On 4/9/97, George Erdner grokked "Prog. Rock defns.", and said to Scott R. 
Godin: 
  GE> Actually, I'm interested in discussing the choices artists make
  GE> regarding instrumentation. Why do some artists choose a mellotron or
  GE> synthesiser and others use actual musicians playing real orchestral
  GE> instruments? Does the synthetic quality of a mellotron add or detract
  GE> from a composition, as compared to using a live string ensemble?
Interesting question. Not being able to afford a personal string ensemble 
myself, I much prefer to avail myself of the vast tonal pallettes present in 
todays synthesizers and samplers. =8)
If I needed strings, and could afford an ensemble, you can bet your bippy 
that I would prefer the real thing. One only has to listen to some early 
Larry Carlton solo albums to hear how much of a difference it makes in the 
arrangements.
  SRG> Have you heard the Great Deceiver Box set yet? If not it is a
  SRG> definite mu have for Crimso fans. Some incredible live moments.
 
  GE> No, I have not heard it yet. I am reluctant to fork over cash for
  GE> something I haven't heard, so until I hear someone else's copy, I
  GE> don't plan to buy my own.
 
  SRG> THAT is what this echo is for.
 
  GE> How does one actually HEAR something in this echo?
LOL!! No, I don't mean that.. I mean in that when you have talked with 
someone enough whose opinions you generally tend to grow to value regarding 
some of the music you listen to in common, you become more willing to 'take a 
chance' on some new stuff. I would NEVER have found Ozric Tentacles if it 
weren't for this group. (THANKS GUYS! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)
 
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  GE> Unfortunately, there hasn't been too much good music produced by
  GE> artists who've been in seclusion for a decade.
  GE> 
  SRG> Donald Fagen.
  SRG> 
  GE> I wouldn't consider one artist as being "a lot" of comeback artists
  GE> with good material.
well it was just an example =8)
  SRG> By the way, whatever you are using for quoting software is severely
  SRG> affec the quoted material by removing large chunks of text.
 
  GE> My software doesn't edit quotes, I do. Given my tendency to honor FIDO
  GE> policies regarding message content in a somewhat "loose" manner, I
  GE> feel obligated to compensate by paying strict attention to the quoting
  GE> guidelines. It's a feeble attempt to bring balance to the cosmos and
  GE> to maintain a relatively clean kharma.
True, but it should still "wrap around" before quoting the next line. Imagine 
the comfusion of someone reading a reply you made to someone's post wherein 
the quoted phrase had the destinctive modifier "not" truncated out... =8)
--- MacWoof 1.5.3; just keeps going and ...
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