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01-14-2013, 10:05 AM
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Ok, so its a novelty.
No, REALLY, it is. But that didn't keep me from putting it on my Christmas list for several years, until my wife bought it for me:
A) probably so I'd quit asking B) probably hoping she never has to hear it. What the heck is it? A Rocktron Banshee Talk Box. Bored already? No? Intrigued? I have written up a review of the sucker and posted it over on my site, HERE, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy, Bob
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01-14-2013, 10:19 AM
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Nice Bob ... good review and examples of classic usage ... now you got me wanting to listen to all those tracks (well maybe I'll pass on that long Frampton track
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01-14-2013, 10:50 AM
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that was an enjoyable read and listen. i really liked hearing the early stuff. i actually think the talkbox could be more that a novelty, and there could be some really great stuff done, even in jazz or progressive rock.
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01-14-2013, 11:09 AM
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Thanks, guys. mc1, I actually agree with you. "Those Shoes" by the Eagles actually kind of proves your point. The use there is quite subtle during most of the song.
Bob
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01-14-2013, 02:23 PM
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Great write-up, Bob. I love your reviews.
I was intrigued by your inclusion of PF's "Keep Talking" and remembered that Gilmour used the talk box to great effect (pun semi-intended) on "Pigs", back in 1977.
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01-14-2013, 04:09 PM
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Ah... the old "talk box" eh? First I hear it used was by Stevie Wonder, and right now I don't recall the actual tune he used it on...
If I remember correctly, it was a device originally designed to help folks who had lost their vocal cords or had them removed, surgically, as a way to enable them to make intelligible phonetics? Always loved it on "Haitian Divorce" by Steely Dan, along with all the other songs mentioned... certainly an addition that would be used SPARINGLY to great effect!
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01-14-2013, 04:17 PM
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