Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (The Reverend Horton Heat album)
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Psychobilly[1] | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em is the first album by the Dallas, Texas based rockabilly/psychobilly-band the Reverend Horton Heat.[2] It was released in 1990 on the label Sub Pop.[3][4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Trouser Press called the album "fresh but mild," writing that the band "never really cut loose."[3] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that the album "shows RHH before it grew out of its kitchy [sic] phase."[6] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "entirely derivative ... but it's also got plenty of verve and a touch of wit."[7]
Track listing
All songs by Jim Heath, except as indicated.
- "Bullet" – 3:06
- "I'm Mad" – 3:16
- "Bad Reputation" (Heath/Bentley) – 2:25
- "It's a Dark Day" – 5:04
- "Big Dwarf Rodeo" – 3:02
- "Psychobilly Freakout" – 2:39
- "Put It to Me Straight" – 2:34
- "Marijuana" (Heath/Wallace) – 4:49
- "Baby, You Know Who" – 2:39
- "Eat Steak" – 2:33
- "'D' for Dangerous" – 4:05
- "Love Whip" – 3:43
Personnel
- Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath - vocals, guitar
- Jimbo Wallace - upright bass
- Patrick "Taz" Bentley - drums
- Tim Alexander (of Asleep at the Wheel) - piano (on "Love Whip")
- Hook Herrerra (Hook and the Hitch-Hikers) - harmonica (on "Love Whip")
- The Psychic Plowboy Horn Section (a.k.a., The Hooterville Horns) - horns (on "Love Whip")
References
- ^ a b "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em The Reverend Horton Heat". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Reverend Horton Heat". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat Makes Out a Legacy at Hootenanny". OC Weekly.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 863.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 538.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 689.