Cheat the Gallows is the third studio album by American progressive rock/progressive metal band Bigelf.
| Cheat the Gallows | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | at Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood in 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | Custard Records | |||
| Producer | Damon Fox | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Damon Fox, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gravest Show on Earth" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Blackball" | 7:02 |
| 3. | "Money, It's Pure Evil" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "The Evils of Rock & Roll" (Fox, Steve Frothingham, John Salvatore Scaglione) | 6:37 |
| 5. | "No Parachute" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "The Game" | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Superstar" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Race with Time" (Fox, Frothingham) | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Hydra" | 6:23 |
| 10. | "Counting Sheep" | 11:20 |
| Total length: | 56:53 | |
Personnel
editBigelf
edit- Damon Fox – vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
- Ace Mark – guitar
- Duffy Snowhill – bass
- Steve Frothingham a.k.a. Froth – drums
Guest appearances
edit- Linda Perry – backing vocals (on tracks 7 & 8)
- Danny "Lord Weatherby" Martin – ring leader (on track 1)
- Eric Gorfain – string arrangements
- The Counting Sheep Orchestra (on tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10)
- Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – conductor
- Daphne Chen, Terrence Glenny, Marisa Kuney, Ami Levy, Calabria McChesney, Cameron Patrick, Radu Pieptea, Melissa Reiner, Isabelle Senger, Marcy Vaj & Alwyn Wright – violins
- Caroline Buckman, Alma Fernandez, Leah Katz & David Sage – violas
- Peggy Baldwin, Matt Cooker, Richard Dodd & John Krovoza – cellos
- The Section Quartet (on tracks 5 & 7)
- Eric Gorfain & Daphne Chen – violins
- Leah Katz – viola
- Richard Dodd – cello
- The Kung-Pao Horns (on tracks 1, 2 & 10)
- Stewart Cole – trumpet
- James King – tenor sax, flute, piccolo
- Dan Ostermann – trombone
- Tracy Wannomae – alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
Production
edit- Produced by Damon Fox
- Engineered by Ian Lehrfeld
- Mixed by Ian Lehrfeld with Damon Fox
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
References
edit- ^ Lee, Cosmo. "Cheat the Gallows". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Bigelf:Cheat the Gallows". Popmatters. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Cheat the Gallows: Bigelf: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ from liner notes.
- ^ "Cheat the Gallows – Bigelf – Listen and discover music at". Last.fm. February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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