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Is there any instruments which the sound of makes your flesh crawl? Would Astral Weeks be so much better if Van had shot the flute player? Are steel guitars the work of the devil? Should Adolphe Sax have taken up plumbing?

― Billy Dods, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'd like it if more guitarists would do like Lou Reed circa Velvets and take away the drummer's cymbals. I think Superchunk (or what I can remember from the few times I've heard them) are one of the worst offenders in this area.

― tha chzza, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't know the instrument, but my ears can absolutely not physically withstand that piercing sound on the second track of 'Music For Films'. Does anyone knows what I'm talking about?

― alex in montreal, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I seem to recall some article about Phil Collins not playing cymbals on a certain Genesis album. I can't imagine that was much improvement, however.

― Sean, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm, my post would have made more sense if it appeared after chzza's, which was when I posted it... whatever.

― Sean, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah the fkn' saxophone which blighted many a late70s/early 80s 'new wave' record. Worst sax solo on: 'Hit Me With Your Rythem Stick' by Ian Dury & the blockheads. Apalling din.

― DavidM, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This doesn't really refer to a sound I dislike, but track #11 on MASONNA's Hyper Chaotic album incorporates sounds into it which to me resemble fingernails shrieking on a blackboard!

― Kodanshi, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

For some reason new posts seem to go to this thread's top...

― Kodanshi, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Was recently sitting in an airport nautical-themed resteraunt on layover, and they were playing one of those digital-stations in the background on the 'adult alternatives' station, and the Velvets 'Heroin' comes on hilariously enough. The throng of jet-lagged, tired middle-aged americans and their families barely batted an eyelash until the climax of John Cale's viola screeching. Angry heads jetted to the speaker or the nearest waiter... Absurdly funny scene - but i think its the first time i sided with public versus Velvets.

― Jason, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hate sitars like you wouldn't believe.

― Otis Wheeler, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'Clean' guitar strumming. Once the Marshall was invented there was no need for that disgusting sound, although many from McGuinn to Marr have heroically tried to justify it's existence.

― dave q, Friday, 10 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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