The record was the bands first foray into making a concept album and is centered around life in a dead end, small town. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. As good as dead, local h s second fulllength album, was produced by steven haigler quicksand, pixies and was originally released on april, 16, 1996 on island records on cd and cassette. They have proved to be much more talented than that, and sound like a mashup of early nirvana and silverchair. As good as dead, an album by local h on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. You set a delay and it will periodically pause and unpause the. Originally started with scott lucas guitar, vocals joe daniels drums and matty garcia bass, the band has a pretty consistent run through the early nineties. As good as dead is the sophomore effort from the zion, il rock duo local h. As good as dead wikipedia article album by local h.
Theres very little this divided nation can agree on anymore. As good as dead is notable for including some of local hs most recognizable songs, including highfiving mf, fritzs corner, eddie vedder, and the hit bound for the floor. Punk elements run rampant on songs like back in the day, highfiving mf, i saw what you did and i know who you are, among others, but just like. Frontman scott lucas uses bass pickups on his guitar to give the band a fuller sound hey, if they can get the job done with two people, why not. That was untill matt garcia left the band right around that time. Youre on to something good but i cant believe its all that matters to you a fool who never seems happy when things are great its too late before you can think the thought has entered your mind and it will be back soon 2. Highfiving mf you highfiving mother fucker x4 youre just a walking billboard for all the latest brands. Local h as good as dead gatefold lp jacket, limited. G em i know its dumb to say, but turnabouts fair play. Listen to your favorite songs from as good as dead by local h now.
With crystal bernard, judge reinhold, traci lords, carlos carrasco. It was released on april 16, 1996 by island records. Despite being released during the beginning stages of postgrunge music, its very clear on as good as dead that local h are much more influenced by the rawer bands of the early 90s than their more polished counterparts. G em g em quarters on the eyes, rejected sacrifice. A concept album, as good as dead is about deadend, smalltown life. Quarters on the eyes rejected sacrifice cauterized at best failing your litmus test i know its dumb to say its turnabouts fair pla.
A concept album, as good as dead is about dead end, smalltown life based on the bands origins in zion, illinois. Features song lyrics for local h s as good as dead album. Includes a download card for bonus tracks album demos. Local h have announced plans to mark the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough sophomore album, as good as dead, by playing it in its entirety during a national tour. Stream as good as dead by local h and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Local h as good as dead 180g colored vinyl 2lp shop. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Though highly unknown in the music world, local h got its start back in good old 1987. As good as dead is the second album released by illinoisbased alternative rock duo. Local h eddie vedder from the album as good as dead 1996. As good as dead is the second album released by illinoisbased alternative rock duo local h. Local h announce as good as dead 20th anniversary tour.
Riding on this wave of popularity came illinois happyboys local h and their successful sophomore record as good as dead. Just as much of nirvana s early material was informed by cobain s experiences growing up as a misfit in bluecollar aberdeen, wa, local h s scott lucas spun a loose concept album out of life in zion, il, a deadend town in the industrial midwest, for the groups second disc, as good as dead. Check out as good as dead by local h on amazon music. As good as dead is the second studio album by american rock band local h. Watch the video for bound for the floor from local h s as good as dead for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. April 20 1990 local hs first show at the university of wisconsin in whitewater. Just as much of nirvanas early material was informed by cobains experiences growing up as a misfit in bluecollar aberdeen, wa, local h s scott lucas spun a loose concept album out of life in zion, il, a dead end town in the industrial midwest, for the groups second disc, as good as dead. Originally started with scott lucas guitar, vocals joe.
Susan switches identities with her new friend nicole, so that nicole can pay for her medical bills with susans insurance. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Local h as good as dead island records you highfiving mother fucker. As good as dead by local h album, alternative rock. She knew all along what she was putting him through, suffering a fool, but didnt care. After 16 years, joe daniels will be rejoining us behind the kit for a run of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of as good as dead. Eddie vedder was popular at the time and rhymes with better yet maybe alludes to being dumped for someone else. As good as dead, twoman band local h s breakthrough second album, was produced by steven haigler quicksand, pixies and originally released in 1996 on island records on cd and cassette.
Manifest destiny pt 1 is the 1st track of the album good as dead, the second studio album by american rock band local h. As good as dead by local h on amazon music unlimited. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Then susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Those simple, powerful words come from scott lucas, who is 50% of local h. The entirety of 1996s as good as dead perfectly reflects this anguish with a town that seems to fit as well as a giant foam finger. If i was eddie vedder, would you like me any better. As good as dead, an album by american rock band local h as good as dead 1995 film, a 1995 thriller television film directed by larry cohen as good as dead 2010 film, a 2010 crime thriller film. Local hs best album, the best two man band from the 90s. Local h as good as dead 2016, yellow, vinyl discogs.
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