The Reverend Horton Heat
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The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name
of American
musician Jim Heath (born 1959 in Corpus Christi
, Texas
) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas
-based psychobilly
trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter
and guitarist
.
The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum
neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums.
Their sound is self-described as "country-fed punkabilly". Some of their songs could also be described as psychobilly
. Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous. The band has achieved success within the genre and even in mainstream America with many of their songs being featured in video games and commercials.
in the fall of 1977. At UT, he often entertained friends and dormmates and was often found playing in the stairwells at Moore-Hill Dormitory late into the night. Heath left school in the spring to join up with a touring cover band by the name of Sweetbriar. Three years later, former dormmate David Livingston, now in his senior year of school and at home visiting family, saw a familiar face on stage and reunited with Heath. David told Jim stories of the punk music scene in Austin and the acts playing at venues like Raul's and Club Foot. Once, while home on another visit, Livingston took Heath to a Dallas rock and roll venue, The Bijou, to see an act called The Cramps
. After the show, a brawl between punks and rockers broke out in the parking lot. While Heath and Livingston escaped any involvement in the scuffle, Heath later claimed to have had an epiphany on that evening. Always a fan of blues and honky tonk, Heath returned the favor by taking Livingston and his wife to see The Blasters in Dallas at the Hot Klub
, starting his love for roots rock.
Heath had married a former bandmate from Sweetbriar, and together they had a child; they decided that the rock-and-roll lifestyle was over and that it was time to have real jobs. Around 1985, Heath was known as "Jim the Sound Guy" by those who frequented two warehouses that by night became music venues, Theater Gallery and The Prophet Bar. Heath used the old Sweetbriar PA system to earn extra money, running sound for bands such as the New Bohemians, End Over End, Shallow Reign and Three On A Hill. One night during a lull, Russell Hobbs, one of the original Deep Ellum visionaries and proprietors of these venues goaded him into getting up to play. He played alone, tearing through a version of "Folsom Prison Blues
"; throughout the song, Hobbs hooted and shouted out, "Go Reverend."
Heath decided then and there to form a band and came up with the name Reverend Horton Heat, as an ode to Johnny Horton
, using the shortened version of his last name, Heath. Soon, life on the road took its toll on the marriage, and his wife left with their child and dog. Jim's feelings upon the loss of his family are well documented in the song "Where In The Hell Did You go With My Toothbrush?" The Jimi Hendrix poster mentioned in the song was on the back of a door that Jim used for a practice room in the house he shared with his wife and child. The dog's name really was Smokey.
About this time, Livingston moved back from Oklahoma City, where he had lived since graduation. He began to book gigs for Heath and his new band, and they quickly won over the local music scene. They drew crowds to brand new music venues. Livingston continued to work with Reverend Horton Heat until 1989, when his own new family and day job required all of his attention, and Heath needed a real manager who could get him out on the road and into the studio. Jim and David remain close friends today, and a song that they co-wrote together back in the '80s, "Liquor, Beer and Wine," appeared on 1994's Liquor In The Front
.
It was in the spring of 1989 that Jim Heath met and befriended Charles F. Reid Jr.(aka "Charlie Ray"). Initially a roadie for the band full time, his role was expanded to include the job of Booking Agent/Manager in the fall of 1989. Touring constantly throughout the Midwest and the West Coast, RHH quickly became a sellout act practically everywhere they played. In the fall of 1990 a bidding war ensued between Hollywood's XXX Records and Seattle's Sub Pop Records. After moving to Seattle to run The Vogue on 1st Ave, Charlie Ray and attorney Barry Simons secured a two record deal with an option for three more, with Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman from Sub Pop. While present at the Reciprocal Sound Sessions, which made up the majority of the debut album "Smoke'Em If You Got Em" and coordinating the photo shoot for the cover of the "The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat" with James Bland and routing the band to New York City for the "Psychobilly Freakout" video shoot, Reid's role as manager/booking agent came to an abrupt halt in April 1992. Immediately following Charlie Rays' firing as band manager Jim hired Scott Weiss as his manager/booking agent, and Scott continues in that capacity.
song Watusi Rodeo was in the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
. Like a Rocket (with altered lyrics) was chosen as the official Daytona 500
theme song for 2002. In 2005, the song Eat Steak was featured in television commercials for Boston Market
, along with the song Turkey Gotta Gobble featured for Thanksgiving 2005. They were the theme band, with accompanying video, of the popular cartoon Johnny Bravo
. In Your Wildest Dreams was also used in a commercial on the cable network, Showtime.
