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- Summary: Jim Heath & co. return for an eighth album of rockabilly tunes.
- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Rockabilly
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| Roll Alabama | |
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| When the Alabama's keel was laid Roll Alabama roll She was laid in the yard of Johnathan Laird Oh roll Alabama roll She was laid in the yard of... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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The record is littered with highlights.
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New Musical Express (NME)If you like your rock with sawdust on the floor and blood in its mouth, this is as good as it gets. [14 Aug 2004, p.49]
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If you're looking for some red-hot rockabilly, the Rev is still your man, but Revival shows off some unexpected sides of his personality, and the changeup makes for some refreshing listening.
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Q MagazineHeath's high-octane hoedown riffs achieve the expected levels of raucousness. [Oct 2004, p.129]
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It's a stronger album that those from Heat's Interscope period, and while songs like "Party Mad" and "If It Ain't Got Rhythm" no longer sound new, they do have their own rewards.
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Revival is a good album, and I don’t intend to imply that some of the slower tunes or more laid-back lyrics are simple throwaways, it’s just that this is definitely a change of direction for a band that has followed a relatively clear path for such a long time.
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It's the first record that, overall, feels serious.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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MichaelTDec 2, 2004
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