Freshman in High School and mostly listening to Zep and Sabbath. Senior friend had this really cool Cougar that he had all fixed up hot rod style. He would ride me around every now an again. He had this on 8 track and I had never heard anything like it. I hear any of the tunes off this album and I am transported back to high school, cruising in the Cougar.
When I was just a little kid my parents dropped me and some of my cousins at a cheap traveling carnival that had come to my town. We all got on the octopus ride and i puked. We got off the ride and all my cousins ran off. I was all dizzy and sick and covered with puke. As I stumbled around this creepy carnival trying to find them this song was blaring over the sound system. Flashing light, slanted images, creepy clowns, side shows and the smell of vomit plays in my brain every time I hear this song. It was truly a most bizarre jungle experience for a small kid, 45 years later the sounds and imagery remain seared into my brain.
Every Saturday morning as a kid. I mean it was just a given whether anyone was watching it or not the Pink Panther was rolling on the Zenith tube. I think we had like 5 channels for awhile. The plastic channel knob stripped so for a time there was a pair of Vice Grips hanging off the front. Those were the days, Looney Tune days.
Heavy mode on: At that time my father was a well driller and we didn't have a great deal, holes in the drywall and ragged ass furniture. But my childhood was a kick in the pants. Lots of kids on the street and they were all fun. Child hood and high school all fun. Like many people here the songs transport you back.
I get all choked up when I think about kids in wore torn places who fear for their lives on a daily bases or kids anywhere who endure unhappiness during there youth.
Once upon a time, I was 18 or 19 years old and a big Led Zeppelin fan. Went back to my parent's house for a summer during college. The local radio station played their nightly message: "It's eleven o'clock. Do you know where your children are?"
Immediately afterward, on every weeknight, they played this song. Still gives me chills. One of their very, very best.
Today, I'm over 60 years old. Still a big Led Zeppelin fan. And somebody better have evidence that we're hearing a mellotron, rather than an honest string quartet. As a musician, I'm not buying it. Something stronger than Wikipedia, please.
"Jones used the Mk.II for the beautiful string arrangements in "The Rain Song" from Houses of the Holy. The Mellotron violins are strangely haunting, and have limited fidelity. They are also difficult to play smoothly, as the sounds begin and end instantly. To overcome this, Jones used a volume pedal to swell the entrances and exits of the string lines to make them more realistic. In an interview specifically for this article, he describes his process for recording a simulated orchestra with a keyboard: "The secret of successful keyboard string parts is to play only the parts that a real string section would play. That is, one line for the First Violins, one line for Second Violins, one for Violas, one for Cellos, one for Basses. Some divided parts are allowed, but keep them to a minimum. Think melodically."
The link: https://www.reocities.com/jpjkeys/mellotron.html
Couple days ago I was home alone on a Saturday night. So I took a tiny puff off some fresh Big Bubba Diesel (50/50 indica/sativa ) They warned me at the dispensary of the potency (couch lock) so I just did a tiny nip and only one a light inhale. Then mixed up Martini and streamed Wilson's new To the Bone album. Ooooh Time and space was bent. The buzz dissipated a few minutes after the album ended. Perfect little micro trip right in the sanctity of my living room.
I remember the first time I ever heard this album circa 1970 and me about 10. My cousin bought the 8 track. We didn't even have a place to play it other than his moms car. Used to sit in the back seat in the driveway and crank it. I asked my mom for a 8 track player for Xmas that year. She order me one out of the Sears catalog I believe.
I like this much better than the original. Nice mellow groove.
Right away I could tell the drummer had to be a real pro. Every stroke right on the money and subtle precision tastefully holding all together. Took some searching but I found him.
My my mother, god rest her soul. Was an uneducated hillbilly from the backwoods of KY. Didn't read much or never went anywhere. But she demanded that my father take her to see Elvis (he did) and there were Ray Charles 8 track tapes scattered all over the floorboard of our faux woody station wagon.
But I still love the song.
Heavy mode on:
At that time my father was a well driller and we didn't have a great deal, holes in the drywall and ragged ass furniture. But my childhood was a kick in the pants. Lots of kids on the street and they were all fun. Child hood and high school all fun. Like many people here the songs transport you back.
I get all choked up when I think about kids in wore torn places who fear for their lives on a daily bases or kids anywhere who endure unhappiness during there youth.
Heavy Mode o
Immediately afterward, on every weeknight, they played this song. Still gives me chills. One of their very, very best.
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Today, I'm over 60 years old. Still a big Led Zeppelin fan. And somebody better have evidence that we're hearing a mellotron, rather than an honest string quartet. As a musician, I'm not buying it. Something stronger than Wikipedia, please.
"Jones used the Mk.II for the beautiful string arrangements in "The Rain Song" from Houses of the Holy. The Mellotron violins are strangely haunting, and have limited fidelity. They are also difficult to play smoothly, as the sounds begin and end instantly. To overcome this, Jones used a volume pedal to swell the entrances and exits of the string lines to make them more realistic. In an interview specifically for this article, he describes his process for recording a simulated orchestra with a keyboard: "The secret of successful keyboard string parts is to play only the parts that a real string section would play. That is, one line for the First Violins, one line for Second Violins, one for Violas, one for Cellos, one for Basses. Some divided parts are allowed, but keep them to a minimum. Think melodically."
The link:
https://www.reocities.com/jpjkeys/mellotron.html
Hobbits whoop ass with a limb and have good music taste
Shut up and go put on a Dave Mathews CD.
Right away I could tell the drummer had to be a real pro. Every stroke right on the money and subtle precision tastefully holding all together. Took some searching but I found him.
https://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ian_Thomas.html