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Tony Clarke Chat
Sunday, February 21, 2005

02/20/05 21:03:18 tonyclarke Logs in
02/20/05 21:03:24 cobhamgeniuses: hi tony!
02/20/05 21:03:24 Anne: Welcome Tony!
02/20/05 21:03:27 pbaub: there is tony!!
02/20/05 21:03:29 gail: hi
02/20/05 21:03:33 slowflight: Hi Tony
02/20/05 21:03:36 MoodyVal: Hi, Tony!
02/20/05 21:03:44 James_Dean: Hi Tony!!
02/20/05 21:03:45 latentimage: hello Tony
02/20/05 21:03:51 pbaub: on behalf of everyone here, tony , thank you for your time and efforts
02/20/05 21:04:00 Tonie: :D Hi Tony!
02/20/05 21:04:02 James_Dean: yes
02/20/05 21:04:07 tonyclarke: Good Evening everyone
02/20/05 21:04:14 gail: We are so glad you are with us tonight.
02/20/05 21:04:41 Tonie: Tony, what was your first encounter with the Moody Blues?
02/20/05 21:04:45 pbaub: tony, i will kick it off, your studio on your web site you show, you told me is where you recorded the blue jays, any stories you want to share about that time?
02/20/05 21:04:48 tonyclarke: So am I - I feel I am amongst a friend or two
02/20/05 21:04:50 Anne: Thank you for taking the time to join us at such a late hour
02/20/05 21:05:58 gail: what have you been doing lately?
02/20/05 21:06:06 pbaub: you are tony, your among many friends
02/20/05 21:06:11 tonyclarke: I built that studio whilst the Moodies were on tour, not physically you understand! The layout, design, equipment, etc.
02/20/05 21:06:30 pbaub: what manner of equipment? was it 16 track??
02/20/05 21:06:32 alwaysmoody: What is the addy for Tony's' website?
02/20/05 21:06:57 pbaub: i will post his link on moody blues and friends later
02/20/05 21:07:06 gail: thanks pbaub
02/20/05 21:07:09 alwaysmoody: thanks
02/20/05 21:07:30 MoodyVal: Tony, thank you so much for all your work on the Moodies' albums and Bluejays, Songwriter & Natural Avenue!
02/20/05 21:07:32 James_Dean: It is a great website! though the forums section does look somewhat familiar...
02/20/05 21:07:55 alwaysmoody: I'd love to hear about the Blue Jays recording sessions. Any favorite stories?
02/20/05 21:08:04 Anne: Tony, do you miss the old days?
02/20/05 21:08:14 gail: are the moodys planning a new album? and will you be involved?
02/20/05 21:08:26 Hal: hi all
02/20/05 21:08:58 James_Dean: Good question gail. ;)
02/20/05 21:09:14 cobhamgeniuses: tony, can you give us a time in the studio when anything that could possibly go wrong actually did?
02/20/05 21:09:39 gail: thanks
02/20/05 21:10:29 tonyclarke: I look back on "the old days" with great nostalgia - I think some of the warmth of those days shows up very well in the photographs on the site - we were doing toccc
02/20/05 21:11:01 MoodyVal: Those are great photos!!!!
02/20/05 21:11:18 pbaub: toccc is my favorite album, it means a lot to me on a personal level
02/20/05 21:11:24 Anne: The photos are great. I really enjoyed looking at them.
02/20/05 21:11:27 Laddie: When you are in New York I will buy you a pint
02/20/05 21:11:28 gail: Is there a way to make this a voice chat??
02/20/05 21:11:37 James_Dean: Tony, can you describe your first meeting with Mike and the Moodies?
02/20/05 21:11:48 pbaub: yes, gail, yell very loudly
02/20/05 21:11:51 tonyclarke: I will hold you to that Laddie!
02/20/05 21:11:59 Hal: lol, bob
02/20/05 21:12:07 gail: lol
02/20/05 21:12:44 Anne: I don't have the capability to make this a voice chat.
02/20/05 21:12:54 pbaub: alright you guys, stop bouncing, your going to scare tony
02/20/05 21:13:00 tonyclarke: The first proper meeting was at the house in Esher in Surrey. We sat and talked all night. Mike showed me his 4-track teac tape machine. We recorded the Dawn Chorus and played it back to the birds half an hour later
02/20/05 21:13:00 gail: OK, just wondered.
02/20/05 21:13:21 James_Dean: That's good Anne because I just burped.
02/20/05 21:13:26 pbaub: i used to have a 4 track teac
02/20/05 21:13:30 moodyluvah: lucky birds!
02/20/05 21:13:33 RR: How did the birds like it?? LOL
02/20/05 21:13:36 Anne: And the birds must have been impressed if you stayed with them for so many years
02/20/05 21:13:52 slowflight: Teac?
02/20/05 21:14:02 pbaub: teac is a brand
02/20/05 21:14:11 slowflight: Thanks
02/20/05 21:14:55 cobhamgeniuses: tony, would you please describe working with derek, dave and the other engineers on the sessions?
02/20/05 21:15:03 pbaub: did Justin sing dawn right away? or did mike sing it first?
02/20/05 21:15:17 gail: I missed if you answered but are you doing anything with the Moodys now?
02/20/05 21:15:58 tonyclarke: Working with Derek, Dave etc - tremendous, professional, patient and extremely hilarious
02/20/05 21:16:08 James_Dean: Cool, I had a Teac cassette but a Sony reel to reel.
02/20/05 21:16:30 cobhamgeniuses: great...thanks for that, tc
02/20/05 21:16:33 gail: I hope we aren't bombarding you too badly...but there so many things we want to know about you and the work you've done.
02/20/05 21:16:39 stellamaris: it looks as if this is moving at a reasonable enough pace for me to say hi and love n {{{hugs}} to all
02/20/05 21:16:51 MasNem: Hi Tony and all!
02/20/05 21:17:07 pbaub: hello. masako
02/20/05 21:17:16 RR: Hi Stella
02/20/05 21:17:21 pbaub: tony, masnem ( masako ) is in Japan
02/20/05 21:17:28 goddess: Hi Mas! Hi Anne............Hi all!!
02/20/05 21:17:37 stellamaris: RR18? lol
02/20/05 21:17:44 gail: sweet and serious is that you that got the pick in pa?
02/20/05 21:17:46 RR: LOL
02/20/05 21:18:04 redtulip: Hi Tony, very interesting website & nice photos too
02/20/05 21:18:05 goddess: Oh, yeah.........Hi Tony and thank you for your time!
02/20/05 21:18:10 Anne: Hi Karen
02/20/05 21:18:16 pat: Have you played any musical instruments on albums?
02/20/05 21:18:30 RR: Yes, Tony, very gracious to offer your time
02/20/05 21:18:31 tonyclarke: Glad you like the site - it is not quite there yet
02/20/05 21:18:53 pbaub: do you guys realize it is 2 in the morning in england where tony is??? he is awesome to stay up for us
02/20/05 21:19:16 tonyclarke: I once played at few bass notes on Elvis Presley's Wild in the County to repair it
02/20/05 21:19:19 Hal: well. i'm a night owl when i can be....
02/20/05 21:19:42 gail: Hope your a night owl
02/20/05 21:19:46 cobhamgeniuses: yes.....i figured he was coming live from across the pond!
02/20/05 21:20:00 stellamaris: someone a bit ago asked about special memories of the Blue Jays sessions, good question, do you have any to share? and yes thanks for doing this, Tony
02/20/05 21:20:06 James_Dean: Did you meet him? (Elvis)
02/20/05 21:20:46 MoodyVal: We're very happy & grateful to Tony for doing this!
02/20/05 21:21:33 slowflight: Tony, do you have a favorite Moodies' album?
02/20/05 21:21:44 alwaysmoody: How long did it take to record Blue Jays?
02/20/05 21:21:49 gail: Sweet I was just talking about that earlier today on higher and higher board.
02/20/05 21:21:53 tonyclarke: No, wish I had, but I did meet Ronnie Tutt and some of the band when they played for Neil Diamond
02/20/05 21:22:13 pbaub: now that is cool!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 21:22:34 gail: Yeah that is cool I love Neil also.
02/20/05 21:22:42 pbaub: me too, gail
02/20/05 21:23:04 tonyclarke: Blue Guitar was fun to do "Blue Guitar I really wanted Red but I got Blue instead" - we used the Halle Orchestra up in Manchester. It was great to do
02/20/05 21:23:13 pbaub: so tell us all about the blue jay sessions tony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 21:23:21 pbaub: oops. out of synch here
02/20/05 21:23:32 tonyclarke: Like children you love them all
02/20/05 21:23:41 stellamaris: LOL at the answer! and one of my favorite songs, too
02/20/05 21:23:52 slowflight: Cool
02/20/05 21:24:00 pbaub: justin does a pretty nice solo on blue guitar
02/20/05 21:24:09 gail: pbaub have you heard is Mike is popping in?
02/20/05 21:24:23 pbaub: how did you mike his guitar, tony? did he patch right into your board or did you mike his amp?
02/20/05 21:24:24 tonyclarke: Indeed he does - he does nice guitar solos on most things, it is a habit
02/20/05 21:24:51 slowflight: Neat, precise, and just what the song needs
02/20/05 21:24:59 redtulip: Tony, have you ever jammed (on guitars) w/Justin?
02/20/05 21:25:13 pbaub: yes, just is not the fastest player, but he has impeccable taste
02/20/05 21:25:18 tonyclarke: Both - depended on the track. Very often we had the amp up so loud in the studio, we would retreat to the control room
02/20/05 21:25:34 pbaub: was he using marshalls or hiwatts?
02/20/05 21:25:50 James_Dean: For some reason, Blue does seem more appropriate... :)
02/20/05 21:26:28 stellamaris: fits the "mood" of the song LOL
02/20/05 21:26:29 tonyclarke: No I haven't but I sang a bit on Songwriter. We would put the tape machine into record and run downstairs, with enough leader tape we would get there on time
02/20/05 21:26:34 alwaysmoody: At the time, did Justin and John think they would continue recording as the Blue Jays, or did they think it was a one time thing? What did you think?
02/20/05 21:26:35 pat: Was there ever any song done in just one take?
02/20/05 21:27:12 tonyclarke: Vox ac30 then Marshall
02/20/05 21:27:24 pbaub: vox!! interesting
02/20/05 21:27:49 pbaub: i have had marshalls but i still prefer fender the best
02/20/05 21:28:13 slowflight: Which song(s) on Songwriter?
02/20/05 21:28:30 tonyclarke: When I look back I think we were killing time between Albums
02/20/05 21:28:54 pbaub: you mean blue jays was killing time... and many of us just love it
02/20/05 21:29:11 slowflight: yes!
