Cheat the Gallows

For the Runaways episode, see Cheat the Gallows (Runaways).
Cheat the Gallows
Studio album by
Bigelf
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008
Recordedat Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood in 2006–2007
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal
Length56:53
LabelCustard Records
ProducerDamon Fox
Bigelf chronology
Hex
(2003) 		Cheat the Gallows
(2008) 		Into the Maelstrom
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]

Cheat the Gallows is the third studio album by American progressive rock/progressive metal band Bigelf.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damon Fox, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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

[3]

Japanese edition bonus tracks[4][5]
No.TitleLength
1."Demon Queen of Spiders"5:06
2."Don't Blow It" 
3."Snake Eyes" 

Personnel

Bigelf

  • Damon Fox – vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Ace Mark – guitar
  • Duffy Snowhill – bass
  • Steve Frothingham a.k.a. Froth – drums

Guest appearances

  • 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)
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

References

  1. ^ Lee, Cosmo. "Cheat the Gallows". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Bigelf:Cheat the Gallows". Popmatters. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cheat the Gallows: Bigelf: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. ^ from liner notes.
  5. ^ "Cheat the Gallows – Bigelf – Listen and discover music at". Last.fm. February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.


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