Bigbobby10 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Some of the obvious ones: King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King, Epitaph, In the Wake of Poseidon Genesis- Watcher of the Skies Moody Blues- Tuesday The Beatles- Strawberry Fields Forever Yes- And You and I Some less obvious ones: Tangerine Dream- Phaedra Sandrose - Underground Session (very good instrumental recommend to everyone) There are so much more, I am just giving out some. I want to know what some of your favorites are 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I love the mellotron BB10, this is interesting you post this now, as I have a question: Up until recently, I was not familiar with classic King Crimson .. and in listening to Epitaph on youtube, in addition to really enjoying it, I noticed that there was some talk in the comments about different versions - apparently, the original version of Epitaph featured a mellotron and in later versions the mellotron was replaced with orchestration ( ?? ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Thomas (Anthem Legacy artist) appears to have used the same mellotron that was on the RUSH song "Tears" for song demos that didn't make the final cut on his 1981 album The Runner. I asked Ian this question in relation to the above posted here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) The sound of a mellotron makes me smile. Keith Emerson: "After we recorded Trilogy (1972), we wanted to perform the album on stage, but Abaddon's Bolero was a hugely complex track with loads of Moog synthesizer overdubs and it was quite impossible to play it live. So we sampled complete phrases off the 16-track onto a Mellotron, which Greg could play using bass pedals. This still wasn't enough, so we also hooked up a Revox tape recorder and arranged the track around that. Unfortunately, the second time we tried it in front of an audience, the Revox ground to a halt and so did Carl, Greg and myself. We ended up having a huge argument backstage, the result of which was that we never attempted the Bolero again. I would have trashed the Mellotron, but I gave it to Greg instead. I've no idea where it is now." -- "Carl wore an earphone, and played the drum in synch with a click on the backing tape. Greg played the prerecorded chords on the Mellotron. The trouble arose after playing "Abaddon's Bolero" about 4 times live - the tape went bad and the sound stopped going to Carl's earphone. Carl continued to play without his earphone, but at the climax, the sound from the backing tape was lost, and then it was only the three of us playing. We decided to stop using it after that. It was too risky and also Carl did not like playing to a backing tape. This happened in Germany in 1973." Edited October 13, 2017 by custom55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Strawberry Fields 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) Rolling Stones - Jig-saw Puzzle Brian Jones on mellotron http://youtu.be/rWFxBqiZya0 Edited October 13, 2017 by custom55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 I love the mellotron BB10, this is interesting you post this now, as I have a question: Up until recently, I was not familiar with classic King Crimson .. and in listening to Epitaph on youtube, in addition to really enjoying it, I noticed that there was some talk in the comments about different versions - apparently, the original version of Epitaph featured a mellotron and in later versions the mellotron was replaced with orchestration ( ?? ) Not sure exactly, but I know if you listen to King Crimson on Youtube, you will never get the original version, because YouTube Removes them right away. It must have been a live version you listened to which may have used an orchestration? But I cant be sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Thomas (Anthem Legacy artist) appears to have used the same mellotron that was on the RUSH song "Tears" for song demos that didn't make the final cut on his 1981 album The Runner. I asked Ian this question in relation to the above posted here. I completely forgot Tears uses the Mellotron. Is that the only Rush song to use one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Let's do this the easy way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mellotron_recordings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Let's do this the easy way: https://en.wikipedia...tron_recordings Makes things less fun :( And many more songs that have the mellotron, even by the same bands listed, I could go on for many more songs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 A song that no one ever thinks of, but features some of the most awesome use of the mellotron ever: Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 The entire Morte Macabre album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Let's do this the easy way: https://en.wikipedia...tron_recordings Makes things less fun :( And many more songs that have the mellotron, even by the same bands listed, I could go on for many more songs Yep, that list is nowhere near comprehensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 "Starless" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 The Rain Song 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I loved the shit out of this in high-school. Great lyrics and tortured mellotron. Great Canadian early-80s tune. Very nice mellotron-ic touches: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Rick Wakeman sez: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 The Rain Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxEu0QN6nzk Wanted to add this also, amazing stuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) dorky video from 1965 demonstrating their 'new' instrument, the mellotron. There's a couple brief segments showing the inner workings...all a bunch of tapes going crazy. Actually pretty versatile for it's time. Most bands used it for strings background. Edited October 14, 2017 by HemiBeers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 The entire Morte Macabre album. Just listened to this and wow do I love it. Thank you for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I think it's fantastic. Glad you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Roxy Music used mellotron on their first album.Check the beginning of "Ladytron" and the end of "If There Is Something." Pretty cool touches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 At 4:00 amazing stuff, a great underrated song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 If you like Cathedral, you're bound to dig Änglagård and their tasty 'tron goodness. Here's a sample: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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