Mellotronists

For those who can't get down to Canterbury in August, the guy's are due to 
play at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes here in the UK
on Sunday 15th Sept. The box office number is 01908 280800.
How's that Mk 2 shaping up Martin?
For those who don't know already, this is the closest we'll ever get to the 
original King Crimson line up. Michael Giles. The wonderful Ian McDonald. 
Peter Giles. Mel Collins. Jakko M. Jakszyk, (is this JJ from "The art of 
Noise)? Whose on vocals? Where's Greg Lake when you need him?
I can't wait for this. Material from the classic albums we all love is 
promised.
For anyone who doesn't know The Stables. This is one of the smallest and 
therefore most intimate concert venues on the Planet! There really isn't a 
bad seat in the house.
It's owned and conceived by Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Lane, so acoustically 
it's as near perfect as you can get.
GGGGreat!
Andy K

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

From: tron@... [mailto:tron@...]
Sent: 27 August 2002 17:52
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Fw: [Mellotronists] 21st Century Schizoid Band


> excrutiatingly, Ian McDonald's synth stopped working near the end of
> Epitaph and the song had to be brought grindingly to a halt.

Synth? Epitaph?


SYNTH?! EPITAPH?!


S Y N T H ?!?!!? E P I T A P H?!?!?!


*S* *Y* *N* *T* *H* ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


*E* *P* *I* *T* *A* *P* *H* ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!



So you're not happy then, Mike?

He's not the only one! I've got to sit through this concert in 2 weeks time. 
However, I'm heartened by the fact that the tron sample that Ian McDonald 
used on the Steve Hackett "Tokyo tapes" concert did sound pretty damn good to 
me considering. In fact the version of ITCOTCK they performed was excellent. 
I would love to see Steve Hackett play guitar in this band and, of course 
Greg Lake on vocals. His voice was so plaintive on the early recordings, 
-just right. Everything was right.....Ah....
Andy K
EMI m400 #E4/1405

In a message dated 8/27/02 3:21:05 PM, kinchmusic@... writes:

>I'm heartened by the fact that the tron sample that Ian McDonald 
>used on the Steve Hackett "Tokyo tapes" concert did sound pretty damn good
>to me considering

As I have the DVD version of Tokyo Tapes I can tell you that Ian is not the 
one using the Mellotron samples.  That was the other keyboardist Julian 
Colbeck.  Ian was using some sort of synth string patch and was playing block 
chords while Julian played the main Mellotron riffs.
                                                Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

>> S Y N T H ?!?!!? E P I T A P H?!?!?!
>> *S* *Y* *N* *T* *H* ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
>> *E* *P* *I* *T* *A* *P* *H* ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
>
> So you're not happy then, Mike?

M E ?!

H A P P Y ?!

             *M*   *E*    *?*   *!*   *?*   *!*   *?*   *!*

   *H*   *A*   *P*   *P*   *Y*     *?*   *!*   *?*   *!*   *?*   *!*

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

Hi all.
Just got back from a fine gig at The Stables, Milton Keynes. The set included 
21st Century Schizoid Man. Epitaph. ITCOTCK. I talk to the wind. Cat food. 
Pictures of a city. Plus music from Ian McDonald's solo album and Michael 
Giles one too. To me though, a revelation was JJ (ex Level 42) on guitar and 
vocals. He really carried the band, singing and playing with much energy. His 
voice matched the older material so well and his guitar work was as good if 
not better than RF himself!
I hope some of are able to see the band for yourself sometime. It's well 
worth the price of a ticket. No mellotron though, just some poorish samples.
Highlight? Definitely Epitaph. The words somehow seemed to take on a new 
relavance..."The fate of all mankind I fear, is in the hands of fools".
Cheers.
Andy K
m400 EMI # E4/1405

To all our UK friends,

If you get a chance then try to catch the band in Southampton tonight(The 
Brook - 02380555366) and on Friday in London at the Mean Fiddler(08701 500044).  
We saw them last night in Bilston and they were fantastic.  New for this tour: 
A Sailor's Tale with an authentic guitar solo per Islands and Starless.  No 
'tron but still absolutely mesmerising.

Best,

Martin
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-----Original Message-----
From: tronbros@... [mailto:tronbros@...]
Sent: 30 October 2003 09:49
To: mellotronists@...m
Subject: [Mellotronists] 21st Century Schizoid Band

To all our UK friends,

If you get a chance then try to catch the band in Southampton tonight(The Brook - 02380555366) and on Friday in London at the Mean Fiddler(08701 500044). We saw them last night in Bilston and they were fantastic. New for this tour: A Sailor's Tale with an authentic guitar solo per Islands and Starless. No 'tron but still absolutely mesmerising.

Best,

Martin

Martin's right - stunning gig, although the band are effectively a high-class tribute outfit. They're starting to put a couple of their own songs in the set, although comparisons are unfair. Highlights? 'Cirkus', 'Court...', 'Epitaph' and the cheeky encore of 'Starless', although I believe both Collins and McDonald played on the original.

