Brass/Strong-Keyboard Prog
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Topic: Brass/Strong-Keyboard Prog
Posted By: Saltychuck79
Subject: Brass/Strong-Keyboard Prog
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 19:42
What are some prog rock bands that have brass instrumentation and strong keyboard? A great example would be I Spider by Web. Any recommendations would be appreciated.  ------------- As the dust settles, see our dreams, all coming true, it depends on you... |
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 20:20
| As I understand it, the most obvious entry point for this would have to be Van Der Graaf Generator. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 00:45
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chicago, have a strong card with Robert Lamm on keybord and with a mighty brass-section Gentle Giant have also some songs with keybord and horns of brass -------------  
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 01:17
| Would Henry Cow count ?? |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 01:42
There are only a few tracks that include both heavy keyboards and brass, "Amygdala" being the most notable one. You have heavy keyboards on "Living in the Heart of the Beast" and "Nine Funerals of Citizen King", but no brass. You have heavy brass on "Teenbeat" and "Nirvana for Mice", but no keyboards. Tim Hodgkinson was a reluctant keyboardist, so his Farfisa rarely takes the lead, which is quite a pity. |
Tom Ozric wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 02:38
| ^ I'm thinking that a lot of those 'twisted' sounds are manipulated organ. I don't know - they created unique sounds from their instruments........ |