Bands that Use Moog

ebg31 · Post by **ebg31** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 6:34 pm

The main record to feature the use of a modular Moog was Abby Road. Specific tracks included "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Because" and "Here Comes the Sun."

Not to mention George Harrison's use of (perhaps) the same synthesizer on his throwaway record, Electronic Sound. And, who can forget Paul McCartney's use of his own synthesizer on "Band on the Run" and "Jet."

A point of reference: when I was nineteen, I heard "Here Comes the Sun" on the oldies station where I live. Who'd have thought that a Moog recording would be heard along with Elvis, the Supremes, or the Shirelles.

Eric.

Rohtus · Post by **Rohtus** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 3:15 am

Just one that I know of;
Abbey Road:...Maxwell's Silver Hammer
.....................I Want You (She's So Heavy)
.....................Here Comes The Sun
.....................Because

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sir_dss · Post by **sir_dss** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 10:21 pm

Here Comes the Sun...Wow. Any suggestions about coming up with a patch that would sound like that. Would I start with a sawtooth wave, and what filter???
DSS

ebg31 · Post by **ebg31** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:00 am

I'd imagine that it was a sawtooth wave with a bit of square wave thrown in for depth. Sounds like a classic resonant lowpass filter with an LFO frequency modulator.

Rohtus · Post by **Rohtus** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 11:48 am

The Moody Blues

nyrkickazz1 · Post by **nyrkickazz1** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:47 pm

It was only used on Abbey Road. George Harrison bought a Moog IIIp model (the "p" stood for "portable") during the Abbey Road sessions. It was used on:

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" - There are prominent Synth solos throughout using the Ribbon Controller of the IIIp

"Because" - Used to get the various brass sounds, including French Horn

"I Want You" - The swirling wind sounds at the end

"Here Comes the Sun" - There is a downward slide in the intro done with the ribbon controller, and the entire "Sun, sun, sun" bridge part included prominent Moog

And Harrison also used it on his Zapple release, "Electronic Sounds"

museslave · Post by **museslave** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:31 am

I can't believe no one has listed the Electric Light Orchestra! Richard Tandy played Moogs on most of the E.L.O. albums released in the 70s, even though he is often only listed as having played the Polymoog.

moogmad · Post by **moogmad** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:19 am

money mark

nyrkickazz1 · Post by **nyrkickazz1** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 8:18 pm

Did Rush/Geddy Lee ever use a Minimoog?

MC · Post by MC » Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:32 pm

Did Rush/Geddy Lee ever use a Minimoog?

Minimoog was on 2112 all the way to Signals, maybe Power Windows. The solo on "Tom Sawyer" (Moving Pictures) and "Subdivisions" (Signals) is a Minimoog.

Greg_S · Post by **Greg_S** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:46 am

Greg_S wrote:
*oh yeah and another add on, although its not moog. the band weezer used the electrocomp synth for a song. great analog sound!

this is the electrocomp for people who don't know.

Rohtus · Post by **Rohtus** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:11 pm

King Crimson, The Nightwatch cd, Exiles

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Rohtus · Post by **Rohtus** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:13 pm

Herbie Hancock

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jazzbo58 · Post by **jazzbo58** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 3:16 pm

Uriah Heep
Blue Oyster Cult
Gary Wright

ksmit · Post by **ksmit** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:26 am

Hey,

Don't forget Emerson, Lake, And Palmer! It was Keith Emerson who helped create a necessity for a portable synth in the first place. He actually went against Bob's wishes and took a modular system on the road to his gigs. No one else had tried this and Bob himself said that it would be impossible and the unit would not be reliable and would also have unstable tuning due to climatic changes. Keith had to have a team of guys to change his patches in realtime. They stayed hid until it was time to change patches. This was fuel to the fire that created a demand for a portable unit. Hence Minimoog was born shortly after.

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