02/20/05 21:29:11 stellamaris: but it came out so wonderful :) gmta pbaub
02/20/05 21:29:16 James_Dean: yup
02/20/05 21:29:19 redtulip: breathtaking album
02/20/05 21:29:24 cobhamgeniuses: a masterpiece
02/20/05 21:29:32 tonyclarke: No - it doesn't work that way, you don't set out to record five instruments and be done with it otherwise you would be recording a rehearsal!
02/20/05 21:29:40 alwaysmoody: It's probably one of my all time favorite albums.
02/20/05 21:29:57 tonyclarke: Yes it did didn't it!
02/20/05 21:30:00 latentimage: one of my favorites also
02/20/05 21:30:04 stellamaris: one of mine, certainly
02/20/05 21:30:05 gail: Hard to believe that something that great could be considered kill time
02/20/05 21:30:10 tonyclarke: And in a brand new studio at that
02/20/05 21:30:35 guest: where can project arc be heard?
02/20/05 21:30:41 redtulip: congrats on all the wonderful work you did with/for the Moodies
02/20/05 21:30:43 RR: nice way to break it in!!
02/20/05 21:31:22 pbaub: tony, i understand that justin and mike were supposed to record a du album first , but it didn't work out so then john and justin recorded blue jays
02/20/05 21:31:50 Laddie: Do you think you will ever write and record an album of your own tunes?
02/20/05 21:32:42 tonyclarke: Not to my knowledge, Mike was getting settled in America, visa, family etc and we were in England
02/20/05 21:32:58 pbaub: okay,,, so it was just a rumor then
02/20/05 21:33:07 tonyclarke: arc is coming soon and hear it you most certainly will
02/20/05 21:33:25 tonyclarke: I am told it is the most powerful thing I have ever done
02/20/05 21:33:25 gail: great
02/20/05 21:33:29 guest: thank you
02/20/05 21:33:33 pbaub: will you have samples of it on your web site?
02/20/05 21:33:42 cobhamgeniuses: tony, was the threshold studio over at broadhurst gardens in west hampstead?
02/20/05 21:33:50 pbaub: and will you have it for sell there
02/20/05 21:33:57 tonyclarke: possibly but I have to think about copyright
02/20/05 21:33:58 James_Dean: The intro sounds great!
02/20/05 21:34:00 redtulip: looking forward
02/20/05 21:34:16 Laddie: OK That is 2 pints
02/20/05 21:34:19 ptycake: Can't wait to hear something from you Tony as there isn't anything around good as you..
02/20/05 21:34:21 tonyclarke: Yes it was - in those days it was British West Hampstead
02/20/05 21:34:29 guest: are you going to make it to the next shuttle launch?
02/20/05 21:34:39 cobhamgeniuses: i thought it was---that's where the english national opera is now
02/20/05 21:35:07 Fanatic1963: Tony-Welcome and thanks so much for chatting with us! Which Moodies album of those you worked on is your favorite?
02/20/05 21:35:17 tonyclarke: By the way Arc is all my songs and is a concept album
02/20/05 21:35:28 pbaub: i cant wait to hear it
02/20/05 21:35:37 moodyballetdancer: terrific...looking forward to it
02/20/05 21:35:40 gail: i 2nd that
02/20/05 21:35:43 ptycake: Ditto ditto
02/20/05 21:35:53 pbaub: i 3rd 4th and 5th it!
02/20/05 21:35:55 latentimage: can only imagine how good it will be
02/20/05 21:36:09 tonyclarke: Next Shuttle - wouldn't that be nice - to quote Brian (Wilson)
02/20/05 21:36:12 cobhamgeniuses: got to go......thanks again bob and anne and a big kudos to you TC for doing this chat for us
02/20/05 21:36:22 pat: Do you prefer the old fashioned way of recording in the studio live or the way they do it now, sort of mailing it in? The core 7 really are the best in my opinion.
02/20/05 21:36:22 stellamaris: can we hear a little about what the concept is? or do we need to figure it out ourselves when we hear it?
02/20/05 21:36:37 Anne: You're welcome cobhamgenius. I should have a transcript up tomorrow \
02/20/05 21:36:37 gail: When you say concept..is it rock and roll? or???????
02/20/05 21:37:04 alwaysmoody: Will it be released in the US or will it be available as an import?
02/20/05 21:37:22 tonyclarke: Gail - absolutely, yes it is but it does have an orchestra
02/20/05 21:37:25 pbaub: cob is in france, he lives in nice i believe
02/20/05 21:37:57 gail: That's cool we all know only the best bands can place with an orchestra
02/20/05 21:38:04 latentimage: i can't wait to hear something off this.......
02/20/05 21:38:10 guest: does it contain graceful power?
02/20/05 21:38:17 pbaub: Tony, the orchestra adds a lot of power to a song, have you heard metallica's c.d. with the san francisco symphony?
02/20/05 21:38:27 tonyclarke: I really do prefer the "old-fashioned" or some might say the proper way to record. I don't like recording with Mice!!
02/20/05 21:38:34 latentimage: something to really look forward to
02/20/05 21:38:40 gail: How soon can we expect ARC
02/20/05 21:38:44 moodyballetdancer: can you give us a few song titles?
02/20/05 21:38:47 ptycake: TC..do you miss the early days of recording? Do you prefer the early days and how it was or now?
02/20/05 21:39:07 tonyclarke: Metallica - no but I think I am going to!
02/20/05 21:39:27 slowflight: So, how do you record? The old-fashioned way or with computer?
02/20/05 21:39:35 pbaub: it is really interesting... i am not a huge metallica fan, but this c.d. really has merit
02/20/05 21:40:40 RR: If "Days" had failed, would you and the band have stayed the course or tried something new? Of course, we are so glad things have gone the way they did.
02/20/05 21:41:07 stellamaris: guest ;)
02/20/05 21:42:12 gail: Tony what do you do for fun?
02/20/05 21:42:16 guest: and a telescope with a watchful eye on the studio floor for mice
02/20/05 21:43:08 tonyclarke: ARC - it depends on the record deal. ARC is quite possibly a stage show which does complicate things. Re Titles - Lift Off / New Star / Speed of Light / Out Here/Fifty Below / The Black Hole .... do you get the picture?
02/20/05 21:43:11 alwaysmoody: Tony, did you have anything to do with the Moody Blues reuniting after their 'break'?
02/20/05 21:43:38 tonyclarke: Well I produced Octave
02/20/05 21:43:41 moodyballetdancer: oh, yes....the picture is there! Thank you...
02/20/05 21:43:42 pbaub: it sounds awesome!! very cerebral, but i am sure your going to do it with a light show????
02/20/05 21:43:45 latentimage: cool Tony
02/20/05 21:44:00 alwaysmoody: Wow! That sounds great! (Arc titles) Certainly does build interest!
02/20/05 21:44:17 stellamaris: oh, yeah, thanks for the titles I'm getting a picture, too
02/20/05 21:44:34 ptycake: can't wait!!
02/20/05 21:44:40 James_Dean: If it is show, will it take to the road?
02/20/05 21:44:55 pbaub: i was just going to ask that, james
02/20/05 21:45:00 gail: me too
02/20/05 21:45:10 tonyclarke: We have fun most of the time. We live at Brighton Marina aboard the Tao Princess, by the sea with a lovely village atmosphere and some great restaurants
02/20/05 21:45:21 James_Dean: Sorry p
02/20/05 21:45:36 tonyclarke: That would be great ... if you get it right you cant take it anywhere
02/20/05 21:45:38 gail: sounds lovely
02/20/05 21:45:44 pbaub: i have been to brighton, lovely town
02/20/05 21:45:51 stellamaris: great name for the boat
02/20/05 21:46:24 Me: tony how did you and pbaub meet each other?
02/20/05 21:46:28 stellamaris: sail or powered?
02/20/05 21:46:33 Me: or pbaub........lol
02/20/05 21:46:34 tonyclarke: Re: ARC - the audio clip on the website, if you crank it up through your hi fi, you will get a glimpse
02/20/05 21:46:35 pbaub: there is a great indian restaurant, right on the square, i forget the name of it,,, right behind the thistle hotel
02/20/05 21:46:45 tonyclarke: Powered, of course
02/20/05 21:47:07 pbaub: we have just met in email through mike pinder
02/20/05 21:47:13 gail: Does ARC stand for something?
02/20/05 21:47:14 Me: thank you
02/20/05 21:47:45 Me: this is moving very slowly for me!
02/20/05 21:47:57 tonyclarke: There is a great Japanese right behind the Thistle pbaub - we know cos our son-in-law organised planning for it
02/20/05 21:48:03 stellamaris: it is moving slowly
02/20/05 21:48:06 treesjus: Hi Tony ! Did you contribute to any of the LP cover art ?
02/20/05 21:48:23 stellamaris: possibly because people are concerned with it moving too fast LOL
02/20/05 21:48:25 pbaub: great !! i will have to try it.. i absolutely adore japanese food,, especially the tapan tables
02/20/05 21:48:34 James_Dean: Well then Me, step out of your time warp for a moment.. ;)
02/20/05 21:48:37 tonyclarke: Advanced Reconnaissance Computer
02/20/05 21:48:49 Me: i think it's rather slower than usual
02/20/05 21:48:53 moodyballetdancer: great acronym
02/20/05 21:49:00 stellamaris: some of the others have been so fast some couldn't keep up with it
02/20/05 21:49:06 Me: i know, stella
02/20/05 21:49:08 gail: thank you
02/20/05 21:49:10 Me: no happy medium!
02/20/05 21:49:11 pbaub: interesting title
02/20/05 21:49:16 stellamaris: i know i am being very quiet, deliberately for that reason
02/20/05 21:49:26 ptycake: having trouble Laddie??
02/20/05 21:49:44 tonyclarke: Cover Art - yea a little, we all had our say
02/20/05 21:49:46 stellamaris: we need balance, Me LOL
02/20/05 21:49:57 Me: a question of, i presume..........lol
02/20/05 21:49:59 pbaub: tony, do you know tony visconti at all?
02/20/05 21:50:21 tonyclarke: No, I have not had the pleasure
02/20/05 21:50:33 stellamaris: but of course and now that things are moving a little faster i am going to be quiet again
02/20/05 21:50:40 pbaub: he is a delightful man, and of course a contemporary of yours.
02/20/05 21:50:50 pbaub: i would love to see the two of you work together
02/20/05 21:51:00 Anne: Have you done any work with any of the Beatles?
02/20/05 21:51:17 tonyclarke: Producers don't mix very well at all - like oil and water
02/20/05 21:51:29 pbaub: i had no idea....oh well !
02/20/05 21:51:33 ptycake: I agree!
