What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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In summary, some of the best songs are "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty, "Guns N Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine." by Axl Rose, "Bruce Springsteen - "tunnel of love"" by Led Zeppelin, "Honor thy Father" by Dream Theater, and "Octavarium" by Dream Theater.
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Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw
 
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DiracPool said:
Unfortunately, the problem I'm having with these embedded videos is twofold, 1) you can't make them fullscreen if there's a good video to go along with it, and 2) I always find myself listening to the song for a bit and then thinking it will stay on as I go to do more surfing on "physics forums," only to have the music halt abruptly when I leave the page. I guess there's nothing that can be done about that, though.

Just hit the Youtube logo and it will take you there.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

Interesting is right. Geez... It looks like a cross between Pirates of the Carribean and Sweeney Todd. They should have had Johnny Depp make a cameo. Having formed and "de-formed" many bands over the years I can imagine how hard it was to get three guys on the same page for such an eclectic piece. Kinda cool, though, I like it.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

Steampunk is fun. Goggles and gasmasks are fashionable. Why not. They sing very melodiously too.

If you like steampunk, check out Girl Genius comics. Free online. It would take weeks to read the whole thing.
 
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ImaLooser said:
Steampunk is fun. Goggles and gasmasks are fashionable. Why not. They sing very melodiously too.

If you like steampunk, check out Girl Genius comics. Free online. It would take weeks to read the whole thing.

You have to love it when people imitate robots imitating people.

I had never heard of steampunk before but I guess they have a big deal up in Seattle every year. Even the local businesses and hotels get into the act and do steampunk decorating.

Have you ever seen the movie, Brazil? It is considered to be retrofuturistic and reminds me of the steampunk look... if you add a little Borg décor as well.
 
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Bobby Bland. One of the best...
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
I had never heard of steampunk before but I guess they have a big deal up in Seattle every year.

Steampunk is a sort of imaginary reality where transistors and plastics haven't been discovered. So mechanical technology is more developed. Its all sort of 1900 style modernized. Those goggles are like motoring or flying goggles. Things are metal and other natural materials. So that music is 1900's style and fits in.

The costumes that people come up with are incredibly elaborate. It looks like a ton o' fun. Then there are Goths, cosplay, and Harajiku. Cybergoths are Harajiku-influenced steampunk Goths who like techo. Got that?

After HG Wells the first steampunk thing was Fritz Lang's Metropolis, then The Wild, Wild West. They say Brazil had something to do with it too. It caught on about 1990.
 
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ImaLooser said:
Steampunk is a sort of imaginary reality where transistors and plastics haven't been discovered. So mechanical technology is more developed. Its all sort of 1900 style modernized. Those goggles are like motoring or flying goggles. Things are metal and other natural materials. So that music is 1900's style and fits in.

The costumes that people come up with are incredibly elaborate. It looks like a ton o' fun. Then there are Goths, cosplay, and Harajiku. Cybergoths are Harajiku-influenced steampunk Goths who like techo. Got that?

After HG Wells the first steampunk thing was Fritz Lang's Metropolis, then The Wild, Wild West. They say Brazil had something to do with it too. It caught on about 1990.

Very interesting! Thanks. And even more interesting because Metropolis is probably my favorite movie. I especially like the rerelease by Georgio Moroder, from the 1980s. But now we have the new-found footage of the original film, fully intact I believe, which I haven't watched yet but plan to soon.

Brazil is also a favorite. And HG Wells? Hah! I guess so! I've been into steampunk for almost 30 years and never knew it!
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

Very interesting, as is this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlXv_gdGqs
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Brazil is also a favorite. And HG Wells? Hah! I guess so! I've been into steampunk for almost 30 years and never knew it!


I recently discovered that I was a proto-afrofuturist. Who would have thought it?
 
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ImaLooser said:
I recently discovered that I was a proto-afrofuturist. Who would have thought it?

Does that mean that you're a futurist with a proto afro, or that you're a proto futurist with an afro?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Does that mean that you're a futurist with a proto afro, or that you're a proto futurist with an afro?

I'll have to check.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYdUGoIqUM
 
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http://http://youtu.be/lXT1h3Ags94Armstrong and Sinatra very cool music!
I saw the Eagles play live in Belfast a few years ago. I consider them the best live act in the world.
 
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∇f(x0,y0,z0)=[itex]\lambda[/itex]∇g(x0,y0,z0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBwxJBpnwOc
 
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Back in the early 70's as a kid, this song was everywhere. Used as theme song on just about every radio station. So I never bothered to find out what it was, as I was more into classical music. But this was just excellent.

Later I realized that I missed it and when google emerged I tried to find it back googling all kind of things with 'gitar solo'. Nothing.

Today a friend just made me stumbe upon it. I realize that it has been posted years earlier in this thread but not the original one as I remember it.

Classical gas by Mason Williams 1968



Why has it disappeared? Why isn't it world famous?
 
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Andre said:
Why has it disappeared? Why isn't it world famous?

I still hear it on oldies stations. I like a lot of the 60's instrumentals.

I like how this was used in Get Shorty. In it's entirety I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cM7JdlkVXM

Here are a couple I never hear anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84dWza5TsQ

They also have medley from Jesus Christ Superstar. Found it on Napster way back when. Not on youtube, apparently.
 
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Viktoriya Yermolyera (aka "Vika") plays Metallica: "Master of Puppets"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIJPxxoF7dw

She's in the Wiki.
 
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Viktoriya Yermolyera (YT search: vkgoeswild) plays Muse:"Supermassive Black Hole"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvmTyhMfVk
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J8rZlu8co4
 
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Lydia - Now the One You Once Loved Is Leaving

 
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We were discussing politics, taxes, and ultimately, rich people, today at work.

It jogged a memory of mine, about what bored rich people do with their money.

But then, my thoughts turned again, to music. :smile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPyNW3vegc​
 
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Vika (vkgoeswild) plays Radiohead: Creep

Vika (vkgoeswild) plays Radiohead: Creep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alaK5BvwiNc
 
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OmCheeto said:
We were discussing politics, taxes, and ultimately, rich people, today at work.

It jogged a memory of mine, about what bored rich people do with their money.

But then, my thoughts turned again, to music. :smile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPyNW3vegc​

That's Punchbowl Falls in northern Oregon. You would likely like Kate Bush singing My Lagan Love.
 
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Cinematic Orchestra - The Awakening Of A Woman



You might want to sort yourself out with a nice drink and a real easy chair before you indulge! :)
 
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Very nice.
 
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I hope I haven't promoted this album too much...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYxvEvBkjfM​
 
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Mose Allison: Parchman Farm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hw9T9Ozv4

Seventh Son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EngRmYu_vs
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I
 
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Andre said:
Classical gas by Mason Williams 1968

Why has it disappeared? Why isn't it world famous?

In its time, it was quite well known. We had the whole album, "The Mason William Phonograph Record". Do you remember the somewhat disturbing song about the prince being eaten by his panties?
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYxr784lWE
 

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