As Good as Dead (album)
As Good as Dead is the second studio album by American rock band Local H. It was released on April 16, 1996 by Island Records.
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| Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 49:14 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
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A concept album, As Good as Dead is about dead-end, small-town life based on the band's origins in Zion, Illinois.[4] The album's title comes from a line in the song "Eddie Vedder." Some prints of the album received a Parental Advisory sticker, due to the use of profanity in the song "High-Fiving MF" and others.
Four singles were released from the album: "Bound for the Floor," "High-Fiving MF," "Eddie Vedder" and "Fritz's Corner." The album was certified gold in the United States.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Local H.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Manifest Density Pt. 1" | 0:51 |
| 2. | "High-Fiving MF" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Bound for the Floor" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Lovey Dovey" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are" | 3:16 |
| 6. | "No Problem" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Nothing Special" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Eddie Vedder" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Back in the Day" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Freeze-Dried (F)lies" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Fritz's Corner" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "O.K." | 6:53 |
| 13. | "Manifest Density Pt. 2" | 4:37 |
Personnel
- Joe Daniels – drums
- Scott Lucas – vocals, guitar, bass
- Steve Haigler – producer, engineer
- Local H – producer
- Andy Katz – engineer
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 147 |
| US Heatseekers | 6 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | April 16, 1996 |
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Island | [5] |
| April 15, 2016 | LP | srcvinyl | [5] |
Appearances
- The song "Bound for the Floor" was featured in the films Blackrock in 1997, No Looking Back in 1998 and Big Nothing in 2006, the video game Saints Row in 2006, and in the thirty-fifth episode of Casual in 2017.
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References
- "As Good as Dead - Local H". AllMusic.
- "CG: Local H". Robert Christgau.
- "Punknews Music Reviews : As Good as Dead". dailyvault.com. 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- McKeough, Kevin (November 24, 2000). "Guitar Rock Stalwart Local H Remains Forceful And In Business". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- "Local H "As Good As Dead" Vinyl Reissue". Vinyl Collective. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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