Please let this be over - it's terrible.

 A beautifully bleak album. Mirland is right; this is a masterpiece.

awful

Haunting. Cabin by the lake. Rain just starting. Deathly quiet. All alone. Wind's kicking up. Storm on the horizon. Darkness is looming. Going inside - NOW!

 Spliff wrote: 
Can't agree... In fact they are among the strongest I've heard in the recent decade. The lyrics are about the heavy burden (of sins) that orthodox Christians experience in their personal live. Also their feelings of 'I am nothing' & 'I am crooked' compared to the Lord. In some orthodox Christian churches it is very important to feel those feelings and think about yourself that way, because that is a sign of righteousness. I don't think David Eugene Edwards finds it very important as a dogma, but from this song and other songs I got the feeling his experience of the narrow road of orthodox Christianity is what he sings about. And personally I know this feeling. That's what makes this song so special to me.

Cool track.

 vandal wrote: 
i was just thinking about the Shakers last night.

One of my absolute fave tracks from this masterpiece album. Needs to be played loud though.

The name Sixteen Horsepower, reminds me of the Canadian indie band 13 Engines. Their album Conquistador (released in 1995) is very good, but unfortunately they broke up soon after it's release. I may try to upload a song from them when I get a chance.

I guess my inclinations are toward the meloncholy and literate songs like these. Great song and very much a big bite of a sandwich.

...this is quite cool...

The Hutterites are an amazing people. . . as is this song.

I'm wondering if there is any particular meaning to the band's name. Did the first %something% of historical significance have 16 horsepower? The reason I'm wondering is that there is a Soul Coughing song called 16 Horses (on the x-files movie soundtrack). Coincidence?

drifter wrote:

Fun includes fun-ky.

Hey! Play some fun music... TMBG or somethin'.

This is just awful.

Hutterite communities are also notable (to demographers) for having had the highest average birth rates ever recorded for any society--well over 10 children per woman back in the 1950s and 60s. And there we were, worried about the population bomb in Asia and Africa...



fuh2 wrote:

Sing, don't bleat.

drife wrote:

You say it like it's a bad thing. I'm diggin' it. But I'm droning and morose too, so ymmv.

Fantastic, textural instrumentation.

first time i've heard this on here. seen the video..incredible.

This must be the "I'm committing suicide" set. PG's "Growing Up", followed by this droning, morose song.

MM_Prague wrote:

And the Neil Young influence.

I agree with all of the comments below!

I thought I was depressed!

MM_Prague wrote:

Which is a good thing. Right?

Nice music. Good lyrics. I liked the part about his blue knuckles.