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StarOakYYZ

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May 30, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/30/00
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Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
hearing any myself. Just curious....
Namaste,
Christopher

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Mwdrabo

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>Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
>hearing any myself. Just curious....

I think the only guest musician to ever appear on a studio track was a guy
named Ben Mink. He played violin on Losing It from Permanent Waves. Just
violin, no sax.

Mike

Eric Daem

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Mwdrabo a écrit dans le message
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On signals... not Permanent Waves...

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JHtalk

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Losing it is from Signals cd, great song

Mwdrabo

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>He played violin on Losing It from Permanent Waves.

Oops, I should have had that third cup of coffee this morning.

Mike

michael york

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Also, isn't Hugh Syme credited as the keyboardist on "Tears" from 2112,
and the piano player on "Different Strings" from Waves?

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Daniel McConnell

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I would have to say no, unless you count the sampled horn blasts
triggered by Neil during his drum solo.

On 30 May 2000, StarOakYYZ wrote:

> Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
> hearing any myself. Just curious....

Max C. Webster III

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Mwdrabo:

>>staro...@aol.comnospam in


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>>Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
>>hearing any myself. Just curious....
>

> I think the only guest musician to ever appear on a studio track was a guy

>named Ben Mink. He played violin on Losing It from Permanent Waves. Just
>violin, no sax.

This newsgroup needs more sax and violins.

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J.B.L.

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> Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
> hearing any myself. Just curious....

No but my idiot friends wanted me to play Rush on sax, or learn it for our
"band" (that doesn't exist). This all came up because I played alto
saxophone for 8 years from 5th grade until I graduated from HS, then I quit
playing it (partially because of my asshole HS band teacher Mr. Kurilko, but
that's another story altogether), but at one point regretted it and actually
contemplated picking the sax back up, however I accidentally uttered this to
my friends who have taken it upon them selves to constantly make jokes about
me playing Rush on sax in their band. I'm like "NO! Unless we became a
George Thorogood tribute band maybe!" I had been more likely wanting to
play in coffee houses like any other poor sax player would LOL.

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Jeff Blanks

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michael york <my...@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:

>Also, isn't Hugh Syme credited as the keyboardist on "Tears" from 2112,
>and the piano player on "Different Strings" from Waves?

Don't forget "Witch Hunt", too. And every album from _PoW_ to
_Counterparts_ has a session keyboardist (as well as Rupert Hine doing
some background vocals on the albums he produced). And of course there's
Aimee Mann.

Matt-netic North

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May 31, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/31/00
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"Max C. Webster III" wrote:
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> This newsgroup needs more sax and violins.
>


Beautiful. Were I to endorse these silly elections (which I dont) then
you'd get my vote, simply for being funnier than KL.
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Jim Geiger

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>Beautiful. Were I to endorse these silly elections (which I dont) then
>you'd get my vote, simply for being funnier than KL.
>--
>Matt-netic North


Your phrase needs rewriting, Matt.
The way it reads, you imply that KL was actually funny in the first place.

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Wont Stay Lit

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>Does anyone know if any of the Rush songs used saxophone? I don't recall
>hearing any myself. Just curious....
>Namaste,
>Christopher

When I first heard the beginning of the solo on 'Available Light' I thought
it might be a saxophone, but it's just Alex getting an interesting tone out of
his guitar. A actual saxophone solo on that song might have been cool though,
it would have sounded appropriate.

Giovanni

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"Jim Geiger" <jimmy...@aol.comx> schreef in bericht
news:20000531020413...@ng-co1.aol.com...

It's called sarcasm. Matt, forget it, somehow many Americans never get it.
(I'm, somewhat disappointed in Jim though :^( ).

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