Low Estate

by Sixteen Horsepower

Low Estate cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:01
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Jean-Yves Tola, David Eugene Edwards, Stephen Taylor, Jeffrey Paul, Pascal Humbert

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Low Estate' is a terrifying, fervently religious descent into gothic country and Americana. David Eugene Edwards delivers intense, fire-and-brimstone Christian narratives over a highly rhythmic, darkly pastoral blend of banjos and driving alternative rock.

Genres

Descriptors: christian, rhythmic, melodic, funereal, wild-west

Tracklist

  1. Brimstone Rock (4:28)
  2. My Narrow Mind (2:59)
  3. Low Estate (4:10)
  4. For Heaven's Sake (4:53)
  5. Sac Of Religion (3:28)
  6. The Denver Grab (5:05)
  7. Coal Black Horses (3:53)
  8. Pure Clob Road (3:43)
  9. Phyllis Ruth (4:36)
  10. Black Lung (2:24)
  11. Fire Spirit (2:54)
  12. Golden Rope (4:14)
  13. Hang My Teeth On Your Door (2:35)
  14. Ditch Digger (3:19)
  15. The Partisan (4:12)

Credits

  • 16 Horsepower - primary artist, music by
  • Jeff Suhy - a&r
  • Sunja Park - art direction, design
  • Jeffrey Paul - backing vocals, fiddle, guitar, cello, organ, lyrics by
  • Pascal Humbert - bass, double bass [bass fiddle], guitar
  • Jean-Yves Tola - drums, percussion, piano
  • Jeff Powell - engineer
  • David Eugene Edwards - lyrics by, vocals, banjo, concertina, hurdy gurdy, guitar
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by
  • John Parish - mixed by, percussion [additional], organ [additional], guitar [additional], xylophone [additional], producer
  • Phil Nicolo - mixed by
  • Ken Schles - photography by
  • Stephen Taylor - guitar

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