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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on August 22, 2005, 02:27:44 PM

Title: RIP Robert Moog
Post by: RGMike on August 22, 2005, 02:27:44 PM

yup, the synthesizer guy...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/22/entertainment/e070320D79.DTL

Title: Re: RIP Robert Moog
Post by: Gaz at da Voice on August 22, 2005, 06:01:56 PM

Quote from: "RGMike"

yup, the synthesizer guy...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/22/entertainment/e070320D79.DTL

It was only in the past year that I learned his name is pronounced as rhyming with "vogue," rather than rhyming with "frug."

Title: A definite pioneer
Post by: ggould on August 22, 2005, 06:14:41 PM

The sound alone propelled the careers of Wendy Carlos, Dick Hyman, Keith Emerson, and countless others.  I suggest someone dig up "The Minotaur" by Dick Hyman off his "Moog" album in the late 60's.  There's archetypal for ya!

(http://www.317x.com/albums/h/dickhyman2/enlargement.jpg)

Title: RIP Robert Moog
Post by: Anonymous on August 22, 2005, 06:51:01 PM

First Moog on a rock record: The Monkees, "Daily Nightly" (played by Micky Dolenz) and "Star Collector" (played by Paul Beaver) on the album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd..

Title: RIP Robert Moog
Post by: princessofcairo on August 23, 2005, 01:24:49 PM

Quote from: "Anonymous"

First Moog on a rock record: The Monkees, "Daily Nightly" (played by Micky Dolenz) and "Star Collector" (played by Paul Beaver) on the album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd..

in memoriam, i played some moog (on an ensoniq) last night for the legal briefs.