Smoke 'em if You Got 'em

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Smoke 'em if You Got 'em

Studio album by The Reverend Horton Heat

Released

November 1, 1990

Recorded

???

Genre

Psychobilly

Length

39:55

Label

Sub Pop

Producer

N/A

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link
CMJ (favorable) link

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 Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in November of 1990 on Sub Pop. An early version of the album had been recorded in the traditional manner (instruments and vocals recorded separately and mixed in the studio), but 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".^{[citation needed]}

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. The title is also used on Parkway Drive's album Killing with a Smile. An earlier version can be found on their Don't Close Your Eyes EP.

[edit] Track listing

"Bullet" – 3:06
"I'm Mad" – 3:16
"Bad Reputation" – 2:25
"It's a Dark Day" – 5:04
"Big Dwarf Rodeo" – 3:02
"Psychobilly Freakout" – 2:39
"Put It to Me Straight" – 2:34
"Marijuana" – 4:49
"Baby, You Know Who" – 2:39
"Eat Steak" – 2:33
"'D' for Dangerous" – 4:05
"Love Whip" – 3:43

[edit] Members and Included

Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath - lead vocals, guitar
Jimbo Wallace - upright bass, vocals
Patrick "Taz" Bentley - drums
Tim Alexander (of Asleep at the Wheel) - piano (on "Love Whip")
Hook Herrerra (Hook and the Hitch-Hikers) - harmonica (on "Love Whip")
The Psychic Plowboy Horn Section (a.k.a., The Hooterville Horns) - horns (on "Love Whip")