I was thinking the other day also about how you could better describe the great Moog synthesizer, and I hit upon the idea of mentioning great Moog songs, and came down to my two favourite Moog solos, which come from Ike and Tina Turner's "Nutbush city limits" and Heatwave's "Boogie nights", both totally great Moog solos, indeed the former record, so I'm told by my mum and dad was the first record I ever danced too - so there you go, as this track came out in 1973 it turns out I'm so cool, I was into Moog solos from almost before I was born!
I wouldn't know a Moog solo if it bit me to be honest, unless the record has the word "Moog" in the title. I believe Stevie Wonder used them, so I'm nominating the instrumental bit with playlet from Living For The City, a song also covered by Ike and Tina. Popol Vuh's epic Vuh also features a Moog, but tread carefully, I think they probably lived inside it during the making of the album. I believe Amon Duul II borrowed it at a later date, so you might be able to spot it on that tape, Keith.
Speaking of great Moog solos, the day after the cancelled B+S show in Toronto, my friend pulls out all his Miami Vice tapes, surround sounds it and wow. The intro song is all moog, even the bit that sounds like a guitar solo. And the bass is so thick, the foundation was rumbling! Who'd of thought. Frustrating syths to play though. An art-form I think if you want to graduate past the bleepy sounds. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+