Local H
| Local H | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , grunge |
| founding | 1987 |
| Website | www.localh.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Scott Lucas | |
| Ryan Harding | |
Local H is an American grunge band formed in 1987 by Scott Lucas (vocals, guitar, bass) and Joe Daniels (drums). The two musicians played together in a school band in Illinois . Since the band couldn't find a good bass player, Scott Lucas built additional pickups into his electric guitar so that he could also play the bass line with it.
history
Local H's first album, Ham Fisted , was released in 1995 and was moderately successful. In contrast, the next album As Good as Dead , from which the singles Bound for the Floor and Eddie Vedder were released, reached gold status in 1996 and received consistently positive reviews. The third album Pack Up the Cats from 1998 with the single All the Kids Are Right was similarly well received, but could not build on the commercial success of its predecessor, as the record label PolyGram was taken over by Universal at this time .
Daniels left the band in 1999, and Lucas replaced him with Brian St. Clair, former triple Fast Action drummer and drum technician for Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick . In 2002 Lucas and St. Clair brought out the fourth album Here Comes the Zoo , which was released on the Palm Pictures label. The No Fun EP followed in 2003 and in April 2004 their fifth album Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? which was also successful.
In 2005 Local H recorded a version of Britney Spears ' hit Toxic , which brought the band some publicity. The song was initially only available on the website, but was released as the only studio track on the live album Alive '05 .
Local H is managed by Wes Kidd , a former member of Triple Fast Action .
In 2007 Local H embarked on a longer tour of Australia, the first since touring with Superjesus in 1998.
The studio album 12 Angry Months was released on May 13, 2008 .
In 2010 the cover album Local H's Awesome Mixtape was released, in 2012 the last studio album with drummer Brian St. Clair, Halleluja I'm a Bum! .
St. Clair left the band in mid-2013. In November 2013 Ryan Harding was introduced as a drummer, he can be heard for the first time on the Team EP, which was only sold at concerts of the band.
Another cover album, Local H's Awesome Mixtape # 2, was released in late 2014. In April 2015 the studio album Hey, Killer was released.
Trivia
- The band is valued by their fans for their creative and energetic live performances. Scott Lucas in particular is not considered to be squeamish when dealing with fans.
- In 2003 Local H auctioned off an appearance on eBay .
- In 2004 the band performed in the bar Fritz's Corner in Zion, Illinois, whose name was the inspiration for the song Fritz's Corner on the album As Good as Dead in 1996 .
- In 2005 Local H went on an all request tour in which a lottery wheel in the form of a traditional sushi menu was passed around in the audience, which contained slips of paper with most of the band's songs, divided into different categories. The audience was allowed to choose seven songs each, which were then played.
- In the summer of 2007, Local H played at US Cellular Field in Chicago. Tickets for this concert were given to passers-by who recognized the band members in public and addressed them with “Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation - We Have Assumed Control”.
- From 1996 to 2006, Local H performed every Halloween at the Double Door Club in Chicago in the disguise of a different band. In previous years these were Nirvana , Tom Petty , Oasis , The Doors , and the Sex Pistols . In their last two Halloween shows in 2006, they slipped into the role of Kiss and Led Zeppelin .
- The band is often accompanied on tours by their friend Gabe Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a background singer and plays kazoo or tambourine .
- Front man Scott Lucas has a weakness for Whiskey Maker's Mark , which he sometimes drinks a whole bottle of during a gig. Drummer Brian St. Clair, on the other hand, doesn't drink alcohol.
- Scott Lucas is a vegetarian.
- Brian St. Clair is an avid bird watcher.
- The songs Bound For The Floor from the 1996 album As Good as Dead and Hands on the Bible from the 2002 album Here Comes the Zoo were part of the soundtrack for the film Big Nothing from 2006 with Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer . Bound for the Floor was also used in the video game Saints Row .
