The Mellotron Group

On the scale of Moody insipidness, all of those pale in comparison to 
Hayward's Classic Blue. Twelve ghastly covers including Tracks of my 
Tears, MacArthur Park, and Stairway to Heaven among other gems.

Bob S.


Bruce Daily wrote:
>  
>
> Hi again-
>    Oh, yeah, "Songwrighter", "The Promise", Lodge's "Natural Avenue" 
> were all pretty bad.  Didn't hear any of Ray Thomas' or Graeme Edge's 
> stuff.
>    I liked the cover art on "The Promise", using colors produced from 
> polarized light through crystals to produce a stained-glass look.
>  
>  -Bruce D.
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, Bruce Daily /<pocotron@yahoo.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: King Crimson's Mk2 Trons
>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 11:39 AM
>
>      
>     Hi all-
>       "Blue Jays" struck a chord with me at the time, so I kind of
>     enjoyed it (at the time).  Some of the songs were interesting, but
>     the orchestrations were far over the top.  Simplicity would've
>     helped.  I wondered what a bit of Pinder mellotron would've done
>     for it?  I hear some of it recently, and cringed a bit.
>      
>        -Bruce D.
>
>
>     --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, ClayE /<ecclesreinson@ rogers.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>         From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@ rogers.com>
>         Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: King Crimson's Mk2 Trons
>         To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 8:12 AM
>
>          
>         Forever Autumn and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds was the only
>         highlight from that time period. It's only a tiny bit insipid.
>
>         I always assumed that Hayward wrote the song or at least the
>         lyrics but apparently not. (Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne and Paul
>         Vigrass)
>
>
>         --- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         <http://us.mc636.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>,
>         "Andy Thompson" <andy.thompson@ ...> wrote:
>         >
>         >
>         > ----- Original Message -----
>         > From: "ClayE" <ecclesreinson@ ...>
>         > To: <newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         <http://us.mc636.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>>
>         > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:17 PM
>         > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: King Crimson's Mk2 Trons
>         >
>         >
>         > >I am with you. The Blue Jays album was more insipid if
>         that's even
>         > >possible. The biggest let down of all was MP's The Promise.
>         Bore-fest.
>         > >
>         > >
>         > >> Andy
>         > >>
>         > >> NP - Justin Hayward, 'Songwriter' . What an insipid,
>         lifeless album.
>         > >> Anyone with me on this?
>         > >>
>         >
>         > They're all absolutely terrible. I'm not the Moodies'
>         biggest fan, but in
>         > comparison to any of these...
>         >
>         > Andy T.
>         >
>
>