What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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The discussion revolves around sharing links to various songs and artists, highlighting personal favorites and recommendations. Participants mention iconic tracks like "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty and "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, emphasizing their appreciation for guitar riffs and vocals. Dream Theater is frequently praised for its musicianship, particularly the drumming and progressive compositions. Other notable mentions include artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Tommy Emmanuel, and Mary Black, showcasing a wide range of musical styles. The thread encourages exploration of new music and sharing of lesser-known talents.
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Ok, in this thread, you need to post a link to the entire song so we can hear it. This will be hard or impossible for some songs. :frown:

Let's see what we can find!

This is the best sax I've ever had. "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty

[MEDIA=youtube]EgbGaYTkkPU[/MEDIA][/URL]

Listen to it at least once, you won't regret it.
 
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Leo Kotke playing "vaseline Machine Gun" on a 12 sting with slide. This is the only true version of Kotke playing I could find, it's poor quality, but still better than the imitations.

[MEDIA=youtube]Sjtsgy5uBcs[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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Moody Blues - Forever Autumn [MEDIA=youtube]VUcvXLzLPHE[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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I would post a link but have to go to work soon, Guns N Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine. Best Guitar riff ever with the excellent vocals of Axl Rose.
 
Bruce Springsteen - "tunnel of love" [MEDIA=youtube]hWPsHoppUos[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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The Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin

[MEDIA=youtube]w4oUJUCDX1s[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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can't find the link, but note - "Sleeping Sun" by "Nightwish"
 
[MEDIA=youtube]A70riIDQ_r4[/MEDIA][/URL]

Honor thy Father by Dream Theater - I swear Portnoy is the best drummer ever.

Edit: Nightwish is awesome btw =p

Epic 20min + song by Dream Theater called Octavarium (this is progressive metal so the mood and tempo/beat and genre changes all the time, slow at the start, faster/heavier at the end in this one), [PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]xK3qylwd-M0[/MEDIA][/URL]

I honestly believe Dream Theater has one of the best keyboardist/guitarist/bassist THE best drummer and the singing well that just depends on what you like :).

(lol lots of edits, but in that video Rudess the keyboarder had a bit of a solo session, so it's a bit longer then normal =p)

Yngwie Malmsteen with the Japanese Philharmonic Orchestra - this guy really does have the hands of a god.
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]oBpOnZxfISg[/MEDIA][/URL]
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]Zh0sraGZFFo[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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Pink Floyd's "Echoes" set to the final scene of 2001, A Space Odyssey : watch full screen in a dark room!

part 1
part 2
part 3
 
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Andy said:
I would post a link but have to go to work soon, Guns N Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine. Best Guitar riff ever with the excellent vocals of Axl Rose.
Excellent vocals? His voice is like a rusty hinge!

I can't find a link to the whole song, but perhaps the best blues guitar solo is by Boz Scaggs on the song I've Got Your Love, off the Come on Home CD. There's not a bad cut on that CD.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000WDG/?tag=pfamazon01-20
 
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Evo said:
Leo Kotke playing "vaseline Machine Gun" on a 12 sting with slide. This is the only true version of Kotke playing I could find, it's poor quality, but still better than the imitations.

[MEDIA=youtube]Sjtsgy5uBcs[/MEDIA][/URL][/QUOTE]
I saw a link to the tune "Ojo" (which I like better than VMG), and OUCH, it's some teenager from God-knows-where!

One should NOT be allowed to attempt this in public.
 
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This was life-changing for me. I liked "Holiday in the Sun" most, but alas, no link.
[MEDIA=youtube]8ANi68o2dsI[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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Overture to The Zoobie Cantata, by Mr. Z. Shoe.

The Zoobie Cantata Online[/URL]
Performed by [I]The Academy of St. Goober in the Streams[/i], Shoezisa Zoobikawa, Music Director, in conjunction with the chorus of [I]The Church Of The Elder Brothers and Sisters of the Secondarily Generalized Ascendent Masters, Twice Removed[/I].

(The site may be down just now, try again at a later date.)
 
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One of the coolest guitar pieces I've seen in a while is by Erik Mongraine:

[MEDIA=youtube]AbndgwfG22k[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]

His solo CD is coming out soon so hopefully it's as good as the samples on Youtube.

The best 80's band...well they're only the best because I've never seen an all female hair metal band like this before.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]rQm1_z0EsD4[/MEDIA][/URL]

And along the lines of a female fronted metal band (like Nightwish) I thought I'd post some Within Temptation.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]cGUo_qmvUts[/MEDIA][/URL]
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]J3xBEjvggJc[/MEDIA][/URL] (Cover of Kate Bush's Running up that hill)

Best rock songs go to Steve Vai and Devin Townsend with 'In my dreams with you' and Devin Townsend's 'Life'..

