Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Vinyl LP) NMW Crafts They climbed high because they

They climbed high because they were never afraid to fall

Sitting atop his daemonic mount

As an unexpected war rages

Alternative rock band Ween based the album cover for their 1991 album

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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Vinyl LP) NMW Crafts They climbed high because theyDetails: Like very nearly every worthwhile thing, making this album was not easy; it was a difficult second album to make. Drawing inspiration from folk rock from about 1965 to 1973, and Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS in particular, HELPLESSNESS BLUES sees Fleet Foxes heighten and extend themselves, adding instrumentation (clarinet, the music box, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, Tibetan singing bowls, vibraphone, etc., along with more traditional