As Good as Dead (album)

As Good as Dead
Studio album by
Local H
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[3]
  2. "Bound for the Floor"
    Released: July 15, 1996[3]
  3. "Fritz's Corner"
    Released: March 1997[4]
  4. "Eddie Vedder"
    Released: July 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Metal Hammer[6]
MusicHound Rock[7]
New Noise Magazine[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Sputnikmusic[1]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

As Good as Dead is the second studio album by American rock band Local H. Following lackluster sales of their debut, Ham Fisted, and under pressure from their label Island Records, the band quickly returned to the studio to record their follow-up. Released on April 16, 1996,[3] As Good as Dead is a concept album about dead-end, small-town life based on the band's origins in Zion, Illinois.[11] The album was positively received by critics and became an unexpected success behind its second single, "Bound for the Floor", and it ultimately sold over 320,000 copies. As Good as Dead produced three other singles: "High-Fiving MF", "Eddie Vedder", and "Fritz's Corner". It remains Local H's best-selling album to date.

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  2. ^ a b "As Good as Dead - Local H". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 21, 1996. p. 20.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 19, 1997. p. 1.
  5. ^ Hollingsworth, Chauncey (May 23, 1996). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 11D. ProQuest 417674944.
  6. ^ Winwood, Ian (April 1997). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. UK: Dennis Publishing. p. 61.
  7. ^ Fuoco, Christina (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1127. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Murry, Scott (April 20, 2016). "Album Review: Local H 'As Good As Dead'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Local H". In Brackett, Nathan (ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 492–493. ISBN 9780743201698.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 21, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via robertchristgau.com.
  11. ^ McKeough, Kevin (November 24, 2000). "Guitar Rock Stalwart Local H Remains Forceful And In Business". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2016.