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Saxaphone in your band?
Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA 
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 01:02 PM
Over the weekend I had the ipod on for several hours doing some work around the house listening to surf/instrumental music tracks. Many of them featured saxaphone (Surfer Stomp, Balboa Blue, Surfrider, and Surf Beat to name a few). Do you have a sax player in your band? —Happy Sunsets! |
Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City 
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 01:56 PM
I have 2 (tenor and bari) in my Rhythm and Blues Band, but none in my instro band although I wouldn't be opposed to recording with one. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 02:07 PM
We did for a period, but I just didn't dig it. I wanted to focus on a guitar-driven sound. I do love sax in other bands though (e.g., The Fathoms). —Ryan |
Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 02:53 PM
we are hopefully going to include one in our album in one of the songs. however, we are more of a guitar-driven band as well, although having a sax would make songwriting easier, because if i were ever stuck in a rut with a song and can't think of anything to put in i could always throw in a sax solo. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL.
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 03:02 PM
Always wanted one in the Aquanauts, but we got one in the Stacks. —"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3760 tn
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 03:44 PM
Jake? http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 04:34 PM
Here is Bill Swanson, one of the best surf sax guys presently playing. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 05:28 PM
I would cut out my ear drums before I allowed sax anywhere near my band. |
Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 05:36 PM
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:00 PM
We don't now, nor will we ever have a sax player "in the band" but i wouldn't mind someone sitting in with us now and then especially if he could play like the guy in The Eliminators!! The TakeOffs |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:10 PM
Here is some more guitar - sax surf music. It adds a different dimension I think. |
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Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:11 PM
i prefer a sax to a trumpet. — |
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:12 PM
HB..i agree, but all the time? Every song? I don't know. —The TakeOffs |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:15 PM
Nooooooooo... Not every song... Those are just examples of those with some sax. Bill also play various percussion instruments on many songs that do not call for sax. |
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:31 PM
Cool.......but where i'm from "horn players and percussionists are the first ones laid off" will your guy still be there when gas hits 5/6/7$ a gallon? I hope so....he's really good. I find myself listening to your guitar players though....and they compliment each other very well. —The TakeOffs |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:32 PM
Just marginally. It is great for a couple of our songs but I don't dig it for some of them. |
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Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:38 PM
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Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:42 PM
that's what's cool about me being the songwriter for my band-if i don't like something in a song, it doesn't survive in the song much longer. — |
Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 308 Ellicott City, Maryland |
Posted on Jun 16 2008 06:48 PM
check out this thread: |
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Joined: Nov 22, 2007 Posts: 901 Portland, OR
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Posted on Jun 16 2008 11:40 PM
Wow...that's a classic thread!! Jake's hatred of Saxophone is right up there with his hatred of all things Strat -That being said, I kind of look at Saxophone the same way that I look at Stratocasters. Yeah, for the most part they're foul instruments but they can be used for good as well as evil. For every Kenny G and Huey Lewis song there's something by Coltrane or Pharoah Sanders to offset it. Even David Sanborn isn't entirely evil...there was that great TV show a few years ago that he hosted where he tore it up w/ Sonic Youth, etc and showed that he wasn't ONLY a sap-Jazz player. I think that when used in moderation a Baritone sax could be a pretty cool addition to a traditional (or even non-traditional) surf band. The problem is that you'd need somebody who could play sax on a couple of tunes and then switch to a different instrument for the remainder of the set...sax on every tune just so you can keep the extra band member busy would be overkill and get old really fast. This is all coming from a guy that played Baritone sax in high school though...and I also like Strats...so take it for what it's worth! — |
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