The song I Can't Surf was part of the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
published in 2001. Psychobilly Freakout
was used on a commercial for Buell American Motorcycles
and a slightly altered version was featured in the game Guitar Hero II
and later on Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Their song Baddest Of The Bad is featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
. The 1997 PC video game Redneck Rampage
also includes two of their songs: Wiggle Stick and Nurture my Pig! The song Big Red Rocket of Love is also featured on the video game Motorstorm
for the PlayStation 3
. The song Pride of San Jacinto is featured on the video game Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
.
Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath has a signature guitar from the Gretsch
Guitar company, the 6120RHH
. One of his favorite vintage guitars is a 1954 Gibson ES-175
, which he rarely plays on the road since its wiring buzzes in certain venues. His favorite amplifier is the Fender Super Reverb
.
Bio-Dome - "Psychobilly Freakout" (1996)
The band:
"The Reverend" (without the band):
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
musician Jim Heath (born 1959 in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-based psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas . It lies directly east of the elevated I-45/US 75 freeway and extends to Exposition Avenue, connected to downtown by, from north to south, Pacific, Elm, Main, Commerce, and Canton streets...
neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums.
Their sound is self-described as "country-fed punkabilly". Some of their songs could also be described as psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
. Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous. The band has achieved success within the genre and even in mainstream America with many of their songs being featured in video games and commercials.
History
Jim Heath played in a cover band called Southern Comfort with friends from W.B. Ray High School, his high school, before attending the University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in the fall of 1977. At UT, he often entertained friends and dormmates and was often found playing in the stairwells at Moore-Hill Dormitory late into the night. Heath left school in the spring to join up with a touring cover band by the name of Sweetbriar. Three years later, former dormmate David Livingston, now in his senior year of school and at home visiting family, saw a familiar face on stage and reunited with Heath. David told Jim stories of the punk music scene in Austin and the acts playing at venues like Raul's and Club Foot. Once, while home on another visit, Livingston took Heath to a Dallas rock and roll venue, The Bijou, to see an act called The Cramps
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
. After the show, a brawl between punks and rockers broke out in the parking lot. While Heath and Livingston escaped any involvement in the scuffle, Heath later claimed to have had an epiphany on that evening. Always a fan of blues and honky tonk, Heath returned the favor by taking Livingston and his wife to see The Blasters in Dallas at the Hot Klub
Hot Klub
The Hot Klub was a punk rock club in Dallas, Texas, USA in the early 1980s which is considered the first club in Dallas to feature only punk and New Wave bands.. It was preceded by The D3, which occasionally hosted punk groups, and was followed by Studio D in 1981...
, starting his love for roots rock.
Heath had married a former bandmate from Sweetbriar, and together they had a child; they decided that the rock-and-roll lifestyle was over and that it was time to have real jobs. Around 1985, Heath was known as "Jim the Sound Guy" by those who frequented two warehouses that by night became music venues, Theater Gallery and The Prophet Bar. Heath used the old Sweetbriar PA system to earn extra money, running sound for bands such as the New Bohemians, End Over End, Shallow Reign and Three On A Hill. One night during a lull, Russell Hobbs, one of the original Deep Ellum visionaries and proprietors of these venues goaded him into getting up to play. He played alone, tearing through a version of "Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
"Folsom Prison Blues" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash would continue to use for the rest of his career...
"; throughout the song, Hobbs hooted and shouted out, "Go Reverend."
Heath decided then and there to form a band and came up with the name Reverend Horton Heat, as an ode to Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton
John Gale "Johnny" Horton was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s...
