小简介 这是个备受尊崇的另类迷幻乡村乐团(Alternative Psychedelic Country-Rock)，另类乐迷都很喜欢。\r \r 这个团1995年推出同名专辑时就倍受注目，主唱兼词曲作者David Eugene Edwards是个宣教士的小孩，却完全不走教会音乐那一套。他以特异的音乐创作征服尖端音乐爱好者。有乐评说他专注于人生的黑暗面，使人联想起地狱磨难中的传道人(Conjuring up images of fire and brimstone preachers)。最近他也为“比利时终极现代舞团”的最新剧码《骚红》编写音乐，使他的地位又往上推了一级。\r 16 Horsepower is a Denver, Colorado-based trio whose brooding, god-fearingly religious songs are reminiscent of the gothic tones of Nick Cave and Gun Club. Vocalist and lyricist David Eugene Edwards sings his tales of sin and redemption against a stripped down but powerful acoustic backdrop. The grandson of a traveling Nazarene preacher and a committed Christian, Edwards grew up listening to Old Testament tales of damnation and hellfire, and formed 16 Horsepower in 1992 to explore his fascination with these religious demons. He had previously played with the Denver Gentlemen, before a chance meeting with Jean-Yves Tola, drummer with exiled French alternative rockers Passion Fodder, and his bandmate Pascal Humbert, led to the birth of 16 Horsepower.\r \r 　　Briefly based in Los Angeles, California, Humbert left the band when Edwards and Tola returned to Denver, and was replaced by double-bass player Keven Soll. The Haw EP was released in 1995, the title track a doom-laden blues characteristic of Edwards' apocalyptic obsessions. The acclaimed debut Sackcloth 'n' Ashes was originally released in America in 1996. The album featured the fiddle-playing of Edwards' soul-mate, Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes, which, alongside the band's deliberately old-fashioned instrumentation (bandoneon, banjos, stand-up bass, accordions), reinforced the archaic nature of Edwards' lyrics. The album was released in the UK in 1997 with "Haw" added to the track-listing, as the band toured their powerful live show around Europe and America.\r \r 　　A new line-up was announced, with the return of Humbert on bass and Jeffrey Paul Norlander (ex-Denver Gentlemen) on guitar and fiddle. Their follow-up album was produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey collaborator), with tracks of the calibre of "Brimstone Rock" and "For Heaven's Sake" providing further testament to Edwards' powerful vision.\r \r 　　16 Horsepower Bio from: Sonicnet.com\r