02/20/05 21:52:01 Laddie: Aye Ptycake the thought of buying TC a pint o beer
02/20/05 21:52:13 moodyballetdancer: a matter of too many cooks spoiling the broth
02/20/05 21:52:16 tonyclarke: Only in my dreams - however I met John Lennon a long time ago just before their first record release. We were sitting at a red formica table, he pinned with his gaze and said "We've opened the doors, now get in there"
02/20/05 21:52:29 ptycake: ;)
02/20/05 21:52:42 stellamaris: wow, great encounter and yall did just that
02/20/05 21:52:55 gail: sounds like something he'd say 
02/20/05 21:53:03 Anne: That's so cool, Tony. John Lennon is an idol of mine
02/20/05 21:53:07 ptycake: Absolutely adored John Lennon
02/20/05 21:53:23 gail: Will you name some others you've worked with?
02/20/05 21:53:41 isobel_pulaski: Too bad he's gone. He was a creative genius. The world lost one of the best.
02/20/05 21:53:44 pbaub: we all did, i believe. that period was truly magical for music, and we are sitting here talking with one of the men responsible for it
02/20/05 21:53:57 tonyclarke: Here's a set question for you guys - what is the first sound you hear of the Beatles?
02/20/05 21:54:10 pbaub: tony, you knew clint passed away , don't you?
02/20/05 21:54:11 stellamaris: I know, pbaub , amazing, isn't it?
02/20/05 21:54:40 pat: The '60's was the renaissance of the 20th Century. Thanks Tony for your contributions. :)
02/20/05 21:54:42 Laddie: Moothy organ
02/20/05 21:54:43 gail: do you mean the 1st song
02/20/05 21:54:44 pbaub: you got me on that one!! what is it?
02/20/05 21:54:44 tonyclarke: I do, sadly I never got to meet him, he was before my time, though I do know Denny
02/20/05 21:54:46 gail: ?
02/20/05 21:54:54 isobel_pulaski: I don't know, Tony.
02/20/05 21:54:57 guest: guitar?
02/20/05 21:55:09 pbaub: clint was a very nice man,, i am honored to have called him my friend
02/20/05 21:55:16 tonyclarke: Okay - harmonica
02/20/05 21:55:19 brightbel: thinking of the beginning of i wanna hold your hand...
02/20/05 21:55:22 pbaub: love me do?
02/20/05 21:55:30 stellamaris: the internet, gotta love it, and I recall reading something by Timothy Leary LOL that he felt the internet was going to become very important in the future
02/20/05 21:55:31 brightbel: ah
02/20/05 21:55:34 guest: what about i am the walrus?
02/20/05 21:55:44 Laddie: Please please me
02/20/05 21:55:48 moodyballetdancer: I Should Have Known Better....harmonica
02/20/05 21:55:48 tonyclarke: Yup - Love me Do
02/20/05 21:55:55 MasNem: A Hard Days Night was a great hit here.
02/20/05 21:56:00 isobel_pulaski: I was thinking of them doing vocal exercises together.
02/20/05 21:56:08 pbaub: cool !!! i am up with my beatle history!!
02/20/05 21:56:12 moodyballetdancer: and many more....
02/20/05 21:56:26 gail: it was a great hit everywhere
02/20/05 21:56:36 pbaub: anne, you should have got that one!! you're the major beatle fan
02/20/05 21:57:01 isobel_pulaski: The first song I heard by The Beatles was I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
02/20/05 21:57:03 James_Dean: and I was going to say leader tape... ;)
02/20/05 21:57:16 Anne: I knew it Pbaub but wanted to see who else did 
02/20/05 21:57:25 pbaub: lololol sssurrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
02/20/05 21:57:28 moodyballetdancer: Love Me Do was not the first song heard in the US......
02/20/05 21:57:37 redtulip: Speaking of Sound..Tony, what inspired you, in the creation of "that sound", that all Moodies' fans love.
02/20/05 21:57:48 tonyclarke: My wife, Helen, who is doing all the typing used to sneak in to John Lennon's garden to watch them rehearse - she watched them rehearsing Girl - can you imagine?
02/20/05 21:57:51 pbaub: good question
02/20/05 21:58:02 Anne: Way cool, Helen!
02/20/05 21:58:09 Anne: I'm impressed.
02/20/05 21:58:13 moodyballetdancer: good for you, Helen
02/20/05 21:58:14 Anne: And welcome to you, Helen.
02/20/05 21:58:14 tonyclarke: James Dean - excellent answer
02/20/05 21:58:19 pbaub: we all know the producer is often very responsible for the sound of a group, how much influence did you have on them?
02/20/05 21:58:20 brightbel: oh wow
02/20/05 21:58:24 isobel_pulaski: Cool. Helen, lucky duck.
02/20/05 21:58:24 ptycake: Good Heavens..how cool!
02/20/05 21:58:30 slowflight: Thanks for helping out Helen!
02/20/05 21:58:43 brightbel: and she didn't climb the wall?
02/20/05 21:58:44 gail: that would have been so awesome
02/20/05 21:58:57 alwaysmoody: Wow, Helen! Did you ever get caught?
02/20/05 21:59:00 stellamaris: cool, Helen, and thanks for the typing help
02/20/05 21:59:00 pbaub: hi helen !!!!!!!!!! i hope we are not working you to death!!!
02/20/05 21:59:05 tonyclarke: It was 50-50. They influenced me and I influenced them. It was a mutual turn on
02/20/05 21:59:28 pbaub: great,,,,,was mike the primary motivating force?
02/20/05 21:59:42 brightbel: very cool
02/20/05 21:59:47 isobel_pulaski: Tony, how did you first meet the Moody Blues? And whose idea was it to work together?
02/20/05 21:59:50 gail: How many years did you work with the Moodys?
02/20/05 22:00:05 tonyclarke: I did get caught by Cynthia Lennon who did a deal with us - (my best friend and I) she would get us their autographs in exchange for our staying away .......... we reneged on the deal!
02/20/05 22:00:24 Anne: Now that's funny
02/20/05 22:00:27 pbaub: helen !! you naughty girl!!!
02/20/05 22:00:31 slowflight: LOL who wouldn't have!
02/20/05 22:00:35 stellamaris: LOL
02/20/05 22:00:35 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 22:00:55 James_Dean: I would have too! :)
02/20/05 22:01:12 tonyclarke: Mike was one of five primary motivating forces!
02/20/05 22:01:26 Anne: Excellent answer
02/20/05 22:01:31 gail: I've heard she didn't
02/20/05 22:01:31 slowflight: Like that answer
02/20/05 22:01:36 pbaub: so there was no real "leader" in the group
02/20/05 22:01:44 brightbel: like elements
02/20/05 22:01:44 moodyballetdancer: I would think Justin would have a large say....
02/20/05 22:01:45 pat: :) :) :) :) :)
02/20/05 22:01:56 gail: try again! I heard Cynthia didn't like girls hanging around
02/20/05 22:02:08 guest: tony, looking forward to your project and let us all know when it lifts off - much (all things good ) to you and all those around you-iwaenakonu
02/20/05 22:02:22 pbaub: they all worked together to form the sound, it was truly a group then
02/20/05 22:02:48 Anne: Ahhh guest, I was wondering who you were.
02/20/05 22:02:59 moodyballetdancer: thank God for that, P
02/20/05 22:03:14 James_Dean: iwaenakonu :) :)
02/20/05 22:03:28 brightbel: :?
02/20/05 22:03:55 gail: was "guest" Mike Pinder?
02/20/05 22:04:00 pbaub: i have loved them all equally
02/20/05 22:04:20 Anne: No, Gail, he's a member of Mike's message board
02/20/05 22:04:21 pbaub: no, mike would come in under his own name... he said he would come by if he could
02/20/05 22:04:25 Laddie: Clanaad must have been an experience. They have that "mood"
02/20/05 22:04:47 gail: Ok sorry...
02/20/05 22:04:54 pbaub: tony, do you ever see any of the guys when they are in england? or visit john in cobham?
02/20/05 22:04:56 Anne: Oh, no need to be
02/20/05 22:05:13 Anne: Have you attended any of their shows in recent years?
02/20/05 22:05:15 tonyclarke: pbaub we have sent a answer twice and that please rephrase message has come up, do we have a problem
02/20/05 22:05:24 pbaub: john has told me he has jam sessions at his house there,,, jeff beck comes over to play
02/20/05 22:05:45 pbaub: hhmmm should not be.....
02/20/05 22:05:56 pbaub: how did you send it?
02/20/05 22:05:57 Anne: Tony, that's a new one on me. I'll see if I can find out why you're getting that message.
02/20/05 22:06:06 tonyclarke: Yes, Mike in September and Justin in October
02/20/05 22:06:07 goddess: Does Justin really have an 'evil twin' that he claims is responsible for some things he does and says?? ;)
02/20/05 22:06:11 pbaub: your coming through just fine otherwise
02/20/05 22:06:26 Anne: I don't have any filters set up so I'm not sure why you're getting it
02/20/05 22:06:32 pbaub: have you net gordy or paul ?
02/20/05 22:06:49 Fanatic1963: Tony--Can you share some of your best funny stories of working with the Moodies?
02/20/05 22:07:34 tonyclarke: Try again - re starting work with the Moodies - I was asked to listen to some demos on reel to reel
02/20/05 22:07:49 pbaub: this was before you met them?
02/20/05 22:08:00 alwaysmoody: Who asked you to listen to the demos?
02/20/05 22:08:11 tonyclarke: I took them home, listened and discovered an acoustic guitar and vocal called Nights in White Satin - you can guess the rest
02/20/05 22:08:24 gail: lol
02/20/05 22:08:36 isobel_pulaski: How did you meet the Moodies? And whose idea was it for you to work with them?
02/20/05 22:08:42 RR: What excitement that must've been
02/20/05 22:08:43 gail: What a beautiful memory for you
02/20/05 22:08:44 pbaub: wonderful story.. so you were set on fire with their music right away
02/20/05 22:08:45 moodyballetdancer: it must have knocked you out, Tony....
02/20/05 22:08:47 latentimage: i would call it fate
02/20/05 22:08:52 James_Dean: Yeah, I'm sure some weird things must have happened in or out of the studio.
02/20/05 22:09:12 pbaub: yea, did you guys smoke a lot of weed and drop acid ?
02/20/05 22:09:20 ptycake: Definitely fate
02/20/05 22:09:29 tonyclarke: No we did not
02/20/05 22:09:35 gail: I don't believe you said that.....lol
02/20/05 22:09:36 pbaub: just teasing you
02/20/05 22:09:55 pbaub: well it was the sixties!
02/20/05 22:09:58 gail: but is it true? 
