By Ken Paulson
– A sense of humor has always set the Kentucky Headhunters apart from other Southern rock bands. While others swaggered, the Headhunters did what they pleased, including covers of “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” and “Spirit in the Sky.”
The Kentucky Headhunters are back with Dixie Lullabies (Red Dirt Music), a new album that’s as loose, derivative and as entertaining as the rest of their catalog.
“It’s time to get our rocks off, mama, swing from the chandelier…” is the poetry that kicks off the album, mining the Georgia Satellites before channeling ZZ Top on “Boone’s Farm Boogie.”
Then comes “Great Acoustics” and a melody that echoes Eric Clapton’s “Let It Rain.”
And so it goes: familiar sounds played with energy and a sense of fun.
You listen to the Kentucky Headhunters for the party, not profundity. On Dixie Lullabies, they deliver.
