Mort Garson- “Déjà Vu”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX-n_lJlJ68
Though I don’t classify “Thriller” as a Moog album, it has enough on it and it is still awesome after all of these years.
Most of K. Emmerson is BANG-UP.
The first Minimoog featured album that just blew me away was “Birds of Fire” by John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Have to remember this was released early in 1973. I had never heard anything like it before, the way Jan Hammer bent the notes to make his guitar like sound. To this day Birds of Fire has an energy that is almost unbelievable. The 18/8 time signature still sounds unlike anything I have listened to before or after that fusion time period. 12345,12345,12345,123. Cool!
Shortly after in 1973, Billy Cobham’s “Spectrum” album also featured Jan Hammer’s guitar like Minimoog style. Another high energy album with Tommy Bolin on guitar.
Got to see Manfred Mann’s Earth Band live in '75(?). Manfred Mann’s playing the Minimoog was something to see. He had the unique style of using his left arm to control the filter cutoff. So he would raise his elbow up and down while creating a wha-wha type tone. Most memorable while playing Pluto the Dog. “Solar Fire” was another great Mini featured album.
Those were the days when it all was new/fresh, and there seemed to be no end on where it was going.
The first Minimoog featured album that just blew me away was “Birds of Fire” by John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Have to remember this was released early in 1973. I had never heard anything like it before, the way Jan Hammer bent the notes to make his guitar like sound.
CZ Rider,
Yeh man, Jan Hammer really blew my mind with that exact same solo !! i did not hear that album until i was age 20 in 1988. His PITCH BEND technique is creative, original and flawless. He makes the MiniMoog sound like a BRIDGE between the Violin and the Guitar. That 16 x bar solo really had a massive impact on me. It does not seem to be particulary talked about or emulated. Strange and a shame !!
Paul
Thats a great video live concert !! Esp when they go into the 12 x Bar Blues ‘shuffle’ section. Emerson totally rips the gig apart !! 
Off the top of my head some top favorites:
Carols - Switched On Bach
ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Jan Hammer - The First Seven Days
Synergy - Sequencer
Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Return to Forever - No Mystery
Devo - Duty Now For The Future
Return to Forever - No Mystery.
Yes John,
esp the track SOPHOSTIFUNK. Chick has the Moog doing all sorts of interesting things as well as performing some very wide manual Pitch Bends !!
Gary Numan’s The Pleasure Principle is mostly Minimoog & Polymoog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50U1zFHoH30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpBUmS5em0w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLKrd7zlS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxYWveSJS8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wea8ZQ0II4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOGpzzvBQ1o
I think Switched-On Bach pales in comparison to Wendy Carlos’ other work - especially S-oBach II; same style just done many times better. Clockwork Orange also has some nice compositions AND performance/synthesis.
On the pop side, there is a version of The Who’s TOMMY (again, great music) done in Australia that’s great, just acoustic drums and Moog. And Brain Salad Surgery - as mentioned above - did push the boundaries of Moog further than anyone else in pop/rock.
Hi There ..
Thanks for inquiring about “Blake’s New Jerusalem”
The truth is, these are the last 6 or so CD’s that will ever exist, so Yes, they cost a little -
No problem by me if you don’t want to buy !
Some people are paying up to $3500 on Amazon for an LP ! I think it’s crazy …
In this digital age , I have published NEW JERUSALEM to iTunes :
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/blakes-new-jerusalem/id809521411 Where it’ll cost You €8.99 - But if You want one of my last momentoes of the CD era … well You know where to go !
Tim Blake
Hi,
Klaus Schulze…“Mirage”.
Harald Grosskopf - Synthesist. Pretty sure its 100% Minimoog, drum kit, and tape machine!
Isao Tomita - Snowflakes are Dancing (Claire de Lune), Pictures at an Exhibition, Firebird, Planets, Kosmos, Bermuda Triangle, Bolero (Daphnis et Chloe)