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THE BATTALION
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drank heavily as Reverend Horton Heat rocked the
Hall. The music ranged from a collection of the band’s
communication betwiolder hits to tracks from its newest album. Throughout
risis team and ad minis: the show, the Texas band was cheered enthusiastically
by Bryan-College Station fans. Heat’s music is a com-
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Needless to say, this show was a success.
Today. Reverend Horton Heat has been together for
I0 years and has produced seven albums. Jim Heath,
guitarist and vocalist for the band, has made appear
ances on ‘The Drew Carey Show” and Love and a .45,
an independent film. Not bad for an orphan and
one-time inmate at the East Texas Juvenile Cor
rectional Facility.
But with all the questions these events
inspire, Heath said, the question he is
asked most often is where the moniker
comes from.
“There used to be this guy who ran
this place in Deep Ellum,” Heath
said. “He used to call me Horton
my last name is Heath. Any
way, this guy hired me and
right before the show he
goes, ‘Your stage name
should be Reverend Horton
this phrase may mean absolutely nothing, but Heat is
definitely a Texas band.
Jimbo Wallace, bass player for Reverend Hor
ton Heat, said the band’s latest album is named af
ter the classic chain-gang film Cool Hand Luke.
“Cool Hand Luke is one of those movies the
guys have watched about a million times on the
bus,” Wallace said. “Sometimes we just feel like
we are trapped inside a box, working and sweating
to achieve something —just like those guys on
the chain gang.
Except we
have a lot
more fun.”
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Spend a Night in the Box
Reverend Horton Heat
CD Courtesy of Time Bomb
Recordings
The words “Texas band” im
mediately conjure images of cow
boy hats, chewing tobacco and du
eling banjos. However, Spend a
Night in the Box sounds like Bri
an Setzer, not Garth Brooks.
The title track in particular be
gins with chords that sound exact
ly like a song from a Stray Cats al
bum. As the album progresses, the
sound begins to meld with older
country tunes. “Sleeper Coach
Driver”-sounds like a combination
of "King of the Road” and “Stray
Cat Strut.” This is an eclectic mix
of styles, but it is a catchy combi
nation. This song also adds piano
riffs reminiscent of early Jerry Lee
Lewis. Overall, the album is up
tempo and upbeat.
Even people too young to re
member the Stray Cats or Johnny
Cash should enjoy the sound, and
those who remember both will be
ecstatic. Unfortunately, the album
becomes rather repetitive. The
nostalgic sound is enjoyable for a
while, but after five or six songs,
the listener needs a rest. Not to
mention that the lyrics are silly.
Who can listen to the words, “I’m
gonna sue Jack Daniels for hittin’
me with the trunk of a big old live
oak tree” more than twice?
Still, the rhythms are happy
and the songs are catchy. So, at the
end of the day, this album will
make a good addition to any
record collection. (Grade: B-)
— Jason Bennyhoff
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Beth Miller
Editor in Chief
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