Reverend Horton Heat- Psychobilly Freakout

[@pressureflipin1992]

this song did more for psychobilly than people will ever know. even though it came out when psychobilly was basically non existent anymore, it really opened american audiences to it more. perfect mix of speed, punk rock. It is virtually perfect

[@LaurentIpsum]

Reverend Horton Heat is basically the closest psychobilly ever-changing the mainstream. God I wish it picked up more steam.

[@pressureflipin1992]

@@LaurentIpsum I know the song didn't didn't pick up much steam but the band sure did. So it really did help them in the long run

[@fenrirrising131]

Did more than the past 25 years thats fer sure

[@AnonymousAccount514]

yup...this was my first exposure to Psychobilly...on Beavis and Butthead

[@astralhed]

saw these guys at Churchill's in Miami during the 80's ...could never forget the bassist standing completely on top of the body of his upright bass and still playing live perfectly without missing a beat ...excellent show !

[@roseco581]

Churchills wow takes me back used to play in a regular band there yin Yang. Good shepherds pie in the middle of little Haiti. Reverend Horton Heat is still kicking it strong. They’re gonna be playing a benefit in Savannah on Tuesday.

[@frankdemariany]

@@roseco581 my band used to play churchills in the early 2000s. Historic place.

[@christinamiller3363]

And they still do this to this very day - Saw them Live @ the RIV 2024* Amazeballs!

[@thejoint25]

"I think this is some kind of country music, but like country music after you've been playing Centipede for like 24 hours."

[@poprox69]

HERHEHREHHEHERE NICE ONE, BUTTHEAD

[@TuMalditaMadre]

Right when Butt Head said this I ran across this comment

[@Scratchthegreaser]

Bro its rockabilly/psychobilly

[@dfbess]

Rock-abilly Punk

[@B2Sr]

Hahaha an astute observation .keep up the great work!!!

[@legasiguy551]

First heard this on Beavis and Butthead back in the day.

[@BigJH37]

Saw him open for the Stray Cats long before I saw the Beavis & Butthead clip, but to quote the genius of Beavis: "Oh yeah, yeah. This would make good music to play, like, while your playing Centipede? It's like, y' know, instead of you just goin' around goin': "DUN DUN DUN DUN DIDDLE-A DA DA DUN DUN DUN DUN DIDDLE-A DA!" Heheheheh, yeah, yeah!"

[@anyone3257]

yep ! when it was good MTV

[@jasonmiles302]

me too

[@L0ts0fPiggies]

Same. I remember thinking it was pretty cool that the guitar was all country sounding but the drums were punk af lol

[@whammersbach]

@@L0ts0fPiggies yup i remember my brother and i looking at each other and askinh "what kind of music is That? " I was 14 he was 16, he actually asked around what that upright bass was called and for a while he was interested, now that im 38 ive had my share of rockabilly/psychobilly music (thing is the fans turn me off if you aint got the rockabilly uniform on they won't accept you)

[@davidg.9932]

Happy 62nd Birthday November 2, 1959 Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath. Texas born, Texas raised and one kick ass performer ! Cheers Rev ...

[@LoneBong]

Beavis: "What is this?" Rev. Horton Heat: "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS!" Beavis and Butt-Head" Heh heh heh heh heh!"

[@bb.6969]

AY I'M THE 69TH LIKEE, hehehehehe

[@grandmastere2444]

It's centipede inside the maxi Mart

[@seinfan9]

Oh yeah.

[@potsyband]

I always loved how Judge lined that dialogue up with that exact line in the song.

[@overthemountain90]

You botched the quote dumbass. Huh huh huh

[@JohnBrown-ug5ty]

I've seen these guys twice and they never fail to impress.

[@NevanSlone]

This song makes me want to drive fast and out run cops

[@echtaetzend]

But you won't cause the exciting things you do happen in video games

[@The_DC_Kid]

Nevan Slone This, and "Get out of Denver". Raises my blood pressure just thinkin' about it. Rev needs to calm down before he pops something.

[@TheMJN75]

Nevan Slone This song makes me wanna drink a few beers and work on an old car

[@TheMJN75]

Nevan Slone it also makes me want to play Centipede for 24 hours while slamming back some slushees!

[@MrZombie511]

I could play this song on guitar....hero

[@Rosewaver]

+raymond guajardo That's still pretty damn impressive.

