The Brass Section
I was just letting my computer stream some music off of my library this morning (almost all new stuff that I’ve added to my collection from almost all newer artists or at least newly released songs) and was really pleased to hear brass instruments present in a number of the songs. All around I have felt that there is an unfortunate lack of brass instrumentation in music besides in jazz, and big band, and orchestra. But rock and indie seem to be a little slow on the uptake (though this could possibly just be a personal opinion in my ignorance). One band that has been around but is awesome for its choice of brass usage is Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band. Old school, I know, but fucking awesome. But listening to my music this morning gave me some hope that maybe brass and its great sound is coming back in style and will start making a much more regular appearance over the next couple of years.
