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Songs with Sitar

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Broken Doll Phlegethos Joined: March 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Sydney, NS, Canada Gender:	Songs with Sitar It has to be my all time favourite instrument but I only know of one song that has it, Metallica's whenever I may roam. Does anyone know of any songs that have sitar in them? doesn't matter what genre or how old they are. _________________ @~+~+@~+~+@~+~+@~+~+@~+~+~ flowers on the razor wire
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:16 am

TheWhiteEmo Stygia Joined: October 2007 Posts: 223 Location: Genoa OH Gender:	well if you want good sitar music try old Japanesse music. _________________ "The meaning of life is 'bucket'."
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:19 am

Lunamoth Nessus Joined: August 2002 Posts: 7435 Location: Austin, TX Gender:	TheWhiteEmo wrote: well if you want good sitar music try old Japanesse music. The Sitar isn't a Japanese instrument. You might be thinking of the Koto. Broken Doll, you might try looking up Indian Classical music, if you aren't looking for like rock bands who've used it, etc. _________________ "He ne'er is crowned with immortality Who fears to follow where airy voices lead." -John Keats
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:27 am

Black Milk Administrator Joined: April 2002 Posts: 4131 Location: Ireland Gender:	"The Brian Jonestown Massacre" use the sitar quite a bit. Their also a great band.....though nowhere near as good as they think they are Also, I'd be surprised if The Beatles didn't, though it's been a while since I've listened to them. _________________ Goth.nets resident Atlantean (Thanks to Nephele) David Bowie - All the Madmen lastfm Last edited by Sotsirh on Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:56 am, edited 2 times in total.
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:52 am

Nachtzehrer Nessus Joined: September 2002 Posts: 4383 Location: Hollywood, California Gender:	I won't listen to a Sitar unless it only speaks the truth. ~Nachty, off to see Spectacular Spectacular~ _________________ "The sleep of reason breeds monsters" ~Francisco de Goya "You see, to them you're just a freak . . . like me!" ~The Joker
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:52 am

Seuk Maladomini Joined: April 2003 Posts: 606 Location: Vancouver, Canada Gender:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar_in_popular_music _________________ -nach
Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:28 pm

BlackDevil Phlegethos Joined: October 2007 Posts: 99 Location: Scotland Gender:	There's a lot of sitar in late-60s Beatles music courtesy of George Harrison. _________________ I believe in a black and white world, and the losing of weight, recrimination for sins, the abnegation of the body, and a life ever fasting. (\__/) (='.'=) ('')_('')
Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:20 am

this pretension Dis Joined: December 2007 Posts: 16 Gender:	Lunamoth wrote: TheWhiteEmo wrote: well if you want good sitar music try old Japanesse music. The Sitar isn't a Japanese instrument. You might be thinking of the Koto. Broken Doll, you might try looking up Indian Classical music, if you aren't looking for like rock bands who've used it, etc. Also might be thinking of shamisen... there are some great shamisen videos on youtube!
Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:10 am

centurion Nessus Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2738 Location: Osaka, Japan Gender:	Yes, both are used quite a bit in traditional Kabuki music, as well as butoh. If I could buy one, I`d be a happy man, as I`d love to use something other than the synthesized version in my recordings. Anyhow, if you`re thinking of modern alternative music, some songs that popped into my head: Nurse With Wound/Faust - Disconnected Necrophorus - Yoga part 2 Tiamat - Four Leary Biscuits Amorphis - My Kantele(acoustic version)
Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:54 pm

Merewena Maladomini Joined: December 2003 Posts: 889 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Gender:	Ravi Shankar! _________________ Fleotenda ferhð; / Cearo bið genīwad. "The Wanderer," 54-55
Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:12 am

SV_Harlequin Malbolge Joined: November 2005 Posts: 498 Location: London Gender:	Lord Sitar - Does versions of songs usually 50's 60's stuff. _________________ Mal:"I would appreciate it if one person on this boat would not assume I'm an evil, lecherous hump." Zoe:"No one's saying that, sir." Wash:"Yeah, we're pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly."
Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:05 pm

The Psychedelic Punk Avernus Joined: April 2008 Posts: 1 Gender:	Re: Songs with Sitar Yes i love sitar too. The band that I would recommend would be The Incredible String Band. They have some of the best sitar i have ever heard in rock music. Currently my favorite albums by them are: The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion and The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. They use sitar on close to all of their songs. I agree with previous comments too. The Beatles have some great sitar. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is also such an amazing band. They probably don't use it as much as the Incredible String Band, but still quite a bit. Ravi Shankar is pretty much the sitar master. Donovan uses sitar sometimes. The Rolling Stones use it sometimes. You may also want to look into the traditional sitar ragas. I worship them. I am so in love with the sitar that i actually bought one recently. It has some sort of blemish on it so i got it for a significantly reduced price. I'm having a hell of a time trying to learn to play it though. Too bad there aren't any sitar gurus where i live.
Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:43 pm

Draconysius Phlegethos Joined: June 2006 Posts: 76 Location: Gadsden, AL Gender:	Re: Songs with Sitar If you can find it, theres a compilation series called "Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers" that's pretty nice. 60's psych rock again. _________________ ADDRESS UNKNOWN - Old-school gothic rock from Birmingham, AL
Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:27 am

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