Originally posted by ianmcnll:
PS...there's always the Melodica?
Naaaaa...that's not cool either. ![](http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/wink.gif)
]Not cool...? Here's a partial list of Melodica players. Think you could hang with ANY of them?
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Augustus Pablo (dub reggae star)
Ian Curtis of Joy Division
Rick Davies of Supertramp
Donald Fagen of Steely Dan
Ben Folds
Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp
Martin Gore of Depeche Mode
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Mark Hart of Crowded House
Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay
John Helliwell of Supertramp
Kyle Hollingsworth of the String Cheese Incident
The Hooters take their name from "the hooter," a nickname for the melodica that is present in many of their songs.
Joe Jackson
Jon King of Gang of Four
Paul McCartney
John Medeski of Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo was the only member of the Ohio musician's union to list his primary instrument as the melodica.
Bernard Sumner of Joy Division and New Order
Jonathan Batiste
Stevie Wonder
Bernie Worrell of Parliament/Funkadelic
Now THAT'S a list of 'cool'...
Guess how many of them play the S900 (or a G70!)?
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And don't make me print a list of keytar users. That would be TOO embarrassing for you, Ian.
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