A shout-out goes to the double bass*.*Whenever someone comes into my house and sees my bass on its stand, or if I mention to someone that I play a double bass, they always (100% of those occasions) ask me if I play in a band. Not once has someone asked me if I play in an orchestra.Either they don't know what an orchestra is, or they don't think I look posh enough to play in one.
Harpsichords are under rated.Sky obviously used one on Toccato - which is perhaps cheating in this topic, as Sky use a variety of classical instruments, Tuba Smarties being one of my favourites.But also in Golden Brown by the Stranglers.
cf Jethro Tull.
Roxy Music's use of oboe is a great example, eg on the magnificent Ladytron
Returning to Jethro Tull for a moment , I have read that Ian Anderson played the sopranino sax on A Passion Play.
Surely more a reflection on the fact that since the 50s, the standard formula for popular music has been guitar, bass guitar, drums, plus keyboards from the mid 60s onwards, and what Ruthie is asking for is examples of bands working outside that formula.
being really pedantic
Surely more a reflection on the fact that since the 50s, the standard formula for popular music has been guitar, bass guitar, drums, plus keyboards from the mid 60s onwards, and what ruthie is asking for is examples of bands working outside that formula.Roxy Music's use of oboe is a great example, eg on the magnificent Ladytron - still sounds way out there 50 years later:https://youtu.be/XCzhAeukF1A?si=KZCp36UzoADsiNv6Also note Brian Eno twiddling away on his crazy synths.
I'm far from convinced the musicians shown in this video https://youtu.be/ldQpRMegYc0?si=5uxk2RN9u9871GQn are actually playing on the recording, but there's definitely more than guitar n drums.
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 29 February, 2024, 11:54:20 amI'm far from convinced the musicians shown in this video https://youtu.be/ldQpRMegYc0?si=5uxk2RN9u9871GQn are actually playing on the recording, but there's definitely more than guitar n drums.Great song. They probably did play real instruments on it originally, before the producer got their hands on it…(Out of idle curiosity, I looked up who was the producer on that record. Apparently it was Mike Howlett, who at one time was a member of Gong.)
Since the page utterly refuses to load for me it’s hard to disagree
I'm not sure about "great song" but they're one of the few bands I liked as a teenager and still think are good now.