentary movie about the
Bermuda Triangle with Vincent Price narrating which uses the Crimson
classic tron fest as the soundtrack? It was so cool ...Vincent
saying..."they were about to enter the DEVIL'S TRIANGLE..." to the
sound of Fripp's Mk II.

--- In Mellotronists@y..., "charel196" <charel196@y...> wrote:

> By the way,has everyone here seen the 70s documentary movie about

the

> Bermuda Triangle with Vincent Price narrating which uses the

Crimson

<< By the way,has everyone here seen the 70s documentary movie about the
Bermuda Triangle with Vincent Price..........to the sound of Fripp's Mk II >>

good lord yes.... but I didn't know of the crimsons at the time; I think I
was ten or eleven, and for some reason my dad had brought home a 1/2" mono
open reel video deck, a shibaden industrial job. later us kids got to play
with a philips 1500 then a 1700.... but I digress.
this would've been around the time of the boom in reader's digest serious
coffee book encyclopedia of all known knowledge, in full colour ("the
universe", meaning "some astronomy plates and some speculation", "the
mammals" with humans given a chapter near the back, "the earth" going from
geology to politics, "the cats" full of more photos, &c&c), and "fantastic
science" tomes with bionic limbs and cryogenic flasks of dead rich dead
people...
and mood-rings.... fantastic artificial fireplaces in glowing plastic....
that soundtrack scared the living daylights out of me, and I'm being polite.
I'm guessing our many-taped friend is solely responsible for the bad dreams
that night.

And It showed up in a John Pertwee Doctor Who Episode, as well.
Phil

"elefantes de papel/ donde el oro es pan/ luche, luche que se van"

In a message dated 10/11/02 5:46:19 AM, wy-mar-ren@... writes:

>
> sid smith's mighty crimsotome attributes this similarity to a
> concern that the actually-intended cover version (stand up keith
> emerson et al, and take the credit for this grand idea....
> perhaps bob was having a little riposte after being snubbed by
> the knife-wielding one) ...
>

What is it Duncan that you have with Emerson ? His name seems
to appear frequently in your posts.

And I heard good reports on the man's performance with reformed
The Nice ...

Just curious,
Arthur

Did I hear that correctly: "The Nice" have reformed? New album? Tour?

<< What is it Duncan that you have with Emerson ? His name seems to appear
frequently in your posts. >>

steve (elsewhere in my band) is the one who rates him highest, I just enjoy
his well-above-average ability with the keys and some of his compositions.
he's also been a very exciting performer at times, sufficiently so to have
jimi hendrix following his antics with a home-movie camera. he manages best,
of the three main antiheroes of 70s rock, to avoid coming across as
unbelievably smug. his bands rocked, where camel and greenslade perhaps just
dealt with more cerebral matters.... and the elp 'tron caught fire on it's
own, without any assistance. waiting for the imminent nice book to appear.

duncan/m400nr1098 and some moogs. don't throw them about much.

>
> Did I hear that correctly: "The Nice" have reformed?
> New album? Tour?
>

I'm afraid you have missed that tour:

2nd October - The NICE : Wolverhampton Civic Hall: 01902 552121
(standing/seated)
3rd October - The NICE : Newcastle - New Tyne Theatre & Opera House:
0191 232 0899 (seated)
4th October - The NICE : Glasgow - Royal Concert Hall: 0141 353 8000
(seated)
6th October - The NICE : London - Royal Festival Hall: 020 7960 4242
(seated)

Earlier this year there was a combined performance of Keith
Emerson & The NICE at the London 100 Club (9 April 2002). Good
coverage of this at:

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~douganderson/elp/02apr09.htm

Also lots of interesting links. Haven't found reviews of the
October gigs yet.


Arthur
(... attended one ELP show and one Palmer drum clinic ...)

Arthur commented about my Rock Reviews website:

> Also lots of interesting links. Haven't found reviews of the
> October gigs yet.

There is one of the Newcastle show here:

http://rockreviews.co.uk/elp/nicenewcastle.htm

and I should have my review and pictures of the London show up in a
few days. A friend is hopefully also going to email me his views on
the Glasgow show too.

I'm always on the look out for other links to add to the site so if
you know of any further Nice ones please pass them on.

The Nice book mentioned on the index page is launched this Saturday
in Central London where Lee and David will be appearing. The venue
is Helter Skelter books in Denmark street, just round the corner from
Tottenham Court tube station.

Doug

> >
> > Haven't found reviews of the
> > October gigs yet.
>
> There is one of the Newcastle show here:
>
> http://rockreviews.co.uk/elp/nicenewcastle.htm
>
> Doug
>

Didn't know you that were on this list, as there was no immediate
response to Jimmy Pishock's post.

Enjoyed your reviews of the shows so far ! BTW that left-hand
blue Ricky is very cool !

Sorry for the non-tron content ...

Arthur

<< BTW that left-hand blue Ricky is very cool ! >>

I shall be aiming to ask mr jackson about his shiny blue rick on saturday,
given half a chance. seemed to me (and we were in the choir loft stage left,
so good view past the moog) that the thing has the controls fitted from the
rear. would that all rick basses were like this- my 96 five string has a
white scratchplate over mapleglo, which wasn't a standard trim by the
mid-90s. I know why- the plastic is translucent and the routing underneath is
quite visible, much more so than on my 74 4001s. they are both cracking good
instruments though. I didn't miss the hofner at all, except for the bit with
the bow he used to do- they did "hang on to a dream" without it.. :-(

but anyway. I'll try to remember to ask whose 'tron (and where) they used on
"blue apples".

erm... so someone said lee "and david" would be there; would this be the
missing guitarist, or is that the author's name?

duncan/m400nr1098