that's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not fair. Â especially given that i had to wait two days for my turn...RamSteelwood wrote:Can I pretend I'm in a different time zone and jump the queue? Â Otherwise I'll never be about to post first in the day! edit: there's no 'video', it just goes black, and the start is quiet, so don't think it's broken!
tyranny of the majority.g.man wrote:We took a vote. Your track was deemed to be unfit for human consumption. regards g.man
On this, their third full-length studio album, Sixteen Horsepower has proved what their long-time fans have always known: no one else is doing this kind of music quite this well! The musical landscape of Secret South is something akin to the Appalachian woods: deep and complex. There are so many layers here that you will find something new nearly every time you experience these eleven songs. Frontman, David Eugene Edwards, who says he wrote this album at the piano, has set aside many of the instruments that made their sound so unique in the past. What do we have left? One incredible piece of artistry.
What may strike loyal fans as something a bit different is the change in mood on this album. There are far fewer pot-boilers here as there were in the past. Sure "Clogger" kick-starts the album with some real fire, but the sustaining 'feel' of the whole project is more of water rising to a rolling boil. "Cinder Alley" and "Splinters" (two of my early favorites here) are great examples. To compare the beginning and ending of the songs you might not have guessed Edwards and co. would `go there.' These guys, instead of torching gasoline-soaked bonfires like they have in the past, turn up the flame slowly. Soon the songs are well-ablaze. "Strawfoot" is a great example of how you may find yourself listening intently at the subtle beginning but soon discover your toes are tapping.
What I hear here is the sound of a group of musicians who have matured to the point of restraint. They have proven they can rock many times in the past, and with great success! Here the musical artistry is more controlled and, as a result, becomes even more beautiful. The addition of strings has provided a 'lushness' in places that was missing before. Dare I say it, 16hp at times sound elegant!
Lyrically these songs are as gripping and unforgettable as ever. "Praying Arm Lane" and "Poor Mouth" are among the finest pieces David has ever written. Familiar denizens of the dark land where 16hp is wont to inhabit are back for return appearances: Christ, Satan, persevering saints and woe-begone sinners. Of special note here are several references to Narnia (in "Clogger," "Splinters" and "Just Like Birds"). Witness the power of a redeemed imagination in David's tremendous writing. It rarely gets any better than this!
One song I keep going back to is "Nobody 'Cept You," the Dylan cover. This has been a favorite of those who have seen 16hp live, but now we have it for keeps! Thanks, guys! For me Secret South proves right (once again) those of us who consider ourselves 16hp "pushers." We traffic in their music. We even try to get our friends addicted, and sometimes it works! I consider Secret South tremendous ammunition for spreading the fame of my favorite band. Let's just pray they don't stay such a secret much longer.
I clearly didn't miss much. Â A one-eyed dog is still blind...g.man wrote:You clearly missed the part where we made up our minds. it's rubbish g.man
the deal was i get to have my song played for the day. Â having someone else play a song before the day is up is not only incredibly disrespectful, but also conveys a complete disregard for the rules. Â can people please play fair and not take a "vote" (by a vocal minority - yes, it was only about 5 people out of 200+) when it suits them?monkey wrote:I like that he moans about 'tyranny of the majority' and then says we're all wrong because everyone else thinks something else.
that's bullshit, and you know it.g.man wrote:Brooks, tell him to shut it. regards g.man
no, i did care. Â that's the point of it all. Â if i didn't care, i would have played some crappy song that wouldn't have been fit for human consumption. Â and if i didn't care, then i would have completely disregarded what kow said to me on 19 may. Â i played by the rules, damnit. Â it's not me who has broken the social contract.Brooks wrote:Prunko have a care for your fellow human beings and behave in this thread please.
if i didn't care, i would have played some crappy song
Brooks wrote:Hey remember when the B-52s did this and it was way better.
Prankster101 wrote:but if i wanted to be a complete cunt (like you and the others have been), then i would have played some shitty pop song
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