Blitzen Trapper is an experimental rock/folk sextet which formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2000. The band consists of Eric Earley (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Erik Menteer (guitar, keyboards), Marty Marquis (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Michael Van Pelt (bass), Drew Laughery (keyboards) and Brian Koch (drums, vocals).
In various combinations and guises, the group had already played a long time together before the "crystalization event" in July 2000 on the slopes of the famous volcano Mt.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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AmGDAmC And the city like a drum was beaten by the long arm of the sun CG .... the long arm of the sun
D - Am - C - GD - Am - C Ohhhh Ohhhh
DAmCG Through the clouds of dust we raised we marched around that place for days DAmCC The priests would blow on the ram's horns now and again DAmCG But no other sound we made so from above they watched amazed DAmCC For it was like a race of wraiths beseiged them AmGDAmC And it went down as a rout we razed those walls with nothing but a shout CG .... nothing but a shout
D - Am - C - GD - Am - C Ohhhh Ohhhh
AmGDAmC And the city like a drum was beaten by the long arm of the sun