Track Listing 1. Big Sky 2. Baddest of the Bad 3. Wiggle Stick 4. Big Red Rocket of Love 5. Bales of Cocaine 6. Bath-Water Blues 7. Lie Detector 8. 400 Bucks 9. Marijuana 10. It's Martini Time 11. Baby I'm Drunk 12. Where in the Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush? 13. Bad Reputation 14. One Time For Me 15. Now, Right Now 16. Slow 17. Love Whip 18. Jimbo Song 19. Big Little Baby 20. Cowboy Love 21. In Your Wildest Dreams 22. Eat Steak 23. Folsom Prison Blues 24. Entertainer, The
| Details | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Contains 2 previously unreleased tracks. Not as slick as the Stray Cats, as traditional as Flat Duo Jets, or as crazed as Hasil Adkins, The Reverend Horton Heat is his own special brand of rockabilly cat. HOLY ROLLER is a fantastic 24-track retrospective that neatly encapsulates the Rev's career-from 1991's SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM to 1998's SPACE HEATER. As is usually the case with this sort of compilation, themes emerge. The Reverend seems to be preoccupied with the positive effects of inebriation. Such tunes as "Bales Of Cocaine," "Marijuana," "It's Martini Time," "Baby I'm Drunk," and "Eat Steak" glorify excess with tongue planted firmly in snuff-filled cheek. It's difficult to think that a man who'll write a song called "Where In The Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush?" isn't kidding. The songs are in the classic rockabilly format of guitar, slap bass, and drums, but the trio's fiery, noisy playing blows apart any notion of polite revivalism.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - ...If you believe in the evangelical power of rock...then this is for you: a howling celebration of self-knowing musical stupidity....For those heavy, heavy drinking sessions. Q (10/01/1999)
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