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Pack Up the Cats
Rock · 1998 · 15 tracks · 47m

Pack Up the Cats

Local H

A concept record about the grind of a mid-level rock band. Massive, Roy Thomas Baker-produced guitars meet sharp Midwestern cynicism and seamless track transitions.

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The best rock concept album you've never heard, produced by the guy who did Queen.

A high-fidelity collision of rock-star ambition and the crushing reality of the midwestern grind.

Pack Up the Cats · vs · Local H
Wall Of Sound+1.3σ

The production is pushed notably harder into wall of sound than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 47m
01
All-Right (Oh, Yeah)
3:10
02
“Cha!” Said the Kitty
2:57
03
Lucky
0:48
04
Hit the Skids or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rock
4:39
05
500,000 Scovilles
1:37
06
What Can I Tell You?
4:52
07
Fine and Good
4:09
08
Lead Pipe Cinch
1:05
09
Cool Magnet
4:08
10
She Hates My Job
4:09
11
Stoney
1:42
12
Laminate Man
3:17
13
All the Kids Are Right
3:48
14
Deep Cut
2:27
15
Lucky Time
4:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The seamless cross-fade between the chaotic finale of '500,000 Scovilles' and the melodic surge of 'What Can I Tell You?'
The massive, Queen-inspired vocal harmonies that elevate the chorus of 'All the Kids Are Right' into a cynical anthem.
The way the album bookends itself with the 'Lucky' motif, transforming from a brief interlude into a sprawling, feedback-drenched finale.
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