Andy T.

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Thompson" 
<andy.thompson@v...> wrote:

>   Martin's right - stunning gig, although the band are effectively a
> high-class tribute outfit. They're starting to put a couple of 
their own
> songs in the set, although comparisons are unfair. 
Highlights? 'Cirkus',
> 'Court...', 'Epitaph' and the cheeky encore of 'Starless', although 
I
> believe both Collins and McDonald played on the original.
> 
>   Andy T.

I wouldn't consider them to be a tribute band! How do you pay tribute 
to yourself?

At the moment I think it's more like a strange sort of reunion tour, 
but hopefully they'll start playing more new material!

Philip

>I wouldn't consider them to be a tribute band! How do you pay tribute
>to yourself?

By becoming a member of the current Pink Floyd.

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

From: Philip James Johnston [mailto:philipjamesjohnston@...]
Sent: 03 November 2003 11:21
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: 21st Century Schizoid Band


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Thompson"
<andy.thompson@v...> wrote:

>   Martin's right - stunning gig, although the band are effectively a
> high-class tribute outfit. They're starting to put a couple of
their own
> songs in the set, although comparisons are unfair.
Highlights? 'Cirkus',
> 'Court...', 'Epitaph' and the cheeky encore of 'Starless', although
I
> believe both Collins and McDonald played on the original.
>
>   Andy T.

I wouldn't consider them to be a tribute band! How do you pay tribute
to yourself?


Well, it ain't Crimson without Fripp... I didn't mean it as a put-down, and
they were fantastic both last year and this, but it's not *actually* King
Crimson.


At the moment I think it's more like a strange sort of reunion tour,
but hopefully they'll start playing more new material!


Hopefully it'll have more character than the stuff they've played so far.
Not bad, but a bit faceless.

Andy T.

In a message dated 3/15/2004 12:56:30 PM GMT Standard Time, 
jimmy.pishock@... writes:

> Has anybody seen these guys?  I think I recall quite a few postings a few 
> months back and they were quite favorable.   Just want to double check.  I may 
> be in Georgia at the time and wondered if it was worth a catch.  Don't think 
> they use a real Mellotron though
> 
> I saw them here in the UK a year or two ago and was very impressed. You're 
> right, they didn't use any tron, but the samples used were pretty much up 
> there with the best. Some considered them to be pretty much a covers band,(no 
> Fripp). But as he seems to have turned his back on the tron epics we all love on 
> this list, they are the closest thing you'll find to the real thing. After 
> all they do have the wonderful Ian MacDonald and other original members of the 
> band. Go, sit back and enjoy! Highlight for me.....Epitaph. Worth the 
> admission price alone.
> Andy K

Wow! I was wondering about this as they are playing at the Coach House
in So Cal next month.. I am THERE!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Pishock, Jimmy [mailto:jimmy.pishock@...] 
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:54 AM
To: 'Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Mellotronists] 21st Century Schizoid Band


Has anybody seen these guys?  I think I recall quite a few postings a
few months back and they were quite favorable.   Just want to double
check.  I may be in Georgia at the time and wondered if it was worth a
catch.  Don't think they use a real Mellotron though.

 

Jimmy P.



 
21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND
Friday, April 23, 8:30pm, $25
21st Century Schizoid Band is a five-piece band comprised of ex-King
Crimson members Ian McDonald (keyboards, saxes, vocals), Mel Collins
(keyboards, saxes), Peter Giles (bass, backing vocals), and Ian Wallace
(drums), with Jakko Jakszyk (guitars, vocals). In essence, this is a
King Crimson all-star team that performs music from the first five
Crimson albums, and it has a surprisingly large amount to offer. This
line-up is what Crimson might have become had it splintered in a
different direction or two after 1969. The group possesses of a lot
talent and is still inventive on the old repertory


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

From: Pishock, Jimmy

To: 'Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com'

Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:54 PM

Subject: [Mellotronists] 21st Century Schizoid Band

Has anybody seen these guys? I think I recall quite a few postings a few months back and they were quite favorable. ; Just want to double check. I may be in Georgia at the time and wondered if it was worth a catch. Don't think they use a real Mellotron though.

Jimmy

I made some reference to them being a 'high-class covers band', but they were also one of the best bands I saw last year, against stiff competition, and if they can't play that material, who can? Fripp's never going to play that stuff again, so at least someone is! Highly recommended.

Andy T.

David Jacques wrote:
> Wow! I was wondering about this as they are playing at the Coach House 
> in So Cal next month.. I am THERE!!!!

^^^^^ wooooooo! hooooooo!

I'd better start letting locals know about this.  Not to be missed.  Any 
other SoCal dates?  (Los Angeles or San Diego area).  I'll make the drive 
down to south Orange County if this is the only gig, but I'd much rather 
not have to drive 100+ minutes in each direction.  I'm sure folks in San 
Diego feel the same.  Too bad they weren't coming sooner.  I bet they 
could have played at Baja Prog 10 days ago.