02/20/05 22:10:15 goddess: Pbaub, maybe he doesn't remember!!! LOL
02/20/05 22:10:28 tonyclarke: Can you imagine, my first track with the Moodies was fly me high and I knew I was on to something
02/20/05 22:10:28 pbaub: well, the moodys have always impressed me as group that would not have done a lot of drugs
02/20/05 22:10:42 RR: Once the basic "sound" was there, was it easy to keep the momentum going
02/20/05 22:10:45 pbaub: fly me high !!!!! how ironic
02/20/05 22:11:05 James_Dean: Nope, it was their fans. 
02/20/05 22:11:08 isobel_pulaski: Wow. That's a great song to start with.
02/20/05 22:11:18 gail: they've had us flying high for 30 plus years
02/20/05 22:11:23 tonyclarke: Not long after was Nights in White Satin which was recorded in about four hours. When we started there were two or three people in the Control Room, when we finished there were about 15 or 20
02/20/05 22:11:29 pbaub: they sure have ,gail
02/20/05 22:11:35 redtulip: Weed or not, I think the quality of the music was always paramount
02/20/05 22:12:01 pbaub: no, paramount is a studio in California. threshold is in England
02/20/05 22:12:02 alwaysmoody: Who were all those people?
02/20/05 22:12:03 moodyballetdancer: Everyone stopped dead in their tracks and followed the sound, Tony
02/20/05 22:12:03 slowflight: Why so many? Because it was that good?
02/20/05 22:12:08 isobel_pulaski: I agree redtulip.
02/20/05 22:12:16 tonyclarke: The concentration was so much that I did not notice anything but the track
02/20/05 22:12:25 Anne: Justin was just a kid at that time, did you know right away when you heard his voice that he would have such an impact on music in general?
02/20/05 22:12:26 James_Dean: That's obvious!
02/20/05 22:12:26 rainbow_glo: Fly Me High was supposedly supposed to make back the £5000 that the Moodies owed Decca, is that correct?
02/20/05 22:12:48 pbaub: i love a good grove like that... when the music just envelopes your totality as a being
02/20/05 22:13:12 isobel_pulaski: I thought the album was supposed to do that.
02/20/05 22:13:12 tonyclarke: Ah, you know that story about the 5 grand - yes my Decca boss handed me the demos with that in mind
02/20/05 22:13:24 MoodyVal: How did the early Moody albums get their titles -- some of them we know -- but how about Days? Lost Chord? toccc? Who named them?
02/20/05 22:13:36 rainbow_glo: Thank goodness it went beyond that :-)
02/20/05 22:13:43 pbaub: he wanted his money back! so THAT was the motivating force in launching the moodys! 
02/20/05 22:13:45 tonyclarke: All I knew was that it was a lovely voice that belonged
02/20/05 22:13:48 rainbow_glo: and beyond too
02/20/05 22:13:54 James_Dean: What's money when art is at stake?
02/20/05 22:14:07 pbaub: as clear channel that
02/20/05 22:14:08 RR: Your boss must've had total faith in you and them then!!
02/20/05 22:14:11 gail: yeah right
02/20/05 22:14:30 isobel_pulaski: I love that voice! And the good looking man behind it.
02/20/05 22:14:42 rainbow_glo: Money is the great inspirer and the devils tool all in one
02/20/05 22:14:55 isobel_pulaski: Agreed.
02/20/05 22:15:09 tonyclarke: I remember being at a meeting where they turned Jimi Hendrix down - they didn't want a left handed guitar player who could play with his teeth, not at 5 grand!
02/20/05 22:15:18 gail: Justin is great...but I love a bass guitar...
02/20/05 22:15:21 slowflight: I'd say you helped repay that amount,, with interest
02/20/05 22:15:29 Anne: That's amazing
02/20/05 22:15:37 pbaub: They turned Hendrix down?!!!  I am not believing this!!! 
02/20/05 22:15:43 rainbow_glo: Yes they preferred fingers at £1000 a pop :-)
02/20/05 22:15:46 latentimage: wow
02/20/05 22:15:57 tonyclarke: They had already turned The Beatles down!
02/20/05 22:16:03 ptycake: Whoa..
02/20/05 22:16:05 alwaysmoody: Turned down Jimi Hendrix....now there's a decision I'll bet they regretted
02/20/05 22:16:06 pbaub: JESUS MURPHY !!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:16:08 latentimage: oh jeez
02/20/05 22:16:16 isobel_pulaski: Hendrix wasn't always a big name, Pbaub
02/20/05 22:16:16 alwaysmoody: Beatles too, yikes!
02/20/05 22:16:18 gail: OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:16:19 Anne: Just unbelievable
02/20/05 22:16:24 pat: Boy they must still be kicking themselves. They were on a roll!
02/20/05 22:16:26 slowflight: At least they hung onto the Moodies
02/20/05 22:16:32 tonyclarke: Why stop with Jimi Hendrix - they were on a roll but they did sign The Rolling Stones a couple of weeks later and of course the Moody Blues
02/20/05 22:16:36 rainbow_glo: Well Decca made some good decisions, once you talked them into it
02/20/05 22:16:37 pbaub: hendrix is my guitar hero,,,,i know his full story
02/20/05 22:16:41 alwaysmoody: Did you meet James Taylor when he was over there trying to get started?
02/20/05 22:17:04 James_Dean: Good Q!
02/20/05 22:17:07 Laddie: It is snowing
02/20/05 22:17:30 latentimage: Laddie.you in nyc?
02/20/05 22:17:37 moodyballetdancer: In re: to a previous question....when can we expect to see arc? I don't believe it was answered...
02/20/05 22:17:43 Laddie: Aye
02/20/05 22:17:44 rainbow_glo: Tony,may I ask, who are your favorite musician(s) of all time, and now in today's music?
02/20/05 22:18:05 ptycake: Good Question
02/20/05 22:18:32 goddess: I have some recordings of Jimi with John Lennon doing "Day Tripper," among others. Fathom that!! :o
02/20/05 22:18:52 goddess: Absolutely awesome!
02/20/05 22:18:59 tonyclarke: I adore James Taylor. His career path is perfect enough as it is. I wouldn't have dared alter it
02/20/05 22:19:02 pbaub: i am sure!
02/20/05 22:19:19 pbaub: interesting man, james taylor
02/20/05 22:19:29 rainbow_glo: Great answer
02/20/05 22:19:30 ptycake: JT is another on in a league of his own!
02/20/05 22:19:37 gail: He's come a long way personally also.
02/20/05 22:19:42 isobel_pulaski: Amen to that.
02/20/05 22:19:44 James_Dean: He is one of my favs!
02/20/05 22:19:44 alwaysmoody: Thanks, Tony. Just curious
02/20/05 22:20:21 pat: When did you become a producer?
02/20/05 22:20:29 isobel_pulaski: Tony, who inspired your choice of career?
02/20/05 22:20:37 alwaysmoody: Seeing his son Ben, is just like seeing JT in the beginning
02/20/05 22:20:54 latentimage: how true
02/20/05 22:21:18 tonyclarke: James Taylor, Jaco Pastorius, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, Eddie Cochrane, Ray Charles, it goes on and on and on
02/20/05 22:21:20 goddess: He looks AND sounds like his Dad...........
02/20/05 22:21:25 gail: Do you have any children and if so are they in the music business?
02/20/05 22:21:37 redtulip: jt. has done a nice duet w/Alison Krause How's the World Treating You (a chet atkins song, I think)
02/20/05 22:21:52 rainbow_glo: I knew that couldn't be a small list. :-) There's just so many great ones
02/20/05 22:22:41 tonyclarke: In 1966 I became a Producer. I was a session bass player and I kept seeing the same producer, smart suit, expense account, briefcase and I thought - this is for me
02/20/05 22:22:54 rainbow_glo: lol
02/20/05 22:22:59 pbaub: you have excellent taste, chet atkins was my first guitar hero next to carlos montoya
02/20/05 22:23:16 moodyballetdancer: well, it's a good thing for us you thought that way!
02/20/05 22:23:38 gail: yeah
02/20/05 22:23:52 James_Dean: You sure hit your stride TC!
02/20/05 22:23:58 MoodyVal: Things happen for a reason!!!
02/20/05 22:24:08 ptycake: I hope you realize the impact you've had on us Tony! Ever so grateful for you!!
02/20/05 22:24:20 goddess: Ditto that!
02/20/05 22:24:25 stellamaris: yes indeed, thank you
02/20/05 22:24:26 tonyclarke: I do, between us we have six children and four grandchildren (a fifth is waiting in the wings). My son, Christopher works for De Wolfe Music, probably the biggest sound library in the world.
02/20/05 22:24:57 gail: I'm sure your proud of all of them
02/20/05 22:25:14 Laddie: Do you know ever know Jim Cameron who was married to Grace Slick?
02/20/05 22:25:15 rainbow_glo: So Moody Blues music sits about where within your tastes, Tony? Even enclose to the top, or not what you listen to at home?
02/20/05 22:25:22 tonyclarke: My grandson, Max, played his first gig last night in front of 200 people. I saw the video, it was great. He was signing Brown Sugar and playing lead guitar and the phrasing was great.
02/20/05 22:25:22 gail: congrat's on the one on the way
02/20/05 22:25:48 redtulip: So you're raising another generation or two of music lovers!
02/20/05 22:25:57 slowflight: And music players!
02/20/05 22:26:06 pbaub: splendid!! will you record him?
02/20/05 22:26:23 isobel_pulaski: Children are our future.
02/20/05 22:26:26 alwaysmoody: How fun! Isn't modern technology great! How old is Max?
02/20/05 22:27:04 rainbow_glo: Kids are the gift that keeps on taling. lol
02/20/05 22:27:13 rainbow_glo: and taking too
02/20/05 22:27:23 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 22:27:32 tonyclarke: I must confess I didn't listen to the Moodies for a time, and then rediscovered what we had done together. I am very proud of what we achieved. Some of it borders on the miraculous
02/20/05 22:27:38 pbaub: children of future passed
02/20/05 22:27:48 rainbow_glo: I agree ,well said, Tony
02/20/05 22:27:50 ranger Disconnects
02/20/05 22:27:55 MoodyVal: Definitely!
02/20/05 22:27:58 moodyballetdancer: The Core 7
02/20/05 22:28:04 slowflight: What ones do you consider to be that, miraculous?
02/20/05 22:28:06 Anne: It really is wonderful
02/20/05 22:28:14 pbaub: you can say that again tony. some of the most wonderful music ever done,,, i rate it up there iwth mozart..
02/20/05 22:28:15 tonyclarke: Don't get me wrong, I don't think we created miracles but it was just amazing to pull it off
02/20/05 22:28:29 slowflight: Oh.
02/20/05 22:28:41 slowflight: For example?
