Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (The Reverend Horton Heat album)

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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Studio album by
The Reverend Horton Heat
Released1990
GenrePsychobilly[1]
Length39:55
LabelSub Pop
The Reverend Horton Heat chronology
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
(1990) 		The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat
(1993)

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em is the first album by the Dallas, Texas based rockabilly/psychobilly-band the Reverend Horton Heat.[2] It was released in 1990 on the label Sub Pop.[3][4] An early version of the album had been recorded in the traditional manner (instruments and vocals recorded separately, then mixed in the studio). However, the band and the label decided that it did not fit with their vision, so it was re-recorded "live in the studio" direct to two-track, with the exception of "Love Whip."

The phrase "Smoke 'em if You Got 'em" or "Smoke if You Got 'em" predates this album and is slang for "do what you want, if you have the means." The first phrase was popular during World War II, meaning to take a break. Officers would say "Smoke 'em if you got 'em" allowing the soldiers to take a break and smoke their cigarettes.

It is occasionally used by live performers as part of a repartee bidding goodnight to an audience or introducing the last or next to last song of the night.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Trouser Press called the album "fresh but mild," writing that the band "never really cut loose."[3] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that the album "shows RHH before it grew out of its kitchy phase."[6] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "entirely derivative ... but it's also got plenty of verve and a touch of wit."[7]

Track listing

All songs by Jim Heath, except as indicated.[8]

  1. "Bullet" – 3:06
  2. "I'm Mad" – 3:16
  3. "Bad Reputation" (Heath/Bentley) – 2:25
  4. "It's a Dark Day" – 5:04
  5. "Big Dwarf Rodeo" – 3:02
  6. "Psychobilly Freakout" – 2:39
  7. "Put It to Me Straight" – 2:34
  8. "Marijuana" (Heath/Wallace) – 4:49
  9. "Baby, You Know Who" – 2:39
  10. "Eat Steak" – 2:33
  11. "'D' for Dangerous" – 4:05
  12. "Love Whip" – 3:43

Members and Included

References

  1. ^ a b "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em - The Reverend Horton Heat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b "Reverend Horton Heat". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat Makes Out a Legacy at Hootenanny – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 863.
  6. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 538.
  7. ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 689.
  8. ^ https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?selectMainSearch=Writer%2FComposer&Main_Search=Writer%2FComposer&View_Count=100&Main_Search_Text=heath+james+collis&Search_Type=all