Anybody like horns?

[David M123]

Not a guitar in sight, but when I stumbled across this, it put a big grin on my face.

Wouldn't want to listen to these guys all day, but in small doses they are pretty fun.

And to think people here obsess over whether a little thing like a bridge pin affects the tone!

[billgennaro]

Frank Zappa is smiling somewhere!

[lmacmil]

Heard a saxophone quartet at a chamber music competition a couple years ago. They were fantastic. I think horns can add a lot to certain types of music, such as Motown. Not really a fan of them in regular rock bands except maybe an occasional sax.

[sweiss]

God help me....but I like it.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by lmacmil

I think horns can add a lot to certain types of music, such as Motown. Not really a fan of them in regular rock bands except maybe an occasional sax.

I love working with horns - as a kid I started as a jazzer, so I can actually play comfortably in those keys without a capo - and having played in a horn band in high school in the late-60's, and spent much of the '80s writing studio charts to order, I think they can bring much to nearly any style of music; provided that you write creatively, in terms of dynamics and timbre - you need to learn to fine-tune your "mind's ear" for lack of a better term - a horn section might be just the thing to set your music apart from the run-of-the-mill in its genre. Although nowadays most people tend to (justifiably) associate a horn section with R&B/blues/Motown, keep in mind that in the late-60's horn-driven bands - Chicago, BS&T, Tower of Power, Ides of March, et al. - were at the cutting edge of rock, arguably finding their prototypical voice in the Beatles' 1966 "Got to Get You Into My Life." I still keep my finger in the pie, these days doing charts for a 4-5 piece studio-style horn section for our fifth-grade graduation ceremonies, to back up the senior class song - and the fact that over the years I've made it work with music as diverse as Olivia Holt, Philip Philips, Miley Cyrus, Lee Ann Womack, and the Seekers will hopefully inspire the upcoming generation of young horn players to think outside the box...

[Pitar]

No. No blow pipes. Ever. Never bought the musical translator. Too expensive.

[D. Shelton]

I like Paul's horn work with The Beatles ; not disappointing at all

[DenverSteve]

On cars and bulls.

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by PastorSteve

On cars and bulls.

good one

[tbeltrans]

Originally Posted by D. Shelton

I like Paul's horn work with The Beatles ; not disappointing at all

Don't forget Eddie Murphy - he was the fifth Beatle after all.

As for the OP's question, I agree completely with your take on the video. Humans seem to driven make music, and will do so with whatever means at hand. The results can be interesting.

Tony

[David M123]

Originally Posted by PastorSteve

On cars and bulls.

Spoken like someone who's never been chased by an angry bull!

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by David M123

Spoken like someone who's never been chased by an angry bull!

I thought he meant Paul on car horns and bullhorns on some of those old Beatles songs .

[Fatstrat]

I can get a little horny now and then. These guys a legit. The drummer even looks deranged like all good drummers should.

[zabdart]

I have always been a huge fan of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins! Answer your question?

[David M123]

Originally Posted by zabdart

I have always been a huge fan of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins! Answer your question?

Sure does. How did you like the Moon Hooch guys?

Dave