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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CaptFirePanda said:
(Cactus may well be the best love song ever)
That's a difficult call to make. Personally, I've been a musician for quite a while. I listen to lots of music. And I've never heard this. Having now listened to it, do I like it? No. But there's no accounting for taste is there? However, some of the metal stuff you posted is among my favorites.
 
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SHISHKABOB said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU

I love these guys
Yeah, that was delightful, imho.
 
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Mary Black's version is the best ever.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGB5TKYf1B8
 
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turbo said:
Mary Black's version is the best ever.

Yeah, this version is sublimely beautiful. One of my favorite tunes ever.
 
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SW VandeCarr said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGB5TKYf1B8
Great stuff, imho. I remember Milt Jackson as part of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
 
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ThomasT said:
Great stuff, imho. I remember Milt Jackson as part of the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Yeah. I think this might be my absolute favorite piece of modern music. I want to check who's playing trumpet. Miles Davis did this as well but I don't know if he ever recorded with Milt Jackson.

I have to admit I've never heard of Mary Black, but I agree that that is a beautiful video both musically and visually. She reminds me of Joni Mitchell.
 
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ThomasT said:
That's a difficult call to make. Personally, I've been a musician for quite a while. I listen to lots of music. And I've never heard this. Having now listened to it, do I like it? No. But there's no accounting for taste is there? However, some of the metal stuff you posted is among my favorites.
Cactus carries that generally dark nature that they are known for while, at the same time, it delivers the kind of longing that many people don't have the chance to feel for another human being. I'm quite aware that they aren't everybody's cup of tea, but I don't make those kind of statements lightly.

Pixies had a pretty huge impact on many bands/artists. David Bowie seems to be quite smitten with this song.
 
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Jimmy Snyder said:
I just came across this tonight. Mbube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbgJcXIz1L0

This is great! :)
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBadAVsdixk

Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
1985
 
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OmCheeto said:
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
1985

Love that song. Loved it the first time I heard it, even.
 
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He has not aged well. I love the sunburst LP, but could never afford one, these days. I can get by with what I've got, especially since I only play here at home for myself.
 
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UGNPS6-G3EY[/youtube] I'm not religious, but I heard this song today, and really liked it.
 
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One of the Dire Straits songs that came off much better live than in the studio...

 
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Joan Baez Copper Kettle

and has anyone posted this one?

The original Thomas Crown Affair - Windmills of your mind

 
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lisab said:
Love that song. Loved it the first time I heard it, even.

As with many a song, I understood not a single word.

But I understood the message.
 
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No need to watch the video - the music is A Happy Home in Kathmandu by Will Ackerman (founder of Windham Hill Records).
 
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Der Spyra has produced some really interesting and different music over the years.

Their album Home Listening is Killing Clubs is very good.

A cut - Der Spyra - Subsequent Spaces -

Ebb -

Future of the Past -

The two best cuts Hypersonic and Iceland are not available.
 
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I posted about a version of this song about 5 years ago in this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUkEvXWk68c

Always With Me, Always With You shot live at the Grove in Anaheim, California, on May 02, 2006.
 
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OmCheeto said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBadAVsdixk

Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
1985
Thanks. I thought that was a nice rendition. Subtle. Maybe not perfect, but I really enjoyed it.
 
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turbo said:
He has not aged well. I love the sunburst LP, but could never afford one, these days. I can get by with what I've got, especially since I only play here at home for myself.
Not sure what you mean by "not aged well". Also, what's the sunburst LP?
 
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It would really suck if you guys didn't click on this video because of the title picture. Because it's quite possibly my favorite piano arrangement in ever.

y0325YkV-X0[/youtube]
 
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Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit; Somebody to Love

Kantner, Slick and Frieberg: Across the Board; White Boy

Jefferson Starship: Ride the Tiger; Miracles; Stranger
 
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Beautiful Char!
 
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ThomasT said:
... what's the sunburst LP?
Never mind, it suddenly came to me. While drooling. Duuh. :smile:
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLPD6tz5SyY
 
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ThomasT said:
Never mind, it suddenly came to me. While drooling. Duuh. :smile:
Rock stars with lots of money can manage to buy vintage (late 50s) Les Pauls. The sunburst models with PAF (patent applied for) humbucking pickups are especially desirable.
 
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Hi Evo,
Nice choice and I am a great fan of backstreet boys and usually play my favorite tracks while working online. This is one of my all time favorite track, hope you guys enjoy it!
 
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I've always had a thing for the Smashing Pumpkins.

Cherub Rock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KE9lvU810
 
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turbo said:
Rock stars with lots of money can manage to buy vintage (late 50s) Les Pauls. The sunburst models with PAF (patent applied for) humbucking pickups are especially desirable.
Why are they especially desirable? I don't know because I was never an electric guitar player of any notable skill. Played acoustic guitar for years. Dabbled with bass and many other instruments, then eventually got into keyboards ... which I really like because of the compositional capabilities.

