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Sheavy

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Posted: June 05 2012 at 14:04

The Moog Cookbook. They do covers of well known songs, with Moogs.

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Posted: June 10 2012 at 12:59

Not sure how much of this is Moog, but when I want an in-yer-face, allout, over-the-top synth jam, I crank this Wakeman gem at full volume!

Edited by gibsona9 - June 10 2012 at 13:05

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Posted: June 10 2012 at 13:18

The_Jester wrote:

Why don't you mention YES! Rick Wakeman is a moog wizard!

Yes yes yes! If you dig through his discography you'll find analog/moog stuff in there, probably found in the earlier works like Arthur, No Earthly Connection, or Criminal Record. It's still a time-consuming search though...

Edited by FromAbove - June 10 2012 at 13:21

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Posted: June 10 2012 at 13:33

The soundtrack of the musical "Jesus Christ, Superstar" featuring Ian Gillian on vocals (1971) had some very early use of Mini-Moog in the performance! Pretty spacey & scary sounds. Check this out at about 0:33

One of the great classics in rock, I'm surprised this work never warrants much discussion. Gillan was in absolute top voice, and the composition is unreal!

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Posted: June 10 2012 at 16:42

cstack3 wrote:

One of the great classics in rock, I'm surprised this work never warrants much discussion. Gillan was in absolute top voice, and the composition is unreal!

And keyboards on the soundtrack played by Peter Robinson of Quatermass, later part of Brand X! Thumbs Up

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Posted: June 20 2012 at 07:57

Some George Duke jazz/fusion works. he's very capable improviser on the Minimoog

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Posted: June 20 2012 at 14:43

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Mort Garson's "The Wozard of Iz: An Electronic Odyssey"

It was recently re-released, so it is no longer rare and expensive (for a limited time only...)

I have a copy and sometimes get a thrill out of it, although it is a little dated for me due to the psychedelic style. I pre-ordered Mort Garson's "Black Mass by Lucifer on Amazon back in 2/18/12 when the release date was then June 19th. Now it has been pushed up to July. It's a worthwhile synth project released in 71'. It surely brings back some nightmarish memories for me as a toddler. thank you and have a nice day

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Posted: June 20 2012 at 15:34

I'm surprised we've got to page three of this thread without mention of T.O.N.T.O (The Original New Timbral Orchestra) - the first and the largest multitimbral polyphonic analogue synth ever constructed (this thing is a beast):

Constructed and partially designed by Brit Malcolm Cecil the synth was used by the Cecil and American producer Robert Margouleff under the band name Tonto's Expanding Head Band. They released two albums (Zero Time and It's About Time) in the early 70s, which (unfortunately) sound a little cheesy by today's standards, but back in 1971 they sounded abso-bloody-lutely amazing.

What?