Favourite Xylophone Solo
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Topic: Favourite Xylophone Solo
Posted By: A Guy
Subject: Favourite Xylophone Solo
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:36
What is your favourite xylophone solo? I like the one in "Knots" by Gentle Giant.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:39
No-one beats Gong when it comes down to that. Too many to name though. But the late Pierre Moerlen, his brother Benoit and Mireille Bauer all were masters of tuned percussion instruments like xylophone, vibraphone and marimbaphone.
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Posted By: A Guy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:41
BaldFriede wrote:
No-one beats Gong when it comes down to that. Too many to name though. But the late Pierre Moerlen, his brother Benoit and Mireille Bauer all were masters of tuned percussion instruments like xylophone, vibraphone and marimbaphone. |
Hmm, maybe I should get some of their albums then...
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:42
BaldFriede wrote:
No-one beats Gong when it comes down to that. Too
many to name though. But the late Pierre Moerlen, his brother Benoit
and Mireille Bauer all were masters of tuned percussion instruments
like xylophone, vibraphone and marimbaphone.
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Yep.
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:49
I know it's not technically the xylophone, but Ruth Underwood is just
about the most talented marimba player I've ever heard.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:52
Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:55
Ruth Underwood and George Duke's duet in St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast.
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:58
Fred Frith played some tasty xylophone with Henry Cow - he adds a few discreet embellishments to Ruins, and plays a rather manic solo on the epic improv Oslo off Concerts. Hans Bruniusson plays some pretty good xylophone with Samla/Zamla Mammas Manna as well.
All the other suggestions so far are good, and it's especially pleasing to see Ed Mann get some recognition.
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 16:10
I had no idea Frith was in Henry Cow! I always wondered where he came from (I've only heard solo works of his).
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 16:19
Empathy wrote:
I had no idea Frith was in Henry Cow! I always wondered where he came from (I've only heard solo works of his).
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He was in Henry Cow and the Art Bears. And since Henry Cow collaborated with Slap Happy, he played with them too.
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 17:38
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 17:49
I saw the girl members of Sigúr Rós on Jools Holland playing some xylophone, erm, apart from them, the only other xylophone I can think of is, I think in King Crimson.
It's an instrument I've always thought I'd be good at!
Ah, maybe Tubular Bells? That album has a Glockenspiel, does it have a xylophone too?
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Posted By: Oxygen Waster
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 17:53
I really like the Xylophone work on The Purple Onion by Col. Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade..............Very Interesting work,I suggest that people who enjoy the Avant Garde to check er' out.
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Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 20:43
Isn't it Quiet by Gentle Giant, is that not a xylophone played there?
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Posted By: Pseud0
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 21:21
i really love vibes, and i really love moonchild
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 03:58
As fair as I remember a xylophone has wooden keys, a glockenspiel metal keys - as does a vibaphone which has a vibration as well (although Bill Bruford used the vibes with the vibe unit turned off on Feels Good To Me).
Check out Olly Hassell, guitarist supreme, with Timebox and Patto for some great vibes too.
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 04:27
My favorite is the jazzy nurseryrhyme like solo in Gentle Giant's
'Schooldays'. Great flow, warm, touching yet complex. Just like the
whole song. Perfect.
What is the instrument used in the middle of Can's 'Vernal Exuinox'
from album 'Landed'? Is it some kind of drums? Its soo good. Just
asking because i was remembering it as a xylophone solo. Its clearly
not.
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Posted By: MANTICORE
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 15:24
Gentle Giant Live ... various . solos.!
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 02:31
There are 2 separate versions of 'FUNNY WAYS' on the DVD 'GIANT ON THE BOX' each of which features a stunning solo from Mr.Minnear,although I think he's on vibes. Absolutely stunnig stuff if you haven't seen it,made all the more remarkable by his running back to pick up that white cello to continue his string duet with Mr.R.Shulman and his vocal duet Mr.D.Shulman.Essential for any GG fans in particular.Hard to find better!
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Posted By: Karn Evil 9
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:09
was the begining of Larks tongues in aspic pt. 1 done on a xylophone?
im not saying its the best, I'm just curious to find out. I just realized I know absolutely nothing about tuned percusion instuments.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:12
A Guy wrote:
What is your favourite xylophone solo? I like the one in "Knots" by Gentle Giant. |
Same here,I guess.
Listening to it right now.
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Posted By: edible_buddha
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:17
Havent heard much xylophone in music.... Maybe some zappa, king crimson, a jazz outfit called sonic animation.... and from a band called "Prop", who did an album called "Small boat Rough Sea" a few yrs ago (which I adore)....
But my personal favorite comes from Bill Bruford. The intro to the track "If you cant stand the heat" (from the Feels good to me album) always turns my head beautifully.
I love the sound of the vibes thou. Should really get some Gong.
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:40
Rather predictably, Knots wins it for me too.
Xylophone = Effin' mahvellous.
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 06:52
Posted By: A Guy
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 08:02
Karn Evil 9 wrote:
was the begining of Larks tongues in aspic pt. 1 done on a xylophone?
im not saying its the best, I'm just curious to find out. I just realized I know absolutely nothing about tuned percusion instuments.
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No, I think it's an Mbira or thumb piano (?) played by Jamie Muir.
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Posted By: the man machine
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 16:01
if it is xylophone then love is how you make it by gong would be an
obvious contender.
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: March 18 2006 at 13:50
pierre moerlen's solo in the very end of mike oldfield' when wind chimes pt2 is awesome: he uses a 1 s delay and still gets a perfect synchronization!
ED MANN is criminally underrated!
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Posted By: nanookanono
Date Posted: March 18 2006 at 14:42
Anybody please remember Robert WOOD with me?, he played xylo and toured
a lot in France in the end of 70ees, I saw him live in solo
performances : unique electric sound ( he was mentioned close to
Hendrix for sound and energy in newspapers ) He was the one and his
music was kind prog in opposition too.
wish to get some news once ( hope for happness )
...of course Moerlen, Bauer, Underwood
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