The Mellotron Group

In a message dated 9/1/2009 11:02:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:

She was so funny with Sid Caeser


New Imogen Heap album out... sounds promising unless you hate lyrics :>)




-----Original Message-----
From: tony1
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Sep 1, 2009 8:33 am
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?


Quality vs quantity lads.

New subject would be nice.

Maybe something from this century?

Tony

#510

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

From: "Mike Dickson"

To:

Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 1:12 AM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?





> Now let's compare 'Close to the Edge World' sales with Shania Twain's

> /Come On Over/.

>

> Wow. Shania wins! Yes pack up and go home! We all win!

>

> Mike

>

> Gary Brumm wrote:

>>

>> Then he of all people should know that music is subjective. Let\u2019s

>> compare his sales with Close to the Edge.

>>

>> How do most people feel about his music as compared to Yes music? If I

>> listen to his musi
c and decide that

>>

>> it is \u201cshite\u201d how would he feel about it? My point was only that his

>> is just one more \u201copinion\u201d and really

>>

>> didn\u2019t mean to offend anyone. However if he had said rap music is

>> shite then I would have agreed so\u2026..hmmm J

>>

>> \u2026.actually I have listened to some of Mike\u2019s stuff from links in this

>> group….I enjoyed it. I don\u2019t think I will be

>>

>> replacing any of my Yes recordings with it but still I enjoyed it.

>> geeeze, I agree with Tony and look what I get J

>>

>> \u2026.just kidding\u2026..Cheers\u2026.

>>

>> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *James Parthun

>> *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 6:17 PM

>> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> *Subject:* RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

>>

>> He has and he\u2019s quite goodR30;.

>>

>> http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/

>>

>> partune #872

>>

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>> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>;> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *Gary Brumm

>> *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 8:13 PM

>> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> *Subject:* RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

>>

>> Who put you in charge of musical taste\u2026..music is subjective. Just

>> because you don\u2019t have the musical skill to play it doesn\u2019t make you

>> the judge.

>>

>> Please post some of your recordings so we can compare it to your

>> compositions\u2026\u2026.even if you don\u2019t like that style of music most any

>> musician would

>>

>> likely appreciate the skill it took to write and perform.

>>

>> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *Mike Dickson

>> *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 12:57 PM

>> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> *Subject:* Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

>>

>> It's /shite./

>>

>> /Close to the Edge /has its moments but they are few and far between.

>> As for /Tales/ I tried on the ins
istence of a friend (who was more

>> likely a twat) to get into that album by playing it in the dark, while

>> working, while doing nothing, while bathing, cooking, hoovering

>> whatever. I must have played it through about eight or nine times. It

>> truly is music with *no redeeming features*, not unlike /Works /or

>> Humphrey Bogart's characters in /Angels With Dirty Faces/. If anyone

>> can really point me out to any part of it that doesn't sound like

>> /animals in an abattoir/ then please do so.

>>

>> Mike

>>

>> tony1 wrote:

>>

>> Listen to Jim!

>>

>> Topographic Oceans is a masterpiece, in my opinion.

>>

>> It's something (like water) to immerse yourself in (pardon the pun).

>>

>> Sorry but it can'thelp to be introduced to the piece so many years

>> after it's release.

>>

>> Times and tastes have changed, but Close to the Edge and Tales are

>> still fresh to my ears and many live experiences with both albums

>> ;refreshes the feelings everytime.

>>

>> My 2 cents worth,

>>

>> Tony

>>

>> ; #510

>>

>> ----- Original Message -----

>>

>> *From:* James Parthun >

>>

>> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>;> >

>>

>> *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 10:06 AM

>>

>> ; *Subject:* RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

>>

>> ; Caffeine will not help in the attempt to enjoy Topographic

>> Oceans. It will only frustrate you. Try the opposite end of

>> the narcotic spectrum- barbiturates.

>>

>> partune

>>

>> #872

>>

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>>

>> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> >

>> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com ] *On Behalf Of

>> *ceccles_ca

>> *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 8:44 AM

>> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> <mailto:newm
ellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >

>> *Subject:* [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

>>

>> It doesn't matter if we are talking about the music, album

>> cover art, lyrics or mullets. I can say that the Tarkus album

>> cover art was complete crap. Someone else can say it was the

>> best album cover ever. It would be awfully boring if everyone

>> ; agreed on everything.

>>

>> Speaking of boring... Topographic Oceans - I've tried many

>> ; times to get into that album. I will try again, after a few

>> ; Red Bulls.

>>

>> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

>> >, "Thomas C.

>>; Doncourt" ...>> wrote:

>> >

>> ; > Sorry, not looking to piss anybody off but

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> --

>> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

>>

>> Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/

>>

>> Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson

>>

>> Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson

>> Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson

>>

>>

>>

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