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.

As Good as Dead
Studio album by Local H
Released	April 16, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Grunge hard rock punk rock[1]
Length	49:14
Label	Island
Producer	Local H Steven Haigler
Local H chronology
Ham Fisted (1995) As Good as Dead (1996) Pack Up the Cats (1998)
Singles from As Good as Dead
"Bound for the Floor"/"High-Fiving MF" Released: 1996 "Eddie Vedder" Released: 1997 "Fritz's Corner" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
Punknews	[3]

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
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
Billboard 200	147
US Heatseekers	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	April 16, 1996	CD CS	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.

References

1. "As Good as Dead - Local H". AllMusic.
2. "CG: Local H". Robert Christgau.
3. "Punknews Music Reviews : As Good as Dead". dailyvault.com. 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
4. McKeough, Kevin (November 24, 2000). "Guitar Rock Stalwart Local H Remains Forceful And In Business". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
5. "Local H "As Good As Dead" Vinyl Reissue". Vinyl Collective. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.