PopTodd Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The song that has your favorite performance on each instrument. Let's keep this to the pop/rock idiom, though.Me? Drums: "Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bass: "The Good Thing" by Talking Heads Guitar: "Pablo & Andrea" by Yo La Tengo Keys: "Surrender To The Rhythm" by Brinsley Schwarz Vocals: "This Heart Of Mine" by Otis Redding Pedal Steel: "Christine's Song (Devil In Disguise)" by The Flying Burrito Brothers Feel free to add any others that you don't see here, or eliminate ones that you do see. (oh, and I did steal this idea from another forum that I post in.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The song that has your favorite performance on each instrument. Let's keep this to the pop/rock idiom, though.Me? Drums: "Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bass: "The Good Thing" by Talking Heads Guitar: "Pablo & Andrea" by Yo La Tengo Keys: "Surrender To The Rhythm" by Brinsley Schwarz Vocals: "This Heart Of Mine" by Otis Redding Pedal Steel: "Christine's Song (Devil In Disguise)" by The Flying Burrito Brothers Feel free to add any others that you don't see here, or eliminate ones that you do see. (oh, and I did steal this idea from another forum that I post in.) Great idea, i'm gonna have to ponder this one for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Let's see here. Drums: "The Kids Are Alright" by The WhoBass: "Edit the Sad Parts" by Modest MouseElectric Guitar: "The Lung" by Dinosaur JrAcoustic Guitar: "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" by Bob DylanKeys: "Chest Fever" by The BandVocals: "Love and Happiness" by Al GreenPedal Steel: I couldn't think of one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Non-drum percussion: "Time Of the Season" by The ZombiesHow perfect are those sighs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trevor Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 i don't know if i could ever peg this down to a single song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Guaranteed that I will be thinking about this all weekend. Dangit!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Currently: Drums: Either Way (Wilco)Bass: I Was Made To Love Her (Stevie Wonder)Acoustic guitar: Lake Michigan (Rogue Wave)Electric Guitar: Kid Charlemagne (Steely Dan)Vocals: No More Walks In the Wood (The Eagles)Steel Guitar: Ghost Ship In A Storm (Jim O'Rourke) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Drums: "Bargain" The WhoBass: "Rock and Roll Jelly" Stanley ClarkeElectric Guitar: "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" Jimi HendrixAcoustic Guitar: "Harvest Moon" Neil YoungKeys: "Green Onions" Booker T & The MGsVocals: "Because" The BeatlesSlide: "Sleepwalk" Jeff BeckHarp: "Book Of Right On" Joanna Newsom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hmmmmm.....here is what pops into mind Drums "Moby Dick" Led Zeppelin Bass "Help On The Way" Grateful Dead Guitar "Voodo Child" Jimi Hendrix (I like the live versions best) Keys "Caravan" Van Morrison Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Bass: "Edit the Sad Parts" by Modest Mouse Inspired choice my friend. One of the very best MM songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Thank you much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 The song that has your favorite performance on each instrument. Let's keep this to the pop/rock idiom, though.Me? Drums: "Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bass: "The Good Thing" by Talking Heads Guitar: "Pablo & Andrea" by Yo La Tengo Keys: "Surrender To The Rhythm" by Brinsley Schwarz Vocals: "This Heart Of Mine" by Otis Redding Pedal Steel: "Christine's Song (Devil In Disguise)" by The Flying Burrito Brothers Feel free to add any others that you don't see here, or eliminate ones that you do see. (oh, and I did steal this idea from another forum that I post in.) Drums: I am Trying to Break Your Heart: WilcoBass: Gigantic: The Pixies or Think For Yourself: The BeatlesElectric Guitar: How Soon is Now?: The SmithsAcoustic Guitar: Little Martha: The Allman BrothersSlide guitar: Come To This: The Sleepy JacksonPiano: Sexy Sadie: The BeatlesMellotron: Strawberry Fields Forever: The BeatlesOrgan: My Descent Into Madness: The EelsGlockenspiel: No Surprises: The RadioheadVocals: I Didn't Understand: Elliott Smith or God Only Knows: The Beach BoysThermin: Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Glockenspiel: No Surprises: The Radiohead My friend told me it is a guitar, but I don't believe him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 sorry, cant do just one Drums: when the levee breaks and kashmir from Zeppelin Bass: under the bridge (chili peppers), 32-20 blues (chain) Guitar: romeo & juliet (dire straits), bron-yr-aur (zeppelin), regret (new order), honey steel's gold (ed kuepper), buckets of rain (bob dylan) Keys: end of the innocence (don henley), the way it is (bruce hornsby), root beer rag (billy joel) Vocals: when you see a chance (steve winwood), boys of summer (don henley), take on me (a-ha), you'll never know (1927) Pedal Steel: one by one (wilco), teach your children (CSN&Y) - they're pedal steel, right?