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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Anyone like Highway Star:

?
 
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  • #2,882
Bacle2 said:
Anyone like Highway Star:

?


My favourite driving song (in my 911) for a long time.
 
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  • #2,883
Curious3141 said:
My favourite driving song (in my 911) for a long time.

The 911? A killer machine; it's got everything.

It was the favorite song in my iPod when I was riding my 4-wheel Schwinn, or my tricycle, but it's definitely not the same thing.
 
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The mighty Bonham:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbHC60b9eyE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-92UyL80eWY
 
  • #2,885
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKl52bu1G0

DP recommends: Play this one LOUD :smile:
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lMp-1oUVc[/youtube]
 
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  • #2,888
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XORCO2-ljYA​

Nobody knows, nobody see's... nobody knows, but me...
 
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Curious3141 said:
My favourite driving song (in my 911) for a long time.

Speaking of driving songs:



Best listened to driving the main road along Hvar island in Croatia. Just because it is the main one, doesn't make it wide nor straight. In some places it is a pure adrenaline.
 
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  • #2,890
Ian Tyson's Cliche Song

This country song is absolutely perfect. Most songwriters have to insert a dull, non-cliche line somewhere in their song just to tie the cliches in the song together, or because many writers feel their songs have to have at least one incomprehensible thought, but Tyson achieved true perfection - every single line of this song is so cliche it makes your eyes water!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NuIKF2D7cw

I had to include Ian Tyson's version since he wrote it, but two of the covers of this song are pretty unforgettable:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70-1b9SCj0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tEu9vUemgI
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHxsjJ3BdLQ
 
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Theoretical physicists hate ANYTHING that keeps their mind from wandering/wondering. Oooo, is it wondering or wandering? They're so so cryptic, those Beatles.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NZU-QZghkM
 
  • #2,894
Since I posted versions of "A Song for You" in the "Strange or Bizarre Covers" thread, I thought I should post this version, by Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles, here in Best Songs. The occasion was Willie's 70th birthday at New York's Beacon Theater (2003) according to the YT poster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UW4ELmVD9M
 
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I felt a little down today, so this is for those as I...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYp7_k29TiI
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB8JXBTmHXY
 
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After watching that Zep video, I thought they were favorite band. But they are not, They are my 3rd favorite band, I want you people to give me your top 5 musical artists, in the appropriate order. And no lady gaga, here's mine:

1. Pink Floyd
2. Rush
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Beatles
5. The Who
 
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1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Led Zeppelin
 
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WannabeNewton said:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Led Zeppelin

Lol. Ok, I'll play your game, how about your top 5 Zep songs, smartass?

Here's my #1, I'll think of the rest later...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkjv9SscotY
 
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Here's #2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbLlxJO5Uc
 
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1. Kashmir:
2. Achilles Last Stand:
3. Since I've Been Loving You:
4. Good Times Bad Times:
5. Bring It On Home:
 
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You forgot these 2 B-sides:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtEAp-Rybl0
 
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Achilles Last Stand?

Presence sucked
 
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WannabeNewton said:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Led Zeppelin

hehe

I've played blues guitar, then was in a heavy metal band as a teenager, and then later went to school for music and played jazz guitar for awhile. After that I played classical guitar for about 10 years. I listen to all kinds of music and am the ultimate music snob.

And *still* whenever a Led Zepplin song comes up on Jango, I think that they are the best band of all time, and despite it's overplayedness and abuse by guitarists everywhere, "Stairway to Heaven" is still the best rock song of all time, in composition and in execution. I'm sure it's already been posted.

-Dave K
 
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I'm so lonely, I can't stop crying today, sorry...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaNt9-QkiHI
 
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dkotschessaa said:
hehe

I've played blues guitar, then was in a heavy metal band as a teenager, and then later went to school for music and played jazz guitar for awhile. After that I played classical guitar for about 10 years. I listen to all kinds of music and am the ultimate music snob.

And *still* whenever a Led Zepplin song comes up on Jango, I think that they are the best band of all time, and despite it's overplayedness and abuse by guitarists everywhere, "Stairway to Heaven" is still the best rock song of all time, in composition and in execution. I'm sure it's already been posted.

-Dave K

No, Chemistry by Rush is he best song ever conceived.
 
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Possibly Tom Sawyer, by Rush.
Or 2112.
Any Rush song is pretty epic.

TOM SAWYER:
2112:
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrZjvDRer4
 
  • #2,909
Well, that version sucked, but its the best song ever
 
  • #2,910
Rush are my #2 band, just after Pink Floyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M7AEi68a20
 

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