jeelie1 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Ahh cowbell. Good at the start of a song, good in the bridge. Why is it so cool?I hereby nominate the intro to Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix) as the best cowbell moment of all time.jeelieXXX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 No no no.... it has to be the Saturday Night Live take on Blue Oyster Cult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeola Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 no! its use throughout the song "Monkey Business" by Skid Row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 is there a cowbell on freedom by ratm?, if so i nominate that, listened to that today and that bit stuck out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six by Tom Waits. Or Little Sister by Queens Of The Stone Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 night train - GnRstone free is pretty hammering too tho! not listened to it in a while. will need to dig it out /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six by Tom Waits.Inspired and one of my all time fave tunes. I suspect though that these are random bits of metal and car engine bits that are being walloped... For argument sake 'cowbell' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vis Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 'The New Black' - ETiD. Yeah, so what if they use it every track on that album, it's fucking class right before the chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeola Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 'The New Black' - ETiD. Yeah' date=' so what if they use it every track on that album, it's fucking class right before the chorus.[/quote']We dont dance no no nooooo....we got class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I rather like the repetitive bang in The Rapture's' date=' "House of the jealous lovers" [/quote']Seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Honkey Tonk Woman - Stones Everybody's got something to hide 'cept for me and my monkey - Beatles Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loke or whatever his name was (was that a Hendrix sample?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Inspired and one of my all time fave tunes. I suspect though that these are random bits of metal and car engine bits that are being walloped... For argument sake 'cowbell' Could be. But the changes in the metallic tone heard on the song can be well represented by a cowbell being hit at different points along it's length - I know, it was one of my first perseverences while trying to learn drums I think I will also take the opportunity to mention Crass' Big A Little A which features random metallic noises at the end, most likely to be pots and pans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 'The New Black' - ETiD. Yeah' date=' so what if they use it every track on that album, it's fucking class right before the chorus.[/quote']Definately, it was fucking awesome when they did it live and Keith Buckley picked up the cowbell and just started clanging away like there was no tomoro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 No no no.... it has to be the Saturday Night Live take on Blue Oyster Cult"I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell."Excellent, but in terms of "real" cowbell action I would have to go with Jammer on The Stones and Tone Loc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mog Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 The SNL one is brilliant but I'd go with Yeah (Crass Version) by LCD Soundsystem, in fact a lot of LCD Soundsystem tracks have great use of cowbell but thats my favourite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 The SNL one is brilliant but I'd go with Yeah (Crass Version) by LCD Soundsystem' date=' in fact a lot of LCD Soundsystem tracks have great use of cowbell but thats my favourite![/quote']That would explain the Rapture's use of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 AC/DC Soul Stripper. Probably also the longest cowbell moment in rock... although no doubt this is where someone tell's me that it's not actually a cowbell??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 No no no.... it has to be the Saturday Night Live take on Blue Oyster Cultsorry, but i still don't get your avatar...i see it everywhere but no-one bothered explaining what's going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Drag the Water- Pantera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Cat Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Intro to Honky Tonk Women. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Intro to Honky Tonk Women. Brilliant.I saw Faster Pussycat play that at The Barrowlands' date=' and for the intro bit a roadie ran on and held the cowbell for the drummer to belt fuck out of, then ran off again.Have we seen - The Cowbell Project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Anything by Fu Manchu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Skid Row's me favourite so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I third 'Honky Tonk Women'....that's the first thing which came to mind when I saw the thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeola Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Skid Row's me favourite so far....fuck yeah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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