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Horse Feathers — Finch On Sunday
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Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree)
Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 10:09
 
I don't mean to be pedantic, but did you know there ARE horse feathers? The frilly hairs around the hoofs and fetlocks of draft horses, like Clydesdales, Percherons, and other breeds such as Freisans are called "feathers."

frink_1
Posted: Oct 13, 2010 - 05:58
 
Understandable that this would be an acquired taste but, once acquired, I've found much of their music to be captivating.  Previous poster cited "Curs in the Weeds" and "Working Poor" as being off of this debut release, but those are actually off their second album "House with No Home".   Both have great moments, but for me the first one "Words are Dead" (containing this track) is better.  It's one of those albums that I fixated on — playing little else — for a period of weeks.  Strange how music can mesmerize some — touching some unconscious thread in our brains that we didn't even know was there — while repulsing others.  I guess that's why we listen, no?

Play on, Goldsmith's.  Play on!

sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 16:19
 
It sounds very distorted.

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 05:33
 
 Carl wrote:
Horse Pucky.
 
{#Arghhh} Horse Feathers! .......{#Lol}

robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 15:03
 
Does the singer sound like the bassist for Gomez? {#Ask}

Edit: Just glanced through the posts and I see that I'm not alone in thinking this...


rdo
(DC)
Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 14:34
 
{#Boohoo}  play that fiddle !

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 21:22
 
Horse Pucky.


HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 10:08
 
{#No}

Marley
(Portland, Or)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 15:12
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Reminded me of Great Lake Swimmers.
 
Great Lake Swimmers are SO much better than this.

The violin in this is grating on my nerves too. Never really cared much for this song...or this band in general...


Captain_D0D00
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 20:13
 
Haddock.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Sep 28, 2009 - 08:25
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Reminded me of Great Lake Swimmers.
 
Hmm. At first I thought it was Gomez. Nice tune.


neckbone
(Milwaukee, WI)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 08:03
 
 deadmessengers wrote:
I don't know why, but the violin in this song just grates on me.
 
I agree. I know I'm in the minority here, though. So, I guess I'll just take a walk.


Trickyricky
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 20:20
 
reminds me of Donovan

robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 19:21
 
Nice vocals...

meadowwoods
(Southwestern Wisconsin)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 12:05
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Reminded me of Great Lake Swimmers.
 
That's who I thought it was, too.



peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 06:00
 
Reminded me of Great Lake Swimmers.

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 13:38
 
Love this! Wish RP would play it a bit more often.

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 14:41
 
For some reason I thought this song was by Gomez, Maybe that's why I can't find it{#Frustrated}

ydorsouroti
(thessaloniki greece)
Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 02:12
 
{#Sleep}

freeone1
(portland, oregon)
Posted: Mar 22, 2009 - 13:22
 
yeah for portland music!

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 12:09
 

The soundtrack to Blindness sounds a lot like this, it's terrific.



TrickyToo
(England)
Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 13:30
 
{#Frustrated} a bit overplayed - good case of less is more


eza
(the ethers)
Posted: Feb 08, 2009 - 16:40
 
really nice song

Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 22:23
 
 avidlistener wrote:
This song is amazing! Horse Feathers is such a unique and great band. I own the entire album and there are a bunch of other great songs including curs in the weeds, working poor, blood on the snow etc.
 
After hearing this track, I bought the album, and whilst I do like it, I find listening to all the tracks "on the trot" becomes tiresome. I prefer to shuffle the tracks in with other stuff. Then again, I have a few other albums like that.


avidlistener
Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 10:21
 
This song is amazing! Horse Feathers is such a unique and great band. I own the entire album and there are a bunch of other great songs including curs in the weeds, working poor, blood on the snow etc.

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 10:20
 
 deadmessengers wrote:
I don't know why, but the violin in this song just grates on me.
 

I could kind of see that, but for me, it's the best part of the song.

deadmessengers
(Atlanta)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 16:33
 
I don't know why, but the violin in this song just grates on me.

kittyFP
(in the woods, ohio)
Posted: Nov 27, 2008 - 07:09
 
beautiful and simple!

Limpopoking
(Limpopo)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 07:47
 
My initial thoughts with the intro was that this came from the Penguin Cafe {#Whistle}

rluking
(Underground)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 07:47
 
Great song. 

I feel I must comment to overcome the spate of spam dropped into the message board by recent commentors like a glob of bird poop on a windshield.  Consider this a bit of window washer fluid.


Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains)
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 06:20
 
{#Music} Very lovely.


holborne
(New York)
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 - 15:05
 
Wow, very nice song. Never heard this band before.

Excelsior
Posted: Sep 09, 2008 - 08:26
 
Dropped from 3 to 1 because I am damn sick of hearing this crappy song all the time.

ercasul
(New Zealand)
Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 02:11
 
 keller1 wrote:
I'd take Beth Orton over these wimps any time.
 
Seconded

ercasul
(New Zealand)
Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 02:10
 
 PurplePrincess wrote:
Is anyone else hearing The Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the background?
 
Yeah, I know what you mean.   But the Penguins are a LOT better.   

ercasul
(New Zealand)
Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 02:09
 
Man, this is dull.

Excelsior
Posted: Aug 24, 2008 - 12:56
 
This is definitely annoying.

Crawlmeister
(Alaska)
Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 21:17
 
Annoying sound.....
colt4x5
(east of eden)
Posted: May 10, 2008 - 19:45
 
chasech5 wrote:
See Beth Orton? This is how you use space, single instrumentation, and minimalist production values to great effect and poigniancy.



you missed a comma. after "see."

(i only point that out 'cause you seem to be suggesting that beth orton is something less than horse feathers. otherwise, chas, i woulda cut you some slack.)
Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Apr 09, 2008 - 07:28
 
I like this.
driver8
(somewhere in the Yoniverse)
Posted: Mar 31, 2008 - 07:41
 
Saturday Sunday



shape5
(Israel)
Posted: Mar 30, 2008 - 02:37
 
That was kind of annoying.
PurplePrincess
(the mountains)
Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 09:21
 
Is anyone else hearing The Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the background?
keller1
(Altered States)
Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 10:42
 
chasech5 wrote:
See Beth Orton? This is how you use space, single instrumentation, and minimalist production values to great effect and poigniancy.



I'd take Beth Orton over these wimps any time.
sfearll
(Monrovia, CA)
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 12:15
 
I thought it was an obscure Gomez song...
Dave_Mack
(On the bus)
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 12:14
 
jpfueler wrote:
My Favorite Chico line (not from Horse Feathers):
Chico: Waita minute! Whatsada Dis?
Groucho: Why That's just your standard sanity clause.
Chico Oh No, you cantada fool me! There isa no sanity clause!

Atsa from "A Night at the Opera", but it is still one of my favorites too.
mattt
(Undisclosed)
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 12:13
 
mefrombrazil wrote:
i thought it was RADIOHEAD.

Wait...what?

SmilinJimmy
(Canada)
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 17:08
 
chasech5 wrote:
See Beth Orton? This is how you use space, single instrumentation, and minimalist production values to great effect and poigniancy.



Ouch! That did not sound like play.

chasech5
(East Lansing, MI)
Posted: Dec 16, 2007 - 13:29
 
See Beth Orton? This is how you use space, single instrumentation, and minimalist production values to great effect and poigniancy.


mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Dec 05, 2007 - 12:34
 
i thought it was RADIOHEAD.