, using the shortened version of his last name, Heath. Soon, life on the road took its toll on the marriage, and his wife left with their child and dog. Jim's feelings upon the loss of his family are well documented in the song "Where In The Hell Did You go With My Toothbrush?" The Jimi Hendrix poster mentioned in the song was on the back of a door that Jim used for a practice room in the house he shared with his wife and child. The dog's name really was Smokey.
About this time, Livingston moved back from Oklahoma City, where he had lived since graduation. He began to book gigs for Heath and his new band, and they quickly won over the local music scene. They drew crowds to brand new music venues. Livingston continued to work with Reverend Horton Heat until 1989, when his own new family and day job required all of his attention, and Heath needed a real manager who could get him out on the road and into the studio. Jim and David remain close friends today, and a song that they co-wrote together back in the '80s, "Liquor, Beer and Wine," appeared on 1994's Liquor In The Front
Liquor in the Front
Liquor in the Front is the double entendre title of the third album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was jointly released by Sub Pop and Interscope Records in July of 1994...
.
It was in the spring of 1989 that Jim Heath met and befriended Charles F. Reid Jr.(aka "Charlie Ray"). Initially a roadie for the band full time, his role was expanded to include the job of Booking Agent/Manager in the fall of 1989. Touring constantly throughout the Midwest and the West Coast, RHH quickly became a sellout act practically everywhere they played. In the fall of 1990 a bidding war ensued between Hollywood's XXX Records and Seattle's Sub Pop Records. After moving to Seattle to run The Vogue on 1st Ave, Charlie Ray and attorney Barry Simons secured a two record deal with an option for three more, with Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman from Sub Pop. While present at the Reciprocal Sound Sessions, which made up the majority of the debut album "Smoke'Em If You Got Em" and coordinating the photo shoot for the cover of the "The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat" with James Bland and routing the band to New York City for the "Psychobilly Freakout" video shoot, Reid's role as manager/booking agent came to an abrupt halt in April 1992. Immediately following Charlie Rays' firing as band manager Jim hired Scott Weiss as his manager/booking agent, and Scott continues in that capacity.
Artistic and commercial success
While attracting a mostly cult audience, and having released nine studio albums, The Reverend's music has occasionally found its way into the main stream of American culture. Big Red Rocket of Love" was used in a commercial for the Mazda Miata, and the instrumental which they often use to open their show, Big Sky, was the music behind a commercial for Levi's jeans. A cover of the Guadalcanal DiaryGuadalcanal Diary (band)
Guadalcanal Diary is an alternative jangle pop group. They originated in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, but they were often billed as being "from Athens, Georgia" in the early 1980s. The band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1989. They reformed in 1997, but never recorded any new material...
song Watusi Rodeo was in the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective . Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in retrieval of tame or captive animals. This is the only sequel to a film starring Carrey in which Carrey reprised his role...
. Like a Rocket (with altered lyrics) was chosen as the official Daytona 500
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
theme song for 2002. In 2005, the song Eat Steak was featured in television commercials for Boston Market
Boston Market
Boston Market, known as Boston Chicken until 1995, headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast casual restaurants. It is owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.-History:...
, along with the song Turkey Gotta Gobble featured for Thanksgiving 2005. They were the theme band, with accompanying video, of the popular cartoon Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
. In Your Wildest Dreams was also used in a commercial on the cable network, Showtime.
The song I Can't Surf was part of the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often abbreviated to THPS3, is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the...
published in 2001. Psychobilly Freakout
Psychobilly Freakout
"Psychobilly Freakout" is a 7" single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in December 1990 on Sub Pop as part of the label's "single of the month" club...
was used on a commercial for Buell American Motorcycles
Buell Motorcycle Company
The Buell Motorcycle Company was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in East Troy, Wisconsin and founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell.Harley-Davidson acquired 49% of Buell in 1993, and it became a wholly owned subsidiary by 2003....
and a slightly altered version was featured in the game Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero...
and later on Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Their song Baddest Of The Bad is featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...
. The 1997 PC video game Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. The game features songs by Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, Beat Farmers and other Psychobilly artists. As the name implies, Redneck Rampage has many hillbilly elements in it...
also includes two of their songs: Wiggle Stick and Nurture my Pig! The song Big Red Rocket of Love is also featured on the video game Motorstorm
MotorStorm
MotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. First announced at E3 2005, the game was released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and the rest of the world in March 2007....
for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. The song Pride of San Jacinto is featured on the video game Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation released in 1999. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. It also features Kyle Petty's 1999 NASCAR stock car, as it was sponsored by Hot Wheels...
