Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Sackcloth 'n' Ashes | ||||
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Released | February 6, 1996 | |||
Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
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Length | 46:18 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Warren Bruleigh | |||
16 Horsepower chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[1] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10[2] |
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Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the debut full-length studio album by American band 16 Horsepower, released on February 6, 1996.
Track listing
[edit]- "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24
- "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52
- "Scrawled in Sap" – 2:46
- "Horse Head" – 3:01
- "Ruthie Lingle" – 2:44
- "Harm's Way" – 3:20
- "Black Bush" – 3:16
- "Heel on the Shovel" – 3:11
- "American Wheeze" – 3:33
- "Red Neck Reel" – 2:41
- "Prison Shoe Romp" – 3:11
- "Neck on the New Blade" – 3:15
- "Strong Man" – 4:21
Personnel
[edit]- 16 Horsepower
- David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
- Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
- Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals
- Guest musicians
- Gordon Gano – fiddle
Trivia
[edit]- The instrument credited as a bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.[citation needed]
- The album title is a reference to the Holy Bible (see Matthew 11:20-21 RSV and Esther 4:1 RSV).
- The songs "Black Soul Choir" and "Haw" were both later made into music videos, both of which featured the band.
- The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by American groove metal band Devildriver on their 2011 album Beast.
- The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by Big John Bates: Noirchestra on their 2015 album "From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room".
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mirkin, Steven (February 9, 1996). "Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c Alexander, Jim (April 5, 1997). "16 Horsepower – Sackcloth And Ashes". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (February 13, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sackcloth 'N' Ashes – 16 Horsepower". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Sweeney, Kathy (May 9, 1997). "Sixteen Horsepower: Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (A&M)". The Guardian.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (February 4, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, 'Sackcloth 'n' Ashes,' A&M". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2020.