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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: F. Scott Fitzgerald trying to explain the sound of the M300 violins

2009-02-27 by Rick Blechta


On Feb 27, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Dan wrote:

Mark:

If you need an M300 violins fix, try Gentle Giant's 2nd
album 'Acquiring the Taste' and listen to the 1st song, 'Pantagruel' s
Nativity'.

This should bugger you up real good...

Cheers and best wishes for your recovery; it's horrible, just
horrible...

Dan

I can also suggest "Three Friends". The vamp at the end has wonderful interplay between the very-churchlike organ and the M300 they were using at that time. It's one of those supreme mellotron moments, IMHO. I only wish Kerry Minnear had used it more. I think he had a very good approach to the instrument.

Rick

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