As Good as Dead is the second album released by Illinois

Illinois

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-based alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 duo Local H

Local H

Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...

. It was released in April 1996 on Island Records

Island Records

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. This album is notable for including some of Local H's most recognizable songs, including "High-Fiving MF", "Fritz's Corner", "Eddie Vedder", and the hit "Bound for the Floor

Bound for the Floor

"Bound for the Floor" is a song by American alternative rock duo Local H, released as the first single from their 1996 album, As Good as Dead. It is widely considered to be the band's most popular single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks...

". The album's title comes from a line in the song "Eddie Vedder". Some prints of the album received a Parental Advisory

Parental Advisory

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 sticker due to strong profanity, perhaps most notably within the song "High-Fiving MF."

Track listing

All songs by Local H

Local H

Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...

1. "Manifest Density Pt. 1" – 0:51
2. "High-Fiving MF" – 4:50
3. "Bound for the Floor
   Bound for the Floor
   "Bound for the Floor" is a song by American alternative rock duo Local H, released as the first single from their 1996 album, As Good as Dead. It is widely considered to be the band's most popular single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks...
   
   " – 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
  Drum kit
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• Scott Lucas – vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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  , bass
  Bass guitar
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• Steve Haigler – Producer, Engineer
• Local H – Producer
• Andy Katz – Engineer

Album

1997 As Good As Dead The Billboard 200 No. 147
1997 As Good As Dead Heatseekers No. 6

Singles

1996 Bound For The Floor Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 10
1996 Bound For The Floor Modern Rock Tracks No. 5
1997 Eddie Vedder Modern Rock Tracks No. 38
1997 Fritz's Corner Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 36