What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

iProg · Post by **iProg** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:07 am

synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.

The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..

Strangenono · Post by **Strangenono** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:12 am

You can also hear it on The Jets " when you' re young and in love "

Jabberwalky · Post by **Jabberwalky** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:01 pm

philip · Post by **philip** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:05 pm

Micke wrote:
john909kid wrote:It's also on the title track "Hyperborea" by Tangerine Dream. Here it coming in at 1.12 on this clip, and playing the sonorous lead line.

That track always send's shivers down my spine...

OT anyone know whats producing the vocal/choir effects on the track opening?
I believe that's the PPG Wave 2 or 2.2 but am not sure.

That is PPG not DX7,Im sure

DIGITAL SCREAMS · Post by **DIGITAL SCREAMS** » Mon May 25, 2009 3:42 am

Egyptian Lover - Freak 'A' Holic

Lots of Tubular Bell and Jupiter 8 stabs....

DS

aXL · Post by **aXL** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:22 pm

Overgear wrote:Dali's Car - Cornwall Stone

Major bonus points for mentioning Dali's Car. Even more major bonus points for mentioning my favourite track by them.

Overgear · Post by **Overgear** » Fri May 29, 2009 1:18 am

aXL wrote: Major bonus points for mentioning Dali's Car. Even more major bonus points for mentioning my favourite track by them.

Well, thank you, aXL! It's mine, as well. It never gets old. It reminds me of late night rainy drives through the city and getting dumped.

The fretless bass on some of the other tracks...just crazy

! I found myself trying to emulate his playing the other day.

ted1986 · Post by **ted1986** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:06 am

Atlantic Starr - Silver Shadow (1985)
Comes in at the 2:00 mark.
One of my favorite 80s R&B/disco tracks, great production.

Dividedbyzero · Post by **Dividedbyzero** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:47 pm

Don't know if its been mentioned yet....

Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.

I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.

iProg · Post by **iProg** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:17 am

Dividedbyzero wrote:Don't know if its been mentioned yet....

Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.

I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.

You're sure it's the PPG?

aXL · Post by **aXL** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:22 pm

iProg wrote:
Dividedbyzero wrote:Don't know if its been mentioned yet....

Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.

I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.
You're sure it's the PPG?

No, he's right. Those are DX7 bells if I ever heard them. Though it bears mentioning that Magne was a huge PPG Wave fan and producer Tony Mansfield force-fed most of the album through the Fairlight. Cross-referenced "Love is Reason" with two examples of the DX7 and the PPG Wave (Howard Jones' "What is Love" and TD's "Hyperborea" respectively), and the "Love is Reason" bells are DX7, beyond doubt.

MrFrodo · Post by **MrFrodo** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:01 pm

I'd like to know something, which could play a part in a future purchase. Do any of you know if there's a sample of the DX bells in the Motif XS? I've searched for it several times and not found it. In a synth/workstation that big, it's got to be there. Can any of you confirm this?

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:06 pm

iProg wrote:
synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.
The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..

In fact, the FM synths used by Faltermeyer on the Top Gun score score included a TX816 and DX-7 (sequencing was done with a Yamaha QX-1). There's no Synclavier on there, he didn't aquire it until after that soundtrack had been recorded.

iProg · Post by **iProg** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:20 pm

Micke wrote:
iProg wrote:
synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.
The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..

In fact, the FM synths used by Faltermeyer on the Top Gun score score included a TX816 and DX-7 (sequencing was done with a Yamaha QX-1). There's no Synclavier on there, he didn't aquire it until after that soundtrack had been recorded.

Ok thanks for that

Gotta listen to the soundtrack again! What other synths were used by Harold?

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:02 pm

Hey iProg, try to see if you can figure out what analog synths and drum machines Harold used on the instrumental score

In case you didn't know, Arthur Barrow arranged and played the synths on the vocal tracks composed by Giorgio Moroder,
the most famous undoubtedly being "Take My Breath Away".

What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?

Re: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?