# Orchestral Rock--who else would I like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064 "2006-04-03T14:10:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/21 "2006-04-03T21:41:01Z")
I’ll toss in a couple of slightly more obscure British bands from the 70’s - **Camel** and **Nektar**. More prog than orchestral, but definitely worth a listen. In particular I would highly recommend Camel’s “(Music inspired by) The Snow Goose”, or Nektar’s “Remember the Future”. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/22 "2006-04-03T21:50:09Z")
Try Deep Purple’s **Concerto For Group And Orchestra** : it’s a live recording at the Albert Hall of a full-length concerto written by Jon Lord for the band and the Royal Philharmonic. I think it was first performed in 1969, when that kind of ambitious experimentation was _de rigeur_, and it’s received mixed reviews over the years, but for my money it’s a classic, and breathtakingly accomplished. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/23 "2006-04-03T22:01:39Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I was wondering if this kind of stuff still gets made, as the rock I hear (college radio, too thrashy and classic rock) doesn’t feature much of it. Hmm…I have heard other good things about Jeff Buckley on the boards… [/QUOTE] Yeah, most of the bands I mentioned don’t get much radio play. Radiohead does of course, but they’re probably the farthest from what you’re looking for in my list. Still, if you like a great sense of melody and a powerful sound, you’ll probably enjoy post-Buckley Radiohead. I think Spiritualized might be the closest. Find _Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space_. It’s in my lifetime top 10 or so, along with Jeff Buckley’s _Grace_. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/24 "2006-04-03T22:13:23Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] I don’t know about a full orchestra, but I think “Tonight, Tonight” by the Smashing Pumpkins features a string section. The video is very interesting as well. [/QUOTE] **Disarm** also has strings, but not as many. **November Rain** by Guns & Roses has an orchestra, at least in the version they did at the MTV awards. Also maybe **Don’t Cry**. Both are from the album **Use Your Illusion**. William Shatner’s **Common People** doesn’t have an orchestra, but the title track has a huge chorus, made up of audience members at an early concert. **Kashmir** by Led Zeppelin was recorded with an orchestra, at least in “Puff Daddy”'s version, and maybe others. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/25 "2006-04-03T22:36:35Z")
**Mike Keneally and the Metropol Orkest** , [The Universe Will Provide](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifoxqtsldte~T1) . The link is to AMG’s review of this 2003 work, which is one of my all time favorites. Keneally was a **Zappa** protoge, and his work is all over the board. But you need to check this thing out. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/26 "2006-04-03T22:44:57Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] Yeah, most of the bands I mentioned don’t get much radio play. [/QUOTE] Get XM Satellite Radio and listen to Channel 40 - Deep Tracks. I hear this stuff all the time driving in to work in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064/27 "2006-04-04T04:02:01Z")
You might also want to try: Godspeed You Black Emperor Explosions in the Sky Muse (more “pompous” than “orchestral”, but what the hell) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-rock-who-else-would-i-like/351064.md?page=1)