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Posted: February 01 2013 at 17:01
When I think of Mini-Moog solos, Wakeman usually comes to mind. There's also Alan Gowen, his collaboration with Hugh Hopper - 'Two Rainbows Daily' features some amazing mini-moog solos......
Detlev Schmidtchen solo on 'Master Of Creation' from Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes is wonderful.
So many to think of. And a mini-moog has it's own sound and 'attack'. ARP's are distinctive, too. Dave Sinclair used a 'Davoli' synth on '....Plump In The Night'. The Davoli synth was featured extensively on Kayak's debut album and throughout the Semiramis R.P.I. gem 'Dedicato a Frazz'. Funnily enough, these 3 albums are all from 1973......
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Posted: July 29 2010 at 12:40
Trouserpress wrote:
Brilliant as Moraz's solo in Sound Chaser is it still doesn't top Kerry Minnear's solo on GG's Just the Same for me - just one of countless examples of why Minnear is the greatest prog keyboardist of all time.
Honorable mention to the moog solo on Share it by Hatfield & the North. Wild but restrained, not quite rock, not quite jazz - textbook Canterbury.
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:16
The Mini-Moog solo on "Black Moon" from Brand X's "Masques" LP is exquisite! Peter Robinson does a sweet job with modulating the Moog on a sine-wave setting! Excellent example of the MiniMoog as a pure solo instrument.
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 03:51
Brilliant as Moraz's solo in Sound Chaser is it still doesn't top Kerry Minnear's solo on GG's Just the Same for me - just one of countless examples of why Minnear is the greatest prog keyboardist of all time.
Honorable mention to the moog solo on Share it by Hatfield & the North. Wild but restrained, not quite rock, not quite jazz - textbook Canterbury.
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 03:33
Hi There,
If you are looking for minimoog solo, check this album out. There 3 songs in the concept album and each song has minimoog solo...i am sure you'll like it :)
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 01:13
jplanet wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
jplanet wrote:
Rick Wakeman's solo on Revealing Science of God Patrick Moraz on Sound Chaser Geoff Downes on Machine Messiah Neal Morse on All is Vanity
Out of those, Sound Chaser. Moraz smoked it.
I'd have to agree! The more I listen to it, the better it is - he also got a really original sound out of it, I don't know how, it almost sounds like it's going through a talk-box or something - but he's probably just sweeping a filter with the other hand as he plays - however he does it, it's badass!
Correct you are! In an interview back in those days, Moraz said that he "invented a new way to play the Moog." He mentioned playing the oscillators more emotionally than his peers.
When I saw Moraz perform with Yes on the "Relayer" tour in Bloomington, IL, my jaw dropped watching him wail on that thing! During his solo on "Sound Chaser," his left hand was all over the control panel of the Moog, while his right hand went nuts on the keys!
Contrast that to Wakeman's style (viewable on the old movie "Yessongs,") where he basically had the Minimoog at a certain setting and worked it over as he would any other keyboard. It made for a great effect in the opening of "Close to the Edge," but wasn't as flexible as Moraz's approach.
The only other solo I'd mention was Emerson's epic solo on "Lucky Man," which turned on a vast audience to the awesome sound of the square-wave oscillator sound!!
It's upsetting no one has mentioned the immensely talented and sadly deceased Mr. Alan Gowen, a real big minimoog master from the likes of Gilgamesh and National Health. All of his minimoog work on the Health's debut is ace.
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Posted: July 20 2010 at 22:07
About half-way thru the suite comprising side one of Triumvirat's album Illusions On A Double Dimple, there is an instrumental section where Jurgen Fritz solos on a what i think is a Moog and it is intense,and cerebral, and also quite beautiful
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Posted: July 20 2010 at 21:26
Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orchestra) - "Sister Andrea". Any version studio, "Lost Trident Sessions" or live, "Between Nothingness & Eternity". Or even this version from YouTube:
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Trouserpress wrote:
Love that Moog solo to pieces!
