Comments on: Whither the Saxophone? http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/ Independent and alternative music in Scotland - with a shitload of gin. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aagh, I Forgot Dire Straits! « Song, by Toad http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3593 Aagh, I Forgot Dire Straits! « Song, by Toad Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:22:33 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3593 [...] a dipstick!  I did a whole post on comedy saxophone in the 80s and did I mentioned Dire Straits or the splendidly be-headgeared Mark Knopfler even once?  Did I [...] [...] a dipstick!  I did a whole post on comedy saxophone in the 80s and did I mentioned Dire Straits or the splendidly be-headgeared Mark Knopfler even once?  Did I [...]

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3592 Matthew Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:04:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3592 Erm, yeah Dylan. Fucking love it. In fact any and all of Take That's stuff - right up there with Tom Waits if you ask me. Erm, yeah Dylan. Fucking love it. In fact any and all of Take That’s stuff – right up there with Tom Waits if you ask me.

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3594 Dylan Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:48:34 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3594 So... if the saxophone solos you don't like are the ones that crop up two-thirds of the way through a track, does that mean you <i>do</i> like the one right at the start of <i>A Million Love Songs Later</i> by Take That?.. So… if the saxophone solos you don’t like are the ones that crop up two-thirds of the way through a track, does that mean you do like the one right at the start of A Million Love Songs Later by Take That?..

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3596 Matthew Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:58:03 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3596 Ouch! That's pretty much all of my favourite bands. Ouch!

That’s pretty much all of my favourite bands.

]]> By: allen http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3595 allen Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:55:47 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3595 Yo, Toad, didn't ya know? The violin is to 21st century Indie rock what the Sax was to 80s New Wave! Yo, Toad, didn’t ya know? The violin is to 21st century Indie rock what the Sax was to 80s New Wave!

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3597 Matthew Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:36:41 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3597 And hang on, where did this horn-hating bollocks come from? I love horns, particularly the trumpet actually, and the trombone. And a whole horn section is a good thing too, most of the time. But I was talking specifically about groups with an isolated saxophone, often given to long solos two-thirds of the way through a track. And hang on, where did this horn-hating bollocks come from? I love horns, particularly the trumpet actually, and the trombone. And a whole horn section is a good thing too, most of the time. But I was talking specifically about groups with an isolated saxophone, often given to long solos two-thirds of the way through a track.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3598 Matthew Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:04:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3598 No, I'm sorry mate, we're far too high-minded for shameless plugs around here. No, I’m sorry mate, we’re far too high-minded for shameless plugs around here.

]]> By: cdv1971 http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3599 cdv1971 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:51:59 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3599 Yeah, I've got to go with Dylan - horns are massively underrated and underused. Yes there are the cringe-inducing moments but every instrument has those. Horns are often a welcome surprise to break up the standard guitar, bass, drum boredom. Thanks for The Low Miffs! If you'll forgive a shameless plug - I'm spinning a new site, <a href="http://www.afreeman.org/" rel="nofollow">A Free Man</a>, out of my <a href="http://www.chrisdellavedova.com" rel="nofollow">personal blog</a> and am hoping to meet some like minded music bloggers. If you have the chance, take a look at my site and if you like it perhaps we could exchange blog roll listings. All the best, Chris Yeah, I’ve got to go with Dylan – horns are massively underrated and underused. Yes there are the cringe-inducing moments but every instrument has those. Horns are often a welcome surprise to break up the standard guitar, bass, drum boredom.

Thanks for The Low Miffs!

If you’ll forgive a shameless plug – I’m spinning a new site, A Free Man, out of my personal blog and am hoping to meet some like minded music bloggers. If you have the chance, take a look at my site and if you like it perhaps we could exchange blog roll listings.

All the best,

Chris

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3600 Matthew Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:59:59 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3600 And then there's, um, Dire Straits... ...post approaching this evening. You will be disgusted. And then there’s, um, Dire Straits…

…post approaching this evening. You will be disgusted.

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2008/03/whither-the-saxophone/#comment-3601 Dylan Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:56:53 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1390#comment-3601 I think there's a careful line that should be drawn here, before all music that features a saxophone gets trudged under the patent-leather-cowboy-booted heel of the black-clad pony-tailed weirdo honking away to himself over at stage left in some wankfest 1980s pop video. A little sax now and again is fine. In fact, many claim that a healthy sax-life is key to achieveing overall happiness and wellbeing. Where would Ska be without horns? Rock n' Roll? Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound™? Think of a bass sax parping away, underpinning the backline in dozens of great songs... <i>Absolute Beginners</i> for example, being as we mentioned Bowie. I agree that most saxophone solos are fucking horrible events to endure, utter torture; but there are exceptions. <i>Overkill</i> by Men At Work anyone? Or <i> Year Of The Cat</i> by Al Stewart?.. No? Well I like them. Sometimes. I think there’s a careful line that should be drawn here, before all music that features a saxophone gets trudged under the patent-leather-cowboy-booted heel of the black-clad pony-tailed weirdo honking away to himself over at stage left in some wankfest 1980s pop video.

A little sax now and again is fine. In fact, many claim that a healthy sax-life is key to achieveing overall happiness and wellbeing.

Where would Ska be without horns? Rock n’ Roll? Phil Spector’s Wall Of Sound™?

Think of a bass sax parping away, underpinning the backline in dozens of great songs… Absolute Beginners for example, being as we mentioned Bowie.

I agree that most saxophone solos are fucking horrible events to endure, utter torture; but there are exceptions. Overkill by Men At Work anyone? Or Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart?..

No? Well I like them. Sometimes.

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