2007-03-14 03:21:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Because most groups don't have a saxophone player. You can't have a sax solo without a saxophonist.
2007-03-14 09:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be more helpful if you defined what kind of 'good old days' songs you are talking about...80's as in Bruce Springsteen? R&B? Certain types of Latin music? All of those frequently featured some sort of sax solo...
For the most part, I think that in "Pop" music, the saxophone has kind of been phased out of the mainstream listener's preference. Kenny G, I think, had a lot to do with that, as he transformed the sax from a pleasant backup instrument with an occasional featured solo to a instrument in the forefront used in an incredibly cheesy way! I, for one, got tired of the sax in a big hurry once you heard it played by Kenny G. on every station, all the time.
2007-03-14 10:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Robert N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to go find a good blues/ jazz band. The media no longer provides us with intelligent sax solos. You have to go out and find it. Great sax players and good bands are not gone! They are there. Just not in the mainstream of the media! There is still a world of music out there. We aren't all dusty.
2007-03-14 10:26:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I can't imagine a sax solo in the middle of a Neyo song or Justin Timberlake.
2007-03-14 10:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMEN!!!! I love the Sax. But I'm afraid those days are gone for good. We'll just have to rely on what we have from those "good old days" A real shame.
2007-03-14 10:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to say the same thing during the 80s about acoustic guitars...then the sound "came back".
It all goes in cycles.
2007-03-14 10:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by bradxschuman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