"WAR" by HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

[gadionson1]

wtf

[friction47]

i was just watched these guys play in melbourne... What a cool bunch of guys. spread the word.......

[sojjelly93]

why are they so FUCKIN COOL?

[mathangi0410]

I love HBE. They are just unbelievably amazing. I really want to meet them and get them to perform at our school for a fundraiser!

[mortisvan]

I listen to HBE every single day. "WAR" gets my day started.

[Benihana44]

does anyone know where i can get sheet music for this song

[resteep]

thanks for the tip, Amy Goodman/Democracy Now!

[steveworrellmusic]

this is the best tune on the album! i prefer the start on the album version!!!  WICKED BAND!!

[dujojacket]

Can't wait to hear this live on Roskilde. Just found them on the list and it sounds pretty sweet.

[billionairesk]

roskilde festival 2010!!!!!!!! 

[aaliyahraks]

I don't know why someone mentioned their skin colour ... it should just be about their music. They are good.

[Joepjacci]

@aaliyahraks u can mention it, but not in a normative way and i am being smart, but not in a annoying way though

[thagodfather007]

this is goin to my ipod

[TheModerndaymartyrs]

Love the bass lines.

[LatonaVeritas]

thank you for this

[jubb2828]

wow! just wow!

[Knextlegend]

we need more stuff like this...5/5

[TheMichael408]

@Knextlegend yea we do so cool more kids should do this

[iride4life2day]

T.i at 1:27 ?

[wadekong]

Was that Marion Jones?

[brogroove]

Nice! Good stuff y'all. Best wishes for success and happiness.

[branflake0]

sousaphone ftw

[sweetstuffxo]

V good forgot how good this sounded this year at glastonbury

[easystar5446]

never again shall i take the mick out of the kid that plays the trumpet ;)

[blackblues1984]

fantastic

[Forkliftdance]

love the punchout poster at 1:29

[mathiasthedog]

These guys ruled at Electric Picnic. AWESOME!

[Hughesta74]

HBE+GORILLAZ2010

[christopher5985]

will see them tonight In Uppermill Oldham,

looking forward to it

[igodownhope]

Saw these guys supporting Blur at Hyde Park were fucking awsome

[sheepeasy]

The trains were delayed and I arrived just as these guys were leaving. :(

[andreaspoulis]

amazing!

[wtfbollos]

wicked!

[beachcaster56]

Stunning Stuff

[KasabianForever]

These guys are fantastic! I've got to see 'em live again. Wonderful stuff!

[msfg1]

just saw them perform at glastonbury, EPIC!

[slamdunk911]

too right. BRILLIANT!

[booksteve]

WOW. excellent . when are these guys coming to the west coast?

[iscariotcof2]

i'm looking forward to seeing them in july in charlton park @ WOMAD

[Deecat88]

solid funky gold

[Wibble99O]

Excellent stuff - love it!

[philtomasbrs]

They look and act like the star wars cantina band. Hahahahaha.

Excellent though.

[longp2000]

that is some mad 5hit. Wicked cool beat too.

[loucatuu]

very very good! no matter what color they are!

[philtomasbrs]

They are very, very good.

I can't help but feel that they wouldn't be so interesting if they weren't black though.

[emiliolio]

i know what you mean. i hate to say it; but some people might appreciate them more as a gimmick rather than a band. there's still subtle rasicm in our society, unfortunately.

[CB010]

au contraire..

if they were to be white..

it would somehow be an wonder

cause white guys usually don't play with this much SOUL!

[Owwmykneecap]

Can't agree with that.

and what about yo yo ma, he's yellow and he plays with passion.

skin colour is down to climate, it affects your vit d producing ability and about fuck all else...

[gjford1951]

Read the most recent New Yorker article. These gentlemen have deep roots in a long legacy. Their daddy was a major musician. And they have been serious students from their childhood. Much like the Bach siblings. The fact that one can immediately FEEL the music as opposed to immediately THINK about the music does not make it inferior music. Nor does it mean that rigorous theory is not behind it.

[philtomasbrs]

Why do you feel the need to reply to my comment making a statement so obvious as 'rigorous theory is behind their music '?

Nobody is saying there isn't. I was implying in a completely non-racist way

that if they were white they would not be so popular or interesting.

