Why do you people..

viewtiful_alan · 08.18.2009, 03:21 PM

Seem to hate The Reverend Horton Heat.
They are an incredibly fun band. Great guitar playing, cool songs, amazing live show. And, best of all, absolutely no artsy pretense.

What about that do ya'll hate so much?

Zombie Robot · 08.18.2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

What about that do ya'll hate so much?

they're from texas.

TheFoxBen · 08.18.2009, 03:22 PM

I only know "Psychobilly Freakout"... Did they do "I Can't Surf" or something like that too ?

viewtiful_alan · 08.18.2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombie Robot

they're from texas.

Texas is a cooler place than people give it credit for.

viewtiful_alan · 08.18.2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFoxBen

I only know "Psychobilly Freakout"... Did they do "I Can't Surf" or something like that too ?

Yes they did, its great live too, jimbo surfs on the bass when they play it.

Zombie Robot · 08.18.2009, 03:25 PM

i kid.

i've actually seen them a couple times. once at a hootenany/roackabilly festival show and once with social distortion. i was not impressed. just not my thing. i tend to like good music.

TheFoxBen · 08.18.2009, 03:25 PM

Ok, btw I don't really like them but I don't hate them too... I just don't give a fuck about them I guess...

atsonicpark · 08.18.2009, 03:44 PM

They're not really my thing.. psychobilly and all that isn't really something I enjoy.. but really they're not a bad band. I had a buddy who was HUGE into them so I've heard quite a bit of their stuff. some of the guitar playing is cool!

loubarret · 08.18.2009, 03:54 PM

As a Euro citizen I must say their pretty cool

pbradley · 08.18.2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

And, best of all, absolutely no artsy pretense.

Retro is an artsy pretense.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 08.18.2009, 04:08 PM

What do you mean by "you people?"

Satan · 08.18.2009, 04:09 PM

let's start with the fact that they're shit

Rob Instigator · 08.18.2009, 04:10 PM

Revernd Horton Heat ain;t no fucking psychobilly bullshit!

Reverend Horton Heat was rocking out the rockabilly for the longest

they are straight up rockabilly swamp rock. love em live, do not lsiten to the albums, kinda like zydeco music!

Texas rules all

Butthole Surfers, NUFF SAID!

demonrail666 · 08.18.2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan

let's start with the fact that they're shit

let's end with this

DeadDiscoDildo · 08.18.2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

What do you mean by "you people?"

What do YOU mean by you people!

SYRFox · 08.18.2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

absolutely no artsy pretense.

that's exactly why i hate them

just kidding

i never listened to anything by them.

atsonicpark · 08.18.2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Revernd Horton Heat ain;t no fucking psychobilly bullshit!

*Listens to "Psychobilly Freakout"*

Pax Americana · 08.18.2009, 08:16 PM

Not really my thing, but I will agree that they have some awesome fucking guitar parts. They did this crazy cover of the theme from Johnny Quest that was epic. The guitar is sooooo cool on that.

automatic bzooty · 08.18.2009, 08:24 PM

(most) psychobilly is poo. to put it really, really lightly.

except the cramps.

...

and, uh, the gun club.

though i definitely wouldn't call them psychobilly.

demonrail666 · 08.18.2009, 08:26 PM

i know people disagree, but i wouldn't even consider the cramps psychobilly. i know they used the term themselves early on to describe what they were but
to me, psychobilly is/was stuff like the meteors, the guanabatz, demented are go. Those bands were definitely influenced by the cramps but they replaced the more sleazy side of the cramps with a kind of beery hedonism. Rev. Horton Heat have done the same thing and, while Lux Interior did claim that they were the closest allies to the cramps 'ideology', I just don't see it.

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viewtiful_alan invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 2,663	Seem to hate The Reverend Horton Heat. They are an incredibly fun band. Great guitar playing, cool songs, amazing live show. And, best of all, absolutely no artsy pretense. What about that do ya'll hate so much? __________________
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TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	I only know "Psychobilly Freakout"... Did they do "I Can't Surf" or something like that too ? __________________
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Zombie Robot expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dead Space Posts: 1,304	i kid. i've actually seen them a couple times. once at a hootenany/roackabilly festival show and once with social distortion. i was not impressed. just not my thing. i tend to like good music. __________________ "Seductive. Voluptuous. Ravenous. Beware of the Zombie Robot -- Creature that roams the night breaking men's hearts and then eats their brains for breakfast!"
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TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	Ok, btw I don't really like them but I don't hate them too... I just don't give a fuck about them I guess... __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	They're not really my thing.. psychobilly and all that isn't really something I enjoy.. but really they're not a bad band. I had a buddy who was HUGE into them so I've heard quite a bit of their stuff. some of the guitar playing is cool! __________________
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loubarret expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Dutch suburbs Posts: 1,573	As a Euro citizen I must say their pretty cool
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	What do you mean by "you people?"
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Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	let's start with the fact that they're shit __________________ "I love meth." - batreleaser
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	Revernd Horton Heat ain;t no fucking psychobilly bullshit! Reverend Horton Heat was rocking out the rockabilly for the longest they are straight up rockabilly swamp rock. love em live, do not lsiten to the albums, kinda like zydeco music! Texas rules all Butthole Surfers, NUFF SAID! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Not really my thing, but I will agree that they have some awesome fucking guitar parts. They did this crazy cover of the theme from Johnny Quest that was epic. The guitar is sooooo cool on that.
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automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	(most) psychobilly is poo. to put it really, really lightly. except the cramps. ... and, uh, the gun club. though i definitely wouldn't call them psychobilly.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	i know people disagree, but i wouldn't even consider the cramps psychobilly. i know they used the term themselves early on to describe what they were but to me, psychobilly is/was stuff like the meteors, the guanabatz, demented are go. Those bands were definitely influenced by the cramps but they replaced the more sleazy side of the cramps with a kind of beery hedonism. Rev. Horton Heat have done the same thing and, while Lux Interior did claim that they were the closest allies to the cramps 'ideology', I just don't see it.
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