The Glorious Dead (album)
The Glorious Dead is the third studio album by English rock band The Heavy.[5][6][7] It was released on 20 August 2012 and has been described as a "quirky take on rootsy soul-influenced music."[3] It peaked at #191 on the Billboard 200.
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Released | 20 August 2012 | |||
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Length | 39:17 | |||
Label | Counter[1] | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
The Skinny | [1] |
Critical reception
Consequence of Sound wrote that the album "incorporates guitar-driven hard rock, bringing the band closer to the mainstream, which happens to be full of blues nerds just like them."[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Can't Play Dead" | Dan Taylor · Kelvin Swaby | 4:23 |
2. | "Curse Me Good" | Taylor | 4:59 |
3. | "What Makes a Good Man?" | Taylor · Swaby | 3:48 |
4. | "The Big Bad Wolf" | Taylor · Swaby | 3:24 |
5. | "Be Mine" | Taylor | 4:16 |
6. | "Same Ol'" | Taylor · Swaby | 4:03 |
7. | "Just My Luck" | Taylor · Swaby · Spencer Page · Chris Ellul | 3:04 |
8. | "The Lonesome Road" | Taylor | 4:01 |
9. | "Don't Say Nothing" | Taylor · Swaby · Page · Ellul | 3:40 |
10. | "Blood Dirt Love Stop" | Taylor · Swaby | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Lesson Learned" | 3:06 |
2. | "In Your Hands" | 3:00 |
3. | "The Sleeping Ignoramus" | 4:24 |
4. | "She Got To Go" | 1:44 |
5. | "Can't Play Dead" (Instrumental) | 4:19 |
6. | "Curse Me Good" (Instrumental) | 4:57 |
7. | "What Makes A Good Man?" (Instrumental) | 3:45 |
8. | "The Big Bad Wolf" (Instrumental) | 3:21 |
9. | "Be Mine" (Instrumental) | 4:15 |
10. | "Same Ol'" (Instrumental) | 4:00 |
11. | "Just My Luck" (Instrumental) | 3:00 |
12. | "The Lonesome Road" (Instrumental) | 3:56 |
13. | "Don't Say Nothing" (Instrumental) | 3:37 |
14. | "Blood Dirt Love Stop" (Instrumental) | 3:56 |
15. | "Short Change Hero" | 5:22 |
16. | "No Time" | 4:31 |
17. | "Strong Enough" | 2:52 |
18. | "What You Want Me To Do" | 3:22 |
19. | "Big Bad Wolf" | 2:38 |
20. | "How You Like Me Now?" | 3:37 |
Personnel
- The Heavy
- Kelvin Swaby – vocals
- Dan Taylor – guitar
- Spencer Page – bass
- Chris Ellul – drums
- Producing
- Paul Corkett - producing, mixing, recording
- The Heavy - producing, mixing, recording
- Gabriel Roth - additional recording
- Hal Ritson - additional recording
- Rob Dowell - additional recording
- Lloyd Buchanan - gospel scoring
References
- "Album Review: The Heavy – The Glorious Dead". www.theskinny.co.uk.
- "The Glorious Dead - The Heavy". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- Collar, Matt. "The Heavy The Glorious Dead". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- "The Heavy - The Glorious Dead | Album Reviews". 19 August 2012.
- "The Heavy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "The Heavy's Glorious Return". 21 August 2012.
- "The Heavy's 'The Glorious Dead': Exclusive First Listen". Billboard. 14 August 2012.
- "Album Review: The Heavy - The Glorious Dead". 17 August 2012.
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