“Back to those golden days of analog”
Now we’re getting into to some seriously interesting stuff. Too bad someone had to die to make it happen.
Robert Moog qualifies as cross-generational. His Moog synthesizers
changed the tune of rock, and helped bring in psychodelia
. If you ever question how tripped-out that whole scene became, just think, “Why would anyone name their band ‘Tangerine Dream.’
”? Sounds like a bad cocktail—come to think of it, it is a bad cocktail
. Now bands like the Beastie Boys have rediscovered Mr. Moog’s synthesizer, as has
They Might Be Giants (a “Family Friendly Band” white bread rock band with some gift for entertaining lyrics. TMBG has actually put out a children’s album
on the alphabet; we haven’t heard it, but, given today’s culture, we certainly wonder what “A” is for, “B” is for, “C” is for, and we have a good idea what “F” is for.)
The Moog synthesizer has its own fan club
, a site worth checking out; you will definitely see why the Moog synthesizer never became popular with marching bands. We’ve linked below to some “pretty cool Moog stuff” on eBay. Since we’re talking cross-generational, we’ll rephrase this. We’ve linked below to some “All this and a bag of chips Moog stuff” on eBay. We ODDfellows are only being responsible since “cool” means something very different in the 2000s
.
Robert Moog was a physicist who became interested in music after playing with a Theremin
. If you don’t know what a Theremin is, it is an instrument you don’t blow, pound, kick, pluck, or bow. It’s just a bit, well, ethereal
.
“Hells Bells, you’re alive.” Rising Runner Missed By Endless Sender Tangerine Dream
