Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
---|---|---|---|---|
37384334 | Play | Crack in the Sidewalk | 00:00 Tools | |
37384335 | Play | 40 Years | 00:00 Tools | |
37384336 | Play | Sun Gone Down | 00:00 Tools | |
37384337 | Play | When the Hammer Came Down | 00:00 Tools | |
37384338 | Play | Long Black Train | 00:00 Tools | |
37384339 | Play | Black Cat Bone | 00:00 Tools | |
37384340 | Play | I'll Treat You Right Someday | 00:00 Tools | |
37384348 | Play | Rocking Chair | 00:00 Tools | |
37384341 | Play | White Folk's Blood | 00:00 Tools | |
37384342 | Play | Family Tree | 00:00 Tools | |
37384347 | Play | Birds of Prey | 00:00 Tools | |
37384344 | Play | Kill the Mockingbird | 00:00 Tools | |
37384350 | Play | King of Kings | 00:00 Tools | |
37384343 | Play | I Want Answers | 00:00 Tools | |
37384351 | Play | Broken Bones | 00:00 Tools | |
37384346 | Play | My Lucky Day | 00:00 Tools | |
37384345 | Play | Reverberocket | 00:00 Tools | |
37384349 | Play | Big Houses | 00:00 Tools | |
37384353 | Play | The Righteous Will Fall | 00:00 Tools | |
37384352 | Play | Cactusland | 00:00 Tools | |
37384355 | Play | Remember Me Well | 00:00 Tools | |
37384354 | Play | Lonely | 00:00 Tools | |
37384356 | Play | It's A Fucked Up World | 00:00 Tools | |
37384365 | Play | I Got Happy | 00:00 Tools | |
37384366 | Play | I Confess | 00:00 Tools | |
37384357 | Play | Lonesome Graveyard | 00:00 Tools | |
37384360 | Play | Bottom of the Ocean | 00:00 Tools | |
37384358 | Play | She Wore Red | 00:00 Tools | |
37384359 | Play | A Whole Lot of Nothing Going On | 00:00 Tools | |
37384362 | Play | Yellow Dog | 00:00 Tools | |
37384361 | Play | Motorbike | 00:00 Tools | |
37384364 | Play | Monkey's Paw | 00:00 Tools | |
37384363 | Play | Dark and Light in New Mexico | 00:00 Tools | |
37384367 | Play | My Backyard | 00:00 Tools | |
37384368 | Play | Give Me a Sign | 00:00 Tools | |
37384371 | Play | You Can Never Go Home | 00:00 Tools | |
37384369 | Play | Stupid Things | 00:00 Tools | |
37384370 | Play | Whipping Boy | 00:00 Tools | |
37384372 | Play | The World of Tomorrow | 00:00 Tools | |
37384374 | Play | A Good Man | 00:00 Tools | |
37384376 | Play | This Is It | 00:00 Tools | |
37384373 | Play | Fat Boy Tom | 00:00 Tools | |
37384377 | Play | Never | 00:00 Tools | |
37384375 | Play | Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey | 00:00 Tools | |
37384380 | Play | Ants | 00:00 Tools | |
37384379 | Play | Hymn | 00:00 Tools | |
37384378 | Play | Cakewalk | 00:00 Tools | |
37384381 | Play | My House | 00:00 Tools | |
37384382 | Play | Sunday | 00:00 Tools | |
37384385 | Play | Honor Among Lovers | 00:00 Tools | |
37384387 | Play | Magpie Wing | 00:00 Tools | |
37384383 | Play | Righteous Will Fall | 00:00 Tools | |
37384386 | Play | Slumlord | 00:00 Tools | |
37384384 | Play | Ten More Minutes to Live | 00:00 Tools | |
37384388 | Play | Pass Me The Gun | 00:00 Tools | |
37384389 | Play | Meet Your Heroes | 00:00 Tools | |
37384390 | Play | World Of Tomorrow | 00:00 Tools | |
37384392 | Play | You Can't Change The World Anymore | 00:00 Tools | |
37384391 | Play | You'll Never See The Light Of Day | 00:00 Tools | |
37384393 | Play | This Old Town | 00:00 Tools | |
37384394 | Play | Corinna, Corinna | 00:00 Tools | |
37384395 | Play | While You Sleep | 00:00 Tools | |
37384396 | Play | Barn Burning | 00:00 Tools | |
37384397 | Play | Pass Me The Gun (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384401 | Play | Yellow Dog (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384399 | Play | Monkey's Paw (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384402 | Play | Can't Change The World Anymore (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384403 | Play | Give Me A Sign (Early Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384398 | Play | Big Houses (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384405 | Play | Crack In The Sidewalk (Early Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384400 | Play | Anything In The World | 00:00 Tools | |
