Posted on 01/20/2015 7:18:48 PM PST by Squawk 8888
It was professional strength, still is. Lots of top 80s bands used it. I believe Depeche Mode and Flock of Seagulls used it, among other keyboards.
please add me to the list
An old man now but still a Synth Junkie. .... played Moogs but never owned one ...started with the Yamaha DX7 but also had wurlitzer elec, fender Rhodes 73’s that i wish i still had.
Still own several rack mounts including an old Proteus that I’ll never give up.
Dont gig as much now but play every day......
thx for post
Nord Electro4 or their Stage Piano do a great imitation. The Integra does too. But there’s still nothing like the real thing.
The DX7 from Yamaha dethroned it in the later 80s digital or die craze but today, J60s command asinine prices. $1000- to like $1800 for a mint board. Some fools posted one for 3K but thats in fantasy land. and trolling trust fund babies... And The Yami FM synths are almost giveaways now that analog is resurgent.
Damn hard to top a Juno string/brass pad. Especially in the value per $$$ area. It pretty much takes a Jupiter to do it. For 5X the cost.
I was awakened by a loud noise, "ooooh -EEEEEE -oooooh"
When I saw Emerson, Lake & Palmer at about the same time in Florida, Emerson opened with 'Hoedown.' I can only remember them playing 'Hoedown' and one other song. I don't remember if I saw Yes. I did buy their albums though.
i bought mine in 1991 for $225 used but in near-mint condition.
Best synth jam, ever....Phil kills it on drums as well...
Tony Banks (Genesis) - Riding the Scree (Believe this was an Arp ProSoloist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlepn7295xo
For the record, this image does not correspond to what I saw on the occasion of my particular adventure. He was alone with the keyboard, whatever cabling it might have had, with ample space around him. He stayed on his feet and adopted various poses wrt the keyboard, rocking it to and fro in the process. I suppose his own activity was artfully contrived to suggest more motion of the keyboard than was actual, but he was definitely not seated behind a fixed configuration as shown in this photo.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 1971
In November, 1971, we played the Philadelphia Spectrum, and were supported by Yes. We gave them their first shot into America. I think they supported us on a few dates. I can’t quite remember. That was one of them. That was the first time the audience really saw ELP with Yes. And that’s really where that association came from. And then of course, a couple of days later, November 25th, we played Madison Square Garden! And *once again, we cut (or caught) a milestone! By then, the band was flying!
... so that had to be it.
Mine is right here! {^)
As he pronounces his name, does it rhyme with DEWG[ood] or ROGUE, as in wild card? I always wondered!
WOW!!! How cool is that!!!
:^)
Word, bro.
Cool....please add me to the Modern Music ping list.....
Hey, we were at that concert! Really, we were.
In an interesting second connection to this thread, we have the pleasure of knowing and spending time with David Van Koevering in the last few years. He worked with Moog and designed, patented his own electronic instruments back in those days and in the years since.
yeah, they had the grand opening not that long ago
Dang it!
You guys sent me down the YouTube music hole and I like to never got back ;-}
That’s what I THOUGHT!!! I’ve always pronounced it with a long O, like “mow” the lawn with a hard G at the end of it. Glad I’ve been relatively correct all these years! THANK YOU, and what a great pic! Many hours of listening pleasure thanks to Dr. Moog!
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