[@tommyettinger1353]

guitar hero 2 was awesome

[@vdraven252895]

poser

[@scrotor189]

+Rosewaver sorry man no

[@noahspizza4003]

Saaaame.

[@docgonzo1973]

Been a big Rev. Horton Heat fan since 1996 when they opened for the Butthole Surfers. I have seen the Rev play this song both electric and acoustic. In concert

[@pjh0883]

Butthead: this dude is weird Beavis: yeah he's like our kind of people

[@tesladeathray8198]

This video is true fuckin legend. 2006-2007 is legendary, when most people do nothing.

[@chironisoley]

I just saw the Reverend for the first time on 3/30 at the cain's ballroom in tulsa, I have to say this is one the best concerts I have ever been to. If the rest of you guitar hero fans get a chance, see the man live. Word's can not describe a Rev. Horton Heat concert.

[@TechiRef]

Man, that concert in Wichita with Dirtfoot and The reverend was awesome. Everybody just went insane on that song. And, it was a whole mix of people, too. There were punks, cowboys, etc... Everybody was like, "Wait. You listen to this, too?" Good times, Good times.

[@TheReapersSon]

I love that guitar tone! God Bless the Reverend!!!

[@SuperBuzzy57]

Saw him a couple years ago in Bloomington IN. He ripped that crowd a new ass with that guitar and I would definitely go seem him again even if a 57 year old guy looks out of place in a crowd of 20 yr. olds. He's one hell of a guitarist for sure.

[@TiffanyT-LaDolceVita]

Amen brother

[@TiffanyT-LaDolceVita]

Maybe the crowd is younger now days, but the band and us ol crusty veterans remain the same.

[@jrocknz]

I'm a hard music lover from way back, but I gotta thank G-Tar Hero for showing me this gem.

[@wallsk8r]

The upright bass is what gives this song its character.

[@oevandrodesouza]

guitar hero introduced me this song, and I loved it

[@umdadvocate]

Every morning when I wake up, I ask myself whether it’s a psychobilly breakout. If not, I go back to sleep until it is.

[@dingleydb]

and been to see him in 10 states, 25 venues and never miss the rev when i can

[@calvinmaynardtmt]

IT'S A PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMJN75]

Calvin Maynard ....everybody pull down your pants!!! lol

[@y0Wishh]

Its a phsyco druggy trip out! Lol jk

[@xelentoliver]

It's a real shame nobody knows about these guys, really great music

[@dylanchapman5987]

I have been listing to them for a long time I am 45 and since I was a teenager long

[@AlphaPlaysFPS]

10 years later agrees with you then and now

[@pizzaboneztv2879]

I just saw them live, was amazing

[@xvonfrankenstein]

Seen them a bunch over the last 20+ years.

[@xvonfrankenstein]

@@makotoeva1 what?

[@Teetee33]

I got tix to Reverend Horton Heat at Highline NYC next month! Two nights, May 27 and 28. Been waiting 15 years for a chance to see him again, whoooohooo!

[@dylandavis7735]

I'll tell you what it is!(God dangit!!!) Some kind of texas psychobilly freakout tats what it is!

[@ammiebaker2911]

My speaker broke.... AND I LIKE IT!!!!!!

[@yehudamccabi6437]

I TELL YA WHAT IT IS ITS SOME KINDA AWESOME TUNE THATS WHAT IT IS

[@dhal22]

Saw them many many years and still remember the awesome concert.

[@ChuckMartinGeniusBoy]

The Rev was so young! But man can he shred.

[@kristineapodaca3173]

Still can

[@beabruckner6847]

Imagine this blasting through your walls as you trying to sleep @ 4AM on a weekday cuz that's my neighbors right now. And thank God because otherwise I wouldn't have looked it up and maybe even never would've heard of The Rev!!!! Gasp!!!!

[@dakaduuda]

The guy always makes me smile when he says with a creepy face "It's a psychobilly freakout!" :D

[@dariushenry88]

First heard this song on Guitar Hero II and I was hooked ever since. Man, were they high on something. You can tell this video came out in the early 90s.

[@bigcheeso2209]

.. Never really realized how hard this song was to learn on guitar until I actually tried it.

[@johnbob1266]

The main riff sounds a bit like The Ace of Spades by Motorhead.

[@joostc4750]

what main riff

[@joeldukes303]

The tiniest little bit, maybe...