.
Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath has a signature guitar from the Gretsch
Gretsch
The Gretsch Company was founded in 1883 by Friedrich Gretsch, a twenty-seven year old German immigrant recently arrived in the US. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums, until his death in 1895. His son, Fred, moved operations to Brooklyn, New York in 1916...
Guitar company, the 6120RHH
Gretsch 6120
The Gretsch 6120 is a hollow body electric guitar with f-holes manufactured by Gretsch and first appearing in the mid-1950s with the endorsement of Chet Atkins. It was quickly adopted by rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Eric Clapton, Brian Setzer and many others...
. One of his favorite vintage guitars is a 1954 Gibson ES-175
Gibson ES-175
The Gibson ES-175 is an electric guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, currently still in production. It is a 24 3/4" scale full hollow body guitar with a trapeze tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic bridge...
, which he rarely plays on the road since its wiring buzzes in certain venues. His favorite amplifier is the Fender Super Reverb
Fender Super Reverb
The Fender Super Reverb was a guitar amplifier made by Fender. It was introduced in 1963 and was discontinued in 1982. This was essentially a Fender Super amplifier with built-in reverb and vibrato. The original Super Reverb amplifiers were all tube design and featured spring reverb. There were...
.
Current members
- Jim Heath: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1985-present) - Jimbo Wallace: upright bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1989–present) - Paul SimmonsPaul SimmonsPaul Simmons is an American drummer. Currently, he is the drummer for the Reverend Horton HeatHe is previously most well known as the drummer for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers from 2003 to 2005. He was also the drummer in Christian rock band Petra from 2003 until their retirement in 2005...
: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2006–present)
Former members
- "Swingin'" Jack Barton: upright bass (1985–1989)
- Bobby Baranowski: drums (1985–1989)
- Kyle Thomas: Drums (1989)
- Patrick "Taz" BentleyTaz BentleyPatrick Bentley, better known as Taz or The Taz, is an American rock and roll drummer.Taz is currently a member of the Burden Brothers.-With Burden Brothers:* 8 Ball * Queen O' Spades * Beautiful Night...
: drums (1989–1994) - Scott Churilla: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1994–2006, 2010)
Other personnel
- David Livingstone: Manager/Booking Agent/Road Crew (1985-1989)
- Charlie "Ray" Reid: Manager/Booking Agent/Road Crew (1989–1992)
- Scott Weiss: Manager/Booking Agent/Road Crew (1992-present)
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 1990 | Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
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| 1993 | The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat
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| 1994 | Liquor in the Front Liquor in the Front Liquor in the Front is the double entendre title of the third album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was jointly released by Sub Pop and Interscope Records in July of 1994... Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
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| 1996 | It's Martini Time It's Martini Time It's Martini Time is the title of the fourth album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Interscope Records in July 1996. It's Martini Time is the first Reverend Horton Heat album to feature Scott Churilla on drums, following Taz Bentley's departure from the band in 1994... |
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| 1998 | Space Heater Space Heater (album) Space Heater is the fifth album by Reverend Horton Heat, released by Interscope Records in March 1998. It charted on the Billboard 200, reaching number 187. Pride of San Jacinto appears in the videogame Hot Wheels Turbo Racing.-Album art:... |
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| 2000 | Spend a Night in the Box Spend a Night in the Box Spend a Night in the Box is the title of the 6th album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Time Bomb Recordings in March 2000.-Track listing:All songs written by Jim Heath except as noted.# "Spend a Night in the Box" – 3:07... Time Bomb Recordings Time Bomb Recordings is a Laguna Beach, California based record label founded by Social Distortion manager Jim Guerinot in a 1994 joint-venture agreement with Arista Records... |
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| 2002 | Lucky 7
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| 2004 | Revival
Yep Roc Records Yep Roc Records is an independent International record label based in Haw River, North Carolina and owned by Redeye Distribution . The label has put out albums by artists like The Go-Betweens, The Fleshtones, Gang of Four, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Minus 5, as well as the work of important... |
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| 2009 | Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Holiday albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | We Three Kings
|
Collections
- Holy RollerHoly Roller (album)Holy Roller is a retrospective compilation by The Reverend Horton Heat that was released by Sub Pop in April 1999, shortly after the band left Interscope Records amidst the label mergers of the late 1990s.-Track listing:...