02/20/05 22:28:41 moodyballetdancer: and we appreciate all your efforts....sigh
02/20/05 22:28:41 James_Dean: TC, what did you think of the early Moodies incarnation?
02/20/05 22:28:45 gail: lol
02/20/05 22:28:47 redtulip: Thank goodness for it too!
02/20/05 22:29:00 isobel_pulaski: Why did you stop listening for a time? Too painful? Or too busy?
02/20/05 22:29:03 alwaysmoody: I remember reading about the Moodies learning to play new instruments for the recording session
02/20/05 22:29:23 tonyclarke: A bit of both
02/20/05 22:29:39 pbaub: i can understand the pain
02/20/05 22:30:08 isobel_pulaski: Yeah. But the music is rather healing especially after a long day.
02/20/05 22:30:11 slowflight: would you work with them again?
02/20/05 22:30:26 ptycake: Another good question!
02/20/05 22:30:27 pbaub: i PRAY he works with them again!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:30:33 isobel_pulaski: Have they asked you to work with them again?
02/20/05 22:31:11 moodyballetdancer: wouldn't that be wonderful
02/20/05 22:31:18 tonyclarke: I often do in my sleep! But the answer is yes of course I would
02/20/05 22:31:25 isobel_pulaski: It would definitely.
02/20/05 22:31:32 pbaub: that would be so cool
02/20/05 22:31:38 ptycake: Can you imagine what sound would come out now if TC were back with them?
02/20/05 22:31:44 slowflight: It would be great
02/20/05 22:31:45 rainbow_glo: How instrumental do you feel you were in the Moody's success? Most of us would say you were integral to that, I think, but how did you see your role?
02/20/05 22:31:50 goddess: I don't understand the 'pain' part............
02/20/05 22:31:52 isobel_pulaski: Spectacular.
02/20/05 22:31:54 moodyballetdancer: the best you could hear
02/20/05 22:32:18 gail: I would definitely love to watch all of them together again. maybe you can go home
02/20/05 22:32:32 pbaub: he was the sixth moody they, themselves say
02/20/05 22:32:39 moodyballetdancer: :)
02/20/05 22:32:51 ptycake: That's right!
02/20/05 22:32:56 rainbow_glo: I wanna know what Tony would say, though lol
02/20/05 22:33:00 moodyballetdancer: inside cover ottoad
02/20/05 22:33:01 isobel_pulaski: Then they should get back together for something.
02/20/05 22:33:33 isobel_pulaski: Schedules permitting, of course.
02/20/05 22:33:37 tonyclarke: I was piloting this wonderful ship that could go anywhere. They were the most wonderful crew
02/20/05 22:33:53 slowflight: What a cool metaphor
02/20/05 22:33:59 pbaub: they were boat people?
02/20/05 22:34:06 rainbow_glo: How poetic, and lovely
02/20/05 22:34:09 gail: you all worked so beautifully together
02/20/05 22:34:09 stellamaris: beautifully said
02/20/05 22:34:12 MoodyVal: :D
02/20/05 22:34:20 slowflight: :p , Bob!
02/20/05 22:34:25 pbaub: just kidding !!!!!!!!!!!!!\
02/20/05 22:34:31 isobel_pulaski: Wonderful sentiments, Tony.
02/20/05 22:34:35 gail: I didn't know they were from cuba?
02/20/05 22:34:37 moodyballetdancer: aaaahhhhh.....the Captain
02/20/05 22:34:44 rainbow_glo: yup
02/20/05 22:34:55 James_Dean: We're still enjoying the reruns. As many more will...
02/20/05 22:34:55 pbaub: that was grand funk railroad, i am your captain
02/20/05 22:35:01 tonyclarke: Gail you win a cigar for that response
02/20/05 22:35:04 isobel_pulaski: Space ship or rocket
02/20/05 22:35:16 gail: koolllll
02/20/05 22:35:19 tonyclarke: She is sitting next to me typing!
02/20/05 22:35:28 stellamaris: LOL
02/20/05 22:35:39 pbaub: helen, are you worn out yet?
02/20/05 22:35:58 rainbow_glo: A little friendly osmosis?
02/20/05 22:36:06 tonyclarke: No, but my fingers are shorter than they were an hour and a half ago
02/20/05 22:36:14 slowflight: LOL
02/20/05 22:36:24 gail: I'll send you my address!! lololloll
02/20/05 22:36:25 alwaysmoody: lol lol lol
02/20/05 22:36:26 goddess: lol, Helen!
02/20/05 22:36:28 pbaub: the long and the short of it!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:36:31 isobel_pulaski: lol. At least you don't do "hunt and peck" typing.
02/20/05 22:36:37 rainbow_glo: If that happened to my baby hands I'd have NO fingers at all
02/20/05 22:36:40 pbaub: like pbaub does
02/20/05 22:36:41 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 22:37:05 Anne: pbaub you beat me to it. I was just going to say that about you ;)
02/20/05 22:37:09 gail: thus the short answers
02/20/05 22:37:16 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 22:37:17 pbaub: anne!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:37:42 pbaub: so tony, you planning on coming to the states soon> maybe working with mike some?
02/20/05 22:38:02 ptycake: OH YEAH!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:38:03 Laddie: How about Tony doing the soundtrack for a new Dr, Who movie by Spielberg
02/20/05 22:38:22 tonyclarke: Mike is the middle of work with his sons right now. We do love California and the Pinderosa
02/20/05 22:38:35 goddess: Pbaub does more 'pecking' than 'hunting,' methinks........(for the right letter1) :D
02/20/05 22:38:35 pbaub: ponderossa at lake tahoe
02/20/05 22:38:38 pbaub: ?
02/20/05 22:38:40 isobel_pulaski: I didn't know Speiberg was doing a Doctor Who movie.
02/20/05 22:38:56 ptycake: No Pinderosa here in California!
02/20/05 22:39:11 pbaub: i was thinking of the bonanza set
02/20/05 22:39:13 tonyclarke: No its a pun on the Pinders
02/20/05 22:39:15 rainbow_glo: That's why he types like he does, cuz he uses his nose?
02/20/05 22:39:22 stellamaris: and a cute one
02/20/05 22:39:25 Laddie: Pindar wine though IN New York
02/20/05 22:39:25 James_Dean: or "Honey,I Shrunk My Fingers"?
02/20/05 22:39:52 tonyclarke: One of my pet names for Mike is Pius Pindicus
02/20/05 22:40:00 pbaub: well tony, if you get to Texas, i want you guys to be my guests here. i will take you to mcdonald observatory and to carlsbad caverns and feed you the best mexican food in the world
02/20/05 22:40:15 Laddie: Ha
02/20/05 22:40:19 tonyclarke: That's a date
02/20/05 22:40:28 pbaub: sound like a character from monty pythons "life of brian"
02/20/05 22:40:36 alwaysmoody: I thought you were going to take him to McDonalds!
02/20/05 22:40:38 stellamaris: oh MY LOL do you have any other nicknames for the band you can share?
02/20/05 22:40:42 James_Dean: Does Mike have to lean over to type with his nose? ;)
02/20/05 22:40:44 isobel_pulaski: What about BBQ Pbaub?
02/20/05 22:40:53 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 22:41:02 pbaub: of course bbq !! i make some of the best ribs you done eva et!!
02/20/05 22:41:09 moodyballetdancer: have the Moodies asked you to work with them again....as a group or individually?
02/20/05 22:41:28 isobel_pulaski: Yummy!
02/20/05 22:41:35 tonyclarke: Rocker Lodge, Charlie Edge, Legs Hayward
02/20/05 22:41:52 pbaub: and ray?
02/20/05 22:41:53 stellamaris: cute ! thanks :)
02/20/05 22:41:55 brightbel: :p
02/20/05 22:42:07 alwaysmoody: Legs Hayward....now I like that one!
02/20/05 22:42:10 gail: I've heard of charlie edge but not the others
02/20/05 22:42:12 isobel_pulaski: Charlie?
02/20/05 22:42:17 stellamaris: you would, Janet LOL
02/20/05 22:42:18 pbaub: i will write graeme tonight and call him that
02/20/05 22:42:19 slowflight: It's his middle name
02/20/05 22:42:28 moodyballetdancer: legs was jh's nickname in school
02/20/05 22:42:33 isobel_pulaski: Oh. Thanks AM.
02/20/05 22:42:35 pbaub: and tell him who told me!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 22:42:35 MoodyVal: Did they have a nickname for you?
02/20/05 22:42:39 tonyclarke: The would call me professor, sometimes but mostly Tone
02/20/05 22:42:48 slowflight: Welcome : )
02/20/05 22:42:51 pbaub: tone loke
02/20/05 22:43:05 isobel_pulaski: For your musical ear, I suppose. 
02/20/05 22:43:13 pbaub: as long as your not tone def !!lololol
02/20/05 22:43:17 goddess: More like bird legs, I think! 
02/20/05 22:43:28 tonyclarke: My current studio band call me Captain
02/20/05 22:43:40 stellamaris: kids in school CAN be really nasty
02/20/05 22:43:42 pbaub: beam me up , captain!
02/20/05 22:43:50 gail: We're back to the boat
02/20/05 22:44:13 alwaysmoody: or spaceship
02/20/05 22:44:16 tonyclarke: We never left it!
02/20/05 22:44:20 ptycake: Well hope you get set to sail again the your crew TC!
02/20/05 22:44:21 isobel_pulaski: I think of a rocket ship when I hear the name "Captain"
02/20/05 22:44:26 azblues: hi, just got here...what's going on?
02/20/05 22:44:30 rainbow_glo: You sound like you run a ship with a firm but fair hand
02/20/05 22:44:42 Laddie Logs in
02/20/05 22:44:43 stellamaris: but of course, lets just not let the board's "bad boyzzz" hear about any spaceship 
02/20/05 22:44:59 Anne: azblues, I'll have a transcript of the chat up some time tomorrow.
02/20/05 22:45:25 azblues: thanks...didn't read about it until just now.
02/20/05 22:45:34 isobel_pulaski: Stella LOL
02/20/05 22:45:38 stellamaris: they were tweaking on it
02/20/05 22:45:41 gail: Glad you could make it
02/20/05 22:45:53 goddess: Anne, love the new features in this chat.......especially the 'copy' one. lol
02/20/05 22:46:04 James_Dean: We're cruising an interstellar course.
02/20/05 22:46:07 pbaub: tony, what kind of mic's would you recommend for a low budget, but that still does a good job
02/20/05 22:46:48 pbaub: i have some marshall and akg mikes already
02/20/05 22:47:16 gail: Hope you took a nap today?
02/20/05 22:47:21 Laddie: Any Tony T shirts, hats and stuff?
