Uncle Joe Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Very true Seeker. Redding's back-up band was The Bar-Kays, four of whom perished with him in the same plane crash. I saw surviving members (augmented by a few new musicians) perform a memorial concert for Otis in 1968. No vocals, just the band and they were awesome. You may recall The Bar-Kays as the group who recorded Soulfinger,which was used in the movie Spies Like Us.
_Laurie_ Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Just heard Rosalita...Bruce and E st band....good tune!
CanAm Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 One Fine Morning - Lighthouse Pretty Lady - Lighthouse Poem For The People - Chicago There are many others, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
edna Posted October 26, 2005 Report Posted October 26, 2005 Redding's back-up band was The Bar-Kays, four of whom perished with him in the same plane crash. I saw surviving members (augmented by a few new musicians) perform a memorial concert for Otis in 1968. No vocals, just the band and they were awesome. That must be good... I have a VHS with the last OR performances, the Monterrey one and the Stax Tour... you can´t watch it sitting on your sofa, you just get up and dance...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Posted October 27, 2005 I heard Aquarius by The Fifth Dimension today...nice horn section blowing there.
bluesboy Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 Another tune would be Hugh Masekela's version of Grazing in the Grass
Earth-Angel Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 I like the horns and brass bits in Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer".
MarcM Posted October 27, 2005 Report Posted October 27, 2005 Ray Charles had a pretty decent horn section, too.
_jr_ Posted November 3, 2005 Report Posted November 3, 2005 Aerosmith has a recording on their 'Live Bootleg' album of a show they did in a little nightclub before they hit it big. It's really raw, and you can hear individual people clapping, the amps humming and whatnot. Very intimate. Well, they do a cover of 'Mother Popcorn' that is just dripping with funk. What a gritty, nasty, attitude laced performance!!! David Woodford guests on sax. Top notch.
invisible_r Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 madness "one step beyond", i love this song! many of their other songs have horns too, i think it's an important element of ska. the first time i heard this I wanted to learn how to play the trumpet!
_Laurie_ Posted November 10, 2005 Report Posted November 10, 2005 I heard Chicago..25 or 6 to 4 today.....Great Tune!
bazooka Posted December 7, 2005 Report Posted December 7, 2005 Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
RonJonSurfer Posted December 8, 2005 Author Report Posted December 8, 2005 That's for sure, what a tune...
johnnyguitar Posted December 8, 2005 Report Posted December 8, 2005 I like the horns and brass bits in Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer". For some reason this reminds me of an old joke...what's the difference between a bull and the Peter Gabriel Band?....The bull has the horns at the front and the a$$hole at the back....boom boom (I quite like some of his stuff and the live DVD is AWESOME...it's just too good a joke to leave idle )
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 8, 2005 Report Posted December 8, 2005 I have nothing against Mr. Gabriel, but damn it, that was funny!
bluesboy Posted December 24, 2005 Report Posted December 24, 2005 Little Junior Parker's - Driving Wheel
Heard It On The XM Posted December 25, 2005 Report Posted December 25, 2005 There are alternate mixes of two well-known songs - Eric Clapton's "After Midnight" and the Black Crowes' "Hard to Handle" that add horn sections to those songs. The "standard" mixes of those songs don't have horns, which is too bad because the horns add a whole new level of energy to these songs.
Jimmy1104 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Posted January 4, 2006 I have always felt the three best horn bands were Blood, Sweat and Tears - Chicago - Earth, Wind and Fire. With that said I choose as some of my favorite horn songs: God Bless The Child - Blood, Sweat and Tears Beginnings - Chicago Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind and Fire
bazooka Posted January 4, 2006 Report Posted January 4, 2006 I'd nearly forgotten about The Band's Rock Of Ages album, until the local classic rock station played the Chest Fever track as a 'Live at Five' selection. This recording of their performance New Year's Eve 1971/1972 features perfect horn arrangements by genius Allen Toussaint. It's incredible how The Band's 'hillbilly' sound works and fits together with the snappy flamboyant horn section. My friend had this album on vinyl when it was new, but it looks like the latest CD version includes a whole second disc more with Bob Dylan.
bazooka Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 One more that didn't immediately come to mind: Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
_Laurie_ Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 I just heard Smoke Of A Distant Fire...Sanford Townsend Band...The DJ mentioned he emailed John Townsend and got a response back...I also emailed him, and I'm waiting for a response....that would be so cool if he does write back...I'll let you know.
_Laurie_ Posted February 5, 2006 Report Posted February 5, 2006 Johnny Townsend did reply to my email, I'm waiting for more info on the band.... Just heard "Domino" Van Morrison.....good tune!
rtstuff Posted February 26, 2006 Report Posted February 26, 2006 The Buckinghams "Kind of A Drag" "Susan" rtstuff
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