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.
  • #651
Evo said:
I have to confess that this is one of my most favorite songs in the Universe. Talk about great sax. This songe moves me.



Its Turbo-1 !:bugeye:
 
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  • #652
Johnny Cash - Hurt



Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage



Hendrix - Voodoo Chile



Jeff Healy - While My Guitar Gently Weeps



Tons more songs I wanted to post but I can't find good Youtube versions.
 
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  • #653
scorpa said:
Johnny Cash - Hurt



I never heard this song before, but its fantastic!
 
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  • #654
Evo said:
I have to confess that this is one of my most favorite songs in the Universe. Talk about great sax. This songe moves me.



I love that song. I love the sax, I played for a few years but had to give it up when I moved to an apartment in the city. I think the neighbours would complain :P

Cyrus I love spanish guitar to, it is amazing.
 
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  • #655
scorpa said:
I thought it was really neat! Odd but neat, unique I suppose. I listened to a few of his other songs and I loved the Guitar Boogie, if I could play that I would be thrilled.
scorpa, if you could play this, I would mount a pilgrimage to your shrine.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=5ahGOzE0l9U&feature=related

I have played guitar for over 40 years, and have played blues and rock professionally and I can assure you that Tommy is a monster! I play electric guitar with heavy strings (comparable to my acoustic strings), and it takes some hand-strength to play heavy bends accurately and smoothly.
 
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  • #656
Cyrus said:
I never heard this song before, but its fantastic!

That is actually a cover he did of a Nine Inch Nails song. I absolutely love it, I can listen to it over and over. Johnny Cash was an amazing artist.
 
  • #657
turbo-1 said:
scorpa, if you could play this, I would mount a pilgrimage to your shrine.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=5ahGOzE0l9U&feature=related

I have played guitar for over 40 years, and have played blues and rock professionally and I can assure you that Tommy is a monster! I play electric guitar with heavy strings (comparable to my acoustic strings), and it takes some hand-strength to play heavy bends accurately and smoothly.

I know that is an unbelievable song. I would absolutely kill to be able to do that. I freaking love that style of guitar. LOVE. I had never heard of this guy before but I can assure you I am hooked! I'm really looking forward to having time to really sit down and play this summer. I have a electric now with a beautiful amp but I have been toying with the idea of adding an acoustic to the collection.
 
  • #658
scorpa said:
That is actually a cover he did of a Nine Inch Nails song. I absolutely love it, I can listen to it over and over. Johnny Cash was an amazing artist.

I'm amazed that he could make a cover song and put so much feeling into it. It sounds infinitely more "authentic" than the NIN original. The original isn't bad, but Cash's version just blows it away.
 
  • #659
I remember reading somewhere that after Johnny covered that song Trent Reznor said it was no longer a NIN song but a Johnny Cash song because Johnny did it better than he ever could.
 
  • #662
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits



Haven't heard a ton of their songs but I have always liked that one.
 
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  • #663
Cyrus said:
Its Turbo-1 !:bugeye:
Rafferty is one of my favorite singer/guitarists. His lead-off solo album is a killer. He's got a pretty off-hand vocal style that works for me. It's a rare person that can establish a recognizable singing style and a recognizable guitar-playing style at once and Rafferty pulled it off well. For those that are unfamiliar, Dan Fogelberg did a pretty damned good Job of it, too.
 
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scorpa said:
I remember reading somewhere that after Johnny covered that song Trent Reznor said it was no longer a NIN song but a Johnny Cash song because Johnny did it better than he ever could.

Yeah, I remember reading something like that. He did it so well that he "took" the song from NIN and it became his.
 
  • #665
That was smoken hot!
 
  • #667
Evo said:
I love spanish guitar.

These are Mexicans on guitar, not Spaniards...they're fantastic!

Rodrigo Y Gabriella, "Tamacun," live:

 
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  • #668
wow that's great lisab.
 
  • #670
I haven't actually found my all time favorite song yet. I'm still pretty young (19) to choose just one for right now. I do have a couple that I love, but I'm all over in the different genres/styles. There is one that I cry to every time I hear it, "Over the Rainbow", it gets me everytime.
 
  • #672
On eagles Wings -
Upon This Rock -

...for me..
 
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  • #673
In another thread Vangelis popped up. Therefore another classic evergreen, one of his best.

Conquest of Paradise
 
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  • #674
A tribute to Lowell George by Jackson Browne. Little Feat was never the same without him...and then we lost backup singer and solo star Nicolette Larson.
 
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  • #675
Here is the song Andre referred to, I love it.

