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- Date Released: June 12, 2001
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Americana
- Label: Checkered Past / The Orchard
Live record that fully captures this Denver group’s moody, spooky sound.
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We Say...
Hailing from Denver, of all places, 16 Horsepower is led by David Eugene Edwards, who's clearly channeling Nick Cave as much as Flannery O'Connor. No problem there: Cave's dark, intense brooding is a natural match for the sort of backwoods-bred rhythms and stark stillhouse melodies that Edwards favors. Almost more so than their studio albums, this live record from 1998 is a full-bodied representation of the band's moody, spooky sound.
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They Say...
Recorded in the band's hometown of Denver during 1998's Low Estate tour but not released until 2001, this live document of predominantly a single show is an accurate no-frills portrait of 16 Horsepower's tough goth rock attack. Mixing songs from all three of the albums they had released at the time, with rare covers from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joy Division, and the Gun Club, lead singer/songwriter David Eugene Edwards is in fine form -- howling, moaning, and battling his demons with an almost hypnotic intensity. Even more raw and incisive than on its studio releases, the band tears into these songs with manic precision and rugged ferocity. Obviously recorded without overdubs or studio tinkering, the 50-minute show is short by today's standards. But the primal power and gut-wrenching emotion exuded on every track are not something that can be sustained over the long haul. They're not joking when they title one of their songs "Brimstone Rock"; the dark religious imagery meshes with standup bass, drums, and two guitars (with Edwards' occasional banjo and bandoneon) to create a torrent of sound. Similar to gospel, 16 Horsepower is unsettling live, where their drama and tension run thick, heavy, and uncut. The album skimps on liner notes, inexcusably omitting even the names of the band members from the package, and doesn't include a book or pamphlet. But the passionate music speaks for itself, and this is the disc you'll want after seeing 16 Horsepower tear up a stage in your town.
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| 01. |  |
American Wheeze |
4:11 |
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| 02. | |
Black Soul Choir |
4:31 |
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| 03. | |
Bad Moon Risin' |
4:10 |
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| 04. | |
Low Estate |
4:25 |
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| 05. | |
For Heaven's Sake |
4:44 |
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| 06. | |
Black Lung |
4:31 |
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| 07. | |
Horse Head |
5:07 |
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| 08. | |
South Pennsylvania Waltz |
5:45 |
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| 09. | |
Brimstone Rock |
6:47 |
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| 10. | |
Fire Spirit |
3:21 |
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| 11. | |
Day Of The Lords |
5:02 |
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11 Total Tracks, 52:34 Total Length
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Credits
- Steve Taylor - Group Member // Pascal Humbert - Group Member // 16 Horsepower - Producer // 16 Horsepower - Producer // 16 Horsepower - Main Performer // 16 Horsepower - Main Performer // Bob Ferbrache - Producer // Bob Ferbrache - Engineer // Bob Ferbrache - Mastering // Bob Ferbrache - Mixing // Jean-Yves Tola - Group Member // Bertrand Cantat - Performer // Shane Hotle - Engineer // David Eugene Edwards - Group Member
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