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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2010 at 13:17
In no particular order:

Artist - Song [Album, Year] (Soloist)

Yes - Revealing Science of God [Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Camel - White Rider Suite [Mirage, 1974] (Peter Bardens)
Camel - Lunar Sea [Moonmadness, 1976] (Peter Bardens)
Yes - Starship Trooper [Yessongs, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Eloy - The Bells of Notre Dame [Power and the Passion, 1975] (Manfred Wieczorke)
Eloy - Poseidon's Creation [Ocean, 1977] (Detlev Schmidtchen)
Yes - The Ancient [Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Yes - Sound Chaser [Relayer, 1974] (Patrick Moraz)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2010 at 13:44
Originally posted by Erik91 Erik91 wrote:

In no particular order:

Artist - Song [Album, Year] (Soloist)

Yes - Revealing Science of God [Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Camel - White Rider Suite [Mirage, 1974] (Peter Bardens)
Camel - Lunar Sea [Moonmadness, 1976] (Peter Bardens)
Yes - Starship Trooper [Yessongs, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Eloy - The Bells of Notre Dame [Power and the Passion, 1975] (Manfred Wieczorke)
Eloy - Poseidon's Creation [Ocean, 1977] (Detlev Schmidtchen)
Yes - The Ancient [Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973] (Rick Wakeman)
Yes - Sound Chaser [Relayer, 1974] (Patrick Moraz)


Beautiful choices!! Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2010 at 16:06

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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:42
No love for Shine On You Crazy Diamond?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2010 at 01:13
Originally posted by jplanet jplanet wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by jplanet 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. Big smile
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!!  

 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2010 at 02:21
George Duke - Inca Roads
Don Preston - Lonesome Electric Turkey
 
"...the thing IS, to put a motor in yourself..."
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2010 at 11:06
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My department is percussion so I“m not really sure what is mini, maxi, midi or melotron.
But I do know what good electric keyboards sound like.
Brian Miller - Isotope - “Honkey Donkey
Pete Bardens - Camel - Rain Dances - Skylines
Dave Greenslade - Tide & Time - Catalan
Dave Sinclair - Caravan - FGWGPITN - The Dog The Dog He“s At It Again
Wakeman - Yes - The Revealing Science...........
Not to mention the likes of Chick Corea, Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Patrick Moraz, Dave Stewart
etc..........................
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2010 at 17:22
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:19
The solos on Rush's "Subdivisions" smoke.  So those are first on my list.
Second would be Rick's leads on "The Revealing Science..."
Next would be Moraz's work on "Relayer".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2010 at 12:32
 
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Edited by ko - July 29 2010 at 13:46
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2010 at 12:40
Originally posted by Trouserpress 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.
 
ClapLove that Moog solo to pieces!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 02 2010 at 00:45
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:


Honorable mention to the moog solo on Share it by Hatfield & the North.
 
Seconded.....that sold the album to me ! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2013 at 14:55
Hi!

Any other suggestions of great groovy Minimoog solo? I need more inspiration Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2013 at 22:56

My favorite song off of my favorite album!
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