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Mixes Rob Will Hate Vol. 2 - Does Sax Belong In Rock & Roll?
| Artist | Song | |
| Madness | One Step Beyond (Lee 'Kix' Thompson - Sax) | |
| David Bowie | Young Americans (David Sanborn - Sax) | |
| Pink Floyd | Us And Them (Dick Parry - Sax) | |
| Warren Zevon | Excitable Boy (Jim Horn - Sax) | |
| Morphine | Scratch (Dana Colley - Bari Sax) | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Spirit In The Night ( Clarence Clemens - Sax) | |
| The Rolling Stones | Brown Sugar (Bobby Keyes - Sax) | |
| Tom Waits | Small Change (Lew Tabackin - Sax) | |
| Peter Tosh With Mick Jagger | Don't Look Back (Luther Francois - Sax) | |
| Dire Straits | Your Latest Trick (??? - Sax ??? - Trumpet) | |
| Ani DiFranco | Swing (Maceo Parker - Sax) | |
| Paul Simon | Late In The Evening (??? - Horn Section) | |
| Lenny Kravitz | Let Love Rule (Karl Denson - Sax) | |
Comment:
Volume 2 in my "Rob Hates" series covering Rock & Roll Songs with prominent saxophone parts.Mr. C contends that saxophone (and horns in general) have no place in Rock & Roll. As a long time Tenor player, I wholeheartedly disagree. This was a little tough because Rob concedes that sax is appropriate in R&B, Soul, Funk and Jazz, so I had to limit my palette considerably. I also chose to abstain from horn driven bands like Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears etc.
I chose a variety of sub-genres (some a bit of a stretch)and include some of my favorite tunes that feature some incredible sax players.
I've listed the saxophonists where I could. If anyone can fill in the blanks Please do. ( The Dire Straights tune may feature the Brecker Brothers, who may also be part of the horn section on "Late in the Evening", but after an exhaustive search I could not tell for sure ((my eyes are too bad to read the CD liner notes.)) )
All in all I'm quite pleased with the results. Rob, again, Cheers!
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nice theme - point well made. :) Love many of the cuts/artists, but I now realize that Young Americans may definitely put the question to rest.
If this is the type of killer mixes we see when you twit Rob, by all means, twit away. Love the Morphine, Zevon, ane Waits pix especially.
As with Rob, I'm not a huge fan of horns in rock, but for every rule there are notable exceptions. You hit many here; the most notable absence would be the Clash's London Calling album, my favorite disc of all time, which has some judicious sax use (i.e. "The Right Profile"). Incidentally, stumbled across a website collecting examples of bad 80's songs with saxophones.
Cool mix. *takes deep breath* The Peter Tosh cover of the Motown tune by The Temptations that was co-written by Smokey Robinson that features Mick Jagger also showcases Luther Frantois on saxophone. *exhales*
I love that particular Morphine song, as well as "Young Americans" (which we discussed at length), "Brown Sugar" and "Small Change." I love the Madness tune, as well, but have never said that sax wasn't appropriate in ska (or ska-based) music. All in all, a fine effort... (you did manage to include Dire Straits, who offend me on so many levels). ;-)
Lew playing on a Waits album, eh? Who'd have thunk.
An excellent counter-argument!
Fun stuff!
A candidate for Best Sax Mix Ever perhaps. Great stuff. DJ Karen's comment/info made me laugh out loud - always a good thing. Clears the sinuses. So thanks to both of you. Good tunes and a happy head, it's a win win situation
Nice.
Sax is not only great in rock n roll, especially early stuff - it's essential in much of it. I'm not talking about cheesy 80s stuff - I'm talking about super great "Hand Clapping" style honkin' sax. As for Rob's comment on Dire Straits ... How can they "offend you on so many levels"? They're a wholly innocuous band. Good stuff here - many faves, though (as much as I love the song) I don't really like the solo in that Zevon song.
Yeah, Rob, what's with the Dire Straits hostility? I don't love them, and have some disdain for Brothers In Arms (largely because it was so annoyingly omnipresent at the time), but I find their earlier stuff (and particularly Making Movies and the live Alchemy) to be pleasant Sunday morning listening. Boring, sure, but I like boring sometimes. Offensive on many levels? I reserve that for, say, Journey.
good job - I reckon a second CD of sax in rock and roll is in order - and start it please with Rat Trap (short but sweet and filty with it)
I'm an alto-toting gal myself, so of course I'm all for saxes in rock n roll (I think they can slot very easily into orchestras too!) Hence, I really like this, especially your Warren Zevon and Tom Waits choices, and I echo PK's comments about London Calling. Oh yes, and amen to gobi's comments about Rat Trap - one of my favourites!
Horns: great, saxes solo: dangerous ground. But done properly, lush. Keep winding Rob up!
Rocket from the Crypt is a rock band with a saxophonist that you would do well not to overlook. But all in all, a nice mix. (Too bad about the Dire Straits.)
For the record, Mr. Lally, the type of saxophone playing you're discussing is covered in Mark's comments about my liking sax in R 'n' B/soul tracks (I'd place most early "rock and roll" that features saxophone squarely in that category). And sorry, to me Dire Straits are indeed dire: pretentious, dull, and bombastic in their studied texture and lushness.
Hilarious series. The sax certainly has a place in rock, just as all instruments do (even the clarinet). One of my favorite songs with a sax is 'White and Green Place' by Maximum Joy. I agree that Dire Straits are offensive on many levels, but to each his own.
brilliant pair of mixes, showing conclusively (for me anyway) that the saw does have a place in rock 'n' roll. If you ever go after a vol. 3 for the series, i think there's some messy saxophoning at the end of the stooges' fun house album. also, brian jones played sax on the beatles b-side you know my name (look up the number).
Sax-y. I've been thinking of starting an online petition to get the Killers to incorporate a saxophone player -- I might actually start listening to them then. Anyway, this looks both keen and listenable. Nice.
I'm lookin at your stuff now - most definitely include another one from sticky fingers here - Cant you hear me knocking. I just used that great road song. Al Stewart has some nice sax stuff too. On Year of the Cat I think.
I'd like to see another mix that has other off beat Rock instruments... say the flute and Jethro Tull?
I love the sax-where is Jr Walker?