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 The song that has your favorite performance on each instrument. Let's keep this to the pop/rock idiom, though.Me? Drums: "Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bass: "The Good Thing" by Talking Heads Guitar: "Pablo & Andrea" by Yo La Tengo Keys: "Surrender To The Rhythm" by Brinsley Schwarz Vocals: "This Heart Of Mine" by Otis Redding Pedal Steel: "Christine's Song (Devil In Disguise)" by The Flying Burrito Brothers Feel free to add any others that you don't see here, or eliminate ones that you do see. (oh, and I did steal this idea from another forum that I post in.) Drums: "In my time fo dying" by Led Zepplin/"Radar Love" by Golden EarringBass: "Into the Fire" by Nilsson/"Handshake Drugs" by WilcoGuitar: "The Blue Mask" by Lou Reed/"Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet (Guitars by the incomparable Robert Quine) Keys: "Incident on 57th Street" by Bruce SpringsteenVocals: "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding /"Bluest Eyes: by StoryvillePedal Steel: "Christine's Song (Devil In Disguise)" by The Flying Burrito Brothers/"Teach your Children" by CSNY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Vocals: I Didn't Understand: Elliott Smith So beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Drums: the Clash - Straight to HellBass: the Talking Heads - Psycho KillerGuitar: the Beatles - And Your Bird Can SingKeys: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Demo Take 6), Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin ManVocals: Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind, Marvin Gaye - What's Going OnPedal Steel/Slide (they basically achieve the same effect): George Harrison - My Sweet Lord Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 teach your children (CSN&Y) - they're pedal steel, right??Pedal steel courtesy of a Mr. Jerome John Garcia. p.s. I'm still pondering this - my brain may explode before I come to a conclusion! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 OK this is truly an impossible task. Here's one for the Prog genre only: drums/percussion - Bill Bruford (King Crimson) "Starless"bass - Chris Squire (Yes) "Perpetual Change" (esp. the middle section)electric gtr. - Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew (King Crimson) "Frame By Frame"acoustic gtr. - Steve Howe (Yes) "Clap"keys - Keith Emerson (ELP) "Tarkus"vocals - Peter Gabriel (Genesis) "Supper's Ready" - closing section Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Most Bad Ass Piano Riff- Hey Bulldog- Beatles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Cowbell - Jenny by the New Christs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
winter party person Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Drums- IATTBYH (Wilco) and Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)Vocals- Lonesome Suzie (The Band) and Unsatisfied (The Replacements)Bass- I Want You (The Beatles)Electric Guitar-KT version of Ashes of American Flags Acoustic Guitar-The King of Carrot Flowers (Neutral Milk Hotel) /everything by Townes Van Zandt Piano-Another Man's done Gone (Wilco) Viola-Heroin (Velvet Underground) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Vocals - Twist and Shout/BeatlesElec Gtr - Revolution/BeatlesAcoustic Gtr - Here Comes the Sun/BeatlesBass - Come Together/BeatlesDrums - The End/BeatlesKeys - Let It Be/BeatlesSitar - Norweigian Wood/Beatles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I'm going to start off by saying that this is a rough one to figure out and I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I'm going to cheat and give 2 or three answers to each because narrowing it down is too hard. *note - these are in no particular order. Vocals:Little By Little - Oasis. Sung by Noel Gallagher. He sings so much better than his brother and he has a much better feel for melody.Labor of Love - Frente. There is something about Angie Hart's Australian accent in this song the just melts my heart.Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo. When it comes to haunting vocal melodies there is none greater than this song IMO. Bass:Naveed - Our Lady Peace. The bass just completely drives this song.Accidents will Happen - Elvis Costello. The bass line in the chorus is so sweet and poppy you need to see a dentist afterward.Mountain Song - Janes Addiction. It came down to either this or Just like Heaven by the Cure. KeysThe Adventures of the Empress of Harlem and the Amazing Subway Boy - Joe Firstman. The piano melds beautifully with his vocals.Seeing things for the First Time - Black Crowes. It combines pure piano playing and organ beautifully.At my most beautiful - R.E.M. Just like the song says. Beautiful. Guitar: This one was hard for me.Where The Streets Have No Name - U2. Not your classic "guitar song". But the minimalist playing in this song just floors me. I'm not a huge U2 fan but the Edge is probably the most underrated ed guitarist in the world.Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix. Jimi at his finest.Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine. Probably my favorite guitar riff of all time. All that being said, if you ask me tomorrow, my answers will all be different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Vocals:Little By Little - Oasis. Sung by Noel Gallagher. He sings so much better than his brother and he has a much better feel for melody. Good one. I always liked Noel so much better than Liam. There is a clip on you tube of Noel doing "LBL" on some talk show (he plays a little bit of "Strawberry Fields Forever" in the commercial break) that is very good. Doesn't Noel have a solo album coming out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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