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Stars Die 
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 16:26 |
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Does anyone know of any prog bands that frequentley use bagpipes in their music?
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 16:39 |
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Mike Oldfield does sometimes.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 16:46 |
You'd think there'd be plenty of room for bagpipes in prog, but the only rock songs I can think of that use bagpipes have nothing to do with prog (Korn's "Snakes And Ladders", Alex Harvey's "Anthem", GWAR's "Horror Of Yig", Nazareth's "Hair Of the Dog", a bunch of stuff by the Dropkick Murphys).
Very strange indeed.....
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 16:51 |
 zappaholic wrote:
You'd think there'd be plenty of room for bagpipes in
prog, but the only rock songs I can think of that use bagpipes have
nothing to do with prog (Korn's "Snakes And Ladders", Alex Harvey's
"Anthem", GWAR's "Horror Of Yig", Nazareth's "Hair Of the Dog", a bunch
of stuff by the Dropkick Murphys).
Very strange indeed.....
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the Korn song is called "Shoots and Ladders".......and the bagpipe intro to it rules
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:02 |
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Spanish band Granada, see my reviews.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:05 |
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I've heard quite a few albums that use Irish (Uilleann) pipes - Mostly Autumn used them often in their earlier works. There are others but for the life of me I can't remember who at the moment. Personally I much prefer the Irish to the Scotttish pipes anyway - more melodic and soulful against the somewhat harsh and strident bagpipes.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:10 |
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No idea about bands using bagpipes........but there is an old aphorism.....that a gentleman.........is someone who can play the bagpipes........but doesn't.......I thank yew...........
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:34 |
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Marillion's "Easter," though I doubt that could be classified as a prog song. Maybe. I suppose so, but only because it's structure is a bit out of the mainstream.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:35 |
Okay thanks 
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:37 |
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Godspeed you! black emperor's East Hasting has a bagpipe intro and I'm not sure about this, but I think Mägo de Oz used some bagpipes in some of their songs.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:42 |
Bj-1 wrote:
Mike Oldfield does sometimes. |
I was just going to say the same thing , In particular he uses them on Five Miles Out.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:44 |
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Yes, Mägo De oz uses them sometimes, not as much as I would want them to, though.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 17:59 |
Then don't be looking at Godspeed... if you wan't bagpipes since they just use it once. I'm quite surprised you knew about Mägo de Oz 
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 18:10 |
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Check in the Prog Folk section of the archives. I'm sure there are some bands there. I can't remember now if Jethro Tull use them, but I don't think so, at least not rugularly. I think Horslips uses them every now and then, as well as other traditional Irish instruments.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 18:32 |
Bj-1 wrote:
Mike Oldfield does sometimes. |
I don't think so; they're Northumbrian small pipes or Uillean pipes on every recording I've got by him (and that's nearly all) and they sound vaguely like bagpipes but they're quite different (you don't blow Uillean pipes!). Horslips use Uillean pipes extensively and brilliantly, as do Mostly Autumn and Iona (played by the maestro Troy Donockley on both) but I don't know any prog band that uses actual bagpipes. Runrig, Wolfstone, Korn and Off Kilter do as an integral part of their sound. And bloody good they sound too.
Edited by Tony Fisher - July 01 2006 at 18:35
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 18:38 |
Peter Gabriel used bagpipes in Biko, not frequently though.
Iván
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 18:40 |
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Bon Scott on the AC/DC album T.N.T. played the bagpipes on the track Its A Long Way To The Top (If You
Wanna Rock 'n' Roll). It may not be exactly what you are looking for as far as the prog purists are concerned but what a fantastic song.
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 19:39 |
chamberry wrote:
I'm quite surprised you knew about Mägo de Oz
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Well , iv'e listened to them for some time, great band, very "Happy" music! I stumbled over them by Coincidence...
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 19:41 |
Blind Guardian have used bagpipes occasionally, but I'm looking for a prog band that uses them regurarley... Thank's anyway... 
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Posted: July 01 2006 at 19:49 |
Stars Die wrote:
chamberry wrote:
I'm quite surprised you knew about Mägo de Oz
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Well , iv'e listened to them for some time, great band, very "Happy" music! I stumbled over them by Coincidence... |
Indeed happy music it is. Anyways, go and check the prog folk section like someone in this thread said and good luck on finding what you want.
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