Rock · 2000 · 17 tracks · 51m

Head First

Seventeen tracks of defiant, bittersweet power pop salvaged from legal limbo. The final, haunting document of a band at its breaking point.

The lost masterpiece that proves Badfinger were the kings of melodic heartbreak even as their world fell apart.

A defiant and deeply soulful collection of power pop that feels like a final, honest letter from a band in crisis.

Head First · vs · Badfinger

Social Commentary+3.7σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 51m

01

Lay Me Down

3:38

02

Hey, Mr. Manager

3:37

03

Keep Believing

4:12

04

Passed Fast

4:21

05

Rock 'N' Roll Contract

4:46

06

Saville Row

0:38

07

Moonshine

3:56

08

Back Again

2:57

09

Turn Around

4:20

10

Rockin' Machine

1:35

11

Time Is Mine

1:48

12

Snokin' Gun

1:25

13

Old Fashioned Notions

4:15

14

Nothing To Show

1:05

15

You Ask Yourself Why

2:20

16

Keep Your Country Tidy

2:26

17

To Say Goodbuy

3:47

Moments Worth Waiting For

The biting lyrical cynicism of Hey, Mr. Manager cutting through the sweet melodic veneer.

The fragile, haunting quality of Pete Ham's vocals on Lay Me Down, knowing it was his final studio work.

The sudden, jarring brevity of the interludes like Saville Row that feel like glimpses into a collapsing world.

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