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Both sides now

Both sides now

2008-04-02 by Mark Pring

Just been listening to Judy Collins "Both sides now"
another classic song which would have benefited from a
tron replacing the string section.

Other songs which spring to mind are "Hot Love" and
"Ride a white swan" by T-Rex, don't think they ever
cracked the USA.

Any other suggestions?
Any songs which would have been better without the
tron? Surely not.

Have just listened to Lizard for the first time in
nearly 30 years, can't quite understand how I ever
liked it, and why I hated T-Rex in the 70's and like
them now.

This way madness lies, perhaps.

Mark

Mark


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Re: Both sides now

2008-04-02 by ceccles_ca

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@...>
wrote:
> I hated T-Rex in the 70's and like them now.

Funny enough, I was playing Electric Warrior just last week and was
surprised to see Ian McDonald credited for Saxophones. Rumour has it
that Wakeman played the piano on Bang A Gong (not credited). Some of
the tracks like Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster and Rip Off are timeless gems.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Both sides now

2008-04-02 by Rick Blechta


On Apr 2, 2008, at 4:32 PM, ceccles_ca wrote:

Funny enough, I was playing Electric Warrior just last week and was
surprised to see Ian McDonald credited for Saxophones. Rumour has it
that Wakeman played the piano on Bang A Gong (not credited). Some of
the tracks like Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster and Rip Off are timeless gems.

I think Ian may have also produced that album or some other one.

Rick