ACADEMY 1. MONDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2012.
Band of Horses is an American Rock Band Formed in 2004 in Seattle Washington
Led by Singer Songwriter Ben Bridwell who has been the Band’s Sole Constant
Member throughout numerous Line Up Changes . The Bands Current Line Up
includes Long time Member Creighton Barret Drums & Ryan Monroe Keyboards
& Guitar & B/V along side Matt Gentling Bass & B/V & Brett Nash Guitar & B/V
for Ten Years , the Band/s most stable Line Up featured Guitarist Tyler Ramsey
& Bassist Bill Reynolds who Recorded & Performed with the Band between
2007 & 2017 , before Acrimoniously Departing . To Date , the Band has
released Six Studio Albums . Debut Studio Album Everything All The Time
( 2006 ) 2nd Studio Album ” Cease To Begin ” ( 2007 ) 3rd Studio Album
Infinite Arms ( 2010 ) 4th Studio Album Mirage Rock ( 2012) 5th Studio
Album ” Why Are You Ok ( 2016 ) & 6th Studio Album Things Are Great
( 2022 ) . On February 24th 2014 Band Of Horses released a Ten Track
Album Live Album ” Acoustic At The Ryman ” Featured Stripped -Down
Versions of some of their best known Songs . On July 17th 2015 Ben
Bridwell & Sam Beam of Iron & Wine who I saw at the Opera House in
Manchester. They released a Covers Studio Album Tittle ” Sing Into My
Mouth ” Origin Seattle Washington ( Noe based in Charleston South
Carolina ) Genres Indie Rock / Southern Rock / Alternative Rock / Power
Rock & Folk Rock . Years Active ( 2004 – Presence ) Labels Sub Pop /
Columbia / Fat Possum / Brown / Kobalt / Interscope & BMG . Spinoffs
Grand Archives & Spinoffs of Carissa’s Weird . Line Up Ben Bridwell Lead
Vocals / Guitar / Pedal Steel & Keyboards ( 2004 – Present ) ex. ex. ex.
Creighton Barrett Drums & Percussion ( 2006 – Present ) Ryan Monroe
Keyboards / Guitar & B/V ( 2007 – Present ) ex. ex. ex. Tyler Ramsey
Guitar & B/V 2007 – 2017 ) Bill Reynolds Bass ( 2007 -2017 ) Amazing
Talented Musicians of the Highest Order. Just Outstanding Playing Magic.
SONG 1. On My Way Back Home ex. ” On my way back home ” ” By chance
I thought of ” ” All my favourite Songs ” ” & where I’d gone wrong ” Love It.
Song 2. Knock Knock ex. ” Better things come to those who wait ” ” Then
appearances left for all to late ” ” Greatness achieved , & darkness
defeated Amazing arrangement with Brilliant Playing & Vocals . Magic .
SONG 3. Laredo ex. ” Gonna take a trip to Laredo ” ” Gonna take a dip in the
lake ” ” Oh I’m at the crossroads with myself ” ” I don’t got no one else ”
SONG 4. The Great Salt Lake ex. ( C ) ” Now if you find yourself falling apart”
” Then I’m sure I could stand on ” ” The Great Salt Lake ” Amazing Sounds.
SONG 5. Islands Or The Coast ex. ” Here’s a copy ” ” The rest you know ”
” & put the kind words to bed ” Amazing arrangement , Playing & Vocals .
SONG 6. Blue Beard ex. ” I used to see the night so anxious , but now I know”
” The only thing it ever taught me was a great illusion ” ” That comes & goes,
the city blanketed of snow ” Crowd going wild with delight. Brilliant Sounds.
SONG 7. Is There A Ghost ex. I could sleep , I could sleep ” ” I could sleep ,
I could sleep , I could sleep ” ” When I lived alone ” ” Is there a ghost in the
House ? ” There is so much energy coming from this Amazing Band. Love It.
SONG 8. Feud ex. ( C ) ” Got a little money & a house & a car ” ” Fillin’ up my
pockets but it’s all that he got ” ” I want you to fail , fail ” Just Pure Magic .
SONG 9. Cigarettes Wedding Bands ex. ” The working mans day , we just
piss it away ” ” We just piss it away ” ” We sit out in the weather ” ” Familiar,
he said ” ” Time soon breeds contempt ” ” wash your hands of it forever ”
SONG 10. Window Blues ex. ” Erase the facts ” ” The shit was flyin ‘ outta
the window I painted blue ” ” I painted blue ” ” I painted the whole room”
” When it’s time to get in trouble , we know just what to do ” Great Vocals.
SONG 11. Dumpster World . ex. ” Worn & tattered evils of the western
world ” ” Real better , over in America ” ” The weather so serene & calm ”
” Unseasonably warm ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals .
SONG 12. Compliments ex. ” I’m fixing a drink in the morning ” ” With a
wavy tongue ” ” You may stayed too long ” Fantastic Mixing & Lighting .
SONG 13. Ode To LRC ex. ” In the book of the LRC ” ” Well I knew I’d
find something ” ” A hundred stories sitting there to read ” I got my
focals out I put ’em on ” This Band is really rocking tonight. Just Magic .
SONG 14. The Funeral ex. ” I’m Comin up only to hold you under ” ” &
Comin up only to show you’re wrong ” ” & I know you is hard we wonder”
” To know you all wrong , we Won ” Just outstanding Playing & Vocals .
ENCORE.
SONG 15. No One’s Gonna Love You ex. ” I’m looking like a limb torn off”
” Or altogether just taken apart ” ” We’re reeling through an endless fall”
” We are the ever living ghost of what once was ” Amazing Sounds .
SONG 16. Our Swords ex. ” Out of the wall sounds of banging ” ” Coming
from your head ” ” & desperate the call came & ringing ” ” From these
wanna ring your neck ” ” You neck ” Outstanding Playing & Vocals.
SONG 17. Electric Music ex. ” Listen to the Motor ” ” Getting round as
we go ” ” One way or another ” ” Gonna make it back home ” Love It .
SONG 18. Older ex. ” Climb the cliff , tower over all ” ” & fallin’ waterfall”
SONG 19. Everything Gonna Be Undone ex. ” Started building up a
fortune ” ” Stashed away in a hidden place ” ” We can hide if you want
to ” ” We can hide but then one day ” Another amazing arrangement .
SONG 20. Infinite Arms ex. ” I had a dream , I had a dream ” ” That I
was your neighbour , about to give birth ” ” & then everything was
really hurt ” ” & I was so lonely I didn’t see it like ” Brilliant Sounds .
ENCORE 2.
SONG 21. Leaving In The Morning ex. ( Cover ) Amazing arrangement.
SONG 22. A Little Biblical ex. ( C ) ” But I’m old enough to know I’m
holding on for something ” ” I’m old enough to see I’m not the only
one ” There so much energy coming from this Band . Just Love It.
SONG 23. Weed Party ex. ” I got arrested because ” ” Weed Party
come & gone , gone ” ” I am about to set this off ” ” Till Weed Party
Done ” ” Is Done ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals. Magic.
SONG 24. The General Specific ex. ” If the trials at hand are really
getting you down ” ” We had a close call ” ” I didn’t even see it ” ” Then
another one ” ” I hardly believed it at all ” This has been amazing Show
from this very talented Band of Musicians at Manchester Academy 1.
SCARLET LIGHT 