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]lIdEP590Rc0[/MEDIA][/URL] (In my dreams with you)
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]PlE6PSp-qkM[/MEDIA][/URL] (Life)

Best metal song goes to Faith No More's 'As the worm turns'...and yes I am going to classify this as a metal song people!

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]MvkQtT2VwVA[/MEDIA][/URL] (atrocious sound quality)

Sorry for the number of songs posted, but that does cover all the songs that I think (at the moment) should be classed as some of the best in their respective areas.

So I won't post anymore...but you may as well give all these a go 'cause you never know ;). I especially recommend Erik Mongraine for Astronuc.

I also highly recommend Devin Townsend to anyone who likes melodic rock. But I will warn you that he has another band called Strapping Young Lad and this won't be your thing unless you like heavy metal. If you're into heavy metal and haven't heard of SYL then I also highly recommend it. But if you only like rock then stick to The Devin Townsend Band songs.

That's the end of my rambling :)
 
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Rocket Man - Elton John :cool:
 
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Yeah Tommy Emannuel is something else. He's one of three guitarists to be given the honourary degree of Certified Guitar Player (CGP) by Chet Atkins (a true legend).

Excellent videos to watch!
 
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big man said:
One of the coolest guitar pieces I've seen in a while is by Erik Mongraine:

[MEDIA=youtube]AbndgwfG22k[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL][/quote]That's really good. I'm finding a lot of music I never knew about, this is great. :approve:

[quote]The best 80's band...well they're only the best because I've never seen an all female hair metal band like this before.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]rQm1_z0EsD4[/MEDIA][/URL][/quote]Ok, that's some scary trailer trash hair. :bugeye: They sound like Heart.
 
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I fell in love with this brilliant David Bowie song (and his voice) when I was about 11. It's just about the best song he has ever made:
[MEDIA=youtube]ibS4w8U2hJ0[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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Schubert (and Fischer-Dieskau) rocks as well:
[MEDIA=youtube]2b_vCtkdM9I[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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That made me think of two of my all time favorites

Major Tom by Peter Schilling [MEDIA=youtube]mvHJ8OCfO9c[/MEDIA]&feature=fvw[/URL]
and Space Oddity by David Bowie [PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]Kxoxqvg3lB0[/MEDIA][/URL]

I don't know what's scarier in that video, his hair or those platform shoes. :bugeye:
 
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Evo said:
Link doesn't work.
Sorry. Direct linking to content is not allowed. Just highlight the link, choose "copy link location" and paste that into your browser's address bar. You won't be disappointed! The guy is incredible. I do a lot of boogie guitar and blues, and this guy's got some great tricks up his sleeve.

I have a student coming over this weekend (a young guy about 35 years old) who wants to learn some more blues licks, runs, and bending techniques. Since I can't play out anymore (asthma, migraines, and joint pain if I get around fragrances), I figure I've got to pass on some of this stuff. I'm not going to charge him, and if he is a quick study, I'll keep helping him. Other people helped me - pass it on.
 
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I will do that.

I am loving all the links people are providing. I haven't been able to comment on every one of them, but this has really exposed me to some talent I was unaware of. Keep posting!
 
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big man said:
One of the coolest guitar pieces I've seen in a while is by Erik Mongraine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abndg...elated&search=
Hey big man, thanks for that. That is definitely some fine guitar playing. :cool: :approve: I sent it on to a friend who plays guitar and who is a fellow Joe Satriani afficionado. Satriani has done something similar while playing his electric guitar standing up.

Satiani's concert at The Grove in LA is on DVD. I strongly recommend it! :-p Erik Mongrain sounds a lot like Michael Hedges. For example,
[MEDIA=youtube]8dXBZHehxAs[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]

boogie.wmv is 7.3 Mb - so use 'save target as' and save to one's HD.
 
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Pancakes!
[MEDIA=youtube]PnCVZozHTG8[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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"[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]

EDIT: Oh, and [PLAIN]"[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]
 
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Radiohead

[MEDIA=youtube]PM4JcnqsJ5U[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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And it would be wrong to not have this in there:

"[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]
 
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This has always been one of my favorite McCartney/Beatles songs, but never given the exposure it deserved. The lyrics are so good.

This is funny as he mimics the instruments (french horn) that are to be played.

[MEDIA=youtube]EhfSs_2Gy54[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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David Bowie has gone through so many personalities.

I wondered what was so weird about this time frame (same time as he did Space Oddity), and my friend pointed out that his eyebrows are shaved off.