37384404 | Play | Bottom Of The Ocean (Early Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384406 | Play | Parchment Farm Blues (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384407 | Play | 1914 | 00:00 Tools | |
37384408 | Play | War At Home | 00:00 Tools | |
37384410 | Play | War At Home (Demo Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384411 | Play | 1914 (Demo Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384412 | Play | Meet Your Heros | 00:00 Tools | |
37384409 | Play | With These Hands | 00:00 Tools | |
37384413 | Play | With These Hands (Demo Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384414 | Play | Ten More Minutes To Live (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
37384416 | Play | This Old Man | 00:00 Tools | |
37384415 | Play | The Righteous Will Fall [1989] | 00:00 Tools | |
37384417 | Play | White Folks Blood | 00:00 Tools | |
37384420 | Play | Sun Goes Down | 00:00 Tools | |
37384418 | Play | Forty Years | 00:00 Tools | |
37384419 | Play | Rockin' Chair | 00:00 Tools |
House of Freaks was a two-man band formed in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s. Bryan Harvey played guitar and sang, and Johnny Hott played percussion. The band managed to achieve a remarkably full sound, mostly because of Hott's inventive drumming and Harvey's confident vocals and knack of playing bass lines on his guitar (cribbed from his many years as a bass player) while simultaneously playing a melody. The Freaks' sound was a combination of folk and rock, and drew heavily from the blues and primitive Americana music. Their lyrics focused on race, religion, and life in the South, although Harvey was also adept at writing about more personal topics (the lack of success of independent bands, his sex life) using rich metaphors from these former topics, so that many of their songs could be interpreted in two entirely different ways. Bryan's obsession with southern gothic issues influenced his song writing. These sentiments can be heard in such songs as "White Folk's Blood", "Family Tree" and "Big Houses" from the album "Tantilla". Harvey and Hott moved to Los Angeles for the release of the band's first album, Monkey on a Chain Gang, which received considerable critical acclaim. However, unsatisfied with life in L.A., they moved back east, where they recorded their subsequent albums and faded from the public spotlight. Fans of the band universally consider Cakewalk and Tantilla to be the Freaks's best work. On March 13, 1988, House of Freaks performed at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California with The 77s and The Alarm. Audience members included Neil Young. After the band's breakup, Harvey and Hott joined a Paisley Underground supergroup called Gutterball, headed by Steve Wynn, formerly of Dream Syndicate and also featuring Stephen McCarthy of The Long Ryders and Bob Rupe of The Silos. The group released two albums, Gutterball (1993) and Weasel (1995). Harvey co-wrote many songs on each. Hott later joined the band Cracker. Harvey has guested on a number of other artists' albums, including September 67's Lucky Shoe, two albums by Shannon Worrell (formerly of September 67), and Magnet's Shark Bait. Both Harvey and Hott assisted Mark Linkous on the debut Sparklehorse record. Bryan Harvey played in a funk band, NRG Krysys, in Richmond, Virginia with Coby Batty of The Fugs. Johnny Hott has a jazz combo with Stephen McCarthy. On January 1st, 2006, Bryan Harvey, his wife Kathryn, and their daughters Stella and Ruby were found murdered in the basement of their Richmond home. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.