[@LonelyPlanetBoy92]

they actually covered Ace of Spades

[@greaseballblaze4655]

Link Wray wrote ace of spades

[@rickmoskal2458]

My man Beavis was like “everyone pull down your pants!!!” 🤣😂

[@bluemoon9uk]

I like this a lot, I first heard this one on a John Peel show year ago. I still have it taped onto a C90. Big thanks for posting.......

[@ani85c]

I fuckin love this song!!!! Saw this band open for Motorhead back in October and been a fan ever since! Can't wait to see them headline at the House of Blues in a few days!

[@biggerricker]

One the best live acts I have ever witnessed.

[@deuceloosley]

Underrated guitar player.

[@technoturnip1]

just been introduced to the rev by a freind in america, now have a big playlist! great stuff love it!!!!!

[@SGVknarf]

no one really knows the band but they know his music, like he did the theme for johnny bravo, and companies have used his music in there commercials

[@HangGoon]

15 years this has been here and WRONG. He didn't do that theme song.

[@blissfulimagination]

Just got back from their show in Nashville!!! It was AMAZING!

[@Sadler2010]

Also check out the Beavis and Butthead featuring this video/song.... He-He-he!

[@glc2012]

Seen them about 10 times. Always brilliant!

[@Moothereporter]

1:17 A random guy in the background says, "WHAT IS IT, GOD DANG IT!"

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

I tell ya what it is.... it's a psychobilly freakout that's what it izzzzzz

[@DJarry394]

I saw them in the early aughts. Kicked asssss. They were with Los Lobos. What a great concert!

[@Daskaar]

oh my god, i love this! these other psychobilly bands i've been checking on youtube all seem to focus waaaaayyy to much on how they look instead of what they should sound like

[@bleedingeyes08]

I've seen the Rev in Tulsa a few times, and every show was badass! I just saw him again a few months ago at the Cain's in Tulsa and was lucky enough to meet him after the show. . .Not only is he one of the best guitarists around, he's also a super-nice guy. Keep on rockin'!

[@krisscrossapplesauce6636]

I honestly thought this song was made back in the 50’s or 60’s

[@mtvgetofftheair4993]

Same

[@paulcherry8742]

Cool!

[@themachineeatsitself]

I didn't hear this from guitar hero (i don't play guitar hero) but i did get curious about psychobilly music so i found these guys and checked them out....defintely crazy awesome.

[@NSLM]

...And this is your brain on drugs.

[@NSLM]

Hm? Okay go.

[@55robloxmaster]

+NSLM It's a psychological freakout!

[@LumendeLumen]

any questions

[@NSLM]

lmfao Well done, good people of KZbin. You have not disappointed me.

[@1C3CR34M]

Well if thats the case im gonna syart doing drugs!

[@PumpuptheValium]

The reason I started playing guitar. So badass.

[@kevinramsey417]

Yeaaaaaaah! IT'S A PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT! EVERYBODY PULL DOWN YOUR PANTS!!!

[@niteshadowXx]

i used to despise this song but now i cannot stop listening to it!

[@27Tina84]

Fuck yeah!!!

[@OYUKYCHAN]

the first time I hear this song I was 6 years old... now I have 18 and all i can say it's thanks dad

[@ArtHazard]

I didn't quite get what it is.

[@thelash5721]

+Art Hazard I'll tell you what it is.

[@iloveRUSSIAAA]

+The Lash Its some kind of a Texas Psychobilly Freakout, thats what it is!

[@massif20022000]

Just got back from The Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy and Motorhead in Montreal. The Reverend was awesome!!!

[@cindys1969]

ROCKABILLY will NEVER DIE!!!!!!!

[@kythik]

I saw them, as a teen, in '96 at some music fest at Summervill Wisconsin...I was front and center and it was a fun performance.

[@Wa3ypx]

Who here would like to see The Surfrajetts cover this song?

[@The_DC_Kid]

"It's some kinda Texas PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT; that's wuhddi is! Well rock, well rock well ro-o-o-ock...twang". Pure genius. Dude's too much, LOL. You think he can play this the exact same way twice in a row?

[@wumpervogt82]

Just hearing this makes me wanna hoof an 8ball

[@joeldukes303]

Boof it Baller!

[@fredfloyd68]

Best band ive seen in 10 yrs.

[@Danny84PTofficial]

Guitar Hero 2 :D

[@SkaOrBust]

Love them. Seeing them FRIDAY!!!!!!!