(1999) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Reverend Horton Heat20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Reverend Horton Heat-Personnel:* Jim Heath – vocals, guitar* Jimbo Wallace – upright bass* Taz Bentley – drums* Scott Churilla – percussion, drums* Adam Abrams – production coordination* Al Jourgensen – producer...
(2006)
Singles
- "Big Little BabyBig Little Baby"Big Little Baby" is the first 7" single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in 1988 on Four Dots Records. It is the only recording to feature the band's original lineup of Heath, Barton, and Baranowski.-Personnel:...
" (1988) - "Psychobilly FreakoutPsychobilly Freakout"Psychobilly Freakout" is a 7" single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in December 1990 on Sub Pop as part of the label's "single of the month" club...
" (1990) - "400 Bucks / Caliénte400 Bucks / Caliénte"400 Bucks / Caliénte" is a split-7"/CD single by The Reverend Horton Heat and Supersuckers. It was released in May of 1994 on Sub Pop. The single contains a rendition of each song by both bands.The song "400 Bucks" was also often covered by Toadies...
" (1994) - "One Time For MeOne Time For Me"One Time For Me" is a CD single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in Australia in 1994 on Sub Pop/Interscope.-Track listing:# "One Time for Me" - 3:30# "Marijuana " # "Nurture My Pig "...
" (1994) - "Lie Detector" (1998)
- "KingKing (single)"King" is a 7" single by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in July 1999 on Fun Guy Records, the Reverend's own label.-Personnel:*Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath - lead vocals, guitar*Jimbo Wallace - upright bass, vocals*Scott Churilla - drums, vocals...
" (1999) - "It Was a Very Good Year" (2000)
DVDs
- Reverend Horton Heat: Live and in ColorLive and in ColorLive and In Color is a DVD that was recorded by The Reverend Horton Heat at Deep Ellum Live in Dallas, Texas in November of 2003.-Track listing:# "Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car"# "Galaxy 500"# "Like a Rocket"# "The Party in Your Head"...
(2003) - Reverend Horton Heat: Revival (2004)
Music videos
- "Psychobilly Freakout" (Director: Michael Levine)
- "Wiggle Stick" (Director: David Roth)
- "One Time For Me" (Director: L.M. Talkington)
- "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (Director: N/A)
- "Slow" (Director: Mike Drumm)
- "Lie Detector" (Director: Martian Nowak)
- "Hey, Johnny Bravo" (Director: Primal Screen)
Soundtracks
- Love and a .45Love and a .45Love and a .45 is a 1994 Bonnie and Clyde-esque road movie starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger. The film was originally released by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...
– "The Devil's Chasing Me" (1994) - Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsAce Ventura: When Nature CallsAce Ventura: When Nature Calls is the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective . Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in retrieval of tame or captive animals. This is the only sequel to a film starring Carrey in which Carrey reprised his role...
– "Watusi Rodeo" (1995)
Bio-Dome - "Psychobilly Freakout" (1996)
- Redneck RampageRedneck RampageRedneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. The game features songs by Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, Beat Farmers and other Psychobilly artists. As the name implies, Redneck Rampage has many hillbilly elements in it...
(video game) – "Nurture My Pig", "Wiggle Stick" (1997) - Major League 3: Back To The Minors – "Baby I'm Drunk" (1998)
- Cleveland Rocks! Music From The Drew Carey Show – "Now, Right Now" (1998)
- Space Bunnies Must Die!Space Bunnies Must Die!Space Bunnies Must Die! is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Ripcord Games and released on October 31, 1998 by Jinx for Microsoft Windows 98...
