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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Flutes in pop - Y/N?

Good examples?

Comments

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oach I don't know about flutes - recorders though!

[http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/]

There is a track by Trina which has a very good sample (or what I'm assuming is a sample) of a flute. It was probably released a couple of years ago.

Its unfortunate there isn't a lot more interesting wind, brass or string arrangements or samples -- and yes by interesting I mean closer to effects found in more modern composition (few even try). Furthermore most ppl say an outright 'N' to any sort of arrangement, commenting on the 'atrocious' saxophone line or what have you. I suppose people are so used to electronics and amplification it might be hard to adjust the eardrum to anything that is acoustic sounding apart from drums.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

tull oochy wally!

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

NO.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I love flute. Think you get a bit of one in Kate Bush's 'Get Out Of My House' and Sly & Robbie's 'Boops (Here To Go)' - neither are really pop enough tho.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Yes. There were some nice flutes on the Nick Cave double album 'The Lyre Of Orpheus/Abattoir Blues'. If that's pop enough.

[damnspynovels.livejournal.com]

Step Into My Office Baby - Belle & Sebastian

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hocus Pocus by Focus!

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

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but seriously folks, as a flautist, even I can't think of many good examples in pop, and I'm not keen on the flute's use/abuse as an instrument of tweeness. However, there's lots of excellent flute to be found on slices of seventies' funk and disco, and I think really, that's going to be your pick.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

YES! they often pop up in symphonic metal songs.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

My favourite use is probably on Gil Scott-Heron's 'The Bottle'. Not really pop, obviously.

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

Is the looped sample on Sure Shot by the Beastie Boys a flute? Cos I like that :)

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdhbwArlA9s&feature=related

AWESOME!

[nem0.livejournal.com]

Abba - "The Piper"? I mean, it's pop (OBVIOUSLY), though the flute is more a novelty to go along with the theme/story of the song.

It sounds good, though!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Y

well y

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

nights in white satin!

[inhibitorylinks.livejournal.com]

Men at Work - Land Down Under!

Cha cha cha

[koganbot]

Also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizOXuCRjC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3bbkxUsHfk

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

Saint Etienne use the flute (comparatively) frequently, surely?