Catgut Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennstater Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Check out Yellowcards. It's a punk rock band that has a violinist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Viola! Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I think U2 have used orchestral sections too. "Hold Me, Thrill Me..." springs to mind. Perhaps one of the local U2 fans could fill you in on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnybear Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 oh yeah..don't forget Camper van Beethoven... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevi_Olin Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I will give the S&M DVD a go! Thanks for the advise. E few years ago I bought the Binge-box with the 3-CD & double video material. I agree that band rocks on the justice tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 There are some nice strings on Linda Rondstadt's Greatest Hits (Disc 1). Long, Long Time - Desperado - Love Has No Pride...etc. Surely worth a listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justen Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 There are strings in the background of Supertramp's, "Crime of the Century" and also throughout, "Rudy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 Yup, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me is a great song by U2 with a cool violin part. Hmmm. There are some others with violin sections, like All I Want Is You...I can't think of many off the top of my head, believe it or not. Another favorite is the violin solo in the Who's Baba O'Reilly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 In reply to: Another favorite is the violin solo in the Who's Baba O'Reilly. I am not sure about this, but I think it is actually a viola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Really? That's pretty cool. I'll have to listen to it again...it's been awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I've been away from here for a long time, I signed up a while ago and have just now returned... I'm an electric violinist (have a Ned Steinberger), and I play almost exclusively rock stuff. For some more hardcore stuff, you might check out Linkin Park's new album, Meteora. Also, I think System of a Down has violin on Steal This Album, particularly the song Roulette. Ashley MacIsaac and Vanessa Mae are both pretty rockin', too. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbratche Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 "Kiss" just did a concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, here in Australia, just a few months ago. Apparently, it was televised all over the world. They dressed up a few members with the black and white make-up! I didn't go, but people have told me it was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevi_Olin Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Supertramp? Sorry, couldn't resist the thought that Supertramp is a very silly band, with very formulaic songs.... Its not rock.... But maybe I just listend to the best-of CD too much!! I wander what would happen in Joe Perry was a violinist? Or Jeff Beck . Dreams.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justen Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I wasn't speaking for the band's music on a whole, I was simply commenting on "Rudy" and "Crime of the Century", which I think are pretty good songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevi_Olin Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 True, they did write some good songs. And they had a pretty good production on the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerryy Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 That's Don Sugarcane Harris on Zappa's Hot Rats release. He makes the violin play/sound like a harmonica. Check out Don's "Directly from My Heart" from Zappa's "Weasel Ripped My Flesh". Other violinists: Last release of Joe Strummer & the Mescalero's featured violinist Tymon Dogg with reggae/funk. The Dirty Three from Australia feature violinist Warren Ellis in a rock trio. Then there's Scarlett Riviera from Bob Dylan's Hurricane days Noel Pointer The violinist with John Mellancamp, Marium Strem (see Rough Harvest release) Karen Briggs with Vertu Papa John Creach (mentioned previously; with Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship). David Ragsdale of Kansas Ed Alleyne-Johnson of "The Purple Electric Violin Concerto" ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertA Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 In reply to: Plant & Page, however, had some violinists that traveled with them, including an Egyptian guy with a great fiddle. Now THAT was a concert! Hey, Marie-Kabal told me once that he played the No Quarter tour. Cool! I saw it, too. I wanted to ask Kabal about the Egyptian fiddlers-like what scale do they use? How do you make that almost dissonant sound? It would by fun to have an Egyptian/Arab sounding piece to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcheerleader Posted April 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 I can't believe I didn't think about that John Mellencamp violinist! Thanks! I totally forgot about her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyz Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 Gentle Giant has a great violinist. Many prog bands did, like Roxy Music, The Flock, Mothers of Invention had Sugarcane Harris on a few songs, Clearlight Symphony, Van Der Graff Generator to name a few. Go to live365.com and type in a band's name to search for stations that play these bands. Infomas has a great station, and there's one called U.K. 70's there too. Martin Norgaard, author of Jazz Fiddle Wizard, has a live 365.com radio station that plays all kinds of hard to find jazz and jazz fusion violin music! Hope you can dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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