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Hello everyone...

While the topic of the Moog DVD burns on hot and heavy, I thought I would mention that I just watched the NEW release of a historical look back at the early days of Emerson, Lake and Palmer... "Beyond the begining"... Interesting stuff, lots of shots of the guys during their concerts, Hammond organ stabbings, spinning grand piano and NEW interviews as they look back.

VERY IMPORTANT to me, was the new interview with Bob Moog as he chats about Keith's modular, remote pitch controller, and some of the problems that developed with the system.

He also mentions at the begining (without saying NAMES) a system that went out back in the late 60ies for LIVE performance. I knew just by the equipment list that he was talking about David Borden's Mother Mallard ensemble!!

Anyway, I believe this may have been the latest and possibly the last interview with Bob, my buddy and I enjoyed seeing it :O)

Has anyone else bought this one yet ? I still have a few chapters to watch in the `extras' section which is where the interview with Bob can be seen on DVD #1

I'd like to hear what others thought..

Regards,
Gary

Yes, I meant to mention this on the Moog Movie discussion. It's great that Bob did this interview in view of the fact that he wasn't going to be around much longer.

I think I've now watched all the DVD, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish some of the extracts had been complete performances instead, but maybe that was all the footage they had.

For anyone reading this who hasn't seen the DVD, don't be put off by the first piece of film. There are pointless coloured blocks obscuring the screen throughout the performance of Take a Pebble, but the rest of the DVD is more tasteful.

Considering you get loads of great concert footage, a documentary, the interview with Bob Moog, rehearsal film, and more, it's fantastic value. It's great for the light it throws on the personal dynamics within the band as well. Not too surprising, maybe, but very clear. Greg Lake's views on the opening of Tarkus are `interesting.'

I did feel rather concerned about the tiger in the Tiger in the Spotlight video, though. It didn't look happy at all.

Hello Sweep.

Nicely put ! Yeah, I agree on the tiger! We were both watching and noticed that as soon as Keith got going on the Yamaha, it became a bit scared and wanted to get away from the sound!

I am watching the Bob interview again as I write. I have to return the DVD set back to its owner (fellow I work with, and also a Hammond organ/Leslie collector like myself).

Just picked up from the frame shop my mounted Moog posters that were given to me by Mike Adams at Moog. I have the same frame shop do all my artwork, and she did a wonderful job with these. One is the actual movie poster (HUGE!) and the other is a small poster of the DVD cover. They look great under spotlight in my galley :O)

.........Gary

Hi everybody,

yeah, the tiger looked really frightened. Maybe he was too impressed by Keith´s skills on the GX 1.
Joking aside, I think (and hope) no one today would think about putting a tiger amidst a rock band. But those were the seventies ...

The 2 DVDs are amazing. Lots of historical stuff (did you notice the Apollo-system, including the Moog Lyra and the "father" of the Polymoog ?) and the different opinions of the three, especially the quarrels between Keith and Greg.

I spent last sunday in bed for four hours watching the DVDs. It was one of the better sundays !

Polymoogie

Just a little snippet of information that belongs here.

In the interview Bob Moog talks about the Lucky Man solo and comments that he doesn't know if Keith owned the Moog synth used on that track, or whether Manfred Mann had it, or whatever.

I've just been reading the notes by Martyn Hanson to the CD release of the first ELP album, and he quotes Emerson as saying he hadn't yet got his own Moog synth, and the one in the studio belonged to Mike Vickers, from Manfred Mann's band.

It sounds to me from what Bob says in the interview as if Emerson later bought that particular synth. But at least it now looks fairly clear what the situation was at the time it was used for Lucky Man, and why Bob had Manfred Mann in mind as well.