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.[2]

As Good as Dead
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 16, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length49:14
LabelIsland
Producer
Local H chronology
Ham Fisted
(1995)
As Good as Dead
(1996)
Pack Up the Cats
(1998)
Singles from As Good as Dead
  1. "High-Fiving MF"
    Released: March 25, 1996[2]
  2. "Bound for the Floor"
    Released: July 15, 1996[2]
  3. "Fritz's Corner"
    Released: March 1997[3]
  4. "Eddie Vedder"
    Released: July 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
MusicHound Rock[5]
New Noise Magazine[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

A concept album, As Good as Dead is about dead-end, small-town life based on the band's origins in Zion, Illinois.[8] 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." It remains to be their best-selling album to date.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Local H

No.TitleLength
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

Local H

Production

  • Steven Haigler – producer, engineer
  • Local H – producer
  • Andy Katz – engineer

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 147
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 6

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States April 16, 1996 Island [11]
April 15, 2016 LP srcvinyl [11]

Appearances

References

  1. "As Good as Dead - Local H". AllMusic.
  2. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 21, 1996. p. 20.
  3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 19, 1997. p. 1.
  4. "CG: Local H". Robert Christgau.
  5. Fuoco, Christina (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1127 via Internet Archive.
  6. Murry, Scott (April 20, 2016). "Album Review: Local H 'As Good As Dead'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  7. The new Rolling Stone album guide. Internet Archive. New York : Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. McKeough, Kevin (November 24, 2000). "Guitar Rock Stalwart Local H Remains Forceful And In Business". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. "Local H". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  10. "Local H". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  11. "Local H "As Good As Dead" Vinyl Reissue". Vinyl Collective. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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