Horse Stories

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Horse Stories
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1996
Recorded1996
StudioMaison Rouge Studios, London
GenrePost-rock, folk rock
Length56:00
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerDirty Three
Dirty Three chronology
Dirty Three
(1995)
Horse Stories
(1996)
Ocean Songs
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press5/5[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME7/10[5]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[8]

Horse Stories is the third major album by Australian rock band Dirty Three, released in September 1996 by Touch and Go Records. The album was recorded at Maison Rouge Studios, London, while the cover art was designed by guitarist Mick Turner.[9][10]

"I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me" is a cover of the Greek song Mia phora thymamai, written by Giannis Spanos and originally sung by the singer-songwriter Arleta.

Reception[edit]

Andrew McMillen of the The Australian said, "This Melbourne instrumental trio was never more ferocious than on its third album, which captures the violin/drums/guitar combo alternately smouldering and at full conflagration, sometimes within the space of a single wordless song."[11]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Dirty Three, except where noted.

  1. "1000 Miles" – 4:40
  2. "Sue's Last Ride" – 7:22
  3. "Hope" – 4:53
  4. "I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me" (Yiannis Spanos) – 6:11
  5. "At the Bar" – 6:39
  6. "Red" – 3:54
  7. "Warren's Lament" – 8:44
  8. "Horse" – 5:38
  9. "I Knew It Would Come to This" – 8:38

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Lewis, Jonathan. "Horse Stories – Dirty Three". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Dirty Three: Horse Stories". Alternative Press (103): 59. February 1997.
  3. ^ Browne, David (11 October 1996). "Horse Stories". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  4. ^ Ali, Lorraine (23 October 1996). "Dirty Three, 'Horse Stories,' Touch and Go". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (7 September 1996). "The Dirty Three – Horse Stories". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Dirty Three: Horse Stories". Q (122): 120. November 1996.
  7. ^ Fine, Jason (31 October 1996). "Dirty Three: Horse Stories". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. ^ Pattison, Louis (27 June 2007). "Dirty Three – Dirty Three/Horse Stories". Uncut. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Dirty Three - Horse Stories". Discogs. 3 October 1996. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. ^ Andrew McMillen. "Flawless: 52 of the best albums you'll ever hear". The Australian.