Band of Horses...

myxomatosis · 02-18-2009, 01:41 PM

...were surprisingly the loudest band I've ever seen. Wouldn't think it, but they were. Not heaviest, but loudest. The main dude is Ben Bridwell who was in Carissa's Wierd along Mat Brooke was in BOH for a bit, but he's now in Grand Archives who are also on Sub Pop.

As for what they sound like they get compared to My Morning Jacket a lot, only I like them more because they seem a little tighter and rockier. His vocals get compared to Jim James/early Neil Young or Wayne Coyne, but I don't really think it's derivative or anything. It is the perfect music to go for a nice drive while high when it just starts to get warm out.

Anyway, I love them a lot, and here are their two albums while I'm on my uploading spree.

Bearsy · 02-18-2009, 02:00 PM

This isn't that Horse the Band shit is it?

myxomatosis · 02-18-2009, 02:01 PM

As the first line of the wiki entry states "Not to be confused with Horse The Band". So no, absolutely not.

Bearsy · 02-18-2009, 02:11 PM

Right on. Can't stand that music.

Similar to My Morning Jacket, nice. Thanks for the ups, I'm gonna check them out.

Really dig the album art too.

myxomatosis · 02-18-2009, 02:15 PM

Never listened but I hear horrible things.

BOH I absolutely adore.

I have both albums on vinyl and a poster of the second albums art, like it very much.

Grieves · 02-18-2009, 02:23 PM

Great live band, saw him break a bottle over his head for percussion at bumbershoot last year...see them live if you can, everyone...

sublimerig · 02-26-2009, 06:34 PM

YouTube - guy mariano - fully flared

this is how i first heard of them. watch the vid for some sick skating to an excellent soundtrack.

Bearsy · 03-16-2009, 02:22 PM

Fuck MegaUpload's new Captchas... I had to redownload EATT and it took me 12 tries to get it right.

That's just one of them

Black · 03-16-2009, 02:26 PM

i like great salt lake and the funeral. two awesome songs i have been listening to for over a year now.

myxomatosis · 03-16-2009, 02:49 PM

Haha, that shit is unreadable.

Listen to the rest of the two goddamn albums black.

Grieves · 03-16-2009, 03:05 PM

my morning jacket is similar but with a wider scope of songs(due to the age of the band)...I give both my full endorsement...

myxomatosis · 03-16-2009, 03:08 PM

Agreed. MMJ is a little too laid back for me sometimes though as I said so I dig on the more amped up side of things.

Grieves · 03-16-2009, 03:13 PM

they do delve into some pretty floyd tastic 'chill' jams, that can wear out their welcome pretty quick...

But they do imbrace the jam which is huge for their blend of classic rock, country, indie, and so forth...

my_scatterheart · 03-16-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BearsysRevenge

Fuck MegaUpload's new Captchas... I had to redownload EATT and it took me 12 tries to get it right.

That's just one of them

HAHA dude THANK YOU. I was fuckin sayin that the other day. Like I straight up couldn't catch a break. Jerks are laughin I bet.

Jonas · 03-16-2009, 06:33 PM

SVX2 - its not that hard.....

smallmac1 · 03-18-2009, 04:50 AM

I heard of them from skate but I have acquired two of there albums and they are really good.

radioguy · 03-25-2009, 11:16 PM

Great band. I saw them live a little over a year ago and they were really tight. I just saw that Girl will be releasing a BOH skateboard deck to coincide with the new album this summer.

02-18-2009, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 933 Times in 597 Posts	Band of Horses... ...were surprisingly the loudest band I've ever seen. Wouldn't think it, but they were. Not heaviest, but loudest. The main dude is Ben Bridwell who was in Carissa's Wierd along Mat Brooke was in BOH for a bit, but he's now in Grand Archives who are also on Sub Pop. As for what they sound like they get compared to My Morning Jacket a lot, only I like them more because they seem a little tighter and rockier. His vocals get compared to Jim James/early Neil Young or Wayne Coyne, but I don't really think it's derivative or anything. It is the perfect music to go for a nice drive while high when it just starts to get warm out. Anyway, I love them a lot, and here are their two albums while I'm on my uploading spree. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11) Last edited by myxomatosis; 02-18-2009 at 02:29 PM.

02-18-2009, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 933 Times in 597 Posts	As the first line of the wiki entry states "Not to be confused with Horse The Band". So no, absolutely not. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

02-18-2009, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 933 Times in 597 Posts	Never listened but I hear horrible things. BOH I absolutely adore. I have both albums on vinyl and a poster of the second albums art, like it very much. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

02-18-2009, 02:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,081 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,559 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,708 Posts	Great live band, saw him break a bottle over his head for percussion at bumbershoot last year...see them live if you can, everyone... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

03-16-2009, 02:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Black YaHookan Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 761 Thanks: 367 Thanked 312 Times in 197 Posts	i like great salt lake and the funeral. two awesome songs i have been listening to for over a year now. __________________ formality known as higherlearner84, la coka nostra and finding balance.

03-16-2009, 02:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 933 Times in 597 Posts	Haha, that shit is unreadable. Listen to the rest of the two goddamn albums black. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

03-16-2009, 03:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,081 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,559 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,708 Posts	my morning jacket is similar but with a wider scope of songs(due to the age of the band)...I give both my full endorsement... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

03-16-2009, 03:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 3,917 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 933 Times in 597 Posts	Agreed. MMJ is a little too laid back for me sometimes though as I said so I dig on the more amped up side of things. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

03-16-2009, 03:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,081 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,559 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,708 Posts	they do delve into some pretty floyd tastic 'chill' jams, that can wear out their welcome pretty quick... But they do imbrace the jam which is huge for their blend of classic rock, country, indie, and so forth... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

03-18-2009, 04:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
smallmac1 MasterStickMan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boynton Beach, Florida Posts: 127 Thanks: 58 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	I heard of them from skate but I have acquired two of there albums and they are really good. __________________ Edit this.

03-25-2009, 11:16 PM	#17 (permalink)
radioguy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Great band. I saw them live a little over a year ago and they were really tight. I just saw that Girl will be releasing a BOH skateboard deck to coincide with the new album this summer.

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