 
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  • #676
A lot of the early prog Genesis songs are mindblowingly awesome! I think Genesis suffer from the reputation Collins earned the band by moving to the pop rubbish they'll end up being remembered for. Anyway, a couple of my favourite Genesis songs:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vJJP-MfI9ls&feature=related" The sound Steve Hackett gets from his guitar (around 4:40) is spine-tingling. Unfortunately, the piano intro is missing, and the sound quality doesn't do it justice, but still an amazing song.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PtzgBJ13vro" This is such a work of art, absolutely beautiful!
 
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  • #678
Probably the best guitar work I've seen, ever. Fleetwood Mac, Big Love...
 
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  • #679
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V)

Here's the Pulse version:

(original...epic)
 
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  • #680
BryanP said:
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V)

Here's the Pulse version:

(original...epic)


No Echoes? :confused:
 
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  • #681
Vangelis - Prelude


Vangelis - Come To Me


vangelis rachel's song


Vangelis -- MITHODEIA


Vangelis - Bitter Moon



Theme from Cosmos - Vangelis


Vangelis - Heaven & Hell - Cosmos (great pics from around the world and beyond)
 
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  • #682
B. Elliott said:
No Echoes? :confused:

I'd have to include that as well. I wanted to list one and I chose that between Echoes and Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

Echoes is awesome though. :)
 
  • #683
El Scorcho by Weezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzxwGazkLWU"

How stupid is it
I cannot talk about it
I got to sing about it
And make a record of
:smile: O man. Classic. My favorite line from a song ever. He got the essence of every artist's psyche in that one sentence pretty much.

All of Pinkerton, for that matter... man what an album.
What happened to Rivers Cuomo. Am I a bad person for wishing his wife dumped him and he got depressed again just so I can add one more good album to my collection?
 
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  • #684
Okay, so you don't watch idols, or other talent hunting shows. But then you will only see this in the replay:



Paul Potts first audition with Nessun Dorma.
 
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  • #687
There are far too many

For me anything muddywaters ^ hence the name.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Aberdeen
youtube.com/watch?v=pGH5tHUDopM

John Lee Hooker - Boom Bomm
youtube.com/watch?v=rOyj4ciJk34

Muddy waters - Catfish/Rolling Ston
youtube.com/watch?v=WaIT0mKJ7D0

seasick steve - My Donny
youtube.com/watch?v=wtY8wED_FMA&feature=relatedBy the way sorry about them not being proper urls.

Also:

Jimi Hendrix - Ezy Rider
youtube.com/watch?v=ZHEBPdGouLY

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voddo Chile
youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o

Yeah sure it's a jimi hendrix cover but it's still awesome
 
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_Muddy_ said:
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voddo Chile
youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o

Yeah sure it's a jimi hendrix cover but it's still awesome

Its f-ing SRV of course it doesn't matter. He also covered Little Wing, and personally I like his version of it better.
 
  • #691
For really awesome punk rock covers of pop tunes check out Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies.

This is one of my favourites, a phantom of the opera cover.
 
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  • #692
binzing said:
Its f-ing SRV of course it doesn't matter. He also covered Little Wing, and personally I like his version of it better.

Dam right, it took me a while to learn it though.
 
  • #695
For B. Elliot

Pink Floyd - Echoes

(here's part 1 of the Pompeii version: )
 
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  • #696
From back when Fleetwood Mac was a blues band. I have every one of their recordings from these days, I think, including compilations, live concerts, etc. Note on this first song that Danny Kirwan appears to be playing Peter Green's sunburst Les Paul (now owned by Gary Moore). Green's LP had one pickup with reversed polarity, giving it a dry hollow sound when both pickups were used at once.

This next song features Jeremy Spencer on slide and vocals. He could do killer covers of Elmore James.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmB4N3_5mXc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4HGlmtOcg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivS5wjwGbn8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxeQKQQ6k4s&feature=related
 
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  • #697
Tom Waits prefomed one of my favourites live apparently while having a seizure ;-p
Make It Rain
 
  • #698
TheStatutoryApe said:
Tom Waits prefomed one of my favourites live apparently while having a seizure ;-p
Make It Rain
That was just too painful to watch. Waits is one of those guys who seem to think histrionics=feeling. As a musician for over 40 years, I cannot agree.
 
  • #699
It's part of the image I guess. His act along with his music has gotten more and more over the top. Sometimes it's just too much but when he get's it just right it's amazing... in my opinion anyway.
 
  • #700
Best song ever

The best song of the millenium is Stairway to Heaven and with the countdown that I listened to I have to agree with them. You can't beat that song.
 

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