Tantilla. House of Freaks [Original recording remastered]

House Of Freaks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino Handmade
• ASIN: B0002LQUNS
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,900 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. When the Hammer Came Down

2. The Righteous Will Fall

3. White Folk's Blood

4. Birds of Prey

5. King of Kings

6. Family Tree

7. Sun Gone Down

8. Kill the Mockingbird

9. Broken Bones

10. I Want Answers

11. Big Houses

12. The World of Tomorrow

13. Ten More Minutes to Live

14. This Old Town

15. Meet Your Heroes

16. Pass Me the Gun

17. You Can't Change the World Anymore

18. You'll Never See the Light of Day

19. I Confess [#]

20. Anything in the World [#]

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, March 9, 2006

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Andy (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tantilla. House of Freaks (Audio CD)

Some friends and I went to see ex-Husker Du frontman Bob Mould in concert during the Workbook tour in 1989 in Munich, at a small place with crowd of maybe 200. Opening for him was a band none of us ever heard of, House of Freaks. Two guys? What the hell? Their set (most of Tantilla) blew everyone away, really amazing. I (and probably a lot of others in the crowd) went out and bought the record, and it is hell of a record.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs, March 1, 2005

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Arthur B. Laffer Jr. "Arthur Laffer" (TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tantilla. House of Freaks (Audio CD)

I purchased this album back in '89 and listened to it again recently. Good mix of songs with a definite Southern bias to the lyrics. Good song writing and composition. Hammer and White Folks are my two favorite songs that pick up steam as they go along.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, February 7, 2011

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tracy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tantilla. House of Freaks (Audio CD)

I was introduced to House of Freaks back in the 80's and loved them! I had Tantilla on cassette tape, but haven't had a way of playing a cassette for years and forgot about them. Recently my daughter triggered a memory and I was on a quest to find this CD. I found it online and ordered it immediately. I received the CD very quickly (much quicker than I expected).

The songs are very reminiscent of old southern charm and oddities. Songs like Big Houses and Family Tree are so back porch-y - I can imagine sitting out with friends and family, someone reaches for a guitar and this is what you'd expect to hear. Kill the Mockingbird is a humorous recount of starting off a bad day. Sometimes I wake up and no matter how wonderful and beautiful the day may be, I am just grumpy (though I've never wanted to kill a mockingbird!). :) So many of the songs are fun and well-written southern tunes.

Overall, I love the CD and was very pleased with the service and fast delivery.