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Modern rock songs with banjo solos

thecrackedjackthecrackedjack Posts: 148
edited January 2007 in Other Music
Porcupine Tree - Trains
Tantric - Hate Me

Two really great songs, with some wonderful instrumentation. Do you guys know know of any rock songs with banjo, mandolin, solos, ect?
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  • Tek MoneyTek Money Posts: 642
    I love the banjo.

    Most of the songs I know with Banjo in them are Alt Country though. Maybe not your taste.
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Ty Cobb - Soundgarden (there's a banjo in there right?)

    There's also a song on Temple of the Dog that Cornell plays banjo in.. I think it's "Wooden Jesus".
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  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    R.E.M.'s "Wendell Gee" the closer on Fables of the Reconstruction kills
  • zircona1zircona1 Posts: 293
    Beck - Sexxlaws
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    The intro to R.E.M.'s "I Believe" has a banjo to it. The song is on the great record called LIFES RICH PAGEANT.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    isn't tuesday's gone by skynyrd famous for its mandolin?
  • concretepillowconcretepillow Posts: 264
    Give The Avett Brothers a listen.


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  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    Guster has a few.... I think "Jesus on the Radio" has one.
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  • blinddogsdontbelieveblinddogsdontbelieve Posts: 110
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    Ty Cobb - Soundgarden (there's a banjo in there right?)

    There's also a song on Temple of the Dog that Cornell plays banjo in.. I think it's "Wooden Jesus".
    Dont know if there is any difference, but i believe its a mandolin in ty cobb. And if im not mistaken ben sheppard plays the bass equivalent of a mandolin (mandola?). Anyhow, thats song kicks major ass!!!! I was listening to a 95 show where they played it and when i heard those first chords, i cranked it up and jammed out to it.
  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Iron & Wine - Jezebel...great song, great use of the banjo
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    thecrackedjack wrote:
    Porcupine Tree - Trains
    Tantric - Hate Me

    Two really great songs, with some wonderful instrumentation. Do you guys know know of any rock songs with banjo, mandolin, solos, ect?


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  • moeaholicmoeaholic Posts: 535
    if you're into mandolins, check out the jazz mandolin project. pretty good tunes. i've got a couple of their cd's, 'after dinner jams' and 'xenoblast'. all instrumentals. here's their website: http://www.jazzmandolinproject.com/
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  • ii44ii44 Posts: 430
    Some Who songs;

    Squeeze Box

    Plus some assorted songs on Endless Wire have banjo, even if they aren't solos:

    Unholy Trinity
    Endless Wire

    I can name off the top of my head.
  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    my morning jacket - if it smashes down
    band of horses - monsters
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  • BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    i just got a banjo for free a few weeks ago:D it might be fun to learn
  • bestsanebestsane Posts: 131
    Travis - Sing

    Banjo riffs are all over the song
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,517
    bestsane wrote:
    Travis - Sing

    Banjo riffs are all over the song

    you beat me to it!

    Also, the beginning of "I Believe" by REM has banjo!
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    ii44 wrote:
    Some Who songs;

    Squeeze Box

    Plus some assorted songs on Endless Wire have banjo, even if they aren't solos:

    Unholy Trinity
    Endless Wire

    I can name off the top of my head.


    mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest
    and when daddy comes home he never gets no rest
    'cause she's playin' all night.......
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • bestsanebestsane Posts: 131
    If Pearl Jam releases a single with descent banjo riffs and solos, it would rock and even those in Nashville would convert to PJ fans.
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Doesn't 'Good Friday' by the Black Crowes have a banjo in it?
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    blinddogsdontbelieve wrote:
    Dont know if there is any difference, but i believe its a mandolin in ty cobb. And if im not mistaken ben sheppard plays the bass equivalent of a mandolin (mandola?). Anyhow, thats song kicks major ass!!!! I was listening to a 95 show where they played it and when i heard those first chords, i cranked it up and jammed out to it.
    ah that's right.
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  • sapperskunksapperskunk Posts: 684
    primus
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