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The use of the mellotron by Genesis (Tony Banks) is notably remarkable in their "Selling England By the Pound" and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" albums. List
by heinrichf 8y ago
The use of the mellotron by Genesis (Tony Banks) is notably remarkable in their "Selling England By the Pound" and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" albums. Listen for example to the choirs in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTS_NZOIlg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTS_NZOIlg and the strings in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0
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- tigeba 8y agoAnother notable example of is the introduction to The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUH9z_Oey8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUH9z_Oey8 Mellotron for use as strings is sort of a staple for Beatles inspired artists, see many tracks by Elliott Smith on XO and Figure 8 as an example. Also see Radiohead OK Computer as it is on many tracks. All the non-linearities with the tape playback gives them a really unusual quality.
- puzzle 8y agoPaul McCartney showed the Mellotron and its original presets at a live concert at Abbey Road Studios more than a decade ago: https://youtu.be/TUcfB5Whp4I https://youtu.be/TUcfB5Whp4I Amusing.
- JKCalhoun 8y agoMcCartney demoing: https://youtu.be/TUcfB5Whp4I?t=2m23s https://youtu.be/TUcfB5Whp4I?t=2m23s