Only reply to my comments with relevant subject matter, not a load of patronising random trivia.

[deathtothebunnies]

Ain it kinda odd that you are using the word 'patronising'...

Like isn't there a little nausea rising up from that kinda hypocrisy

[philtomasbrs]

If you don't like words I'm using then leave the intelligent conversation to the big boys.

[beachcaster56]

Sure,,,,,,,,,,,but then Beethoven was black

The Beatles were black as are the Rolling Stones.

I mean they were BLACK

just listen to their music !

Advice : start listening with your ears ...not your eyes.

[deathtothebunnies]

Someone referring to himself as 'big boy' should not use the adjective intelligent in an attempt to describe his conversation

[deliman]

i guess there are no good white musicians...because all the good white musicians are actually black...

far out...

[FOBANILL]

YOU"RE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

[thagodfather007]

@beachcaster56 eveything is universal now so its great .......well mostly...

[Owwmykneecap]

Picture of Mike Tyson from the nes...

[SINGSING3944]

DAMMIT!! AHHH!! the first beat just makes ur heart jump in ur throat!

[hittibuuumi]

this is fucking great!!!!!

[SINGSING3944]

This shit right here nigga!!!! take me back u just watch me go back to them ol school daySS!!

[pineninja]

I'd have to agree. I had seen them coming and going to work from Queens, and always stopped to dig their stuff. The day before I moved to Arizona, fate caught me in their presence again, so I nabbed a CD. I've been spreading the word as much as possible for people to check out their stuff, these guys are rhythm, soul, and music.

Keep at it.

[magi115]

These guys are truely amazing. Saw them rockin in the subway in Union Square and have been hooked ever since.

[enigrebua]

No really they rock

I just can't believe it's music

no idea how to express my thoughts

[moromics]

these punks rock

[moKeLion]

veoma dobro,nice music

[moorishlyon]

why arent they world famous ?great music

[frontom]

Where can I buy this shiz? Me wants. But I don't believe they've got HBE in every record store around...

[trombonelytrombonist]

wow.

[hapsta123]

id love to spit to this

[LindaLimerick]

I heard these lads are coming to play in my hometown in Limerick Ireland soon. Hope its true.. These boys are gifted.

[fattablitz]

amazing..just amazing!

[dadablu]

Seen them last week (tuesday, 14th) close to Times Square, during my trip to New York. I was blown away! Immediatly bought CD.

Sousaphone POWERs!!!!!

[grah55]

Red Bull Music Academy Radio for the win.

New favourite Midwest Instrumental HipHop... or maybe the only one lol. Where is Kanye When you need him.

[bostondon24]

I never heard of them..before.. really really good work...keep it up

[yindyamarra]

my god where has thisd band been ,i have never heard of them till now,,crist they are brilliant

[atomicbubba]

saw them supporting Mos Def in London town last year and was blown away. They are the bomb....

[tifeltrin]

esses cara são do caralho meu .

melhor som que eu ouvi este ano !!

por favor vem pro brasil

[silence3582]

I just heard this band on Saturday by Times Square and I bought their CD based on what I heard. It was well worth the money. This song along with Mushallah were my favorites. Too bad there's only one Baritone/Euphonium. They made a fan out of me.

[TheInnovativeSam]

It's not actually either, it is the same tone as a euphonium but it's played at 90 degrees. I forget the name of it but it's very similar to a euphonium sound :)

[segiss]

Good stuff

[hjrvideo]

Saw these Guys at Rotterdam, North Sea Jazz 2007. Fantastic!!!!! Hope to see them again one time.

[sonofjabba]

Your Sousaphone Player Kicks Ass & Takes Names.

[Rocky4man]

Needs more Baritone

[dom3789]

Definitely hot man!!!!! for real shawty!!!!

[dom3789]

Definitely hot man!!!!! for real shawty!!!!

[chicagocubfan7]

These guys are from my hometown CHICAGO. I loved to see you all on STATE & RANDOLPH. Come back real soon.

Peace

[galfatl]

fuck this is great..!

[fanioles]

yes this is mercury !! their best !!!

Love Hypnotic !!!!