[@ahmrahtcheer]

Reverend Horton Heat is "old-school" psychobilly, along with The Meteors, The Cramps and The Quakes. The term seems to have originated with The Cramps, but The Meteors are viewed as the earliest band of the genre. The Rev is still active and is, IMHO, the best. At 55, I'm living witness to the rise of punk, new era rockabilly and psychobilly. I still have my piercings, still wear Chucks (or Corcorans--forget Doc Martens) and I still mosh, though we called it slam-dancing and skanking.

[@figment1988]

@DodgeWolf watching this makes me want to download it onto my iPod touch so i can play this while playing Centipede

[@ethansloan]

It's weird when you realize there are kids posting on youtube today who weren't even born when this video was uploaded.

[@Lunarity1]

saw 'em last night at the Valarium in Knoxville. all these years later and they're still badass.

[@jimmyfarrow6486]

Lyrics for days.

[@sidhawk]

And that drummer's going nuts as well. Love it.

[@thebel89]

I wonder how much mushrooms were used to create this video

[@samwlodawskitheone]

I think one of the best things about this is the fact that it took people back to the 50s and 60s right where they belong. Makes me think of good folks like Duane Eddy.

[@The_DC_Kid]

Is it legal for him to do that to a guitar? Sounds like he's hurting it.

[@msinthrop]

A killer combo- These guys and Social D.!! Now that would be one kick ass tour!

[@johnnycage9305]

Back when Metallica was going through his Psychobilly Phase

[@lifeslashdeath]

wierd,trippy,insane,whoa,the revs face expressions, love it.

[@MrGDVetta]

North Of something Europe maybe

[@age_of_reason]

happy new year 1990 its in 2 weeks hell yes. damn this acid rocks.

[@chadeggebeen4781]

beavis and butthead brought me here

[@ShavosBlackJacket]

One of the coolest riffs i've heard in awhile.

[@samsquanch1996]

The bassist looks like Charlie Sheen from Platoon, lol

[@kristineapodaca3173]

Saw them a couple years ago with the Delta Bombers.... cheezus what a show

[@tigab37]

They got this, and our generation was given dubstep. :(

[@dukevega1972]

Hearing this song made me go out and buy the album it's on ("Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em"). I wish the video showed more of his hands. How does someone play that fast and that good?

[@Tigersfan081982]

I wont lie...I first heard this song from Guitar Hero...Still a rockin tune...I have heard the Rev. puts on a hell of a show....

[@BreakerSizzle]

You, sir, are going into my quote collection.

[@formaldehyde6535]

Just saw these guys live and holy fuck, if RHH ever comes to your city, you fuckin go! What a deadly show.

[@mookiefat5]

dude i was at that gig to!!!! THAT WAS THE BEST GIG EVER!!!

[@1950rocker]

WOW my speakers just blow out I LOVE IT ! ! ! !

[@oldschoolpunkchris1]

i saw this video the same time city limits aired it was my first psychobilly freakot iv been hooked ever since

[@Jasun1974]

These guys toured a while with Blind Melon back in the day Melon had just broke out with "No Rain" and they was really cool dudes....I was part of the road crew for few different bands in early 90s to bad so many those guys aren't with us anymore either wow so many Cornell,Cobain,Weiland,Shannon Hoon,Stayley,Adam Wood, they all was really cool and nicest guys in the world but its so obvious that lead singers carry the load in all bands look back and see it usually rhe singers who bite the dust first.

[@OverbuiltAdventure]

90s were the last good decade for music of those that got airplay, change my mind. It apparently didn't come for free. Some psychologists attribute it to the boon of the 80s and 90s allowing artists the freedom to dig for darkness, but after 9/11, 2001, music's job was to make people happy and talk about nothing. I don't know if it has any merit, but seems to fit.

[@toecutter]

Seeing him today, looking forward to it.

[@Apemopo]

0:47 love the hat :D Psychobilly Freakout must be the most meaningful name for a song i've ever heard.

[@101Volts]

Gravy, I need to get one of their albums if not several. I've known about them for a few years but haven't bought any of their albums yet... That's gonna change.

[@Jerguson44]

They've been coming to Tulsa a lot lately, I'm going to see them December!

[@DennisChaves]

Lowest budget music video in the history of rock. I love it.

[@anfssss]

this is pretty amazing music like with the guitar and stuff and how quickly there playing and the drums and stuff im guessing this song would be hard to play

[@Nevarrus]

Rockabilly/Psychobilly! :p These guys are so awsome, They and Stray Cats are my favorites! GRAA!! Raaa! GREAAAA!