The flute, Can it exist in modern, non-Tull, music? |
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 May 23 2007, 12:17 PM
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Please help me out and settle a very, very spirited argument between me and some others.
If no, theorize why: Is the flute perhaps the lamest of all instruments? If yes, please cite examples. I know of one "indie" song with a flute but figured SOMB was a good resource for others. |
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May 23 2007, 12:32 PM
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yes. Please see every Polyphonic Spree song.
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May 23 2007, 12:50 PM
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The Carpenters-'Masquerade' is 70's but it's so good I can't pass up the opportunity to post about it. They definitely got their flute on.
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May 23 2007, 01:03 PM
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It's still used in some prog and symphonic rock/metal. Whether you would think its use is lame probably depends on what you think of the music itself. And on this particular board, I'd guess you guys would tend to vote "lame."
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May 23 2007, 01:23 PM
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"No New Tale to Tell"
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May 23 2007, 01:40 PM
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yes, it can exist. when used at the wrong time/place it can definately be lame, but it can work in certain places.
off the top of my head... belle & sebastian's songs "we rule the school", "chickfactor", "the boy with the arab strap" and "the model" brian jonestown massacre's "servo" the left banke's "walk away renee" several nick drake songs several isobel campbell/gentle waves songs also... the mellotron flute sound is VERY hip. "strawberry fields forever" is the best example. |
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May 23 2007, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE(strummy @ May 23 2007, 01:40 PM) [snapback]379185[/snapback] when used at the wrong time/place it can definately be lame i.e. most Carpenter's songs. But that's part of the charm. -------------------- |
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May 23 2007, 01:44 PM
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Suzanne Thorpe's work in Mercury Rev is great.
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May 23 2007, 01:49 PM
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It's on my favorite song on the last Midlake album.
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May 23 2007, 01:51 PM
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"piper" by ghost uses a flute-like instument. also, the intro to that song reminds me of something off the Chrono Cross soundtrack...
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May 23 2007, 01:53 PM
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Dungen does the jazz flute thing very well.
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May 23 2007, 02:00 PM
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QUOTE(color bars @ May 23 2007, 12:17 PM) [snapback]379087[/snapback] Is the flute perhaps the lamest of all instruments? Cello>flute, but flute is OK when used properly (as cited above, and also in the Moody Blues' Days Of Future Passed(forgot which track specifically). the OBOE, however (cf. The Carpenters again ...)  
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May 23 2007, 02:03 PM
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Aggy's right, Oboe is easily the most badass woodwind.
Non- serious serious debate: piccolo vs flute. -------------------- |
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May 23 2007, 02:13 PM
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Patrick Wolf on Lycanthropy
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May 23 2007, 02:15 PM
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QUOTE(Some Girl @ May 23 2007, 02:03 PM) [snapback]379207[/snapback] Aggy's right, Oboe is easily the most badass woodwind. Non- serious serious debate: piccolo vs flute. Um, I was going for oboe as a NOT COOL instrument, in rock at least. (jeez, we haven't been in the same mindset since that Akon thread  )Piccolo kicks ass over the flute when it comes to John Philip Sousa's "Stars And Stripes Forever"..but not in much else. -------------------- "Is everyone on here just an act sometimes?"--Hummingbird
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May 23 2007, 02:17 PM
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Jazz Phlute ownz j00 all!!!!!!!!!
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May 23 2007, 02:25 PM
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It worked in that one Wolfmother track I can't remember the name of right now. I dug it.
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May 23 2007, 02:25 PM
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Eric Dolphy was a kick-ass flutist, as was Joe Farrell; the both of them being jazz guys though. In terms of rock, a lot of progressive bands used the flute, including Gentle Giant & Focus., and of course, Jethro Tull.
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May 23 2007, 02:59 PM
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Flute mellotron >>> flute
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May 23 2007, 02:59 PM
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QUOTE(sin city @ May 23 2007, 12:32 PM) [snapback]379106[/snapback] yes. Please see every Polyphonic Spree song. No thanks. |
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