Best Ever Albums

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

gussteivi — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:57:30 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 03/24/2014 11:57

yourself wrote:

the vocal timbre seems very different to me

If you remove the 90's angst it's Jim Morrison, but that's just my opinion.

Anyway, great find! And I don't seem to be the only one who thinks so 😉

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:47:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/24/2014 11:47

This album is pretty amazing.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

WindowAbove — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:44:18 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 03/24/2014 11:44

I love this album! I'm not that familiar with country, but this band and a lot of alt-country bands are great.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 21:22:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/24/2014 01:22

gussteivi wrote:

Well especially on the song "Scrawled in Sap" pretty much everything: the guitar sound, the singing, the harmonies... it's The Doors with a country twist.

I'd heard Doors comparisons to a bit of the guys other group Wovenhand, but never 16 Horsepower before. The connection surprised me, but you're kinda right (except the vocal timbre seems very different to me). Especially the slide guitar, its just a bit grittier/more distorted. Critics usually pull "gothic" comparisons, which works a bit, but I never saw the songwriting as quite self-conciously "spooky" enough to fit that label really cleanly.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

gussteivi — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:49:40 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 03/23/2014 22:49

yourself wrote:

What reminds you of the Doors though?

Well especially on the song "Scrawled in Sap" pretty much everything: the guitar sound, the singing, the harmonies... it's The Doors with a country twist.

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Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

meccalecca — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:08:45 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/23/2014 15:08

Love love love this album. The warm twang of classic country provided with sharp knife. There's no polish. Just grit.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 10:07:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/23/2014 14:07

gussteivi wrote:

Wow this is great. Am I the only one who gets a bit of a Doors vibe?

😁
What reminds you of the Doors though?

Anyways...best album ever. The songwriting works with folk/country norms in a creative way, lots of tense minor chords, some neat syncopated rhythms, and the guitar/banjo have a cool spooked out, almost skeletal sound to them. And it all works around David Eugene Edwards' impassioned charismatic voice. I don't know how to describe it but the way he phrases things is just fascinating. Probably my favourite lyrics ever too. Something about the mix of religious passion and ambiguously violent imagery that just connects with my silly brain. How could you not love lines like this:

O I will forgive your wrongs
Yes I am able
An for my own I feel great shame
I would offer up a brick to the back of your head boy
If I were Cain

Its tempting to quote the entire album.

Many thanks to Meccalecca for his Folklore chart; which was the catalyst for me getting into these guys.

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Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

gussteivi — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:49:29 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 03/22/2014 23:49

Wow this is great. Am I the only one who gets a bit of a Doors vibe?

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

NickVolos — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:32:49 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 03/22/2014 23:32

Way more than 16HP, this album rocks! �'�

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:26:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2014 23:26

This one is very goot.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

drakonium — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:10:54 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 03/22/2014 22:10

Black Soul Choir is hands down one of the best songs of the 90s. The whole album is absolutely marvelous though, thanks a lot for that yourself.

Re: User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Norman Bates — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:59:10 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/22/2014 21:59

Re-listened to it the other day, this is excellent. Gun Club pushed to its Gothic Americanest.

User Pick of the Day #6: Sack Cloth n Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:57:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2014 21:57

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Sackcloth 'n' Ashes by 16 Horsepower

Chart: Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by yourself
Year: 1996
Rank on BEA Overall: 2,318
Rank on User's Chart: 1
Average Rating: 79/100
Summary Info: The critically acclaimed debut album of alternative country artist, 16 Horsepower. The group is headed up by David Eugene Edwards and based in Denver, Colorado. They released four studio albums over the band's 9-year existence.

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