Matto1020

Hey everyone,

I am working on a project and I need some help. What I am looking for are bands (and more specifically songs) that feature an instrument that may not be the prominent sound being projected, but without it, the song probably wouldn't be the same.

For example, I doubt Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) wouldn't really work as well without Clarence Clemmon's Sax playing in the background.

Any others you can suggest?

The Cow

"Don't fear the reaper" - BOC

Corleone316

Or the glockenspiel in Born to Run.

Rocketdog2000

"Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys wouldn't be the same without the Theremin .

An4h0ny

BOC - Don't Fear The Reaper

reubs82

Would "Losing my Religion" with Peter Buck's mandolin count?

Brain Stew

The synth in Jump.

metalfan

Foggy Mountain Breakdown without the banjo would be totally different.

Hollowgen

i was about to argue that the synth is (unfortunately) the main "instrument" in Jump, but then i thought about my suggestion a bit harder:

the bass in New Years Day

i'll stick with it though.

DAC

Jackyl - Lumberjack song

Matto1020

Hey thanks for the suggestions...however...I think I am going to restate my question a little.

What are some instruments that are not the main riff of the song that are heard in the background...but without them something is lost.

cgray

Like Jane Birkin in Gainsbourg's Je t'aime... moi non plus?

Giantrobo

The Talkbox in Bon Jovi's "Living on a prayer" and The Scorpions' "The Zoo"

Giantrobo

And the Cowbell in "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain.

Ky-Fi

I would go with the muted trumpet in FYC's Johnny Come Home:

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...and the piano in Rock the Casbah:

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Salo

Iteresting project. How about the bell in "Hells Bells". The could've opened that song just fine w/o it, but that would've been pretty lame.

Talkin2Phil

The moog and handclaps in "Here Comes the Sun"

The Bus

The Musitron in Del Shannon's "Runaway"

Mondo Kane

Sitar-Paint it Black?

cungar

Talkbox in Do you feel like we do and Show me the way by Peter Frampton

slop101

The Theremin in Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations":

Michael Corvin

Winner.

wishbone

The drums in Phil Collins' "I Don't Care Anymore."

From a more general perspective the koto in Hiroshima's music.