what about oboes?

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ok, so i saw the thread debating the merits of the flute in (for lack of a better word) "rock" music. what about oboes?? so far the best use i can think of is kate st. john of the dream academy (best used in "life in a northern town"). i'm surprised belle & sebastian haven't used one...

― rob bolton, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

cor anglais on 154 = grown-up oboe = top

flutes suXoR

― mark s, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Agreed: it's all about the cor anglais. Or, better, yet, the bassoon.

― Nitsuh, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Incidentally, the Brandy-mirroring is fab.

Why you use those double reeds?
When they're dry they only squeek.
What a-bout o-oh-boes?
(What about 'em?)
What a-bout o-oh-boes?

― Nitsuh, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What I've always wondered is what about contrabassoons? THAT is a bad ass rock n' roll instrument, or at least it should be. Probably tough to fit into the frequency range of a rock band.

― Jordan, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

meh. gimme a Cor Anglais any day

― electric sound of jim, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

playing the oboe shortens your lifespan by 15 years. not sure what listening to it does to you.

― minna, Saturday, 16 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Andy Mackay of Roxy Music in "Out Of The Blue". Period.

― Chris Barrus, Saturday, 16 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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