A Thousand Horses believes when it comes to choosing songs for their albums, everybody has to agree before they’ll record something. According to Bill Satcher, “I don’t think we choose to record a song unless we unanimously agree on it.”
Michael Hobby adds, “It’s a best song wins kind of policy. We all have to enjoy the song and like the song and want to play it.”
Some groups employ a majority rules policy when it comes to choosing songs, but Zach Brown says, “There’s not a song on the album that one of us is like … ‘I didn’t really wanna cut that song, but everyone else wanted to.’”
In addition to all the guys in the band liking the songs, they also value the opinions of their fans when choosing what to put on their album. “Luckily, being a touring band, we had the opportunity to travel, play the songs live and really test them out for the fans,” explains Zach. He says, “That’s the ultimate factor. It’s A) is this fun to play on stage? Does it feel good playing it? And B) do people respond to it? Do they like it? So, that was really the main way we chose the songs.”
One of the songs they unanimously agreed on is their new single, “(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial.”
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A Thousand Horses – how all four choose songs :44
Michael Hobby – “It’s a best song wins kind of policy. We all have to enjoy the song and like the song and want to play it.”
Bill Satcher – “I don’t think we choose to record a song unless we unanimously agree on it.”
Zach Brown – “Yeah, there’s not a song on the album that one of us is like, oh I don’t really…I didn’t really wanna cut that song, but everyone else wanted to. We wrote a ton of songs for this album and these are the 13 that made that cut where we all were like, this feels good, and luckily, being a touring band, we had the opportunity to travel, play the songs live and really test them out for the fans, ‘cause that’s the ultimate factor. It’s A) is this fun to play on stage? Does it feel good playing it? And B) do people respond to it? Do they like it? So, that was really the main way we chose the songs.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – JULY 20, 2015 – MONDAY
A Thousand Horses’ play shows in clubs this weekend in Ohio (7/24) and West Virginia (7/25). The guys talk about their female singers out on tour with them in this additional SOUND bite, which can be accessed HERE.
Soundbite #5
(:16) (ATH’s Zach Brown) “You know we wanted to come out of the gate especially as a new group coming (to) radio and all these new cities we wanted to bring something different that would leave an impression on people and do something that no one else has done and I think that’s a big part of coming with that big powerful sound, you know just trying to go big.”
A THOUSAND HORSES – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Michael Hobby – Lead Vocal
Bill Satcher – Lead Guitar
Zach Brown – Guitar and Vocal
Graham Deloach – Bass and Vocal
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Newberry, South Carolina – Savannah, Georgia
DEBUT SINGLE: – “Smoke” topped the country charts.
LATEST SINGLE: “(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial”
DEBUT ALBUM: Southerality
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: February 21, 2015
TOURING WITH: Darius Rucker’s “Southern Style Tour.”
RECENT TWEETS:
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses July 18
Next Week: Terra Alta, WV – Jul 25 at Shorthorns Saloon http://www.bandsintown.com/event/10105720?artist=A+Thousand+Horses&came_from=95
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Darius Rucker @dariusrucker July 17
Keeping the #SouthernStyleTour rolling into the fall w/ @davidnail & @athousandhorses! New dates coming next week.
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses July 17
Not only do these guys make us sound good, they make our road cases look good too! #tenfoot #magicmike #roadcrew https://twitter.com/athousandhorses/status/622176481859473408/photo/1