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Thread started 05/17/06 10:42am

marksinclair

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Steel Drums in popular music

Well apart from New Position by Prince what other songs successfully use steel drums in them? This track has a really cool sound-are there any better uses of the steel drum in pop/rock/etc tracks that are around? want to make a good summer compilation!

definitely not better but:

carly simon - why
super furry animals - something comes from nothing (uses them briefly)

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Reply #1 posted 05/17/06 12:54pm

Novabreaker	The Monkey Island 2 soundtrack!
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Reply #2 posted 05/17/06 5:57pm

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The Monkey Island 2 soundtrack!

How do you remeber that? I loved that game, but I sure cannot remember what kinda instruments they used for the score! lol

Or am I missing something here?

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Reply #3 posted 05/18/06 1:49am

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Earth Wind and Fire's song, "Side by Side" has a steel Drum solo in it..

Also, on the Jazz side, three Jaco Pastorius compositions, "Good Morning Anya", and "John and Mary", and "Liberty City" feature the Steel Pan heavily...

and if you can find it Steve Smith and Vital Information have a great Steel Pan track called, "The Chant" on their album Celebration (Fiafiaga)

also in Jazz, Steel Pan artist Andy Narell has dozens of albums to check out...

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Reply #4 posted 05/18/06 2:08am

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calldapplwondery83 said:

Novabreaker said:

The Monkey Island 2 soundtrack!

How do you remeber that? I loved that game, but I sure cannot remember what kinda instruments they used for the score! lol

Or am I missing something here?

Oh man, The Monkey Island steel drums are already legendary! It's a piece of popular culture history.

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Reply #5 posted 05/18/06 2:36am

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Reply #6 posted 05/18/06 3:06am

AsylumUtopia	Eat the Music by Kate Bush features steel drums, I think. I could be wrong though, it's a while since I've listened to it, but when I play it in my head (if you know what I mean), I hear steel drums. Also, anything by The Century Steel Band will feature steel drums. Oook! EMC Funk Radio Celibate, Mushroom, Canopy, Arse Gravy.
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Reply #7 posted 05/18/06 8:20am

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Dancelot said:

I forgot about that one, but now I hear "Just The Two Of Us" playing in my head....

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Reply #10 posted 05/18/06 9:25am

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Mint Condition has a few good ones:
Harmony
Good For Your Heart - has a steel drum solo
Missing This is one of saddest songs I've ever heard and its on a topic that very few artists address - missing children.
Stokely (the lead singer/drummer) plays steel drums on quite a few of their cuts

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Reply #11 posted 05/18/06 9:34am

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I believe Stop the world by Teena Marie has steel drums

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Reply #12 posted 05/21/06 5:50pm

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Reply #13 posted 05/21/06 6:04pm

jjam	Yeah, Mint Condition definitely come to mind. Bloody awesome group and thank God that they're playing in London soon! New single "WHAT CAN YOU DO" out on iTunes on October 26!
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Reply #14 posted 05/21/06 9:20pm

EllisDee

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most of jimmy buffett's recorded output... he may actually be the only "pop" music artist to have a permanent steel drummer in his touring band...

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in addition to touring as part of buffett's coral reefer band, he has also recorded/worked with: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Grover Washington, Ralph McDonald, Larry Graham, Barry Manilow, Earth Wind & Fire, Brian Wilson, and so forth and so on...