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kilgore-trout [Edit] [Delete] 27 replies 14:15 July 24th, 2011

Cheesy saxophones seem to be the latest thing indie bands are stealing from the past and making hip.

There is that new m83 song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMgAHp7FeA

Beth/Rest by Bon Iver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtQe0JOCnM

and that Jai Paul track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUBAFPIHETA

Naturally this is the start of the biggest new buzz-genre since nightbus. Let's compile good saxophone songs so when saxophowave is upon us we are ahead of the curve. Starting with these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgynbFoA9to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PQV-j1JZ7c

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgl3s6iEpIg

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E_H_Gombreak | 24 Jul '11, 14:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ride of the Valkyries - Andy Mackay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTpfQoF1-s

Clownbomb | 24 Jul '11, 14:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Year of the Saxophone

Can't be bothered to find youtube links.

Destroyer - Pretty much anything off Kaputt, my favourite is the 'phone at the end of Blue Eyes

Patrick Wolf - The City

The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love

All of these are from this year. I had a thoery about how this is the year of the saxophone, what with all these indie bands discovering their inner Kenny G. Then I remembered both Clarence Clemons (arguably the most famous saxophone player in music) and Gerry Rafferty (arguably the writer of the song with the most famous saxophone riff) both died.

Careless Whisper?

johnwiddop | 24 Jul '11, 15:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
I blame Gaga

Edge of Glory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ

sean | 24 Jul '11, 17:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
M83's

Midnight City is ALL about the epic saxing towards the end. Well that and being generally amazing.

flyingnelly | 24 Jul '11, 17:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Saxo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy7DGLTt8g

jimitheexploder | 24 Jul '11, 17:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
It's all about

Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. No contest in the sax stakes.

Brett-Butler | 24 Jul '11, 18:09 | X | ^ This | Reply

sean this'd this
- I wouldn't dare disagree
  
  ...but for a close second I'd nominate Al Stewart's Year of the Cat and the oh-so-sweet transition from the guitar solo to the sax solo. That handoff is so smooth. One suave fucker.
  
  Honorable mention goes to Homer Simpson and the saxamaphone:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kLxLdtIiE
  
  Clownbomb @Brett-Butler | 24 Jul '11, 18:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
chillsax

I saw this coming 3 months ago (apparently) and slammed a sax solo on this http://bit.ly/nJ1BmT @ 2:12!

MathewMayes | 24 Jul '11, 18:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes that is exactly what I've done

kilgore-trout @grouchland | 25 Jul '11, 11:15 | X | ^ This | Reply

shrewbie this'd this
- whatever happened to yacht-rock (Vampy Wkd etc)
  
  sean @kilgore-trout | 28 Jul '11, 17:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - is cristal killing yacht rock?
    
    CrispinAlexander @sean | 2 Aug '11, 20:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - you need some yacht rock schooling son
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTI8vg7A5U
    
    Jamie_Summers @sean | 2 Aug '11, 21:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bradford Cox interview from last year:

http://exclaim.ca/Features/OnTheCover/Deerhunter-All_Access/Page/2

p_a_u_l | 24 Jul '11, 18:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mad Sax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLg_6Igz14E

jimitheexploder | 24 Jul '11, 19:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
Blurt's entire career is sax based pretty much, but the non cheesy kind.

especially this though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BIYqeed3Eg

and on a non blurt trip- this is a classic house track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzdKks9hfDk

afterskoolklub | 24 Jul '11, 19:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anyone post Morphine yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ygpJm3AhA

Clownbomb | 24 Jul '11, 20:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
SAXOMOPHONE

ithica | 28 Jul '11, 18:13 | X | ^ This | Reply

kilgore-trout and sadballadman this'd this
Jets - Blur

Off of Think Tank... just popped up on my iPod this morning.

Clownbomb | 28 Jul '11, 18:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
these monsters and sweep the leg johnny

for summit a bit noisier

penny_racer | 28 Jul '11, 20:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
I was just watching this video of Tuneyards live on Fallon (which is excellent) when I had a read of the paragraph before

http://www.abeano.com/tune-yards-gangsta-live-on-fallon/5518

it is nice to see other people are paying heed to the rise of Saxophowave

kilgore-trout | 2 Aug '11, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
Saxgaze

Cementimental | 2 Aug '11, 19:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
jens..

...i assume is a sax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Dfv9hMnaw

stickboy | 2 Aug '11, 19:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yeah, the Sax is definitely back

And it's gone street and shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

Capitalwow | 2 Aug '11, 20:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

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Ride of the Valkyries - Andy Mackay

Year of the Saxophone

I blame Gaga

M83's

Saxo

It's all about

I wouldn't dare disagree

chillsax

yes that is exactly what I've done

is cristal killing yacht rock?

you need some yacht rock schooling son

Bradford Cox interview from last year:

Mad Sax

Blurt's entire career is sax based pretty much, but the non cheesy kind.

Anyone post Morphine yet?

SAXOMOPHONE

Jets - Blur

these monsters and sweep the leg johnny

I was just watching this video of Tuneyards live on Fallon (which is excellent) when I had a read of the paragraph before

Saxgaze

jens..

Yeah, the Sax is definitely back

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