Strung like a horse. Glad

[hippyNthehills]

I hope I'm posting this to the right place. Check out this video by a local band in my area. Warning it is graphic/zombie killing. NSFW, little kids, or people that don't like killing zombies. Oh and there's a mandolin in it too



http://www.strunglikeahorse.com/press/

[Alex Orr]

Lots of effort went into the video, but more should have gone into the songwriting...and finding a singer who can sing.

[hippyNthehills]

whats wrong with the song? and for that matter, what's wrong with the singer? I live on planet earth with normal people and i have seen/heard much worse. anyway. post your video now so we can critique it lol

[JEStanek]

I thought it was entertaining. This would be a hit with the Hot Rod, Rat Rod psyco-billie dudes in my area.

Jamie

[Mike Bunting]

whats wrong with the song? and for that matter, what's wrong with the singer? I live on planet earth with normal people and i have seen/heard much worse. anyway. post your video now so we can critique it lol

Hmm, pretty touchy. If you don't want criticism don't put it out there.

[JEStanek]

I think this may just be a bad fit for the Bluegrass/Newgrass/Gospel variant section!

Jamie

[Mandotarian]

I hope I'm posting this to the right place. Check out this video by a local band in my area. Warning it is graphic/zombie killing. NSFW, little kids, or people that don't like killing zombies. Oh and there's a mandolin in it too

http://vimeo.com/m/71713295

http://www.strunglikeahorse.com/press/

That was awesome! Don't be put off by the negativity, thanks for posting.

[Mike Bunting]

That was awesome! Don't be put off by the negativity, thanks for posting.

What negativity, there was one post that didn't care for it?

[Bertram Henze]

How did I know it was an F-style before I saw it?

[mrmando]

Save the zombies! Zombies were people too!

[mrmando]

It looked like folks had fun making this film, although it didn't make much sense to me. People who do prosthetics, makeup, special effects, etc., must be thanking their lucky stars for the popularity of zombies and vampires and whatnot these days.

[hippyNthehills]

Oh I totally don't mind the criticism, I knew there would be those that didn't like/get it or whatever. I was asking honestly. What's wrong with the song? If it's flawed I don't want to make the same mistake. And what's wrong with the singer? I have heard much worse. Bob Dylan was asked to get off the stage in the early part of his career, and he did ok.

Criticism is more than just panning something you don't dig, it's also being able to explain why.

Having said that, I would like to know what would have made it a better song. Keep in mind it's garage grass, not Mozart lol.

[Bertram Henze]

...although it didn't make much sense to me.

I think the plot boils down to "trick or treat", but Michael Myers seemed to be missing in action. I liked the mention of Monsanto, though.
Reminded me a bit of this other one, too.

[Herbm55]

Oh I totally don't mind the criticism, I knew there would be those that didn't like/get it.....Criticism is more than just panning something you don't dig, it's also being able to explain.....Keep in mind it's garage grass, not Mozart lol.

Ok, I don't dig the gratuitous violence. I also don't dig the chord changes of the song or the musicianship. Most of all, I despise the fact you call it "garage grass" in some effort to link it to bluegrass music, which couldn't be further from the truth, despite the mandolin. At the end of the day, I'm just one guy with taste, and if you all make oodles of money cashing in on the zombie craze, then more power to ya!

[Scott Tichenor]

I like what you've done. It's a fun band and the video production is first rate.

The music world is big and wide and this site was created to celebrate its diversity. It's not for everyone, but then everyone doesn't want to see a bunch of statues in suits standing frozen on stage attempting to play bluegrass, or for that matter, a guy from Israel that plays classical mandolin and don't talk like us. Speaking only for myself, I like it all.

Keep up the good work.

[Cheryl Watson]

Far too much blood for me, and I am afraid of Zombies but it has great production, it's entertaining in a cult-like bloody way, and the song and singer aren't that bad, IMO. I just hope I do not have nightmares tonight

[Charlieshafer]

Pointless, tasteless, and I love every second of it. All the effort into the production, the music, the acting and rehearsals, etc, is well worth it. This is the sort of thing (minus the blood) that we try to get a lot of our orchestra kids doing, as it can give them a creative outlet they don't necessarily get sitting in a symphony chair. It lets them see that all those hours of practice can be used for something fun. I'm finding with the "younger set" that this sort of multimedia presentation is becoming the norm. There are a million kids who play well, and this is a way to differentiate.

I'd love to see a whole section here for home-made mandolin-related videos of any quality. But they can't be just guys sitting around playing, that's dull. Beheadings? Well, maybe not so much, but they have to have a plot.

[Scott Tichenor]

Cheryl, I'm available for lullabies on the mandolin by phone. Call me at 1-800-AINTBGR when you're ready to be put to sleep.



Now that I've seen the crack in the armor or the traditional bluegrass police I'm betting they'll be coming a'bleatin' like a dieing calf in a hailstorm to this discussion (name the famous bluegrass recording that came from). Isn't that one of the Bluegrass Ten Commandments? Though shalt not use the word grass proceeded by anything but the word blue? Blasphemy!

Carry on.

[bobby bill]

Didn't make it to the music. I hit stop after the first machine gun spray. But that's just me. Thanks for sharing.

[Canoedad]

I liked the singer's voice. He reminded me of someone I heard a long time ago. And there weren't any guys in bare feet, which is a plus.

[jaycat]

. . . Bob Dylan was asked to get off the stage in the early part of his career, and he did ok. . . .

OK, if no one else is gonna say it, I will. "I knew Bob Dylan, and Strung Like a Horse, you're no Bob Dylan."

[oldwave maker]

Wait! you're saying this isn't a documentary?
You haven't visited Truth or Consequences NM!

[Denny Gies]

Cudos for the work and creativity but not my cup of tea.

[Steve Sorensen]

SkaGrass . . . a new twist on the PunkGrass scene from Yonder Mountain and Greensky Bluegrass, etc.

Just needs less head-choppin' and more mando-choppin' ! ! !

Steve

[hippyNthehills]

I don't like the blood/vilolence either, but I know there are people who are all zombie crazy and I thought they would get a kick out of it.