Mellotronists

Hello all.

I'm kinda new to this group so I thought I'd wait till I had something to 
offer before checking in.

Has anyone had the chance to check out "Lost in Space," Aimee Mann's new CD? 
There is tons of Chamberlin on nearly evey cut. Mostly it is played by 
Michael Lockwood, a keyboardist with whom I am not familiar. Anyone know 
anything about him... other CDs on which he has appeared?

Also I wanted to thank Don Robertson herein for selling me his Mellotron 
400SM and thus fulfilling my dream of once again owning one. (I lost out in 
the last eBay attempt). Please check Don out on Don-Robertson.com as well as 
his Dovesong.com Websites. He is an amazing musician with some remarkable 
views that should be checked out by anyone in this group. Please go to his 
information library... And please keep an eye on the Dovesong site. He has a 
lot of worthwhile projects that could use our support. More on that in the 
future.

Thanks,

Frank Stickle

In a message dated 2/23/03 7:39:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, lsf5275@... 
writes:


> Hello all.
> 
> I'm kinda new to this group so I thought I'd wait till I had something to 
> offer before checking in.
> 
> Has anyone had the chance to check out "Lost in Space," Aimee Mann's new 
> CD? 
> There is tons of Chamberlin on nearly evey cut. Mostly it is played by 
> Michael Lockwood, a keyboardist with whom I am not familiar. Anyone know 
> anything about him... other CDs on which he has appeared?

Excellent CD.  I saw her in concert in Portland, Maine last October. 
Everything was top notch, the band was tight and she was great.  The only 
downside was that Patrick Warren and his Chamberlin weren't present.  The 
keyboard player did a good job, but obviously not as good as what you hear on 
the CD.  I believe that Michael Lockwood is the guitar player, and he played 
some very tasty stuff at the show.  His guitar arsenal consisted almost 
entirely of vintage Epiphones, and the guitar sound was true to the CD, with 
some very nice ringing tones.   I think he also produced the record.  and 
played minimoog (on the CD) on "The Moth", which she opened the concert with.

Now Patrick Warren, who played Chamberlin on the album, is no stranger to 
most on this list.  He's played with Michael Penn, Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple 
to name a few.  Actually, unless I'm mistaken,  I think he's probably the top 
artist who still plays a tape replay device on stage these days.

Ken M.

Ken M.

In a message dated 2/24/2003 5:19:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, TooClassy 
writes:


> Subj:Re: [Mellotronists] Aimee Man 
> Date:2/24/2003 5:19:58 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:TooClassy">TooClassy</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:Kenmerb">Kenmerb</A>
> 
> 
> 
> Now Patrick Warren, who played Chamberlin on the album, is no stranger to 
> most on this list.  He's played with Michael Penn, Elliot Smith, Fiona 
> Apple to name a few.  Actually, unless I'm mistaken,  I think he's probably 
> the top artist who still plays a tape replay device on stage these days.
> 
> Ken M
> --------------------
> 
> I thought the top artist to play a tape replay device on stage was Sir Paul 
> McCartney in his last tour...
> 
> Jesse

Yes, it would be, if he actually *played* it!  I purchased the McCartney live 
DVD (best $20 I ever spent) which was recorded during his latest U.S. tour, 
but I didn't once even SEE his MKV, which Martin tells me he brought with 
him.  I used pause, slow motion, every trick in the book, but I couldn't spot 
it on stage.  Apparently, it would have been located in with the gear for the 
keyboard player (Wick?).  I'm assuming he did play it, but maybe it wasn't 
recorded on the video.  Has anyone ever seen McCartney play a Mellotron on 
stage?  I need details ;-).

Ken M.