I can't tell you how happy it makes me that Brass Against covered "Cult of Personality",
It was only recently that I even knew they existed, mentioned by comic book artist Steve Lieber.
In the band's own description they reference rock and hip hop, which is completely legitimate. In addition to Living Colour, other bands covered by Brass Against include Audioslave and Tool. There are still two other genre-related terms that must be mentioned.
One is punk. The speed is not there, but the sense of the political and the move to change is.
Also, without checking the sheet music, I suspect Brass Against uses more chords than the average punk band. Much of that complexity comes via a fantastic horn section, which gives familiar songs a new life.
That leads us to the other necessary word: funk. I never thought I needed a funk version of "Cult of Personality", but I did.
After all, rage is not the only weapon that you can direct against the machine.
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