Members
Current members
- Scott Lucas - lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, bass, percussion (since 1987)
- Ryan Harding - drums (since 2013)
Former members
- Brian St. Clair - drums, backing vocals (1999-2013)
- Joe Daniels - drums, pipes, backing vocals (1987-1999)
- Matt Garcia - bass (1987-1992)
- John Sparkman
Tour musician
- Wes Kidd - lead and rhythm guitar on the Pack Up the Cats tour
- Gabe Rodriguez - backing vocals, kazoo
Guest appearances
- Gabe Rodriguez - tambourine, kazoo, backing vocals on Alive '05 (2005) - "All the Kids Are Right", "All-Right (Oh, Yeah)", "Fritz's Corner" and guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "Keep Your Girlfriend"
- Zak Schneider - Mellotron on Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? (2004) - "Dick Jones"
- Eric Oblander - harp on Whatever Happened to PJ Soles? (2004) - "Money on the Dresser"
- Josh Homme - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "Rock & Roll Professionals"
- Wes Kidd - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "Half-life", "(Baby Wants to) Tame Me"
- Shanna Kiel - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "5th Ave. Crazy"
- Maxton Koc - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "5th Ave. Crazy", "Rock & Roll Professionals", "Keep Your Girlfriend"
- Jerry Only - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "Keep Your Girlfriend"
- Simantha Sernaker - guest appearance on Here Comes the Zoo (2002) - "Hands on the Bible"
- Dean DeLeo - guitar on Pack Up the Cats (1998) - "Cool Magnet"
Discography
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Albums
- 1995: Ham Fisted
- 1996: As Good as Dead
- 1998: Pack Up the Cats
- 2002: Here Comes the Zoo
- 2004: Whatever Happened to PJ Soles?
- 2008: 12 Angry Months
- 2010: Local H's Awesome Mixtape
- 2012: Hallelujah I'm a Bum
- 2014: Local H's Awesome Mixtape # 2
- 2015: Hey, killer
Live albums
- 2005: Alive '05
- 2018: Live in Europe
Compilations
- 2005: Retrospective
- 2011: ICON: The Island Years
EPs
- 2001: Half-Life EP
- 2003: The No Fun EP
- 2013: The Another February
- 2014: The Team EP
Singles
- 1991: Drum
- 1994: Cynic
- 1994: Mayonnaise and Malaise
- 1996: High-Fiving MF
- 1996: Bound for the Floor
- 1997: Eddie Vedder
- 1997: Fritz's Corner
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- 1998: All the Kids Are Right
- 1998: All-Right (Oh, Yeah)
- 2001: Half-Life
- 2002: Hands on the Bible
- 2004: California Songs
- 2005: Toxic (cover version of the Britney Spears single)
- 2008: 24 hour break-up session
- 2009: Machine Shed Wrestling
- 2014: Team ( Lorde Cover)
Split singles
- 1994: Local H / Sybil Vane Split 7 " (vinyl split single with the unreleased" Disgruntled Xmas "and Sybil Vanes cover version of" White Christmas ")
- 2000: Local H / The Blank Theory Split7 " (vinyl split single with an unreleased cover version of the Godfathers song" Birth, School, Work, Death "(later recorded again for The No Fun EP ) and" Corporation "by The Blank theory )
Demo albums
- 1991: Scratch Demos
- 1992: Local H
- 1992: The '92 Demos (Re-Release 1999)
- 2006: '99 -'00 demos
- 2015: Twenty-Five Years of Skin In the Game
Video albums
- 2010: 68 angry minutes
- 2012: There Went the Zoo
- 2016: Straight Outta Zion
Participation in compilations
- 1996: Soundtrack for The Great White Hype - "Feed"
- 1996: Soundtrack for Sling Blade - Cover of Guided by Voices ' "Smothered in Hugs"
- 1997: Soundtrack to Gravesend - two previously unreleased songs, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Tag-Along"
- 1997: Where is my Mind? The Pixies Tribute - Cover of "Tame"
- 2002: Oil thick records compilation - alternative version of "Mellowed"