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Re: [Mellotronists] IQ

2004-07-26 by Rene Cortez

You guys really should hear IQ's new album. I know Martin Orford uses tron samples only because of the realibility factor but they are original sounds and there is so much great ;tron on it and it is an excellent album with more classic progressive writing style. Harvest of Souls is in "Suppers Ready" class at 24:29 minutes as is classic and the choir on Born Brilliant is fabulous. I just keep playing it over and over. I have to go see them again at the Mean Fiddler around Christmas as they are great live.

Rene'

L.A. Calif.

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From: kinchmusic@...

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Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 2:23 PM

Subject: [Mellotronists] One drop in a dry world

Hi All.

Just to say that having listened to Woolly's album for a few weeks now, I have say that it certainly has grown on me. Some of the tron work on it is real ear candy! Very sensitive stuff indeed. I don't know what budget he had, but the production, though varying from track to track is on the whole very good indeed. And the 6 page colour inlay looks and feels "expensive". Arise King Woolly...surely the true King of the Tron!

Andy K

EMI m400 E4/140S

RE: [Mellotronists] IQ

2004-07-26 by Gene Stopp

I don't know how they do it. Apparently they have managed to tap into the mystical vein of perfect progressive rock and continue to crank out one excellent album after another. And after the modern electronic sample-heavy metal efforts of the past few years, they turn around and do this Hammond/Mellotron 70's thing. I can see that I am going to get sucked in badly again. I have this nasty habit of repeated listening that kind of scares my wife, and it only seems to happen with IQ albums.

Martin did use one of the trons onstage at UCLA in '93, for the choir in "Leap of Faith". During soundcheck I asked him if he wanted to have a tron in his rig for the show (he didn't use one during rehersals) and he jumped at the chance. Of all the people who have graced my tron keys, he's the only one that ever put his autograph inside one of the lids (read - the only one I've had the presence of mind to ask!).

Lovely chaps as well. As friendly as can be.

- Gene

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From: Rene Cortez [mailto:ssintl@...]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 2:50 PM
To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] IQ

You guys really should hear IQ's new album. I know Martin Orford uses tron samples only because of the realibility factor but they are original sounds and there is so much great tron on it and it is an excellent album with more classic progressive writing style. Harvest of Souls is in "Suppers Ready" class at 24:29 minutes as is classic and the choir on Born Brilliant is fabulous. I just keep playing it over and over. I have to go see them again at the Mean Fiddler around Christmas as they are great live.

Rene'

L.A. Calif.

----- Original Message -----

From: kinchmusic@...

To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 2:23 PM

Subject: [Mellotronists] One drop in a dry world

Hi All.

Just to say that having listened to Woolly's album for a few weeks now, I have say that it certainly has grown on me. Some of the tron work on it is real ear candy! Very sensitive stuff indeed. I don't know what budget he had, but the production, though varying from track to track is on the whole very good indeed. And the 6 page colour inlay looks and feels "expensive". Arise King Woolly...surely the true King of the Tron!

Andy K

EMI m400 E4/140S