The Yamaha CS-80 was absolutely revolutionary for its time. Vangelis called it the greatest synthesizer ever made and used it extensively on both the Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire sound tracks - the latter winning him an Oscar.
The irony of McCartney making the abominable Wonderful Christmastime with it is not lost to synth lovers.
The Yamaha CS-80 was absolutely revolutionary for its time. Vangelis called it the greatest synthesizer ever made and used it extensively on both the Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire sound tracks - the latter winning him an Oscar.
The irony of McCartney making the abominable Wonderful Christmastime with it is not lost to synth lovers.
That’s fascinating - I had no idea it was the same piece of equipment that Vangelis used!
The Paul McCartney song is a perfect example of the old adage “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”
Yep. Pretty sure there’s a reason he hasn’t done much with synthesizers since.