blutarsky Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have always been a sucker for brass - any band with a horn section is a hit with me. I got into ska when I was a teenager attending anti-capitalist and anti-Iraq war rallies circa 2001-2003 and came across Capdown, who I loved. There was a whole stable of third wave ska punk bands on Household Name Records / Good Clean Fun / Fierce Panda and others at the time and a thriving UK scene which I saw a lot of at the Cavern in Exeter. This led me into listening to first wave ska (Desmond Dekker, Skatalites, Lord Tanamo etc) and 2-tone from the 80s (Madness, Specials, Selecter, beat etc) and also to American 3rd wave like Mad Caddies, Catch 22 (who I went and saw on my own at Universal Studios in 2004 when I was on holiday with my family, aged 16) Streetlight Manifesto, The Pietasters, Slackers (who I saw in Berlin a few years ago)and (to a lesser extent) Less Than Jake and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Long story short I realised I love more or less any music with horns - as songs like Destination Calabria by Alex Gaudino really hit home despite being outside of my musical wheelhouse at the time it was released. More recently the likes of Badcore Horns and the Brass Funkeys have really tickled my fancy. Anyway, what are your top recommendations for songs with brass in them? I bet someone will say Baker Street on the first page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazola Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 The funkiest shit you will hear all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faymondo Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 When horns were mentioned I immediately thought of "Horny Horns" not a brass horn though 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyT Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 min in. Only a brief bit of horn but iconic none the less. (&topical) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 This is high on my list atm. Such a great set opener as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dentalplan Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) The best moment in sax history is of course this… Edited July 21, 2021 by dentalplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Not sure what it is. Could be the sunshine and hot weather, but OK, ok, so it's a shit song. @blutarsky - when you say 'brass', are all other brass instruments allowed or do they have to be of the 'horn' variety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toilet Duck Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Love me a bit of Mariachi, could have picked any number of Calexico songs for this, but their collaboration with Iron & Wine never let me down! Not horn-laden, but beautiful none-the-less and maybe a bit different from the direction this thread was going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toilet Duck Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Also, probably more where this should have gone...always been a massive fan of this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, gooner1990 said: Love a bit of the Fish. Cheesy as hell, but their version of Take On Me is right up there 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyseven Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Lazarus by The Boo Radleys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) OK, OK, so while amazing that is a sax, so I'll go for: Edited July 21, 2021 by Brave Sir Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Enter Shikari’s ‘No Sleep Tonight’ and ‘Take My Country Back’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 This one straddles this and the great covers thread. Peak Oasis, when they went all self-indulgent and added brass and strings sections to the live show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenelk Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Scream, Dracula, Scream features some brilliant tracks with horns (including this one), but it was always the RFTC live experience when the came to the fore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Beyonce's homecoming (the live album from her Coachella performance) is has brilliant marching band recreations of her hits: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Johnny Cash Ring of Fire. Classic horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Losing my hair Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Any of those early Stax record with the Mar-Keys 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toilet Duck Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Losing my hair said: Any of those early Stax record with the Mar-Keys Love Sam & Dave. Was even gonna pop Wrap it Up in this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 The Miami Horns, ladies and gentlemen! Best. Intro. Ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faymondo Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 What Time Is Love (Acid Brass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutarsky Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said: Not sure what it is. Could be the sunshine and hot weather, but OK, ok, so it's a shit song. @blutarsky - when you say 'brass', are all other brass instruments allowed or do they have to be of the 'horn' variety? Absolutely, any and all. Was just using it as shorthand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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