Reverend Horton Heat - Spend a Night in the Box Audio CD
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Band: Reverend Horton Heat
Title: Spend a Night in the Box
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Release Date: 2000-03-21
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Spend a Night in the Box 2: Big D Boogie Woogie 3: Sleeper Coach Driver 4: Girl in Blue 5: Hand It to Me 6: Sue Jack Daniels 7: I'll Make Love 8: It Hurts Your Daddy Bad 9: Bedroom Again 10: King 11: Whole Lotta Baby 12: Millionaire 13: Unlucky in Love 14: Party in Your Head
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Old-School Rockabilly Revival From The Rev.'s 6th studio album & 1st with Time Bomb Recordings. This was The Rev. It was also his best in quite sometime. From the artwork & layout of the record to the vibe of the songs, this cd just had an extremely clean feel to it. Not as much punk/metal/alternative sounds in the mix as there are old-school rockabilly guitar licks. There are 14 songs &, as always, they're all solid slabs of Horton Heat's genius. The title track, "Sleeper Coach Driver," "Sue Jack Daniels," "Hand It To Me" and "King" are all worthy of repeated listens. Jimbo continues to hold down the bass admirably, as does Mr. Churilla on the drums. And Paul Leary of The Butthole Surfers does an excellent job producing the album. Every sound on every song is clean, crisp and to-the-point. No wasted energy. No over production. Not much mud in-the-mix, if any at all. This might be a good way for newcomers to check out The Rev. , since it's his most listener-friendly album. However, hard-core fans will want to add it to their collections as well. It's just that good. .
once again
once again what a great cd you can really hear the revs rockabilly roots in this one so if your a reverd fan you will love it BILL AUSTRALIA.
one of the best
its different from most of his albums style wise but the songs are all quality. this is one of the best albums the rev has put out. i always find a few songs on their albums get old and i skip over them but this one is good from start to finish.
Holy crap this album rocks!
Like their alter-ego The Cramps, each album they make is a winner. Its kind of hard to get a bad album from the Rev. Spend a Night In The Box is a fine example. while it isnt as hard hitting as Liquer In The Front or Even Full Custom Gospel Sounds, the material is top notch. This one is the most swingin' out of all the Revs material. Definitley a 50's swing influence, totally retro! But still hip to todays standard. If you like ANY of the Reverend's material then I suggest you get this one as well. I will say tread lightly on the next two, Lucky 7 and Revival b/c they dont seem to stand out as much as all the other ones. Great driving music and I'm sure great dancing music as well. Always catchy, always good. The Reverend Horton Heat is the way to go! BTW, get ALL of The Cramp's album and you have all the best that rockabilly has to offer.
You want great music? Spend a Night in the Box!
It is always a bold statement to place one recording from such a great band at the top. This is perhaps the Reverend's greatest album. However, the more I listen to this one, the more I think it is. This is a bit of a departure from some of the Rev's harder rocking stuff. Much more rockabilly. And I will admit, that there is no one defining song, like you generally have with other Rev albums. However, that is what is so good about this album, every single song is so good, it is hard to pick a favorite. if you want hard Rev, buy "Lucky Seven," if you want good ol' rockabilly, spend a night in the box!.
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