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Posted: June 02 2014 at 20:42
SteveG wrote:
^Going to have to have to go with Guldbamsan on this one. I did some checking and Silver Apples as well as the Germans beat Pete to the Rock punch but everyone can be the fist man to step foot on the (Keith) Moon.
You didn't hear me.
Pete Townshend never was an Electronic music artist nor Kosmische Musik artist. He was / is a Rock artist who was inspired in late sixties by Electronic music (by Terry RIley actually), and recorded BOR and WGFA in 1971, and he was the first one who did do something like that in Rock.
You can't compare The Who and Silver Apples because they weren't in the same category. The Who were Rock quartette, Silver Apples were Electronic music / Experimental rock / Psychedelic rock duo.
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Posted: June 03 2014 at 13:54
^In my attempt to stay politically correct with genres and sub genres, I sometimes confuse myself. My apologies. In an effort to keep things simple, let me use the descriptive terms of my day (yes I'm that old). In 1969 George Harrison recorded an album called Musical Sounds using the newly invented Moog synthesizer. The album's content was regarded as "Advent garde/experimental." The Beatles used George's Moog to record the bizarre lead on Maxwell's Silver Hammer and some coloring on the song Because for 1969's Abbey Road album. This "Popular" music album was the first to use synths as far as I know. However, The Beatles don't get credit because after creating a social revolution, I don't think that they were interested in advancing the Moog or starting new musical genres.
No need for apologies Steve. Svetonio is widely know around these parts for confusing and misunderstanding facts and music history. The Silver Apples was a rock band which infused synths into their sound in a highly innovative manner. Just because they also happened to be psychedelic and a wee bit experimental doesn't take away from them being a rock band.
Oh and nice post there. I love reading the "mature" members' memories I had never heard about that album of George's. Thanks for that.
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Posted: June 04 2014 at 05:08
SteveG wrote:
^In my attempt to stay politically correct with genres and sub genres, I sometimes confuse myself. My apologies. In an effort to keep things simple, let me use the descriptive terms of my day (yes I'm that old). In 1969 George Harrison recorded an album called Musical Sounds using the newly invented Moog synthesizer. The album's content was regarded as "Advent garde/experimental." The Beatles used George's Moog to record the bizarre lead on Maxwell's Silver Hammer and some coloring on the song Because for 1969's Abbey Road album. This "Popular" music album was the first to use synths as far as I know. However, The Beatles don't get credit because after creating a social revolution, I don't think that they were interested in advancing the Moog or starting new musical genres.
Incorrect.
Apparently the first popular album to first use the Moog synthesiser extensively was the 1967 album by The Monkees "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd" (source Wiki). Micky Dolenz bought it.
I always thought the first Moog in pop culture was used by the Beach Boys on "Pet Sounds" and especially "Good Vibrations" but apparently that space age noise was generated by an instrument called an Electro-Theremin, which is not a synthesiser. This instrument was also previously used for the theme music of the TV show "My Favourite Martian". That was a great show!
The original Dr Who theme (1963) was generated on a Moog, but obviously it wasn't released as a commercial product...or was it?
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Posted: June 04 2014 at 10:30
^Incorrect. If the Electric Flag can be considered popular and I believe that they can, then they beat out the Monkees with the album of the movie theme to The Trip. And session drummer Hal Blaine even released a few singles featuring the MOOG. It's kind of like musical archeology!! BTW, Harrison's MOOG album was actually titled Electronic Sounds.
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Moon.
My apologies. In an effort to keep things simple, let me use the descriptive terms of my day (yes I'm that old). In 1969 George Harrison recorded an album called Musical Sounds using the newly invented Moog synthesizer. The album's content was regarded as "Advent garde/experimental." The Beatles used George's Moog to record the bizarre lead on Maxwell's Silver Hammer and some coloring on the song Because for 1969's Abbey Road album. This "Popular" music album was the first to use synths as far as I know. However, The Beatles don't get credit because after creating a social revolution, I don't think that they were interested in advancing the Moog or starting new musical genres.
