Whatever happened to sax?

[Michedelic]

If you like that, you might like this too:

Well, the M&D clip was more of a joke...I remember those late night TV commercials for their mail order albums.

 

[monkeyland]

This guy ruined it...

that clip is awesome, especially the part around 00:17 where they reverse the footage and the flames start going back into the barrel

 

[Michedelic]

And let's not leave out Kamasi Washington!

I didn’t...second post.

 

[dalkowski]

I didn’t...second post.

*derp*

Kirk’s flute playing was a big influence on Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.

Yes, they covered "Serenade to a Cuckoo."

RRK also opened for Thee 'Oo in Boston ca '70/71. THat had to be a fine evening out.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

My first "serious" band, in which I was a sound engineer, had a sax player. Great guy, classically trained, best musician in the whole band.
The orchestra I've played 10 years ago had not one, but three sax players. One of them also played flute. Also there was a trumpet and trombone.
My current band also boasts a sax player (and a trumpet, too).
So no problem for me. Let them blow!

 

[MDStingray]

Sax solos , when fusion style, make me want to crack my skull open and pull my brains out - Only beacuse it's considered inappropriate to walk on stage and smash the Sax to pieces..

Example : Around the 2 minute mark and onwards.

 

[Polkatronixx]

I've gotten back into recording again after a 16 year hiatus, and since I can't shred solos I've been using sax samples for melodic breaks, sometimes layered with other instruments.

Back in Ye Olde Daye (the 80s) sax was everywhere, and I really loved the way post-punk and new wave bands were using alto sax as if they were trying to mock Kenny G from the other side of the charts.

Many fads have made a comeback... Is it time for the sax to come back yet? Or has it happened already and I just don't know about it?

It will never be time for sax to come back. It is the worst sound known to man.

 

[azureblue]

The closest I ever came to strangling somebody was when I was on a jazz gig, and the sax player quoted the sax lick from "Careless Whispers". The piano player threw an empty paper cup at him, too.

 

[Michedelic]

*derp*

He is awesome, and is continuing the Sun Ra thing into this century....

 

[dalkowski]

He has melted my face numerous times at his shows, particularly with "Change of the Guard." And just last night I was thrilled to hear a KW solo on Homeland S7/E1.

 

[Michedelic]

It will never be time for sax to come back. It is the worst sound known to man.

I thought it was auto-tuned vocals.

 

[tothemax]

And now we know why there are numerous radio stations... and it's all good.

 

[Polkatronixx]

I thought it was auto-tuned vocals.

I like auto-tuned vocals. Maybe I'd like auto-tuned sax.

 

[byacey]

Well, the M&D clip was more of a joke...I remember those late night TV commercials for their mail order albums.

Yeah, I remember those same ads; cheezy stuff, but I understand they sold a lot of records.

 

[tpaul]

This is what I keep asking my wife.

 

[Pet Sounds]

I'm in two bands with the same sax player. He's great and the audience loves having sax in the groups. One of them has been going strong for more than 20 years.

 

[LowActionHero]

I hope it comes back one day.
There's still one in my basement somewhere...

Actually, I should follow the advice I almost gave someone the other day, dig it out and run it through a mic and my pedal board. Should be good for a few laughs if nothing else.

 

[brianrost]

Yeah, but this happened first... (Elvis)
Granted, “rock and roll” was born of post war jump blues, with sax as the lead voice, but as more hillbilly cats got involved there was a shift. Plus, you had this guy....
(Chuck Berry)

Yeah, but...

Yeach, but...

The Beatles really launched the guitar rock craze here in the USA. Surf and rockabilly bands sometimes used horns. The Beatles also kickstarted the shift of college listeners from jazz and folk to rock and roll. I've been in many bands with horns but none of them were rock bands, funk and soul is about as close as they got.

BTW lots of "hillbilly" bands added horns in the 1940s when swing dancing was at it's peak. Bob Wills, for instance.

 

[pbassnut]

I've gotten back into recording again after a 16 year hiatus, and since I can't shred solos I've been using sax samples for melodic breaks, sometimes layered with other instruments.

Back in Ye Olde Daye (the 80s) sax was everywhere, and I really loved the way post-punk and new wave bands were using alto sax as if they were trying to mock Kenny G from the other side of the charts.

Many fads have made a comeback... Is it time for the sax to come back yet? Or has it happened already and I just don't know about it?

If you dig sax in rock music, you'll love this Bobby Keys documentary ...

https://www.amazon.com/Keys-Bobby-Every-Nights-Saturday/dp/B083VQYQYG

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An autobiographical documentary film about Lubbock Texas legendary sax man Bobby Keys, known as the ''6th Rolling Stone''.

The true story of Bobby Keys in his own words. Born in the same county as Buddy Holly (Lubbock County, Texas), Keys literally ''horned'' his way into hanging out with Buddy Holly and the Crickets at a very young age. Growing up on the road and in the studio, Keys was one of the music industries ''go to'' session players performing on hit records by The Rolling Stones, Delaney & Bonnie, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Elton John, and Harry Nilsson just to name a few.

Bobby Keys became close friends with Keith Richards and was often referred to as the ''6th Rolling Stone''. Life on the road with The Rolling Stones and their partying lifestyle was legendary, but took it's toll on Keys. After losing his role with the Stones due to an infamous bathtub incident filled with dom perignon, Keys was lost for a few years and hit rock bottom. Keith Richards finagled a Bobby return at a Stones rehearsal unbeknownst to Mick, a very loud discussion ensued, but Mick agreed for Bobby to resume his role as The Rolling Stones main sax man performing on Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch, and so many other great Stones songs. As Bobby states about music - ''put horns on it and then it will rock''......and rock he did up until his untimely death in December 2014.

Bobby Keys mark on the music industry and his soulfully brash and bellowing sax solos will be heard until the end of time. Knowing Bobby... they will go on beyond the end of time.

The film includes exclusive interviews with Bobby Keys, plus music legends Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Mick Taylor, Ian McLagan, Billy Gibbons, Jim Price, J.I. Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Dr. John, Jim Keltner, Bobby Whitlock, Joe Ely and more.
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[MegaSwing]

My main band is a four-piece: vox, guit, bass, drums. We have two sax players available to sit in whenever we want extra beef that suits the gig. I view the baritone sax as a secret weapon. It’s something truly righteous!