(video game) – "In Your Wildest Dreams" (1998) - Hot Wheels Turbo RacingHot Wheels Turbo RacingHot Wheels Turbo Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation released in 1999. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. It also features Kyle Petty's 1999 NASCAR stock car, as it was sponsored by Hot Wheels...
(video game) – "Pride Of San Jacinto" (1999) - The Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasThe Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasThe Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 comedy film and prequel to 1994's The Flintstones based on the hit cartoon series of the same name, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Hanna-Barbera and distributed by Universal Studios...
– "Rock The Joint" (2000) - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often abbreviated to THPS3, is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the...
(video game) – "I Can't Surf" (2001) - Auto FocusAuto FocusAuto Focus is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Paul Schrader that stars Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe. The screenplay by Michael Gerbosi is based on the book The Murder of Bob Crane by Robert Graysmith....
– "Real Gone Lover" (2002) - Guitar Hero 2 (video game) – "Psychobilly Freakout" (2006)
- MotorstormMotorStormMotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. First announced at E3 2005, the game was released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and the rest of the world in March 2007....
(video game) – "Big Red Rocket of Love" (2007) - Tony Hawk's Proving GroundTony Hawk's Proving GroundTony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...
(Video Game) – "Baddest Of The Bad" (2007) - The Sims 3 Fast Lane StuffThe Sims 3The Sims 3 is a 2009 strategic life simulation computer game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims 2. It was first released on June 2, 2009 simultaneously for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows...
(Video Game) – "Big Red Rocket of Love" (2010)
Compilations
- Texas Lovers – "Love Whip," "All Walks Of Life" (1987)
- The Sound of Deep Ellum – "The Devil's Chasing Me" (1987)
- Dude, You Rock! – "Speed Demon" (1990)
- Afternoon Delight! – "Where in the Hell did You go With My Toothbrush?" (1992)
- Curtis W. Pitts: Sub Pop Employee Of The Month – "400 Bucks" (1993)
- Revolution Come and Gone – "Marijuana" (1994)
- CMJ New Music MonthlyCMJ New Music MonthlyCMJ New Music Monthly was a monthly music magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each issue included a compact disc with 15 to 24 songs by well established bands, unsigned bands, and everything in between...
August 1994 – "Yeah, Right" (1994) - Rev 105 Radio Archive Vol. 1 – "Liquor, Beer and Wine" (1995)
- X Factor – "One Time For Me" (1995)
- Saturday MorningSaturday Morning-Album credits:*All tracks produced by Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Executive Producer/Concept: Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Engineered by Peter McCabe and Larry Fergusson....
– "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (1995) - Twisted Willie – "Hello Walls" (1996) (with Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) - MOM: Music For Our Mother Earth – "I Can't Surf" (1996)
- CMJ New Music Monthly August 1996 – "Big Red Rocket Of Love" (1996)
- The Best Of Hootenanny – "Baby I'm Drunk" (1998)
- Halloween Hootenanny – "The Halloween Dance" (1998)
- IFC: In Your Ear, Vol. 1 – "In Your Wildest Dreams" (1999)
- Southern Edge, Vol. 1 – "Time To Pray," "Slow" (1999)
- Live At The Hootenanny Vol. 1 – "Five-O Ford" (2000)
- Sing Along With Los Straitjackets – "Down The Line" (2001) (with Los StraitjacketsLos StraitjacketsLos Straitjackets is an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis and Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. "Jimmy" Lester under the name The Straitjackets, the band split up soon after forming and reunited as Los Straitjackets...
) - Dressed in Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash – "Get Rhythm" (2002)
- Billy Vol. 1 – "Loco Gringos Like A Party" (2003)
TV appearances
- Cartoon Network performing "Hey Johnny Bravo"
- Musical guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing "Big Red Rocket of Love."
- Musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman performing "Galaxie 500."
The band:
- Drew Carey HBO Special (1996)
- The Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
, episode "That Thing You Don't" - performing "Now, Right Now" (as The Underprivileged) (November 26, 1997) - Psychobilly Freakout and Wiggle Stick were featured on the MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
program Beavis & Butthead.
"The Reverend" (without the band):
- Homicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
, episode "Full Moon" - playing "Crazy Preacher in Motel" (April 5, 1996)