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Reverend Horton Heat Revival
YepRoc Records
Be prepared. Expect the unexpected. Reverend Horton Heat is rockabilly
blazed with sinister twang and firework fretjobs that could put a
bluegrass
banjo player to shame. Not that they even compare, though. They’ve got
the
energy, they’ve got the sass, and they own the passion to deliver this
album
with such an unprecedented vibe that you’ll hardly be able to control
yourself, let alone the volume on the stereo.
Track listing:
01 The Happy Camper
02 Revival
03 Callin' In Twisted
04 If It Ain't Got Rhythm
05 New York City Girls
06 Indigo Friends
07 Someone In Heaven
08 Octopus Mode
09 Party Mad
10 Honky Tonk Girl
11 Lonesome Man
12 I'm Your Pet Rock
13 Rumble Strip
14 We Belong Forever
15 Goin' Back Home
Revival (YepRoc Records, 2004) is the latest release from the band, who
have
been around since the late eighties. This is undeniably the most
forthcoming, intense deliverance of rock next to Jimi Hendrix. No
mistake on
that one, it’s that damn good.
RHH has cultivated one hell of a fanbase, too. Touring all over the
country,
they are more than notorious for their stage presence, and ability to
put on
one of the best and craziest shows in town. Ironically with Revival,
RHH
touches base with its roots, recording the album just down the street
from
where their first gig was almost two decades ago in Deep Ellum, Dallas,
Texas. Added into the production are also a recent combination of
events in
frontman Jim Heath’s life which appear in the record: the passing of
his
mother (’Someone In Heaven’), the birth of his child, and helping a
friend
with a heroin addiction (’Indigo Friends’).
Guitarwork and its mastery by both the Reverend (Heath) and Jimbo
Wallace --
as well as drummer Scott Churilla -- will blow your mind and knock your
senses around as it catches you off guard. This is lively jive music
that is
so well presented that the album almost appears to be a live recording
of a
concert.
There’s everything you can imagine, or even try to conjure up: the
finger-snapping sultry storytelling with a lounge-like, classic ending
(’New
York City Girls’), the Johnny Cash tease (’Someone In Heaven’) and
brilliant
tracks that best display the breakneck strumming and picking (’Party
Mad’,
‘Lonesome Man’, ‘The Happy Camper’).
Halfway through, the album starts to slow down, but the rapid
guitarwork
never ceases and it’ll have your head spinning. If this is your first
listen, as it was with me, this album will have you rethinking what
musical
talent really is. Even I feel like a liar now.
