The Mellotron Group

amen to my song
Lee

Bruce Daily wrote:
>
> OK, I'll bite...
> I like Wakeman's work on "Space Oddity".  The atmosphere he created 
> with the various 'tron voices always gets to me.  It's a 1969 
> recording, probably utilizing a MK2 (did he ever record with one after 
> this?).  KC's "Epitaph" also gets my vote, along with Pinder's "My 
> Song". 
>  
> Go ahead, bite back.
>  
>    -Bruce D.
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 11/21/08, zappaboggs /<zappaboggs@yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>
>     From: zappaboggs <zappaboggs@yahoo.com>
>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 6:43 PM
>
>     I'm surprised no one has mentioned any Wakeman stuff...
>
>     I know the thread has moved from the best mellotron player to the
>     best sounding mellotron player...
>
>     I have to put in some votes for "And You and I", "Six Wives" and
>     lots of "Tales..."
>
>     Not great technically, but then again what is (amazing what you
>     can do with 2 fingers...)  Still, soothing to the ear...
>
>     Wooly always gets a vote...  as does Tony and "Selling England..."
>      
>     /"But when you think of me tune in the frequency, Come out and
>     play come out and play"/
>     /...Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams/
>
>      /"Nothing can change the shape of things to come." /
>     /...Max Frost/
>      
>     /"Any talent that we are born with eventually surfaces as a need"/
>     /...Marsha Sinetar/
>     //
>
>
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>     *From:* tony1 <atm655@verizon. net>
>     *To:* newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>     *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2008 7:59:54 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>
>     Tangerine Dream my favorite electronic band.
>     Been a listener since 74, _the_ reason I bought my Tron so if you
>     like the soundtrack from Sorcerer, I suggest the earlier stuff
>     like Phaedra, Rubicon (70s) and decade by decade since.
>     Tony
>     #510
>      
>     PS those guys have used very large amounts of modular synths,
>     Mellotrons and guitars smothered with effects :-).
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Lee Richards <mailto:surfbeach@hawaii.rr.com>
>         *To:* newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>         *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2008 7:26 PM
>         *Subject:* Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>
>         This topic found me dragging out old King Krimson
>         stuff...year, Epitaph
>         and Lizzard we real cool tronish...
>         But hey...Is Tangerine Dream "socerer" mellotron, or was it synth?
>         The title track is real cool.
>         Lee
>         (glad my ass didn't suffer from the Strawberry hills input.)
>
>         Mark Pring wrote:
>         >
>         > There are several tracks on his myspace site at
>         > http://www.myspace. com/timchristens en
>         <http://www.myspace.com/timchristensen>
>         > I haven't listened to enough to say if there is any tron on the
>         > tracks on offer, the track that Martin mentioned isn't there.
>         >
>         > Mark
>         >
>         > --- On *Fri, 11/21/08, marabus /<marabus@verizon. net
>         <mailto:marabus%40verizon.net>>/* wrote:
>         >
>         > From: marabus <marabus@verizon. net
>         <mailto:marabus%40verizon.net>>
>         > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best mellotron playing ever?
>         > To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
>         > Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:32 PM
>         >
>         > Martin,
>         > I looked for a web link to hear him-no luck.Any suggestions?
>         > Pete
>         >
>         > tronbros@aol. com <mailto:tronbros% 40aol.com> wrote:
>         > > Tim Christensen (Denmark) - King's Garden. Trust me, it's
>         > impeccable.
>         > >
>         > > M
>         >
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