Assault and Battery

I had a revelation tonight. I don't love Hawkwind, I love the fucking mellotron. Yes, the MELLOTRON. WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS BEFORE? How did this happen to me? A quick trip to http://www.mellotron.com/mellolis.htm reveals a ton of CDs that I listen to: Amon Duul II - Wolf City, Amon Duul II - Dance Of The Lemmings, Grobschnitt - Rockpommels Land (I was listening to this when I read the list), Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill, Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time, Heart - Little Queen, Heart - Bebe Le Strange, Illusion - Illusion, Illusion - Out Of The Mist, and Renaissance - Song For All Seasons. Could this be the missing link in my weird musical taste? Mellotron?!? WTF! I've been drooling over this Illusion song called "Isadora," and guess what it features prominently. Luckily, I didn't find any Ultravox on any of the lists. My world might have unraveled. :)

This site: http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/reviews.htm informs me that the Amon Duul II CDs are a case of mistaken identity and that they used an Orchestron. I don't feel better.

I still love Hawkwind for themselves and not just for their Mellotron. After all, it wasn't any of the mellotron albums that got me hooked. But Simon House just might be my god now.