[WartsHogNYC]

This is War It says Mercury on the CD but I guess the screwed up the track names with the actual tracks. Mercury is a good one too though

[stanlowml]

SAW THESE GUYS AT COVENT GARDEN IN  LONDON! ROCK ON GUYS! i heard this song...it made me and my bro an instant fan.!

[siegfy]

is this song called Mercury not war?

[lothori]

beautiful song! (^_-)

[masteryas21]

really like that tune, man!

U gotta come back to London soon guys.

wish you loads of success and happiness in 2008.

Yas

Peace Peace Peace

[tantunali]

what happened to the song!!!:(

[Tamashiigensou]

OMFG, beautiful...

Strong love from Japan...

[presuntov]

muito bom!

[masteryas21]

That song is so powerful...

I love that song.

Really enjoyed watching you in London at the Mos Def concert...that was a proper warm up.

Yas from France

peace peace peace.

[KdaUmKdaUm]

just great! greetings from Brazil

[duvelenmasje]

Luv it! Saw these guys live in Amsterdam last weekend. Great sound and lots of energy. Tuba guy killed it!

[Basemanwdijk]

This is realy Great music.

[NomoMusic]

great sounds. glad to see things are going well.

[fixitwithducttape]

Keep up the good work! : )

[brilbarrett]

Big ups to y'all Fam!

Y'all represent the Chi well!

[omardebarge7]

Kiss 100 FM - UK. on one of the late night shows which play good music rather than usual commercial shit

[omardebarge7]

I heard this on the radio a while back and I had to hear it again. Quality.

[unfuccwittable]

what station?

[pipelinepromotion]

right on ! big up from russia

[furfuryay]

i really love what these men are doing.

[hjrvideo]

Super!!!!!!!! I saw/heard them on North Sea Jazz 2007. Great band!

[00NightWolf]

your really great guys! keep up the good work, gotta love it!

[BrownReggie]

the tuba has chops!

[Dirtywayne80]

Tight work!

Very good.

[silence7414]

my solo style is similar to their lead trumpeter's

[jshine171]

when its REAL its REAL.

Luv the great sound.

[brycewurts]

where would i be able to buy their music? other than vinyl, i want to get turn tables but dont have the money atm

[theclubseen]

Cinematic, sweeping soul. These guys gotta do a movie score sometime soon. Hope they fly into London too... I hear Curtis in them, but that doesn't distract from their own sound (could just be Chicago I'm hearing!).

[BubbleRap97]

this was awesome. i wish i could play like that

[romanjazzman]

These guys are amazing! I hope they'll come to tour Europe soon!

[zachiscool2007]

that is awesome. i wish our band was that good

[shortyboo0626]

you make our people proud

[NYUKareem]

I say the same thing everytime i see these dudes i feel the same way. There albums are pretty dope too.

[bauersnarky]

my favorite hypnotic song, you guys kick ass

[RudeBoy170]

These brothers make me so proud everytime i hear them yo.....they do their part. Been late to skool n work may a times on some Hypnotic. ONE LOVE. UHURU

[britums]

very nice.

[King560056]

Come back to NYC.

[Grreystoke]

love it!

[avant2go]

I believe the song "War" heard on this video is an old Sun Ra composition.

[Vickbro]

I love that its spring/summer,more shows..u kats are classic, peeping you in Washington SQ park....

[FarbrorTraktor]

GREAT!

[whowhenwhere]

I saw these guys some days ago in a subway station in New York. Great, great, great!

[ediblecow]

I love your music so much!!! Honest to god, its so Real!!!

Please come and tour the UK!

THE YOUTH WANT MUSIC LIKE THIS!

Tim Pulleyn

I gave you my buisness card in NYC in January lol! Silver turmpet, red bell!!!

[Rubberfunk]

Great playing, great sound! All round dope brass-ness :)

[jusluvme08]

HOW CAN I GET THA CD???? I WANT ALL OF EM!

[super8randi]

how can i get a copy of this song - please help i love it

[mambise]

This song is awesome.

[TripleGinger]

I don't know enough to tell if that supporting power comes from a tuba or a Sousaphone -- but the blended sound was awesome. Thank you for reminding us that a brass ensemble should not be heard only doing Christmas carols.

[TurtleOfAngst]

The one guy is playing a sousaphone. to be perfectly honest the only real difference between a sousaphone a nd a tuba is the shape, but we like it when people get it right ^_^