Mellotronists

From: "David Davis" <feline1@...>
To: "Mellotronist's List List" <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:33 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Elton John vs. Van der Graaf Generator


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> Yes but well VdGG did use a mellotron in Trident Studios like
> about once or sthg ;-)
> but more importantly, perhaps a good few on this list would
> like to know that they've just announced a reunion London gig
> (Royal Festival Hall) on Friday 7th May 2005!
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> And getting back to that slack wuss Elton John -
> I love this story on the VdGG "Box" box set -
> Reg Dwight and VdGG played a gig together in about 1970 or sthg.
> Sir Elton was too scared to get changed in the same room as them.
> Organist Hugh Banton hilariously said to him
> "Call that piano playing?!? *YOU'RE RUBBISH*!)
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> And do you know readers - he could just have been right.
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> LEMMINGS!
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-----Original Message-----
From: NormLeete@... [mailto:NormLeete@aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:45 PM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Elton John vs. Van der Graaf Generator

 

In a message dated 29/11/2004 19:38:56 GMT Standard Time,
feline1@feline1.co.uk writes:

Reg Dwight and VdGG played a gig together in about 1970 or sthg.
Sir Elton was too scared to get changed in the same room as them.

Dear All,

I get scared to be in the same room as my stereo when listening to 'a plague
of lighthousekeepers'!

 

Some of the best scary mellotron ever towards the end of the track (the bit
that goes " I can see the lemmings coming...").

 

All the best,

Norm






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-----Original Message-----
From: tron@... [mailto:tron@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:11 PM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Elton John vs. Van der Graaf Generator


> Some of the best scary mellotron ever towards the end of the track
> (the bit that goes " I can see the lemmings coming...").

These two lines sort of sum up Prog Rock for me in general, Norm. :-)

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics

> btw going to see musical box tonite in hollywood - any other tron-listers
> going?
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> - Gene
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:11 PM
> To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Elton John vs. Van der Graaf Generator
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> > Some of the best scary mellotron ever towards the end of the track
> > (the bit that goes " I can see the lemmings coming...").
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> These two lines sort of sum up Prog Rock for me in general, Norm. :-)
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> Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
> The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
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