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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Quincy said:
haha yeah I don't usually listen to rap but I must say, that song is pretty good.

i especially love the video :D ;) haha. Drake is crazy though never knew he had the stuff he's comin out wit in him... he used to be an actor for this like teen drama type show of going to high school called Degrassi...

here's another good song my girlfriend got me listening to hah:

 
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I like the Wilderness Plots CD made by Tim Grimm, Tom Roznowski, Michael White, Krista Detor, and Carrie Newcomer. The songs came from stories from Scott Russell Sanders's book, Wilderness Plots.

The best, Aurora Means Dawn, isn't on youtube, but it is on this myspace page (you have to select the song to play): http://www.myspace.com/wildernessplots

Great lyrics and a very beautiful performance by Tim Grimm and Krista Detor

We all must find the road that takes us to our destiny
and I'm not sure of where it starts or stops but that I want you there with me
and though it's far away, so far away, much farther than we've ever been
Aurora's calling me, I hear it, don't you hear it calling on the wind

...

though in the storm I nearly lost my faith in everything you promised me
in the dawn I saw that nothing that I truly love was lost to me
Aurora means the dawn and everything I truly love is here with me.

A couple other songs from the album:

More Than I Dare Say (Krista Detor)
One Woman and a Shovel (Carrie Newcomer]
Ice Mountains and Hairy Elephants (all)
 
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Like many PFers of "a certain age," I grew up listening to Motown. Aaahh, lovely music.

I heard this on my way home from work today. Haven't heard it in a long time. So, so nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouQ3HeluFV4
 
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  • #1,026
Modern Goths got nothing on this.
 
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I'm not sure if I'm re-posting these songs (there's too many posts!) but here's a few:

Light My Fire


The End


Love Me Two Times
 
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I don't even know how I didn't post this song very first time I saw this thread:

 
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  • #1,029
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkzHXlFUBwU


Atom Heart Mother Piano Medley (beautiful piece IMO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKHIV-YzRz4
 
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Now : nothing else matters

 
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Ivan Rebroff had a fantastic voice, if you want to hear what he could do with that, have the patience to wait until about 2:47'



no elaboration necessary:

 
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Avenged Sevenfold-Almost Easy



By the way, this is amazing and its live.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1FILogdUE
 
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Well my music taste is pretty all over the place. Currently this is my fav: Bad quality, but only one I know of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJW2m3QnS7w

To probably appeal to you guys more ummmm My all time favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9YZIx1LKxE

Listen to that in HQ...10 times better.
 
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Bad Religion



Generator



No Control



Anesthesia

 
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Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DP2VyquMAaM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DP2VyquMAaM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

How old are they again? They sound better than most younger bands out there...
 
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Rocket man by William Shatner

You read that right

 
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Office_Shredder said:
Rocket man by William Shatner

You read that right



I've seen it before. Its absolutely horrible.
 
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Quite possibly the best trumpet-playing I've ever heard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXgjzHSVDEA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXgjzHSVDEA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
 
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Who likes some avant-garde metal?

Nosferatu does a hefty dance

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weez-XgDqhQ
 
  • #1,049
An interesting case of popular music in video games...

This is the cinematic intro for a game called Borderlands with the song Aint No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant.

 
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  • #1,050
Im going to say...

KID CUDI! I love kid cudis music not only because it relates to me, but the beat he has!

Here are some Kid Cudi songs:

1. Man on the moon

2. Super Boo

3.Persuit of Happiness

4.Heaven At night

5.My world

6.Follow me

7.Heart of a Lion

8.Embrace the Martian

9.Do it alone

10.Look up in the stars

THATS IT HOPE YOU GUYS WILL TRY THEM OUT AND ENJOY :)
 

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