02/20/05 22:47:32 tonyclarke: Second hand really good ones - Neuman U87, U47 Sure MV15s, Sennheiser - stop me I am gettin technical!
02/20/05 22:47:52 slowflight: Sennheiser has really great headphones, too!
02/20/05 22:48:05 stellamaris: well we didn't think that was t-shirts and hats
02/20/05 22:48:07 isobel_pulaski: I love technical talk. Makes my brain work.
02/20/05 22:48:15 tonyclarke: Are you kidding about T Shirts, I am British you know
02/20/05 22:48:16 pbaub: i love technical,, i was thinking sennheiser and shure anyway. what applications for each?
02/20/05 22:48:24 goddess: What about headphones, Tony?? Got some $200 Sennheisers and they were awful!
02/20/05 22:48:34 pat: Thanks forgot to ask about mics
02/20/05 22:48:54 goddess: Still love the old Koss Pro 4AA's.....
02/20/05 22:48:59 Laddie: So am I
02/20/05 22:48:59 tonyclarke: Sennheiser for bass drum
02/20/05 22:49:13 isobel_pulaski: T-shirts? What would you have as a logo?
02/20/05 22:49:14 Jackieblue_: Hi everyone, sorry I'm late. Greetings Mr. Clarke!
02/20/05 22:49:25 pbaub: i use a roland drum machine for that, i do play my own keyboard, guitar and bass
02/20/05 22:49:36 azblues: Maybe this has been asked since I'm late...what were the best things and the worst things about working with the Moodies?
02/20/05 22:49:56 James_Dean: Open air phones are much more comfortable.
02/20/05 22:50:09 slowflight: But not good at work!
02/20/05 22:50:17 pbaub: i do run my guitar straight into my board
02/20/05 22:50:45 pbaub: thank good for behringer as it has allowed me a lot of "toys"
02/20/05 22:50:45 rainbow_glo: I like Sennheiser headphones myself
02/20/05 22:50:52 tonyclarke: I Don't give me that best of times worst of times routine - it was extremely memorable. A wonderful ride - I do not remember a worst of times until it was over
02/20/05 22:51:17 James_Dean: It's not over yet.
02/20/05 22:51:19 rainbow_glo: Tony, do you have any idea how close Mark I Moodies were to recording "I Really Haven't Got The Time", since they had been using it in their stage show just before Denny left?
02/20/05 22:51:23 rainbow_glo: And why was the decision made to go ahead and do it with Mark II even though it was really more like Mark I? Was it just because it was Mike's song and it hadn't been recorded yet, and was ready?
02/20/05 22:51:29 moodyballetdancer: <<smile>> great answer Tony
02/20/05 22:52:26 azblues: Was there anything really funny that happened that you could share?
02/20/05 22:52:49 tonyclarke: Yes I heard "I really haven't got the time". I remember Mike playing marraccas at a night club in London out in front of the band and they exploded - never seen that in my life before!
02/20/05 22:53:06 stellamaris: wow that is bizarre
02/20/05 22:53:08 rainbow_glo: wow
02/20/05 22:53:21 rainbow_glo: Guess he had the time after all lol
02/20/05 22:53:26 isobel_pulaski: Man. Exploding maracas.
02/20/05 22:53:47 James_Dean: You sure they were maracas?
02/20/05 22:53:53 tonyclarke: It was all dust and beans and disappointment
02/20/05 22:54:00 gail: the maracas were loaded
02/20/05 22:54:01 stellamaris: rofl!
02/20/05 22:54:07 azblues: What did the rest of the guys do?
02/20/05 22:54:08 pat: Did a cat really knock over chimes and it was recorded?
02/20/05 22:54:22 tonyclarke: The band played on
02/20/05 22:54:25 gail: lmao
02/20/05 22:54:36 isobel_pulaski: And was the cat punished for it?
02/20/05 22:54:39 gail: very professional
02/20/05 22:54:44 gail: lol
02/20/05 22:55:16 rainbow_glo: So he picked up a tambourine and the rest was history....
02/20/05 22:55:23 Fanatic1963: Re "the band played on"---That's always been their forte, right?
02/20/05 22:55:27 azblues: Can you tell me exactly where the chime tree incident is in the recording? It all sounds good to me!
02/20/05 22:55:57 tonyclarke: No a musician (he might have been a cool cat) the percussion player managed to knock over the tree bell at the crescendo in the orchestral section of Nights in White Satin
02/20/05 22:56:11 tonyclarke: I left it in - it was great
02/20/05 22:56:24 rainbow_glo: happy accidents do happen
02/20/05 22:57:09 tonyclarke: We had lots of those little happy accidents, I believe in them and you can build on them
02/20/05 22:57:12 gail: I am going to listen to it very carefully after this is over....I didn't know about this incident
02/20/05 22:57:23 Laddie: What a wonderful evening.
02/20/05 22:57:27 rainbow_glo: entropy built the world....
02/20/05 22:57:58 brightbel: gotta have a cat to blame for everything...
02/20/05 22:58:01 azblues: I just received a 45 of Justin and someone named Webb of a song called "The Unexpected Song". Can you tell me how the decisions are made as to what to record or not?
02/20/05 22:58:38 isobel_pulaski: Marti Webb?
02/20/05 22:58:48 azblues: Yes, I think that's her.
02/20/05 22:58:57 azblues: Really good song.
02/20/05 22:58:59 tonyclarke: Sometime back someone asked about other artists - imagine having The Four Tops doing their routine in your study at home as you play them a track
02/20/05 22:59:24 ptycake: Need to go, but want to say 'thank you' TC for this Chat! Much appreciated!! 
02/20/05 22:59:27 Laddie: Wasn't Harry Webb.
02/20/05 22:59:31 azblues: My imagination isn't that good, I'm afraid!!!
02/20/05 22:59:53 slowflight: Wow
02/20/05 23:00:13 rainbow_glo: I guess I'd be partly awe-struck and partly frustrated lol
02/20/05 23:00:19 MoodyVal: Tell us about "You Stole My Love."
02/20/05 23:00:43 azblues: I'm still unable to fathom how anyone can come up with the music.
02/20/05 23:01:12 pbaub: it really is a gift to be able to conceptualize music like that
02/20/05 23:01:33 tonyclarke: Well imagine this then - Robert Fripp (King Crimson) plays a devastating guitar solo and I say that was great come and have a listen to which he says I am not coming in unless it is guitar-playing history so I said -
02/20/05 23:01:41 tonyclarke: You had better stay there then!
02/20/05 23:01:55 Fanatic1963: I agree, pbaub!
02/20/05 23:02:02 pbaub: mozart is the all time master, he would write entire symphonies in his mind and they would be perfect when he put them down on paper
02/20/05 23:02:23 brightbel: oops
02/20/05 23:02:29 azblues: I was watching the DVD of Justin at Bennett studio playing acoustically. Is that how he takes a song into the guys and then do they sit and figure out what they're going to play?
02/20/05 23:02:44 isobel_pulaski: Sounds like someone had an ego trip.
02/20/05 23:02:50 Fanatic1963: Tony, I think you are SO lucky to have been able to work with so many talented people!
02/20/05 23:02:52 rainbow_glo: lol
02/20/05 23:02:56 tonyclarke: You Stole my Love was the b-side to Simple Game and I wrote it!
02/20/05 23:03:09 azblues: And they were lucky to have you!
02/20/05 23:03:11 pbaub: splendid! i did not know that!!
02/20/05 23:03:17 slowflight: Neither did I
02/20/05 23:03:26 tonyclarke: So do I - isn't life strange????
02/20/05 23:03:30 isobel_pulaski: Wow. Didn't know you were a songwriter, Tony. Cool.
02/20/05 23:03:41 azblues: No, It's Just a Simple Game
02/20/05 23:03:49 pbaub: ask john
02/20/05 23:04:06 tonyclarke: Jack Jones, Hank Marvin, Leo Sayer are just a few people who have recorded my songs
02/20/05 23:04:23 pbaub: which leo sayer song or songs?
02/20/05 23:04:27 isobel_pulaski: Yeah John. Writes ILS & every line is ILS
02/20/05 23:04:28 James_Dean: Robert Fripp needed a singer like Greg Lake to make it whole.
02/20/05 23:04:30 Fanatic1963: Congrats!
02/20/05 23:04:36 gail: I loved leo Sayer....which of his songs did you write?
02/20/05 23:04:37 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 23:04:40 Laddie: Will you list the songs on your website?
02/20/05 23:05:09 pbaub: yea, tony , you need to list all that stuff on your site
02/20/05 23:05:13 tonyclarke: Leo Sayer did a song of mine called Aviation
02/20/05 23:05:37 pbaub: i will have to seek it out
02/20/05 23:05:37 isobel_pulaski: Wow. What year? What album?
02/20/05 23:05:57 gail: Yeah me too.
02/20/05 23:05:58 Fanatic1963: I'll have to find "Aviation" and give it a listen!
02/20/05 23:06:04 tonyclarke: "I was working at the airline one day, and out on the street the next, the Company always came first with me, and she came second best"
02/20/05 23:06:44 tonyclarke: My studio band, Pluto, are currently recording my songs
02/20/05 23:07:02 isobel_pulaski: Wow. That's great.
02/20/05 23:07:15 pbaub: splendid...we will certainley purchase it when your done
02/20/05 23:07:29 pbaub: will you have your stuff available from your web site?
02/20/05 23:07:35 James_Dean: Rick Wakeman is a great keyboard player, did you consider him too?
02/20/05 23:08:15 pbaub: pluto, ruler of scorpio......a reason behind that or a connection with scorpio?
02/20/05 23:08:22 tonyclarke: I have done three projects with Rick and yes he really is a great keyboard player and an amazing comic into the bargain
02/20/05 23:08:41 tonyclarke: Pluto - eccentric
02/20/05 23:09:07 azblues: Are musicians (including yourself) as wacky as they seem??
02/20/05 23:09:28 tonyclarke: But of course, it is their destiny
02/20/05 23:09:40 tonyclarke: They march to a different drum
02/20/05 23:09:50 azblues: Have you ever done anything other than music?
02/20/05 23:09:55 Fanatic1963: Wacky is good, though--means one is creative!
02/20/05 23:09:55 isobel_pulaski: It's called creativity.
02/20/05 23:09:57 gail: it's the rest of us that's off beat
02/20/05 23:09:58 Laddie: 4 beers
02/20/05 23:10:01 pbaub: yes, you have to be outside the envelope to be that creative
02/20/05 23:10:31 James_Dean: I'll up you one Laddie! ;)
02/20/05 23:10:33 azblues: I played drums- I was always off beat- that's why the operative word is past tense!!
02/20/05 23:10:44 gail: lol
02/20/05 23:11:42 rainbow_glo: Do you have a release date yet for the Pluto recordings?
