There’s always Roxy Music. Ladytron for instance.
Is that a modern Mellotron in the background? Interesting. I never would have noticed if it hadn’t been pointed out to me.
Coincidentally I have tickets to see Agnes Obel a week from Saturday. I agree that her music is rather over-produced but I guess I kinda like that.
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“Electrolite” by R.E.M.
[/QUOTE]What’s the mellotron sound? The viola sound in the latter part of the song?
Just noticed that John Wetton died two months ago. Crapolawitz.
I appreciate the cautionary notes, but you have to understand that I’m the sort of idiot that thought it would be a good idea to buy and rebuild a Linotype a few years ago. Hopelessly over complicated and obsolete technology seems to be my deal.
It’s a dumb idea and that’s precisely why I like it.
They didn’t have an arty, classical or progressive sound, but the Kinks used a mellotron semiregularly. For example, check out “Phenomenal Cat” or “Starstruck” from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.
There is no wrong in music, but I do have my preferences. Enjoy it but yes note how she has a second midi controller with some choir sounds that run much longer than you could do on a Mellotron.
Yep, no problem with that I just wanted to share in case playing it for the sound or the limitations that push creativity were the primary motivators.
Elton John’s “Daniel” has “flute” Mellotron. There are probably other EJ songs with Mellotron.
Darn. Didn’t know that. I loved John’s bass playing.
And Greg Lake only a while ago too. Time seems to be caching up with altogether too many.
Boz Burrell died years back. Gordon Haskell, Adrian Belew and now Jakko are the only Crimson vocalists left.
Chris Collingwood (formerly of Fountains of Wayne) uses quite a bit of mellotron in his recent solo album Look Park.
If one song guest appearances count, Jon Anderson, who did the vocals on “Prince Rupert Awakes” on Lizard (IMO, EASILY the best song on that, and a good mellotron candidate to boot too!), is still with us as well.
Well then, bring on the Dumb! I mean later, when I actually have cash.
And my wife’s not looking.