Brass Sections in bands

[King Postwhore]

 

I feel ya Cool Chris.


What a minute......

[twosuitsluke]

Ska punk is alive and well. Some of those older ska punk bands are still going (Reel Big Fish, LTJ, Mad Caddies, Streetlight Manifesto etc) but over in the UK there are still a lot of new ska punk bands and the scene is pretty healthy, my favourites are more skacore (yes, that's a thing  ) such as King Prawn, Random Hand and Capdown. I don't follow the scene as much as I did 5 years ago but there's a lot of great bands. Tempted to start sending this stuff in roulettes, probably won't fair too well though.

[cramx3]

Nice, yea I just saw Reel Big Fish is also playing at the warped tour too so it would be awesome to see them again!  This thread really got me thinking about ska music again.

[twosuitsluke]

Nice, yea I just saw Reel Big Fish is also playing at the warped tour too so it would be awesome to see them again!  This thread really got me thinking about ska music again.

I've seen Reel Big Fish at least 10 times. They are always great fun and a great sing a long 

I can recommend you some great ska punk bands if you fancy a new kick of ska punk. Also a band who are as close to progressive ska punk as you are able to get.

[splent]

Didn't the ska bands of the 80s mainly originate from the UK? Bands like Madness and The Specials?

And I do feel the same way about ska. I have been to a ska concert (Five Iron Frenzy) and it was a blast but I never was REALLY into ska like a few of my friends were.

I think he is talking about bands that have the brass section as an integral part of the band, all the time, consistently, like Chicago and Earth, Wind, & Fire did. 

Not bands that occasionally use brass players on some songs, depending on the album.

This is exactly what I mean.

Blood Sweat & Tears also had a full-time horn section.  They were on Columbia, same label as Chicago, and produced by the same guy, James William Guercio.

Must listen. I've only heard Spinning Wheel.

[PROGdrummer]

THANK YOU SCIENTIST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97Ifr9pPy4

And Mr. Bungle I guess.

[splent]

THANK YOU SCIENTIST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97Ifr9pPy4

And Mr. Bungle I guess.

Obviously TYS uses brass, but I'm talking about like a 8-10 piece band like in Chicago or EW&F. TYS has a sax, trumpet, and trombone. And violin, which is cool too.

[King Postwhore]

I will be seeing TYS in less than 3 months.

[splent]

I will be seeing TYS in less than 3 months.

I'm hoping to see them before that. They are in Chi on Aug. 30. Today I found out it's acutally a little more plausible that I will be able to see them, so there's that

[King Postwhore]

I will be seeing TYS in less than 3 months.

I'm hoping to see them before that. They are in Chi on Aug. 30. Today I found out it's acutally a little more plausible that I will be able to see them, so there's that

Opening for Haken I assume.  $15 per ticket here in Boston.   Plus 4 doors down is a restaurant that has 120 beers on tap. 

Yup, it's an orgasm moment.

[splent]

Not fair. Tickets are $25 here.

[King Postwhore]

Get out!

[Orbert]

Blood Sweat & Tears also had a full-time horn section.  They were on Columbia, same label as Chicago, and produced by the same guy, James William Guercio.

Must listen. I've only heard Spinning Wheel.

Get the first album.  It has Spinning Wheel (the long version with the jazz trumpet solo and wacky outro) and some other songs you might recognize, and also some deeper cuts that show off their full-on jazz side.  Highly recommended.  Avoid "greatest hits" things for now, as they only show the pop/rock side of the band.  You need an album to get the whole story.