VivaRoxyMusic.com Forum
A Forum for all Roxy Music fans
 
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:16 pm

All times are UTC




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Andy's Sax
PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:05 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:18 pm
Posts: 137
I dived into one of my fav. Roxy songs on Youtube and I discovered something which made me wonder... On "Song from Europe" in the early seventies, Andy used, as on the original "Stranded" record, Tenor-sax.

This clip is deffinatly no good sound-clip, still it makes a more barock and continantal ambience, which pays the original recording justice..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpY0ntFZ ... re=related

Also remark; The Jobson keyboard treatment of the cembalo sound fits nicely, and reminds me of French romantic movies of the sixties..

Here, on this clip, the Tenor-sax is changed with alto, I always wondered why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zWrxQXzyGE

and Ferrys singing seems deeper. Maybe just to opposite it (?)

and here from the 2001 -tour, I love the fine piano intro..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFPQa-pEt9c

and then, back to the tenor..

:?:

_________________
Through silky waters my gondola glides


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Andy's Sax
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:33 pm 
Offline

Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:12 pm
Posts: 837
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Andy's Sax
PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:27 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:46 pm
Posts: 309
Well Andy definitely had his tenor sax with him at the 1979 gig so he wasn't just improvising because he had left it behind in the hotel room. That would have been a nice story though!

I guess that the most likely reason for the alto sax on the Manifesto tour would just be to change things around a bit and give a different delivery of familiar song. To my untrained ear, Andy produces a very lyrical solo with the alto sax - but I prefer the normal tenor sax on this one as it is more in keeping with the ambience of the song.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 

All times are UTC


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  

Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Custom style by Designlike based on Minimal by DEVPPL