02/20/05 23:11:48 gail: are you coming to the states anytime soon?
02/20/05 23:11:55 Fanatic1963: Don't we ALL wish we could create some music that would touch people's hearts, as Tony and the Moodies did?
02/20/05 23:12:06 gail: yeah
02/20/05 23:12:15 azblues: If I could have any wish, that would be it.
02/20/05 23:12:21 James_Dean: uh huh
02/20/05 23:12:54 isobel_pulaski: I just march to my own drummer and am content if even one person is touched.
02/20/05 23:12:56 stellamaris: there are other ways to touch hearts, do what you can, where you are
02/20/05 23:13:10 stellamaris: you got it isobel
02/20/05 23:13:14 James_Dean: true
02/20/05 23:13:15 isobel_pulaski: Amen Stella
02/20/05 23:13:16 pbaub: well said. stella, we all have gifts of love to give
02/20/05 23:13:16 tonyclarke: Clannad was an experience. Recorded in England and Ireland - in Ireland it was Windmill Lane Studios. The music was exquisite, it was for Robin of Sherwood, beautifully shot for the legendary hero
02/20/05 23:13:35 pbaub: i have several clannad c.d.'s
02/20/05 23:13:38 Laddie: Ok let's have ye pint and discuss it.
02/20/05 23:13:45 tonyclarke: Robin the Hooded Man - the shortest lyric I have every recorded
02/20/05 23:13:49 stellamaris: i love clannad
02/20/05 23:13:52 isobel_pulaski: I love Clannad.
02/20/05 23:13:56 Fanatic1963: I think creativity is a painful process, and give all of you who share your music with us a big thank you.
02/20/05 23:14:05 tonyclarke: We won a Bafta for that
02/20/05 23:14:06 stellamaris: we did it agian isobel LOL
02/20/05 23:14:10 azblues: I probably would love clannad...what is it???
02/20/05 23:14:10 isobel_pulaski: But that's one of their best.
02/20/05 23:14:23 isobel_pulaski: LOL Stella. Yes, we did.
02/20/05 23:14:25 pbaub: clannad is a Celtic group
02/20/05 23:14:25 James_Dean: already am Laddie..
02/20/05 23:14:26 stellamaris: Celtic music, AS
02/20/05 23:14:34 stellamaris: i mean AZ LOL
02/20/05 23:14:35 tonyclarke: Irish Folk Rock Album
02/20/05 23:14:45 isobel_pulaski: Clanad means family, I believe.
02/20/05 23:14:52 isobel_pulaski: Enya is their sister.
02/20/05 23:14:58 James_Dean: Cheers!
02/20/05 23:15:00 azblues: Serious?
02/20/05 23:15:01 pbaub: tony, speaking of celtic, do you like lorena mckinnet?
02/20/05 23:15:12 pbaub: right, enya is her sister
02/20/05 23:15:13 isobel_pulaski: he's great too.
02/20/05 23:15:13 stellamaris: i also used to have a tape of the Maire Brennan solo one
02/20/05 23:15:14 Jackieblue_: I do Pbaub!
02/20/05 23:15:14 tonyclarke: The family from the village of AD - Enya is their cousin
02/20/05 23:15:19 azblues: I love Lorena McKinnett!!
02/20/05 23:15:32 Laddie: I think you would do a great job with Runrig
02/20/05 23:15:36 gail: while you guys have your pint...I thinks I'll have a nice glass of wine
02/20/05 23:15:49 slowflight: Tony, have you heard Moody Bluegrass?
02/20/05 23:15:54 azblues: I'm in Az- it's margarita time!
02/20/05 23:15:56 pbaub: diet coke for me
02/20/05 23:16:01 James_Dean: ... to each his own
02/20/05 23:16:04 azblues: Margarita
02/20/05 23:16:05 tonyclarke: I went to a wedding in Dublin whilst recording the album, the cab driver said " you'll never leave alive"
02/20/05 23:16:06 Jackieblue_: Margarita for me.
02/20/05 23:16:13 stellamaris: where in A
02/20/05 23:16:13 pbaub: good question....moody bluegrass
02/20/05 23:16:29 stellamaris: where in AZ, i just was out there for several weeks in Sedona
02/20/05 23:16:37 slowflight: lol, Tony.
02/20/05 23:16:40 azblues: Tucson-- I really don't like Moody Bluegrass and I'm originally a Kentuckian
02/20/05 23:16:47 moodyballetdancer: Re: wedding......roflmao
02/20/05 23:16:51 pbaub: i LOVE moody bluegrass
02/20/05 23:16:53 gail: the irish know how to drink
02/20/05 23:17:08 slowflight: So do I, Bob
02/20/05 23:17:09 pat: Have to go. :( Goodnight everyone. Loved the chat. Thanks Tony ! 
02/20/05 23:17:18 Anne: Gail, I resemble that remark 
02/20/05 23:17:19 isobel_pulaski: So do I, Pbaub. It was recorded in Nashville.
02/20/05 23:17:24 Anne: Night Pat!
02/20/05 23:17:32 tonyclarke: Paul Brady, a songwriter I adore, great musicians - got up on stage at the wedding an played some stunning stuff - I left horizontal but alive
02/20/05 23:17:39 tonyclarke: Too much black velvet
02/20/05 23:17:43 slowflight: LOL again
02/20/05 23:17:46 rainbow_glo: ouch
02/20/05 23:17:46 Anne: lol
02/20/05 23:17:50 gail: sounds like a song
02/20/05 23:17:53 tonyclarke: Moodybluegrass - sounds great
02/20/05 23:17:55 pbaub: tony, if you don't have moody blue grass, i will hook you up tot he producer, randey falkner, he is a friend of mine and i know he would be delighted to send you a copy
02/20/05 23:17:59 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 23:18:01 azblues: I guess the "Moody" sound is just ingrained in me.
02/20/05 23:18:12 gail: Trust me its not!!!
02/20/05 23:18:22 azblues: I read they're making a bluegrass 2
02/20/05 23:18:27 James_Dean: I'd rather listen to the originals, let them come up with their own.
02/20/05 23:18:29 gail: Sorry pbaub but on this one we don't agree
02/20/05 23:18:34 Fanatic1963: pbaub--is there anybody you don't know??
02/20/05 23:18:38 slowflight: Yes, and I'm waiting for it with baited breath!
02/20/05 23:18:49 slowflight: Bated breath.
02/20/05 23:18:53 pbaub: i totally disagree with you, but thats cool
02/20/05 23:18:56 isobel_pulaski: MBG is bluegrass in its purest form, I believe.
02/20/05 23:19:10 pbaub: i do have a gift of networking, it is true
02/20/05 23:19:21 stellamaris: i havent heard it yet, been traveling and all but i know i will like it i have that feeling
02/20/05 23:19:23 tonyclarke: Amen to that pbaub
02/20/05 23:19:36 stellamaris: yes you do pbaub
02/20/05 23:19:36 isobel_pulaski: I want that gift, Pbaub. I'm too shy.
02/20/05 23:19:40 slowflight: Moody Bluegrass puts the music into another audience's preview, and very well.
02/20/05 23:19:54 Jackieblue_: I would like to hear a Moody New Age "album"
02/20/05 23:20:08 stellamaris: isobel i was shy when i was younger ask anybody if im shy now! LOL
02/20/05 23:20:11 slowflight: They helped define New Age years before it existed!
02/20/05 23:20:19 Jackieblue_: I agree
02/20/05 23:20:22 azblues: Pass that gift on, pbaub!! I was at the Temecula concert and saw you but didn't know if I should introduce myself or not. I didn't want to intrude or be obnoxious.
02/20/05 23:20:24 pbaub: it is very well done indeed, the artists that do it ( including allison krauss ) approach it with a real love and reverence for the music. it is a world of love indeed
02/20/05 23:20:26 stellamaris: you can develop your confidence
02/20/05 23:20:30 Hal: that album has been recorded...well partly moody...it's called: the promise....
02/20/05 23:20:31 gail: My sister likes bluegrass and enjoyed it...I just can't stand "twang"
02/20/05 23:20:36 isobel_pulaski: LOL Stella. I think you're great.
02/20/05 23:20:54 stellamaris: well i used to be shy
02/20/05 23:20:58 rainbow_glo: Tony do you you have any release date in mind for your Pluto recordings?
02/20/05 23:21:00 stellamaris: so you can overcome it
02/20/05 23:21:08 slowflight: GAil, there's very little 'twang' on Moody Bluegrass
02/20/05 23:21:09 pbaub: i would have loved to have met you,, i adore people, i truly do, my heart is what makes me so big, it fills my body with room enough for everyone
02/20/05 23:21:22 stellamaris: you got that right pbaub
02/20/05 23:21:22 tonyclarke: After ARC as soon as possible!
02/20/05 23:21:27 stellamaris: he is a love
02/20/05 23:21:28 Hal: lol, bob
02/20/05 23:21:38 tonyclarke: I need a US label/outlet, whatever
02/20/05 23:21:52 azblues: I'm the woman to whom Justin gave his pick on Sat. night...I may never be the same. Next time I'll say "hi" if you don't mind?
02/20/05 23:21:58 pbaub: you know, thats not a bad idea, a new age moody album, ottmar leibert, kitaro, tangerine dream, the folks at windham hill.. awesome idea
02/20/05 23:22:06 rainbow_glo: I see, do you have an album title and all that yet?
02/20/05 23:22:19 moodyballetdancer: ......ARC's release date?
02/20/05 23:22:27 isobel_pulaski: I don't have any confidence, Stella. I go all red when I meet people and get tongue tied.
02/20/05 23:22:38 slowflight: AZblue, I talked to you a little after that show, you were standing at the wall, do you remember?
02/20/05 23:22:45 Jackieblue_: Wouldn't that be awesome PB?
02/20/05 23:23:01 stellamaris: isobel, PM me on the board and ill give you my email address we need to talk but not here, okay?
02/20/05 23:23:01 tonyclarke: Hopefully late Spring but given the stage aspect not so easy to define the date
02/20/05 23:23:02 pbaub: Tony, Randey is connected with rounder records..... might be a good contact for you
02/20/05 23:23:07 azblues: I remember very little after seeing a pink shirt and jeans walking toward me!!!
02/20/05 23:23:14 Jackieblue_: ...and Lorena Mckinnet
02/20/05 23:23:26 isobel_pulaski: Ok. Thanks Stella.
02/20/05 23:23:28 slowflight: lol, yes, it was obvious you were in shock
02/20/05 23:23:28 James_Dean: I really like the pictures of you and Mike on his website, bur who is that weird little stone guy between you in the one TC?
