The Mellotron Group

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Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a wonderful show... It's so pleasing to see a Mellotron (black) on stage... anywhere!!!! This was Nokia Theatre in NYC this past Saturday...They did "Trick of the Tale" 







"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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> I don't think it's a real tron. Just a sampler in a fancy wooden box. 
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> BTW, I've seen them a bunch. I'm doing so again on Feb. 13th. 
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> Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a wonderful show... It's so pleasing to see a Mellotron (black) on stage... anywhere!!!! This was Nokia Theatre in NYC this past Saturday...They did "Trick of the Tale" 
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> "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 
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> "Nothing can change the shape of things to come." 
> ...Max Frost 
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> "Any talent that we are born with eventually surfaces as a need" 
> ...Marsha Sinetar
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> I don't think it's a real tron. Just a sampler in a fancy wooden box. 
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> 
> BTW, I've seen them a bunch. I'm doing so again on Feb. 13th. 
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> To: "mellotron" <newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com> 
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 3:48:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
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> Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a wonderful show... It's so pleasing to see a Mellotron (black) on stage... anywhere!!!! This was Nokia Theatre in NYC this past Saturday...They did "Trick of the Tale" 
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> "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: zappaboggs <zappaboggs@yahoo.com>
To: mellotron <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] The Musical Box... [1
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:48:02 -0800 (PST)

>Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a
>wonderful show...  It's so pleasing to see a Mellotron
>(black) on stage...   anywhere!!!!  This was Nokia
Theatre
>in NYC this past Saturday...They did "Trick of the Tale"
 




Re>  We have seen them for the last five years and as I
remember the first Genesis tour that came through, it is
like seeing it all over again.  I was told that the Tron is
gutted and retrofitted to trigger midi. But the Pro Soloist
is real.
 They will be here 2/12 and can't wait.  Doug

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Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:07 PM
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:48:02 -0800 (PST)


Re>  We have seen them for the last five years and as I
remember the first Genesis tour that came through, it is
like seeing it all over again.  I was told that the Tron is
gutted and retrofitted to trigger midi. But the Pro Soloist
is real.
 They will be here 2/12 and can't wait.  Doug



I remember being lambasted on the old list for saying this some years back, 
but the one time I saw 'em (in London), it was the most wooden, lifeless 
'gig' I've ever seen. More like a theatrical performance with music tagged 
on as an afterthought. The flute parts were clearly mimed, and I wasn't 
convinced by the piano. The 'Mellotron' didn't appear to be a real one, 
gutted (hopefully), but a Mellotron-shaped box with a controller keyboard 
inserted that hung over the ends. The back-projections ('Selling England' 
tour) were very nice, though.

Andy T. (Gritting teeth in preparation for being lambasted again)