From normswwworld@gmail.com Sun Jul 03 10:19:46 2011
Subject:Re: Garth / The Call

>
> *This is a great thread! I was fortunate enough to have my band "Lee
> Malone" at the time see the need for a polyphonic synth in the band..We made
> a lot of money for the owner of Mr. Lucky's in Denver so he loaned us $5K to
> buy me an Oberheim OBXa..I got really good at using that thing to it's full
> capacity..When the band broke up in '84 i got to keep the synth! Here's a
> couple clips.A synth heavy song by Harlequin & one by the Producers..2 great
> 80's bands..*
>

> *Norm*
>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwKVPB3YZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh5f4tTID_M

>
**
> > Yeah Garth was always hip.
> >
> > The 80's had some tremendous synths and most of us seeing it happen for
> the first time coming off of temperature sensitive monophonic synths, were
> blown away being able to play a mere triad let alone 8 freakin notes and at
> the same time mesmerized by the sticker price.
> >
> > Yup that lush stacked Oberheim "Jump" tone. $5k for an 8 voice max synth.
> Now it comes in a download??
> >
> > Remember the $10k Prophet 10's? I saw the keys player for Toni Basil use
> one at the Four Seasons studio in LA back in the 80's when they (the 10)
> were heard of but not seen anywhere. I guess he could afford it after making
> "Mickey!" $10k in 1980? Two Corvettes? Off the lot, T- roof?
> >
> > Man are we spoiled.
> >
> > FFOG
> >
>

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