02/20/05 23:23:34 moodyballetdancer: Please keep us up to date on that, Tony.....
02/20/05 23:23:35 stellamaris: YW isobel
02/20/05 23:23:46 tonyclarke: Peter Pan
02/20/05 23:23:54 Laddie: How about Town Hall New York City
02/20/05 23:24:05 isobel_pulaski: Moody Jazz would work too.
02/20/05 23:24:28 Jackieblue_: or Moody Blues Blues!
02/20/05 23:24:33 James_Dean: oh, he didn't look like himself that day..
02/20/05 23:24:35 azblues: I would love to hear Annie Haslam do more Moody stuff. The one she did with Justin is wonderful.
02/20/05 23:24:53 pbaub: i met annie a couple of years ago, she is a very nice lady
02/20/05 23:24:58 pbaub: i love her voice
02/20/05 23:25:05 azblues: beautiful voice.
02/20/05 23:25:14 pbaub: i hear she ahs a 5 octave range
02/20/05 23:25:21 azblues: I remember her from "renaissance".
02/20/05 23:25:24 isobel_pulaski: Didn't she do 2 with Justin?
02/20/05 23:25:30 Fanatic1963: Tony-Would love to see you produce a Justin Hayward tribute album to Buddy Holly!!!
02/20/05 23:25:31 stellamaris: brb
02/20/05 23:25:39 azblues: The only one I know is "When Angels Cry".
02/20/05 23:25:41 pbaub: do you know her tony? ever work with her? she is friends with steve howe and justin
02/20/05 23:25:51 tonyclarke: Wow - that would something, that really would be something
02/20/05 23:26:08 azblues: I GET THE credit FOR thinking OF it!!
02/20/05 23:26:09 moodyballetdancer: Buddy Holly tribute?
02/20/05 23:26:10 slowflight: Not just Justin, though, I think John and Graeme would work well on that too!
02/20/05 23:26:11 pbaub: justin doing buddy holly?
02/20/05 23:26:11 isobel_pulaski: Justin singing Buddy Holly. That would be great.
02/20/05 23:26:23 redtulip: We would all love it!
02/20/05 23:26:32 pbaub: i would add him doing the everly brothers on the wings of a nightingale
02/20/05 23:26:43 azblues: Oops, I was still on Annie Haslam..my bad
02/20/05 23:26:45 slowflight: Anything of the Everly Brothers!
02/20/05 23:26:56 moodyballetdancer: it sounded good on RRHoF.....
02/20/05 23:27:06 pbaub: wings of a nightingale has a similar drive to it that question has
02/20/05 23:27:14 Fanatic1963: Maybe you could suggest it, Tony--Justin obviously loves his music-would be awesome!!!
02/20/05 23:27:26 rainbow_glo: Thanks for all the great answers, Tony, you were a very charming celebrity guest! G'nite all.
02/20/05 23:27:41 gail: goodnight
02/20/05 23:27:41 tonyclarke: I was playing on an American airbase, the band ahead of us were The Beatles. The guy asks can my friend get up and play with you .... the friend was Sonny Curtis, played for The Crickets and The Everly Bros
02/20/05 23:27:42 James_Dean: it's cover of "Everyday" is almost better than the original.
02/20/05 23:28:06 isobel_pulaski: Tony, any special memories of doing "Songwriter" with Justin?
02/20/05 23:28:06 pbaub: when they played in lubbock ( just north of where i live) they guys went tot he buddy holly museum and wore buddy holly tshirt to the show that night
02/20/05 23:28:07 slowflight: Did he??? Play with you, I mean
02/20/05 23:28:18 azblues: Gotta go- thanks pbaub..thanks TONY...pbaub, talk to me on H & h
02/20/05 23:28:24 tonyclarke: We agree with that JT does it proud
02/20/05 23:28:33 azblues: Thanks again Tony for all the wonderful music.
02/20/05 23:28:38 pbaub: tony, did you know the crickets still do shows around here?
02/20/05 23:28:54 pbaub: okay !! later az
02/20/05 23:30:01 pbaub: tony, your being totally awesome with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20/05 23:30:19 pbaub: i just hope your enjoying yourself
02/20/05 23:31:07 gail: I think we are all enjoying our selves
02/20/05 23:31:21 tonyclarke: Yea, it was lovely to do, we drove to the studio and it just grew. It is a gentle rock sound. I loved doing Stage Door with noises off, the dialogue and effects of backstage in a play.
02/20/05 23:31:37 Fanatic1963: Laddie and Masnem seem to have their finger stuck on a button somewhere!
02/20/05 23:31:54 moodyballetdancer: just listened to it today.....it was wonderful
02/20/05 23:32:11 moodyballetdancer: I loved the dialogue.....
02/20/05 23:32:14 Jackieblue_: Who is the woman speaking on Syage Door?
02/20/05 23:32:27 Jackieblue_: oops Stage Door (sorry)
02/20/05 23:32:31 tonyclarke: I didn't know about the Crickets, I once played bass for England's version of Buddy Holly, subtly named Buddy Britten!
02/20/05 23:32:33 Laddie: I keep being bumped off ye old analogue
02/20/05 23:32:52 gail: we could tell
02/20/05 23:33:08 pbaub: i saw the buddy holly story in the west end in london, very well done show
02/20/05 23:33:15 slowflight: It's an album that has grown on me, my favorite on it is Raised on Love
02/20/05 23:33:18 tonyclarke: To my shame I can't remember,
02/20/05 23:33:29 Anne: Laddie, I'll post a link on Mike's board to the transcript when it's ready.
02/20/05 23:34:14 tonyclarke: Raised on Love - not too sure about the children singing on it but otherwise a good song
02/20/05 23:34:16 pbaub: tony, did you travel a lot with the guys when they were on tour?
02/20/05 23:34:18 Laddie: Thanks
02/20/05 23:34:24 James_Dean: I did get to see the Crickets play at one of the Six Flags amusement parks years ago.
02/20/05 23:34:32 isobel_pulaski: My fav is Songwriter Pt 2
02/20/05 23:34:53 isobel_pulaski: Then Stage Door.
02/20/05 23:35:18 Laddie: What about Jus and Marty Wilde doing a song together.
02/20/05 23:35:19 isobel_pulaski: Both have that behind the scenes feel to them.
02/20/05 23:35:22 slowflight: The remix sounds better, I think.
02/20/05 23:35:31 tonyclarke: No I didn't but I flew in for a gig at San Francisco and then San Diego and I was sitting in the Limo and these big doors opened (after the show) and there were thousands of people something I am not used to.
02/20/05 23:35:59 gail: Did you ever play at the "Cavern"?
02/20/05 23:36:01 pbaub: so you were strictly in the studio then
02/20/05 23:36:45 pbaub: i wondered if you went around with them to help with the sound board and stuff like that in the early days
02/20/05 23:37:02 tonyclarke: We drove out of San Diego about 200 miles, escorted by fans - cars would come alongside and you would sign an autograph. We managed to shake them off somewhere near lax!
02/20/05 23:37:07 pbaub: speaking of which, what kind of p.a. did they use in the early days
02/20/05 23:37:39 pbaub: we used harmon cardon ca100's and altec a7 which was state of the art back then
02/20/05 23:37:43 tonyclarke: I did indeed, I was at the Philmore East for example
02/20/05 23:38:14 tonyclarke: Curtains open, Melotron implodes , curtains close and they put on Road Runner while we fixed the problem!
02/20/05 23:38:29 pbaub: LOL good story
02/20/05 23:38:39 moodyballetdancer: ....and then the band played on.....lol
02/20/05 23:38:41 Jackieblue_: beep beep
02/20/05 23:38:42 gail: lol
02/20/05 23:38:46 latentimage: i was there
02/20/05 23:38:58 isobel_pulaski: Sounds like y'all had plenty of problems with the Mellotron.
02/20/05 23:39:09 tonyclarke: Harmen Carden rings a big bell
02/20/05 23:39:23 tonyclarke: Mellotron was a neurotic animal
02/20/05 23:39:40 isobel_pulaski: I'll bet she was.
02/20/05 23:39:43 isobel_pulaski: LOL
02/20/05 23:39:44 gail: is it still used?
02/20/05 23:39:46 pbaub: they had the most powerful amp of the time...100 watts.  now the moodys use an 85,000 watt system. 
02/20/05 23:39:49 tonyclarke: I remember tapes spilling out at Chicago OHare airport - whaddya do?
02/20/05 23:39:52 latentimage: oct 1968?
02/20/05 23:39:53 moodyballetdancer: artistically sensitive.....
02/20/05 23:39:53 Jackieblue_: But it sounded sooo good!
02/20/05 23:40:22 goddess: Thanks, Tony; AND Helen! Maybe now you can go out for breakfast!! :D It's been a pleasure.  ttfn, everyone! 
02/20/05 23:40:25 pbaub: did mike run his melotron through a marshall stack? did he use leslies?
02/20/05 23:40:27 isobel_pulaski: Oh my gosh! That must've been embarrassing.
02/20/05 23:40:40 Anne: be talking to you Karen
02/20/05 23:41:10 goddess: Later, Anne......... 
02/20/05 23:41:29 pbaub: bye karen
02/20/05 23:41:33 tonyclarke: No Leslies were used though he ran it through a stereo Marshall stacks and maybe the PA (if I had been there)
02/20/05 23:42:01 pbaub: so you actually did go through the sound system,, that was not much done in those days
02/20/05 23:42:52 pbaub: mixing boards were just coming out and very simple then
02/20/05 23:43:11 pbaub: we didnt have monitors at all in those days
02/20/05 23:43:22 pbaub: boy things have changed
02/20/05 23:43:29 tonyclarke: Yes I guess so and they sure have changed
02/20/05 23:43:46 gail: music was so simple then but it was just as good as today
02/20/05 23:43:57 gail: in some cases better
02/20/05 23:43:59 pbaub: music was better then
02/20/05 23:44:17 gail: true
02/20/05 23:44:18 tonyclarke: I think I disagree, music was not so simple then but it was beautiful then
02/20/05 23:44:30 isobel_pulaski: Definitely better then.
02/20/05 23:44:36 gail: very beautiful
02/20/05 23:44:43 pbaub: i think gail means the multiple layering done with sequencers etc etc etc
02/20/05 23:44:55 Fanatic1963: I like it better when the members of a band actually all make music together, instead of just recording separately and mixing it together...
02/20/05 23:45:01 gail: thanks that is what I mean
02/20/05 23:45:06 pbaub: amen ,fan
02/20/05 23:45:08 Jackieblue_: Much more artistic...more imagination
02/20/05 23:45:14 pbaub: that why i loved the grateful dead
02/20/05 23:45:15 MoodyVal: It's wonderful that the mellotron was able travel -- despite some problems