Rebel, rebel

[MEDIA=youtube]Zt8tYLCB7Yk[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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They don't have good performances of my favorite Bowie songs, so instead, here's a very tired "Five Years":

"[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]
 
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Definitely one of the best songs of the past five years:

"[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]
 
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For some electric guitar histrionics, Steve Vai is a kick. This song is called "The Audience is Listening" and it is featured on his "Passion and Warfare" CD with a humorous intro in which "Little Stevie Vai's" elementary-school teacher introduces him by saying that he's going to play some "nice music for us" before going apoplectic. For those who may recognize him from this clip, yes, he is the one who played for the Devil in the head-cutting contest in the movie Crossroads. Ralph Macchio's guitar parts were dubbed by Ry Cooder.

[MEDIA=youtube]ARwF7-4nd74[/MEDIA][/URL]

Now, for something completely different. Adrian Legg is simply amazing. He is a guitar repairman with incredible talent, and he puts on workshops for Ovation. Here are two clips of him playing a custom Ovation Adamas fitted with what appear to be Scruggs banjo tuners. Also several nice Kottke clips below.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]aUvyWTZi1K8[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #36
Traveling Soldier, by the Dixie Chicks. Natalie Maines has a fantastic voice! These low-res clips don't do the Chicks justice. If you like this song, buy "Home" - a wonderful CD.

[MEDIA=youtube]IZzP2lMBOK8[/MEDIA][/URL]

"I'm not Ready to Make Nice"
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]e5mFAX8MAwA[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #37
Especially for Evo:

[MEDIA=youtube]X1xOmAOLrIs[/MEDIA][/URL]

Mary Black is one of the world's most gifted vocalists and a long-time favorite of mine. Here is her home page, with clips of her performances. First, get "No Frontiers", then "Babes in the Woods". I first heard her singing "I Say a Little Prayer for You" on a Boston radion station while traveling to a consulting job. The DJ did not identify the performer, but I knew I had to find out who she was. When I got back to Maine, I went to a specialty music shop (lots of old vinyl and obscure artists in the inventory) and described the music (including instrument line-up and arrangement, etc) to Bob, and he said "Sounds like Mary Black. I'll see if she's got a new CD out." Next week, I stopped in a picked up my copy of No Frontiers. If it had been on vinyl, I'd be on my 3rd or 4th copy by now (I'm on my 4th copy of "Pure Prairie League", which for some reason RCA has never seen fit to re-release on CD.)
http://www.mary-black.net/disco/albums/albums.htm

If you've never listened to the Pure Prairie League, follow this link, click on "Music" in the menu bar and start the old car radio labeled "previous releases". The first two songs were on the eponymous first album, though for some reason they chose to pass on "Take it Before you Go", which has the hottest alternating electric-guitar, steel-guitar solo ever.
[url]http://www.pureprairieleague.com/[/url]

If I were forced into a desert-island scenario (even with my huge collection of blues and rock), Pure Prairie League would be the album that I would take with me.

For those with Little Feat withdrawal symptoms, click on the upper radio and play "Nothing Like the Lonely" - it ain't Lowell George, but it's pretty good.
 
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  • #38
Leonard Cohen has lots of great songs. I like this one in particular:

[MEDIA=youtube]v8_JgJSFBMk[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]

Aah, but I have to include one other song, just because.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]-vVoGif3C3w[/MEDIA]&NR[/URL]
 
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  • #39
turbo-1 said:
Especially for Evo:

[MEDIA=youtube]X1xOmAOLrIs[/MEDIA][/URL][/quote]Thanks Turbo!
 
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  • #40
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Glass Prison
[MEDIA=youtube]8h81PggfE8I[/MEDIA][/URL]

Dream Theater - Train of Thought - This Dying Soul
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]9smq9eCQM6g[/MEDIA][/URL]
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]HRzyX-aYG08[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]

Dream Theater - Octavarium - The Root of all Evil
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]ve6j1yoYsY4[/MEDIA][/URL]

These three songs are each written by their drummer Mike Portnoy - they're about the steps of the famous alcoholics annoymous program. One song per album so far he only has one more song to write to finnish this 'meta-song'. They also do other cool stuff like linking other songs together through their albums to make 'meta-albums'

Dance of Eternity
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]hbxRDPkQvRU[/MEDIA][/URL]

Probably one of their most complicated songs going threw many extreme tempo changes and even "genre changes" (though it's still -progressive- metal).

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater#Notes[/url]Just for an idea how much goes into their albums actually meaning something;
Analysis of the Octavarium album;
http://dt.spatang.com/octavarium.php
Scenes from a Memory 'Hidden' Story;
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenes_from_a_Memory#Story[/url] <--- This Story gives me a chill every time I read it.
 
