AMG Review of It's Martini Time

Roch Parisien
All Music Guide

The Reverend Horton Heat's signature sound pitches a clear, tony rockabilly guitar line (see "Rock the Joint") against a greasy, fuzzed-out counterpart and gutbucket rhythm ("Slow"). Take off on the "Big Red Rocket of Love"'s full-throttle punkabilly, the title track's jumpin' jive rave-up broadcast live from purgatory, or the cool finger-snapping rap on fame "That's Showbiz." "Slingshot" and "Forbidden Jungle" update '50s-style instrumental rock at warp speed. "Generation Why" and "Spell on Me" border on comic-book speed punk metal.