What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores various songs featuring saxophone and guitar, with participants sharing their favorites and links to performances. The discussion includes a mix of personal opinions on the quality of songs, performances, and artists across different genres, including rock, blues, and progressive metal.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants highlight "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty as a top saxophone song.
  • Others mention Leo Kotke's "Vaseline Machine Gun," noting the quality of available recordings.
  • Bruce Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" is also suggested as a notable song.
  • One participant expresses admiration for Dream Theater, particularly their song "Octavarium," citing its progressive nature.
  • Several participants discuss the guitar work of artists like Erik Mongrain and Tommy Emmanuel, with varying opinions on their styles and contributions to music.
  • There are mixed opinions on Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine," with some praising its guitar riff and others criticizing Axl Rose's vocals.
  • Participants share links to various songs, including works by Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, and David Bowie, indicating a wide range of musical tastes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features multiple competing views on what constitutes the best saxophone or guitar songs, with no clear consensus emerging among participants.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express difficulty in finding links to specific songs, and there are mentions of varying quality in recordings shared. Additionally, personal preferences and subjective opinions on artists and songs are prevalent throughout the discussion.

Who May Find This Useful

Music enthusiasts, particularly those interested in saxophone and guitar performances, as well as fans of rock, blues, and progressive metal genres.

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  • #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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  • #664
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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  • #690
_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.
 

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