Prog rock with a lot of marimba or xylophones?
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Topic: Prog rock with a lot of marimba or xylophones?
Posted By: Luqueasaur
Subject: Prog rock with a lot of marimba or xylophones?
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 16:05
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Y'now Frank Zappa? Of course you do. You probably do know he uses a lot of marimba/xylophones in his songs and they sound fantastic. I want more... I want more marimba. Guys, could you recommend me some prog rock songs where marimba or xylophones are prominent (or at least noticeable)? Bonus points if it's a Frank Zappa song not from Overnite, Apostrophe, Roxy & Elsewhere or One Size Fits All. Thanks in advance!
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 16:42
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Gong in the Pierre Moerlen era comes to mind first (from Shamal until the end of PM's Gong) And of course the spin off of Gongzilla, with his brother Benoit. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 18:57
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The intro from Ian (inexplicably at the tale end of "Sweet Dream" without a segue to this song) goes as follows: "Mr. Martin Lancelot Barre is at the mighty marimba. Martin on the marimba, hooray!" ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 19:49
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TORTOISE!!! ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: ForestFriend
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 20:13
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There's xylophone/vibraphone all over Dün's Eros album. It's also all over Gentle Giant's discography, like on Knots, Playing The Game, Give It Back, An Inmate's Lullaby, His Last Voyage, Funny Ways (live versions), Schooldays. Just listing songs with mallet percussion in general, so some of them will have vibraphone rather than marimba/xylophone. And as far as some Zappa from different albums go, check out Zappa in New York; I believe it was Ruth Underwood's last album with him and there's some impressive playing on Cruisin' For Burgers and The Black Page. ------------- https://borealkinship.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My prog band - Boreal Kinship |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: December 07 2017 at 22:29
For live recordings, I'd also highly recommend FZ's, "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 2: The Helsinki Concert". Ruth and her outstanding percussion (likely tons of marimba) is all over it  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
ForestFriend wrote:Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 01:59
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Check out "Tunnels" with vibraphonist Marc Wagnon! Percy Jones (Brand X) is the bassist, and John Goodsall (also Brand X) is the guitarist. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 02:16
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I feel like I always suggest the same things on threads like these. Nevertheless if you dig vibes as well as xylophone and marimba you should absolutely hear this: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 04:30
| Mike Oldfield's Incantations springs to mind. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 04:41
| From memory Isildurs Bane have some as well, I would post the URL but it got captcha'd. |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 05:03
 ------------- We all live in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 07:38
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MAGMA. The xylophonist was having too much fun when they played live -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 09:18
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Bondage Fruit ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 16:11
Ah yeah, the old Frondage Boot. I love that band. Six albums of genius. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 17:02
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The self-titled debut from Quebecois fusion group Maneige has a healthy amount of mallet percussion featured in it. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: December 08 2017 at 21:47
| I had thought of Incantations too, but it has already been mentioned. Mostly I remember it on part 4 (which is my favourite). Also, Awaken, from Yes... and perhaps Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Deya from Asia (it's got a part that reminds me of that Awaken section, though I'm not sure if it's really Xylophone or keyboards). |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: December 09 2017 at 07:37
Good one! I love that first album. The third record, Ni Vent...Ni Nouvelle is also a lot of fun and well stocked with the sound of tuned things being hit. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: December 09 2017 at 07:43
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Another album that I probably harp on about too much: But I have my reasons! ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: IGNEO1991
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 07:38
| Jaga Jazzist! >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3kOVxteDAQ |
Posted By: IGNEO1991
Date Posted: December 10 2017 at 07:41
| This is more suitable >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56bcPg58Kow |
Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: December 20 2017 at 04:00
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Well everyone has mentioned everything I was going to mention, so I'm going to say 'Gryphon' and pretend the question was about krumhorns. |
Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: December 20 2017 at 04:10
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..though, now I think of it, nobody mentioned Captain Beefheart. 'Lick My Decals Off, Baby', for instance has Marimba, as do tracks on 'Shiny Beast' and 'Doc at the Radar Station' at least, and 'Clear spot' has xylophone - though I'd be misrepesenting them if I said there was Marimba all over them (except maybe 'Decals'. God, too long since I've played these...) |
Posted By: Booba Kastorsky
Date Posted: December 30 2017 at 16:04
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I love xylophone sound as well! But rock and xylophone? Not too much, I'm afraid, especially "with a lot of"! But post-Allen Gong was mentioned here, and they were hardly rock at all, but jazz-rock/fusion! So, if we go beyond rock, I'd mention two major jazz-rock/fusion xylophonists: Garry Burton and Mike Manieri (and his band Steps/Steps Ahead). I'd also mention Dave Pike. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: December 30 2017 at 16:22
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I've yet to hear prog with xylophones I didn't enjoy at some level - infact music containing xylophone has an advantage over all other music. Anyway here's a lovely one (don't skip because of the one and a half minute long intro) ------------- 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: December 30 2017 at 16:33
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no-one mentioned Embryo so far? it's high time someone does. band leader Christian Burchard plays xylophone (when he isn't playing drums or organ). and on the latest albums his daughter Marja plays xylophone (when she isn't playing keyboards or trombone) -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: December 30 2017 at 16:33
Correct. "On Reflection" is the first song that comes to mind for me. They are insane with the mallets live. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: December 30 2017 at 16:39
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Posted By: skog_prog
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 20:03
| Yugen |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 22:28
| Kauko Röyhkä & Narttu used marimba almost all their albums, but only one of two songs in a album. |