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  • #41
I love that Octavarium song! I've been listening to that album all week.

Here's my post: [MEDIA=youtube]eTKL8MNH95Q[/MEDIA][/URL]

I don't really think it's a good song, but I just can't stop watching the video. It's like disco-metal or something.

APACHE!
 
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  • #42
[MEDIA=youtube]X5fLVLPPHKo[/MEDIA][/URL]

This is a sort of duet between Dream Theater's Drummer (Mike Portnoy) and Keyboardist (Jordan Rudess) I find it really cool, especially how heavy and deep the bass sounds when he hits it.

If you can't tell my favourite band is Dream Theater =p

As for other music I like, you guys probably won't like this stuff.

Arch Enemy - We Will Rise
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]N-AM49AZyI0[/MEDIA][/URL]

In Flames - F(r)iend
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]LmNVelwUQOU[/MEDIA][/URL]

Chimaira - Pure Hatred
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]NIxnhfwYC-Q[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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BSMSMSTMSPHD said:
I love that Octavarium song! I've been listening to that album all week.

Here's my post: [MEDIA=youtube]eTKL8MNH95Q[/MEDIA][/URL]

I don't really think it's a good song, but I just can't stop watching the video. It's like disco-metal or something.

APACHE![/QUOTE]
That's just plain sick! That video is so wrong on so many levels I wouldn't even know where to begin! :smile:

It's so bad, I'll have to go watch the Head On commercial over and over until I've driven this video out of my head!

Edit: Ah, geez, that'll never work. The only thing that might help is to E-mail that disturbing video to everyone I know.
 
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  • #45
Gelsamel Epsilon said:
[MEDIA=youtube]A70riIDQ_r4[/MEDIA][/URL]

Honor thy Father by Dream Theater - I swear Portnoy is the best drummer ever.
[/QUOTE]

heh i didnt think illl see any metal fans in here, and yea honor thy father roooocks
 
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  • #46
Here's another singer I like - Lucinda Williams. She has a voice that makes you wish you could walk along a dusty country road with her, drinking whiskey straight from the bottle until you get so drunk you get into a fight with each other and start hitting each other with the whiskey bottles and wind up in a passionate embrace sprawled right in the middle of the dusty road. (Uh,:rolleyes: , hmm, I worry myself sometimes - I think I'll just blame it on having just watched that Apache video) My favorite of hers is "Still I Long for Your Kiss", but you'll have to settle for this one:

[MEDIA=youtube[/URL]
 
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  • #47
TuviaDaCat said:
heh i didnt think illl see any metal fans in here, and yea honor thy father roooocks

Ha yeh, to-be (hopefully) scientist and metal-head all the way \m/ :).
 
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my favorite band is "pain of salvation", its considered "progressive metal", id give the song "the perfect element" as a good example of their talent, but it doesn't seem to exist in "youtube".
so here is "in the flesh" : [MEDIA=youtube]ragU6RvZNy4[/MEDIA][/URL]
the end of the song pretty much rocks.

ah... their vocalist is just awesome.
 
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  • #49
Evo said:
Thanks Turbo!
No problem! She and Emmylou Harris did a special together - two of my top-10 favoirite vocalists. I have not seen Mary Black live, but I had front-row tickets to see Emmylou live at the Casino at Hampton Beach, and because I refused to use a flash and opted to use large, fast lenses, she favored me with her smile all night. I have pictures of her that that I treasure. I wish Graham Parsons could have lived to see what she accomplished - "We've all Got Wheels..." RIP

BTW, Sleepy LaBeef opened for Emmylou, and his show was as energetic and as compelling as any rockabilly/country performer that I have ever seen. If you can see him live, do so.
 
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TuviaDaCat said:
my favorite band is "pain of salvation", its considered "progressive metal", id give the song "the perfect element" as a good example of their talent, but it doesn't seem to exist in "youtube".
so here is "in the flesh" : [MEDIA=youtube]ragU6RvZNy4[/MEDIA][/URL]
the end of the song pretty much rocks.

ah... their vocalist is just awesome.[/QUOTE]

Sounds pretty awesome.


I'm going offtopic here but in the quiz section I got a question wrong (omg). It was "If something has a constant net force acting on it what does it do?" does it "move with constant Acceleration" "move with constant velocity" "something else really stupid" or "None of the Above" I said none of the above beause constant net force could = 0 so it wouldn't nessisarily move at all (let alone with aceeleration). In fact if It was already moving it could move with constant velocity if net force was 0.

(Also why is there a massive difference between novice and intermediate? novice is so easy I can do in my head but intermediate stuff I havn't even learned yet).
 
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