Music : Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0098787009620
Label: Sub Pop
Manufacturer: Sub Pop
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sub Pop
Release Date: July 01, 1991
Sales Rank: 8242
Studio: Sub Pop
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No question the Rev can play some great music, but Smoke 'Em If You Got 'em is uneven at best. Smoking tunes are mixed with stuff that probably shouldn't have made it onto the disk, and the Rev's lyrics sometimes cross the line from darkly humorous to simply moronic. If you're a die-hard fan, you've probably already stopped reading, but if you're looking for the best Horton Heat has to offer, this isn't it.
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How can you not be born owning this album? its a masterpice. buy it.
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This album, the Rev's first, should be required listening for all who lust for great Rock 'n Roll. Never have I come across an artist that hits the target so consistently on center. Usually placed in the catagory of "rockabilly" or "psychobilly" (two if my favorite catagories, BTW) Mr. Heath is much much more than that. Mix up a cocktail of classic rock and roll, one part punk, a dash of rockabilly/1950s, a sprinkle of Johnny Cash and Ernest Tubb, a hint of Roger Miller's wit...then supercharge it. Absolutely blazing guitar work, complimented by the rock solid slap bass of Jimbo Wallace and drumming of wild man Taz Bentley. Makes the Stray Cats (who they are often compared to) look like pussies. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING beats the Rev live...see him soon at a venue near you. (Next buy Full Custom Gospel Sounds of...)
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I first was introduced to the Reverend and his particular form of sermonizing on a long-gone PC FPS called "Redneck Rampage". The game disc also included a soundtrack, which featured two of the Reverend's songs, "Wiggle Stick" amd "Nurture My Pig". I then was re-introduced to the Reverend on "Guitar Hero 2", which featured "Psychobilly Freakout", which was exactly that. I don't see how anyone could play a guitar that fast, but he did. And based on the strength of that one song, I bought this CD, and I'm glad I did. I like every single song on this CD, and that is exceptionally rare for me. All of the songs are good, there are only ones which I like better than others ("Big Dwarf Rodeo" and "Eat Steak" come to mind). If you're a fan of rockabilly or the Stray Cats, the other group that falls into this niche, then you owe it to yourself to get this CD.
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There isn't much out there to compete with this band. It's not the only rock record that you need, but this stuff rocks, swings, and has some of the most energetic old fashion rock and roll ever made, with blasts of punk rock and rollercoaster like speed (Just check out I'm Mad). It's far from being a one trick pony either, as The Reverend Horton Heat, through these twelve songs, bring out one killer track after another, with distinction. Well, you know the variety is the spice of life, and that applies to albums, too, and the more the better (as long as there is brilliant execution after another, which is exactly what The Reverend Horton Heat have).
Jim Heath is an insane guitar player. This guy smokes angus young with his utterly infectious, catchy, untamed, and bluesy riffs, playing with speed and fury of a hardcore punk guitarist (kind of like what happened if Brian Setzer joined a punk band but kepy his style). Jimbo Wallace tears up the upright bass, or becomes subdue, whatever he does, you can feel that timeless feel of the upright bass. Rounding out the pack is "Taz" who, as drums are meant to do, drive the thing like a mother___________. Every member of this band CAN PLAY LIKE _________. The band is a ________ power trio and puts the "power" of other "power" trios to shame.
While I can't listen to it all the time and it's quite a bit short (I don't like "D" For Dangerous, either), you need this one.
9/10
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