Liquor in the Front [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Reverend Horton Heat

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 5, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B000026HIJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,975 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Industrial rockabilly anyone? From the galloping instrumental opener "Big Sky" to boozy, hard luck parables like "Baddest of the Bad" and "Liquor, Beer and Wine," this is greasy, blues-based roots music that rocks amazingly hard. Credit for the ear-clobbering sound goes to producer Al Jourgensen of Ministry fame. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast cars, fights, sex and alcohol..., November 21, 2004

By	Stephen Cabral (New England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Liquor in the Front (Audio CD)

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"

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Poker In The Rear"., April 18, 2004

By	H3@+h (VT) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Though they're all good, this is probably his most popular, and best album. It rocks suprisingly hard, and I don't know of anything as good in the genre. 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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin hot guitar jams!!, October 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Liquor in the Front (Audio CD)

this album jams hard, fast, and long. Incredible guitar work that rocks and swings at the same time. i love every song. Intense rockouts and some slower ballads give good balance and the humorous lyrics are entertaining. Big sky and Cruisin for a bruisin contain killer guitar playing, while In your wildest dreams chills out and is still a killer song. If you play guitar you'll definately pick up some experience points just by listening to the REV ROCKIN OUT!! Listening while cruisin down the road is a must so bring your leadfoot!!!