xcheerleader Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Hello maestronetters! I am so new to the violin, but I am absolutely HOOKED. Learning this instrument has given me a whole new appreciation for music. I like all kinds of music, but I especially like ROCK AND ROLL! I thought I would start this post to find out if anyone else can name Rock songs or Pop songs that have violin parts in them. One of my favorites is a song by Greenday.....don't know the exact title of it...but it says "I hope you had the time of your life". It's a ballad. They played this song on the last episode that of Seinfeld. Anyone know it or others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Almost anything by the Dave Matthews Band has violin in it since they have an excellent violinist, Boyd Tinsley. "Ants Marching" is one song of theirs that immediately comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertA Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 OK-I'll be the first to date myself....Kansas, Doobie Brothers and Rod Stewart all had violin parts a/o violinists in the band. Many rock bands had great orchestrated parts-like Moody Blues, ELO. Yes had the classical guitar angle in their older stuff. But now I'm wandering away from violin specifically. (geez, I feel so old...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcheerleader Posted April 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 I love that stuff! I saw a commercial for a Kansas concert actually...this is what got me thinking of what other bands have had violinists, songs that had violin parts etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 David Cross with King Crimson! David K(abal) with R.E.M.! If viola counts, John Cale with the Velvet Underground. Off the top of my head, rock songs with violin: "Flowers of Romance" Public Image Ltd. "Dragonhead" Throwing Muses "Baba O'Reilly" the Who "Carnival" Mark Lanegan Lots of new stuff by Tom Waits, if that's 'rock' music. Dexy's Midnight Runners were pretty popular for about a week and a half. Some band called ABC in the 80's had an electric violin. Nick Cave's recent albums feature the fiddler from the Dirty Three. I'll bet most of these are pretty obscure, but I don't listen to mainstream rock very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Add to this list Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan for pop stars and Brendan O'Donnell for indie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierGirl Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 It's not exactly rock, but some earlier Jimmy Buffett tunes have violin parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 What is exactly rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy jane Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Sherman, to the Wayback Machine! Howzabout the Youngbloods' "Darkness, Darkness"? I believe they used fiddle a bit but don't remember who played it. I liked it very much. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Viola! Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 The Green Day song to which you refer is called Good Riddance (Time of your Life), and yes, it is very beautiful. Quite a few songs have violins, or celli, or string sections in. I just sadly can't think of them right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcheerleader Posted April 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Thank you. I'm going to try to get that sheet music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 My good buddy and Colleague from Trans-Siberian Orchestra,Mark Wood, is the Shiznit. He is actually in my town tonight, and I have to teach. Mark is the rockingest cat out there. He made my electric violin. If you want some samples, Pm mail and I will email you some ( Mark wont mind, trust me). He is putting out a CD of different rockers who play his fiddles, and one of my tunes will be on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnybear Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Gentle Giant, John Luc Ponty (jazz that rocks), Dixie Dregs, these groups used violin as a main instrument, not as "filler" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy jane Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 & John McLaughlin w/ L. Shankar on violin, so cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 World's best rock violin album, L. Shankar- Touch me there, Produced by Frank Zappa ( Zappa also sings on one Tune, using the stage name Stucco Homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerex Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Under the Pop category: Swing out Sister has an orchestra backing them up in a lot of songs. My favorite is Notgonnachange which has a part with the violins that I would love to be able to play. I always rewind the song and play that one section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcheerleader Posted April 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Just thought of one. Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve. One hit wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justen Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 The Moody Blues have used an orchestra for a bunch of their music, including one of their most well-known pieces, Nights in White Satin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertA Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 The violist (or one of them) from the Moody Blues orchestra was a guest soloist with our symphony one year. Can't remember his name, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Since this interesting topic has one star, I would assume poor dad did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcheerleader Posted April 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Do you really think Poor Dad listens to Rock?....he probably thinks it's Devil Worship...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 I imagine his Cd player full of Military marches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 I imagine his CD player gathering dust. Who could hear the music with all that shouting going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Many Levellers songs have fiddles playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justen Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 In reply to: The violist (or one of them) from the Moody Blues orchestra was a guest soloist with our symphony one year. Can't remember his name, though. Awesome. Did it go well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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