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Reverend Horton Heat - Liquor in the Front Audio CD

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Reverend Horton Heat Band: Reverend Horton Heat
Title: Liquor in the Front
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Release Date: 1999-07-20
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Big Sky 2: Baddest of the Bad 3: One Time for Me 4: Five-O-Ford 5: In Your Wildest Dreams 6: Yeah, Right 7: Cruisin' for a Bruisin' 8: I Could Get Used to It 9: Liquor, Beer & Wine 10: I Can't Surf 11: Jezebel 12: Rocking' Dog 13: Entertainer

Psychobilly Meets Industrial
As in, title of this record. First off, let's talk title. "Liquor in the Front. . . Poker in the Rear. " Get it? I hope so. Juvenille? Yep. Sophmoric? You got it. Tongue planted firmly in cheek? You know it. But who cares?! This is the Reverend Horton Heat! He's out to burn up your house party with his unique brand of rockabilly on steroids. And that's a good thing. No, strike that. It's a great thing! We NEED this music. And Jim Heath delivers.

"Liquor in the Front" features 13 tracks produced by industrial king, Al Jourgensen. He of Ministry & Revolting Cocks fame. He brings a lil' bit of a left turn to the recording but it's still The Rev. & still amazing.
Amped-up tracks like "Big Sky," "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'," and "I Can't Surf" will make your ears bleed red. While "Baddest of the Bad," "Liquor, Beer & Wine" and "The Entertainer" will make you grin from ear to ear as you polish off another gin & tonic. Thank God for Reverend Horton Heat!.


Not for Grownups
It doesn't impress me at all. Just plain ol' goofy to be. Especially not the "big-boy" singing voice. I've given this band more than it's share of chances. It just seems that they cater to very base following. There's nothing to write home about here. It's offensive to think that some people out there would suggest that this music is "rootsy" or even worse, "Rockabilly". My girlfriend's fourteen year old daughter likes this kind of stuff. That should give you an idea as to the depth of material and musical prowess found here. Now, I like a good punk rock song from time to time myself. It's a little guilty pleasure. And then I turn it off and giggle about how silly it is. I grew up. But if someone asks me about modern rockabilly or psychobilly this is the LAST reference I'll mention. The power is in the past. Trying to acheive that power again is impossible no matter how much reverb and distortion effects you employ. Or how well you can sound tough with the "big-boy" voice. It's comic relief I suppose.


Fast cars, fights, sex and alcohol...
Best double-entendre album title ever. . Liquor In The Front - Poker In The Rear. This sucker rocks hard and needs to be played loud. Sounds like The Cramps on steroids. Produced by Al Jourgensen (Ministry) it even has an industrial-rockabilly number called "Yeah, Right". All the songs are about fast cars, fights, sex and alcohol. My personal favorite is "Five-O Ford". Another fave is "Jezebel" which I would have sworn was a cover but it was written by the band. They also do a disgusting drunken version of "The Entertainer".


"Poker In The Rear".
It rocks suprisingly hard, and I don't know of anything as good in the genre. Though they're all good, this is probably his most popular, and best album. The combo of "Big Sky" and "Baddest Of The Bad" is an excellent start. "Five-O Ford" and "I Can't Surf" are both pretty aggressive, while "In Your Wildest Dreams" is almost lounge-ish. There's also a good dose of humor running through alot of these songs, and mostly in the last track. The "Reverend Horton Heat" may be called rock-a-billy, but he's no "Stray Cats", unless you cross him with "Ministry" that is. "Holy Roller" is his "Best Of" by the way.


Buy it. And see the next show.
Oh. F'ed up Ford. My god. One of the best live bands ever. This band is pure talent. I reccommend buying the Rev's albums in chronological order. But this is worth the money for F'ed Up Ford by itself.


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