>-----Original Message-----
>*From:* Pishock, Jimmy [mailto:jimmy.pishock@...]
>*Sent:* Monday, March 15, 2004 4:54 AM
>*To:* 'Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com'
>*Subject:* [Mellotronists] 21st Century Schizoid Band
> 
>Has anybody seen these guys?  I think I recall quite a few postings
>a few months back and they were quite favorable.   Just want to
>double check.  I may be in Georgia at the time and wondered if it
>was worth a catch.  Don't think they use a real Mellotron though.
> 
>Jimmy P.
>      
>*21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND
>Friday, April 23, 8:30pm, $25
>21st Century Schizoid Band is a five-piece band comprised of ex-King
>Crimson members Ian McDonald (keyboards, saxes, vocals), Mel Collins
>(keyboards, saxes), Peter Giles (bass, backing vocals), and Ian
>Wallace (drums), with Jakko Jakszyk (guitars, vocals). In essence,
>this is a King Crimson all-star team that performs music from the
>first five Crimson albums, and it has a surprisingly large amount to
>offer. This line-up is what Crimson might have become had it
>splintered in a different direction or two after 1969. The group
>possesses of a lot talent and is still inventive on the old repertory*
-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
internet music project: <www.soundclick.com/bands/9/systemstheory.htm>
NP: Frog Cafe "Creatures"

For tour dates see:
http://www.21stcenturyschizoidband.com

The "official" live in the studio bootleg:
A Man A City,  <-- ? 
Catfood, 
In the Court Of The Crimson King, 
Formetera Lady, 
Ladies Of The Road, 
I Talk To The Wind, 
21st Century Schizoid Man.

They do Cirkus and Sailor's Tale live too.

The website lists Pete Sinfield "Crimson Lyrist and future 
collaborator".  <-- ?

Clay

> From: "ceccles_ca" <clay123@...>
   > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:21:01 -0000
   > 
   > For tour dates see:
   > http://www.21stcenturyschizoidband.com

Sheeshe, their website doesn't list a way to contact the band.
So I took the weenie approach and added an entry into their guestbook
suggesting that since they were coming to California anyway they
really ought to hit San Francisco.

(Although, as I understand it, Crimson Mk 1 broke up on the trip from
Los Angeles to San Francisco in 1969.  "No, guys, hit San Francisco
*first*!")

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...
http://www.till.com

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <clay123@r...> 
wrote:

> http://www.21stcenturyschizoidband.com

> The website lists Pete Sinfield "Crimson Lyrist and future 
> collaborator".  <-- ?

Pete Sinfield is recording a new solo CD and the Schizoid Band will 
be on it.  In recent years, Sinfield has done lyrics for Cher and 
Celine Dion.  (Gotta pay the bills somehow).

Clay

Is that right???

Perhaps I could motivate my Cher-obsessed/Celine Dion-loving girlfriend to accompany me to one of the Hollywood or SJC shows if I could sell her on the "common ties..."

With that in mind, could you possibly say which songs between the two our Mr. Sinfield has an affiliation with......???????

Regards,
Mark B.
...and that's Sinfield, not to be confused with Seinfeld...

 
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From: "ceccles_ca" <clay123@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:41 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: 21st Century Schizoid Band


> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <clay123@r...> 
> wrote:
> Pete Sinfield is recording a new solo CD and the Schizoid Band will 
> be on it.  In recent years, Sinfield has done lyrics for Cher and 
> Celine Dion.  (Gotta pay the bills somehow).
> 
> Clay
> 
>

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "MSB" <marksblitz@d...> wrote:


> With that in mind, could you possibly say which songs between the 
two our Mr. Sinfield has an affiliation with......???????

Sinfield lyrics - 

Heart of Stone - Cher
Call The Man  - Celine Dion
Think Twice  - Celine Dion

I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Karnevil9 - ELP (I forgot about that one!)

And would you believe... 
Have You Ever Been In Love - Pete Cetera (Chicago's singer, bass 
player)
Looking Throught The Eyes Of A Child - Eddy Money (oh my God!)

and PFM...

Not a bad career for a roadie.  (KC sound board and stage lighting)

Clay

> From: "ceccles_ca" <clay123@...>
> Date: 2004/03/15 Mon PM 07:22:50 EST
> 
> Sinfield lyrics - 
> 
> Heart of Stone - Cher
> Call The Man  - Celine Dion
> Think Twice  - Celine Dion

As I understand it, Celine's handlers just selected those for her from lyrics Pete had written, and that they weren't specifically done for her. Probably the same for Cher.
 
> And would you believe... 
> Have You Ever Been In Love - Pete Cetera (Chicago's singer, bass 
> player)

Doesn't he have a brother from another planet; you know, E.T. Cetera?

> Looking Throught The Eyes Of A Child - Eddy Money (oh my God!)

And don't forget that classic: Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz!!


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