Rock with strings

Generally a terrible idea IMO, but there's always an exception (or two) that proves the rule. Not sure what that exception might be in this case.

Beatles and Stones did it, so every rock star feels compelled to emulate. Forgot to add, I'm really only interested in 60/70s string era.

Could be worse. Rock + flute(vomit).Sorry Tull fans.

11-11-15: Phasecorrect
Could be worse. Rock + flute(vomit).Sorry Tull fans.

Check out the "Projections" album by The Blues Project, ca. 1966-67. To me one of the best rock albums ever made.

The cut "Flute Thing" on that album has a flute as its featured instrument, of course. A flute is also used in places in what to me is the best song on the album, "Steve's Song," and possibly on some of the other songs as well.

Regarding rock and strings, while I always have the greatest respect for Marty's posts, and although none of the Beatles and Stones songs in that genre are great favorites of mine, I certainly would not consider "Eleanor Rigby," "Yesterday," or even "As Tears Go By" (both the Stones' version and Marianne Faithfull's version) to be "terrible ideas." Not to mention Elton John's "Your Song," which to me is the best song he ever did.

IMO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.

Regards,
-- Al

Not much better than the flute sections with Marshall Tucker.