Liquor in the Front

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Liquor in the Front
Liquor cover lg.jpg
Studio album by
The Reverend Horton Heat
ReleasedJuly 5, 1994
StudioCrystal Clear Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre Rockabilly, [1] psychobilly [2]
Length35:42
Label Sub Pop / Interscope
Producer Al Jourgensen
The Reverend Horton Heat chronology
The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat
(1993)		Liquor in the Front
(1994)		 It's Martini Time
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
CMJ favorable [2]
The Village Voice B− [3]

Liquor in the Front is the third album by Reverend Horton Heat. It was jointly released by Sub Pop and Interscope Records in July 1994. Al Jourgensen of Ministry fame produced the album. The album continues the band's guitar-heavy rockabilly style flavored with punk rock, surf rock and country elements. The back cover album art displays the subtitle "Poker in the Rear".

Contents

The song "In Your Wildest Dreams" (along with "The Reverend" himself) was featured in the TV shows Homicide: Life on the Street and Midnight, Texas . "I Can't Surf" appeared in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 . "Baddest of the Bad" was in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and Dexter: New Blood . The film Free Willy 3: The Rescue featured "Big Sky".

Track listing

All songs were written by Jim Heath except as noted.

  1. "Big Sky" – 3:07
  2. "Baddest of the Bad" – 2:27
  3. "One Time for Me" – 3:30
  4. "Five-O Ford" – 2:29
  5. "In Your Wildest Dreams" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:58
  6. "Yeah, Right" – 2:44
  7. "Crusin' for a Bruisin'" – 3:20
  8. "I Could Get Used to It" – 1:58
  9. "Liquor, Beer & Wine" (Heath/Livingston) – 3:25
  10. "I Can't Surf" (Heath/Wallace/Bentley) – 2:41
  11. "Jezebel" (Shanklin) – 3:11
  12. "Rockin' Dog" – 2:38
  13. "The Entertainer" (Joplin) – 1:14

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

YearAlbumChartPosition
1994Liquor in the FrontHeatseekers18

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1994"One Time For Me"Modern Rock Tracks40

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References

  1. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204730
  2. 1 2 Sutter, Dawn (June 27, 1994). "REVEREND HORTON HEAT: Liquor In Front". CMJ. Archived from the original on 28 September 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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