Mystik Spiral Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I saw Band Of Horses in Boulder tonight. Holy fucking hell, did they sound good! I'd never heard of them until a few months ago when someone recommended their "Everything All The Time" (EATT) album. I liked it immediately. I hear them compared to My Morning Jacket a lot, but I don't know - to me they kind of sound like The Shins. At any rate, it's a fabulous album. I didn't know what to expect from the show, as it turned out it was way more rocking than I thought it would be, based on EATT... they started with The First Song (well, obviously...) I can't remember what was next, but song 3 was The Funeral. The Funeral is far and away my favorite song on the album, and the live version just blew the album version away. After a new song, they did a cover of Steve Goodman's (or David Allan Coe's?!?) You Don't Even Call Me By My Name. I think this was the precise moment that I stopped really liking Band Of Horses and started loving them. Indie pop meets country & western, indeed. After that, details of the setlist are sketchy at best. I know they played another new song, a few more from EATT, and they closed the show with covers of The New Year (don't know this band) and ELO. Definitely a rocking good time. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 thanks for the review Bridget I really like these guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 great band, live and on record Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Thanks for the review. I'm pissed that I've been late to the party with these guys. They played here 2 weeks ago, but I only fell in love with this album last week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 They are a fun band. I caught them opening for Iron&Wine last summer, and they blew them out of the water in my book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 They are a fun band. I caught them opening for Iron&Wine last summer, and they blew them out of the water in my bookoh man... dude they aren't even remotely the same band that opened for I&W spring '05 (i saw 'em as well, they were called Horses still then) for one they've gone through 3 different members, and are now a 4 or 5 piece depending when you see them. and secondly, they are WAY WAY better of a band now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 oh man... dude they aren't even remotely the same band that opened for I&W spring '05 (i saw 'em as well, they were called Horses still then) for one they've gone through 3 different members, and are now a 4 or 5 piece depending when you see them. and secondly, they are WAY WAY better of a band now I said I liked (band of) Horses better then I&W, so I guess I like them WAY WAY more now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 most likely, yeah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 most likely, yeah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiskeygirl Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 band of horses are touring oz in december and i was wondering whether to buy tickets, so now i think i shall! thanks,whiskeygirl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 i loved their nashville show and thought they sounded great. the david allen coe cover however was not right on many levels. in short, it hurt my ears. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 really? oh, i loved, loved, loved that cover!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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