Anyway, I'm guessing it's because of the tones/resonances that one can produce with the Les Pauls. Waiting for your elaboration.
 
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@ SW VandeCarr,
Thanks, always enjoy anything by Marcus Miller. It's usually an auditory treat when a bunch of really gifted musicians get together to do ... any sort of tune they feel like doing.

@phoenix:\\,
Thanks, I love driving, heavy rock done well. Which, imho, your latest offering from Smashing Pumpkins is.

@Byrons,
Thanks, although the Backstreet Boys might not be my first listening preference, they're certainly all wonderful singers. And I like the song.

Hadn't listened to any of these offerings before. So thanks for expanding my musical horizon.
 
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Cherub Rock is from the Siamese Dream album, the best thing Smashing Pumpkins ever did. That, and Soundgarden's Superunkown album, and Nirvana, were all I needed to get through the 90s, and rock has been going down hill ever since if you ask me. :P

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-367864-1128444262.jpeg http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-409348-1150567266.jpeg http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-150-375979-1278225309.jpeg

Here's my pick for today.

 
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@Adyssa,
Thanks for the Muddy Waters tune. Unique and pioneering. One wishes that one might do something like this. But it's already been done, by guys like Muddy Waters.

Maybe there are examples in the subsequent musical history. I think there are. But this stuff is just so cool.
 
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Soul music, I love it so much. :)
 
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Marc Cohn performing "Paper Walls" live. It was always a crowd-pleaser at the taverns where I played. I tried unsuccessfully to fins a link to the album version, because he and his drummer had such clean breaks on every verse.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngdu12jepsg&feature=endscreen&NR=1
 
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Gad said:
-tPKXC-zIIE[/youtube][/QUOTE] Very nice Gad Girl. :approve:
 
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ThomasT said:
Why are they especially desirable? I don't know because I was never an electric guitar player of any notable skill. Played acoustic guitar for years. Dabbled with bass and many other instruments, then eventually got into keyboards ... which I really like because of the compositional capabilities.

Anyway, I'm guessing it's because of the tones/resonances that one can produce with the Les Pauls. Waiting for your elaboration.
Sorry for the delay Thomas - that just slipped by me. The early Les Pauls were tone-monsters. Lots of sustain (due to the heavy bodies and the solid necks). The bodies were solid mahogany with carved maple caps. And the PAF pickups were wonderful. Peter Green (founder of Fleetwood Mac) had one with one of the pickup magnets reversed, giving a distinctive "scooped midrange" tone when both pickups were in use at the same time. (BB King said that Green's guitar tone gave him the cold sweats.) When Green was rejecting the music business, he sold that guitar for a pittance to Gary Moore, of Thin Lizzy.
 
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dlgoff said:
Very nice Gad Girl. :approve:

I agree! Very Mo-Town sound - love it!
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdzQPSN2FvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvx5QM8nrZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPwQLyaiqw
 
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turbo said:
Sorry for the delay Thomas - that just slipped by me. The early Les Pauls were tone-monsters. Lots of sustain (due to the heavy bodies and the solid necks). The bodies were solid mahogany with carved maple caps. And the PAF pickups were wonderful. Peter Green (founder of Fleetwood Mac) had one with one of the pickup magnets reversed, giving a distinctive "scooped midrange" tone when both pickups were in use at the same time. (BB King said that Green's guitar tone gave him the cold sweats.) When Green was rejecting the music business, he sold that guitar for a pittance to Gary Moore, of Thin Lizzy.
Thanks turbo, the technical details of this are a bit over my head. But I think I basically understand.
 
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@ Pythagorean, listening to the middle tune from your post #2291, which I like better than the first tune (which I also liked), and don't suppose I'll like the third tune from that post better than this one ... but I'll let you know. Really like this middle one. Rhythmically, tonally, quite musically entertaining ... for me at least.

Ok, now I'm listening to the third tune. Very nice. Somewhat complex, some surprises, but its essence, its theme, is quite simply musically pleasing ... to me anyway. Gegrüßet seist du technologie.
 
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Yeah Cat Rats is one I can always listen to. Not necissarily my favorite, but I never don't feel like hearing it you know?
 
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ThomasT said:
Thanks turbo, the technical details of this are a bit over my head. But I think I basically understand.
Back then, there were a couple of guitars that were dominant in Rock and Roll. One was the Fender Stratocaster. Ash body with bolt-on neck and single-coil pickups. The other was the Les Paul. (Solid mahogany body with carved maple cap and glued-in mahogany neck.) The Les Paul also had double-coil humbucking pickups that were quite resistant to line-noise, buzz from neon lights, etc. If you could stand wearing one on a strap all night (massive!) you could get pretty impressive tone and volume from the little amps of the day.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq4PhQaQGh0

Rach III performed by Arcady Volodos and the best orchestra in the world.

 
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deftones - digital bath
deftones - house of flies
 
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nevere said:
deftones - digital bath
deftones - house of flies

the whole adrenaline album was pretty good
 

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