Review by Hal Horowitz
Goosed by the news that this album's "Like a Rocket" (with slightly altered lyrics) was chosen as 2002's official Daytona 500 theme song, Reverend Horton Heat and his trusty duo of wildman bassist Jimbo and loose limbed drummer Scott Churilla rev up their collective engines again. The group's seventh album (on their fourth label) is bolstered by meaty yet stripped-down production from veteran Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Colour, Smithereens) who returns after working on Heat's 1998 disc Space Heater and 1999's Holy Roller. Not surprisingly then, little has changed in the Rev's trademarked approach. Mixing Molotov-cocktail-quality portions of rockabilly, country, and Ramones-styled punk, Heat charges through his usual PC-free topics of bad wimmin' ("What's Reminding Me of You," "Ain't Gonna' Happen"), good cars ("Galaxy 500"), and nefarious band members ("You've Got a Friend in Jimbo") with sharp, muscular, often breathless playing in a heavyweight attack that will please established fans, but probably won't grab any new ones. Adding the fleet-fingered bluegrass of the instrumental "Show Pony" to his established bag of tricks, along with the reverb-laden spaghetti western Dick Dale-isms of another instrumental and the intricately suite-styled "Duel at the Two O'Clock Bell," shows how adaptable and talented Heat is as a guitarist. But the spoken word "Sermon on the Jimbo" puts religion back in the Rev's schtick as he provides a fire and brimstone sermon about his bandmate in a tacky bit that goes nowhere. The soliloquy probably makes for a show-stopping moment live, but is a distraction -- and not a particularly well conceived one -- on album, as it sets up the closing hillbilly romp "You've Got a Friend in Jimbo." Although it peters out in its last 10 minutes, Lucky 7 is a workmanlike and thrilling if unadventurous addition to Heat's fiery catalog, and provides him with more fuel for his explosive gigs.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/lucky-7-mw0000217777
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Reseña de Hal Horowitz
Con la noticia de que "Like a Rocket" de este álbum (con letra ligeramente alterada) fue elegida como el tema principal oficial de las 500 Millas de Daytona en 2002, el reverendo Horton Heat y su fiel dúo formado por el salvaje bajista Jimbo y el baterista de extremidades sueltas Scott Churilla aceleran sus motores colectivos. otra vez. El séptimo álbum del grupo (en su cuarto sello) se ve reforzado por la producción carnosa pero despojada del veterano Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Color, Smithereens), quien regresa después de trabajar en el disco de Heat en 1998, Space Heater y en 1999, Holy Roller. Entonces, no es sorprendente que poco haya cambiado en el enfoque de marca registrada de Rev. Heat mezcla porciones con calidad de cóctel Molotov de rockabilly, country y punk al estilo de los Ramones, Heat carga a través de sus temas habituales sin PC de bad wimmin '("What's Reminding Me of You", "Ain't Gonna' Happen"), buenos autos ("Galaxy 500") y miembros de la banda infames ("Tienes un amigo en Jimbo") con un juego agudo, musculoso y a menudo sin aliento en un ataque de peso pesado que complacerá a los fanáticos establecidos, pero probablemente no atrapará a ninguno nuevos. Añadiendo el bluegrass de dedos flotantes del instrumental "Show Pony" a su lista de trucos establecidos, junto con los spaghetti western Dick Dale-isms cargados de reverberación de otro instrumental y el intrincado estilo suite "Duel at the Two O'Clock Bell". , "muestra lo adaptable y talentoso que es Heat como guitarrista. Pero la palabra hablada "Sermon on the Jimbo" vuelve a poner la religión en el schtick del Rev, ya que ofrece un sermón de fuego y azufre sobre su compañero de banda en un tono hortera que no lleva a ninguna parte. El soliloquio probablemente lo convierte en un momento espectacular en vivo, pero es una distracción, y no una particularmente bien concebida, en el álbum, ya que establece el juego final de hillbilly "Tienes un amigo en Jimbo". Aunque se agota en sus últimos 10 minutos, Lucky 7 es una adición trabajadora y emocionante, aunque poco aventurera, al ardiente catálogo de Heat, y le proporciona más combustible para sus explosivos conciertos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/lucky-7-mw0000217777
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1 - Loco Gringos Like A Party - 4:48
2 - Like A Rocket - 2:43
3 - Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car - 3:36
4 - Galaxy 500 - 3:16
5 - What's Reminding Me Of You - 2:56
6 - The Tiny Voice Of Reason - 3:31
7 - Duel At The Two O'Clock Bell - 5:52
8 - Go With Your Friends - 3:30
9 - Ain't Gonna Happen - 3:51
10 - Suicide Doors - 2:56
11 - Remember Me - 2:44
12 - Show Pony - 1:44
13 - Sermon On The Jimbo - 2:41
14 - You've Got A Friend In Jimbo - 5:35
Credits
Design [Cd Package Design And Illustrations] – Jeff Wood (4), Johnny Ace (3), Kalynn Campbell
Double Bass, Electric Bass, Vocals – Jimbo Wallace
Drums – Scott Churilla
Engineer [Assistant] – Hatch (3), Jun (11)
Guitar, Vocals – James C. Heath
Mastered By – Gene Grimaldi
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Ed Stasium
Label: Artemis Records – ATM-CD-51122
Released: 2002
Genre:Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
https://www.discogs.com/The-Reverend-Horton-Heat-Lucky-7/release/1342534
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