Rave On!!

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Rave On!!
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Studio album by
Released1993
StudioThe Soundshop
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country rock, Southern rock
Length39:25
Label Mercury
Producer The Kentucky Headhunters
The Kentucky Headhunters chronology
Electric Barnyard
(1991)
Rave On!!
(1993)
That'll Work
(1993)

Rave On!! is the third studio album released by the Southern American country rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. It was the first album recorded after the departure of brothers Ricky Lee Phelps and Doug Phelps, whose positions were replaced with lead vocalist Mark S. Orr and bass guitarist Anthony Kenney (who is the cousin of brothers Fred and Richard Young). The album produced three singles: "Honky Tonk Walkin'", "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and "Dixie Fried".

Contents

Three covers are included: "Dixie Fried" (originally by Carl Perkins), "My Gal" (originally by The Lovin' Spoonful) and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (originally by Bill Monroe).

The album was reissued in December 2006 by CBUJ.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C− [2]

AllMusic's Brian Mansfield felt that the band's novelty wore off on this record, noting that Mark Orr uses a "Southern rock wail" over the less than idiosyncratic original tracks, concluding that "they've devolved into a redneck boogie group." [1] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly critiqued that the band replaced "their garage funk in the backwoods brine of classic country" and are "content to sprinkle down-home seasoning on warmed-over blues" on this album, concluding with: "Does this once-stunning band have a future? In "Underground", they evoke James Dean to be cool, a sure sign they're only a bargain bin away from oblivion." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Kentucky Headhunters (Anthony Kenney, Greg Martin, Mark S. Orr, Fred Young, and Richard Young) except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dixie Fried" Carl Perkins, Howard Griffin2:10
2."Just Ask fo' Lucy"The Kentucky Headhunters, Lonnie Mack 3:02
3."Honky Tonk Walkin'" 3:46
4."Redneck Girl" 2:25
5."Dizzie Miss Daisy" 3:36
6."Celina Tennessee"The Kentucky Headhunters, Bobby N. Richey2:48
7."The Ghost of Hank Williams"The Kentucky Headhunters, Jimmy Gardner4:08
8."Freedom Stomp" 2:54
9."Muddy Water" 4:33
10."My Gal" John Sebastian, Erik Jacobsen2:40
11."Blue Moon of Kentucky" Bill Monroe 2:23
12."Underground" 5:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

The Kentucky Headhunters

Additional musicians

Production

Imagery

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums22
U.S. Billboard 200102

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References

  1. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian. "The Kentucky Headhunters - Rave On!!". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Nash, Alanna (March 26, 1993). "Rave On!!". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. Rave On!! (liner notes). The Kentucky Headhunters. Mercury. 1993. 314-512 568-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)