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I downloaded some Brian Setzer Orchestra last night. Good stuff!

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agreed :)

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I forgot all about him but the album with Drunk Driving is Priceless!

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Off the beaten path, but I love this album. Portishead, Roseland NYC Live.
They did it with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Way, way, way, different from the Moody Blues, and really most everything else too. Check it out.

http://downtempo.cz/wp-content/uploa...d_nyc_live.jpg

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Frank Zappa

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I believe you mean the song "Jump Jive & Wail." The phrase "drunk driving" is a mispronunciation of the lyrics. The album is called "The Dirty Boogie." I'm listening to it now. Excellent.

Re: Need Music Help - Rock Bands That Play With Orchestras?
 

Thank you.

By the way. This thread has awoken some of my older albums for re-listening enjoyment! Thanks for that.

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I've seen the following bands perform concerts w/an orchestra on television:

Aerosmith
Kansas
Styx

:banger

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Check out "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "The Show Must Go On". There are many other songs in which Queen worked with an orchestra and symphony, but I think these are the most dramatic.

Re: Need Music Help - Rock Bands That Play With Orchestras?
 

This is a great thread. Thanks for everyone's contributions. I'm brewing beer tonight and am checking out various songs on Rhapsody during my breaks. Very enjoyable.

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I have to say Zappa. Not really an 'orchestra' but a lot of the orchestra elements on the syn-clavier in a lot of his stuff, very driving high energy.

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You might consider Pink Martini -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Martini

http://pinkmartini.com/home/ :ss

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Tangerine Green
They can be Kinda Trippy

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Blackdog,
Looking for complexity and perhaps a culmination, or at least a recent reflection, of past art rock? Try the album "Dark Passion Play" by Nightwish, or "Nighttime Birds" by The Gathering. You won't regret it

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Newer band and definitely not that well known: Elliot Minor