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post #1 of 22
7/21/08 at 12:02am
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We all know that music is worth listening to because of hot-ass horn sections. For me, horns up the quality on pretty much anything even more than (imho) an awesome guitar or drum solo. Seriously, you could have one well-placed chord by a horn section in your song, and I'd love that part of it. Anyway, I've been digging on Tower of Power (for the old) and The Jason Linder Big Band (for the newish) lately, when I'm not listening to someone's version of "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy."
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post #2 of 22
7/24/08 at 1:12pm
I recently discovered that at some point last year while I wasn't paying attention, Yoko Kanno released (not officially a) Seatbelts album (overlooking the two songs on the album that she had nothing to do with) as the soundtrack to some animated show called DARKER THAN BLACK. Horns a plenty. Forgive the video, nothing less dorky came up searching for the song.
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post #3 of 22
7/25/08 at 2:52pm
Rocket From the Crypt's horn section JC 2000 and Apollo 9 rocked my ass more than it should be rocked.
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post #4 of 22
7/25/08 at 2:56pm
I absolutely agree. Point in case:
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones would not be one of the greatest bands of all time without their horn section.
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post #5 of 22
7/26/08 at 10:39pm
You'll love these guys then.

The Budos Band
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post #6 of 22
7/27/08 at 1:06am
Gotta go with prime Stones, like Bitch or Heartbreaker. I'm also oddly attracted to Break Out by Sabbath, since it's so out of their norm.
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post #7 of 22
7/27/08 at 3:02am
Morphine - The Night
Johnny Thunders - Joey, Joey
Air - Playground Love
The Doors - Touch Me

Horns are pretty good sometimes, but it's badass organ parts that gets me everytime.

I'm looking at you...err...

The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Monster Magnet - Kiss of the Scorpion
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Oh yeah, I forgot this dude:

The Voodoo Organist
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post #8 of 22
7/27/08 at 3:04am
You can't mention kick ass horn segments without bringing up Cake.
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post #9 of 22
7/27/08 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by JGButler View Post
You can't mention kick ass horn segments without bringing up Cake.
I thought they just had a trumpet player...that's not really a section...at least, I don't think so.
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post #10 of 22
7/27/08 at 4:02am
Section is DEFINITELY multiple instruments/players. If it's one guy, it's just "the ***** player".
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post #11 of 22
7/27/08 at 4:03am
Also, Stax.
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post #12 of 22
7/27/08 at 8:28am
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Originally Posted by Cruciform View Post
Horns are pretty good sometimes, but it's badass organ parts that gets me everytime.
Ha. Then I´ll raise you the mother of all organ parts: DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
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post #13 of 22
7/27/08 at 9:09am
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" for the win, Peter.
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post #14 of 22
7/27/08 at 10:04am
I've always been partial to James Brown's and P Funk's blowers myself.
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post #15 of 22
7/29/08 at 11:42pm
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Ha. Then I´ll raise you the mother of all organ parts: DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
Awesome! Thanks for that.

How about the cosmic stylings of Sun Ra!
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post #16 of 22
7/29/08 at 11:53pm
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Rocket From the Crypt's horn section JC 2000 and Apollo 9 rocked my ass more than it should be rocked.
Yes, there aren't enough kick ass rock bands with horn sections.
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post #17 of 22
7/30/08 at 12:19am
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Originally Posted by Antoine Doinel View Post
Yes, there aren't enough kick ass rock bands with horn sections.
The problem is RFTC was so unique, to try and put a horn section in a rock band will get you nothing but trouble. People from over both hill and dale will accuse you of aping RFTC. Nobody needs that.
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post #18 of 22
7/30/08 at 8:22am
The first Blood, Sweat, & Tears album is a hidden gem. And as uncool as they became, you almost have to mention Chicago. (Supposedly Hendrix dug the first record)

Still, Beatles did it first and better.
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post #19 of 22
8/2/08 at 11:30am
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Thanks for the Rocket From the Crypt mention, I hadn't really bothered with them before, and they're great. Also:

Ohio Players!
Duke Ellington Big Band!
And, as much as I dislike Sinatra generally, the band that played behind him back in the day was pretty freaking tight.
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post #20 of 22
8/2/08 at 11:48am
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Originally Posted by FutekiNa, Irate Pirate View Post
And, as much as I dislike Sinatra generally, the band that played behind him back in the day was pretty freaking tight.
Sinatra at the Sands. The Count Basie Orchestra with Quincy Jones. One of the all-time great live albums. There's a horn section.

The National and Spoon have some pretty great horn sections. I'm thinking of the horn parts on "Fake Empire" and "The Underdog." And in terms of guilty pleasures, I have a soft nostalgic spot for the horn part of "Tubthumper."
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post #21 of 22
8/8/08 at 12:23pm
I love the almost high school marching band feel of Sufjan's horn section. Especially on Michigan.

Also, Neutral Milk Hotel's feels like this.
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post #22 of 22
9/26/08 at 6:41pm
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Just thought I'd resurrect this thread with some appreciation for "Man and a Half" by Wilson Pickett. It's got some awesome horns in the back, not to mention some guitar and organ for the people. Great song.

Anyway, I also think the question of a lack of horns in Rock music is one worthy of treatment, and I figure I may as well try and get the ball rolling. The only reason I can think of is the horn section's "affiliation" with Jazz and Soul/Blues music. In Pop music, Horns are usually used to achieve what Duke Ellington and others called "swing," and most rock music doesn't really have that element (at least, the further aways it gets from the blues). Because of this, I think that horns don't really enter into the lexicon of young rock bands. Which is a shame, really, as I think that horns are capable of more than one "mode" in pop music. Horns are a cornerstone of classical music, and there's no reason some enterprising rock group couldn't be inspired by the heavy, driving blows coming from a Beethoven symphony, for example.

Also unfortunate, though, is the lack of horns in most modern R&B, which is mostly beat driven these days. The genre could get some of its swing back...
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