The Glorious Dead (album)

The Glorious Dead
Studio album by
The Heavy
Released20 August 2012
Genre
Length39:17
LabelCounter[1]
Producer
The Heavy chronology
How You Like Me Now?
(2010) 		The Glorious Dead
(2012) 		Hurt & the Merciless
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
musicOMH[4]
The Skinny[1]

The Glorious Dead is the third studio album by English rock band The Heavy.[5][6][7] It was released on 20 August 2012 and has been described as a "quirky take on rootsy soul-influenced music."[3] It peaked at #191 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Consequence of Sound wrote that the album "incorporates guitar-driven hard rock, bringing the band closer to the mainstream, which happens to be full of blues nerds just like them."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Play Dead"Dan Taylor · Kelvin Swaby4:23
2."Curse Me Good"Taylor4:59
3."What Makes a Good Man?"Taylor · Swaby3:48
4."The Big Bad Wolf"Taylor · Swaby3:24
5."Be Mine"Taylor4:16
6."Same Ol'"Taylor · Swaby4:03
7."Just My Luck"Taylor · Swaby · Spencer Page · Chris Ellul3:04
8."The Lonesome Road"Taylor4:01
9."Don't Say Nothing"Taylor · Swaby · Page · Ellul3:40
10."Blood Dirt Love Stop"Taylor · Swaby3:57
The Glorious Dead: Synch Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."A Lesson Learned"3:06
2."In Your Hands"3:00
3."The Sleeping Ignoramus"4:24
4."She Got To Go"1:44
5."Can't Play Dead" (Instrumental)4:19
6."Curse Me Good" (Instrumental)4:57
7."What Makes A Good Man?" (Instrumental)3:45
8."The Big Bad Wolf" (Instrumental)3:21
9."Be Mine" (Instrumental)4:15
10."Same Ol'" (Instrumental)4:00
11."Just My Luck" (Instrumental)3:00
12."The Lonesome Road" (Instrumental)3:56
13."Don't Say Nothing" (Instrumental)3:37
14."Blood Dirt Love Stop" (Instrumental)3:56
15."Short Change Hero"5:22
16."No Time"4:31
17."Strong Enough"2:52
18."What You Want Me To Do"3:22
19."Big Bad Wolf"2:38
20."How You Like Me Now?"3:37

Personnel

The Heavy
  • Kelvin Swaby – vocals
  • Dan Taylor – guitar
  • Spencer Page – bass
  • Chris Ellul – drums
Producing
  • Paul Corkett - producing, mixing, recording
  • The Heavy - producing, mixing, recording
  • Gabriel Roth - additional recording
  • Hal Ritson - additional recording
  • Rob Dowell - additional recording
  • Lloyd Buchanan - gospel scoring

References

  1. ^ a b "Album Review: The Heavy – The Glorious Dead". www.theskinny.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The Glorious Dead - The Heavy". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "The Heavy The Glorious Dead". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ^ "The Heavy - The Glorious Dead | Album Reviews". 19 August 2012.
  5. ^ "The Heavy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "The Heavy's Glorious Return". 21 August 2012.
  7. ^ "The Heavy's 'The Glorious Dead': Exclusive First Listen". Billboard. 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Album Review: The Heavy - The Glorious Dead". 17 August 2012.


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