Local H is an alternative rock band which formed in 1987 in Zion, Illinois,… Read Full Bio ↴Local H is an alternative rock band which formed in 1987 in Zion, Illinois, United States. The band originally consisted of Scott Lucas (vocals, guitar, bass) and Joe Daniels (drums). Daniels left in 1999 and was replaced by Brian St. Clair who was the band's drummer until he left in late 2013. Ryan Harding would replace him, and is the current drummer for the duo. They are perhaps best known for their 1996 hit single "Bound for the Floor".

Each year, critics at the Chicago Tribune name a "Chicagoan of the Year." The 2008 winner for music was Local H.

Local H started as hard-rock duo formed by Scott Lucas (vocals/guitar/bass) and Joe Daniels (drums). The two began in 1987 at their mainline high school in Zion. After failed attempts at recruiting a bassist, Lucas added bass pickups to his electric guitar.

Local H's 1995 debut Ham Fisted was released to lukewarm reception, but their 1996 follow-up As Good as Dead was certified gold and contained the hits "Bound for the Floor" and "Eddie Vedder." It was better received by critics, as was 1998's Pack Up the Cats, which spawned the single "All the Kids Are Right." Unfortunately, their label Polygram merged with Universal, and the album was all but forgotten in transition.

Daniels left in 1999. Lucas recruited recent Triplefastaction drummer Brian St. Clair later that year. St. Clair was a drum tech for Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick. Lucas and St. Clair released their first album together, Here Comes the Zoo, in 2002 on Palm Pictures. The No Fun EP came next in 2003, and Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? followed in 2004 to favorable reviews, with the track "Everyone Alive" being featured in the 2004 video game Burnout 3. The break-up concept album 12 Angry Months followed in 2008, and to coincide with the 2012 presidential election the group issued Hallelujah! I'm a Bum that year, both albums receiving critical praise.

Brian St. Clair would amicably leave the band, playing his last show in November 2013, before Ryan Harding joined to fill in his spot. In 2015, the duo would issue their ninth studio album Hey, Killer through G&P Records, an independent label they operate that has also been utilized for smaller releases for the band in the past. In 2020, the duo iussued Lifers through AntiFragile Music.

Local H garnered good publicity for a cover of the Britney Spears hit "Toxic". The cover was available on the band's web site and is the last track on the otherwise live album Alive '05, issued in 2005. "Toxic" has been performed at recent concerts.

Local H is known for creativity in concerts. In 2003, the band auctioned off a concert on eBay, and in 2004, performed at Fritz's Corner in Zion. In 2005, the duo performed a series of set-list request shows, where the audience got to vote on what they wanted the band to play. Gabe Rodriguez often accompanied the band on tour and provided back-up vocals or kazoo playing.

Every Halloween, Local H plays in Ardmore, masquerading as a certain group. They have performed as Nirvana, Tom Petty, Oasis, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Sex Pistols.

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Local H Lyrics

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"Cha!" Said The Kitty Sucking like a crack hack Feeling like an 8-track Out of wha…
09. Where Are They Now You're never gonna get it You're never gonna get it You're n…
24 Hour Break Up Session Hey, you kind of are successful You're totally approachable…
25 or 6 to 4 Waiting for the break of day Searching for something to say…
500000 Scovilles I'm living well I'm living well I'm living well I'm living w…
5th Ave. Crazy My pockets are out you got me upside down i've gone 5th…
All Right Oh Yeah All Right, Oh Yeah Here We Go I'm Back Again Act Suprised…
All The Kids Are Right You heard that we were great But now you think we're…
All-Right all-right, oh yeah all-right, oh yeah all-right, oh yeah …
All-Right (Oh You heard that we were great But now you think we're…
All-Right (Oh, Yeah) all-right, oh yeah all-right, oh yeah all-right, oh yeah he…
Another February Come on (x2) You're digging out your car again The chair l…
April: White Belt Boys Yeah... Hope you have a lonely life Yeah... Hope you have…
Babay Wants To Tame Me Framed I'm Framed in love again Peekin at the end Baby wa…
Back In The Day Well punk is dead And yeah you're next But it…
Bag Of Hammers You pin me down, you box my ears I'll get you…
Blood Stains They can make things worse for me Sometimes I'd rather die …
Blue Line "Doors closing" It's getting hard to realize A sense of …
Blur Things are starting to blur I almost called you a name Thing…
BMW Man So, you're the boyfriend How nice to meet you. Is it…
Bound For The Floor Born to be down I've learned all my lessons before now Born…
Brandy There's a port on a western bay And it serves a…
Bryn-Mawr Stomp You feel desensitized You feel dumb You want to word it ri…
Buffalo Trace Eight hours to get to Heaven Hill Head down, due south,…
California Songs Well I got your late night call You're in the center…
Chicago Fanphair '93 Sorry, to crash your party But I just couldn't wait for…
Cold Manor (x2) Yeah, I was schooled in a cold manner They call my…
Cool Magnet Standing at the edge of something Where discussions are lik…
Cooler Heads Hey Another scene is dead You can fall in line With the cool…
Creature Comforted All the Thai food and the Must See TV Yeah Keeps ya…
Cynic Yeah, I made a promise to love myself But somehow I…
December: Hand To Mouth In 'bout a million hours from now we're gonna find…
Deep Cut I don't know where I went My brain is up for…
Dick Jones You're on a sidetrack with nothing to show You're friends w…
Dreaming When I met you in the restaurant you could tell…
Eddie Vedder Quarters on the eyes Rejected sacrifice Cauterized at best…
Everyone Alive I said " Hey, hello, Mom & Dad. Are things…
February: Michelle Again Everybody knows, or everybody likes to think they know Every…
Feed I don't need my ego fed I just want to feel…
Feed A Fever "???" Oh Heard the news and I don't hear no more I se…
Fine And Good Things are good, nothing much for me to say Feeling happier…
For Lovers I'm running away with you That's all I ever do That's all…
Freeze-Dried (F)lies Abusive excuses are all I have to hold Use and re-use…
Fritz I'm not mad I'm just bored And everything I do…
Fritz's Corner I'm not mad I'm just bored And everything I do…
Fuck Yeah That Wide You got the money, we got the soul You got the…
Grrrlfriend I'm in love with a riot grrrl I'm in love with…
Halcyon Days Those halcyon days are here They went away but they're back…
Half-Life Three, four Half-life Welcome the worse Run to your station…
Hand To Mouth In 'bout a million hours from now We're gonna find what…
Hands on the Bible Hands on the Bible Scared like a child God holds you liable …
Have Yourself A Merry Little C Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be li…
Heaven On The Way ) Heaven on the way down Talk about a prime piece of…
Heavy Metal Bakesale How ya gonna live at 40? How ya gonna live it…
Here Comes Ol' Laptop Here come ol' laptop (x4) You're lucky Oh, I'm lucky too…
Hey Rita Hey Rita, there's a statue with your face Hey Rita, in…
High Fiving MF You high-fiving motherfucker, you high-fiving motherfucker …
High-Fiving MF You high-fiving motherfucker, you high-fiving motherfucker Y…
High‐Fiving MF You high-fiving motherfucker, you high-fiving motherfucker …
Hit the Skids or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rock say what you want to say to me i don't know…
How You take the things you want and leave everything you…
I Just Want Something to Do Hangin' out on 2nd Avenue Eating chicken vindaloo I just wan…
I Saw What You Did And I Know Who You Are Maybe the life I've left Is coming back for me…
Joey Joey, baby Don't get crazy Detours, fences I get defensiv…
July: 24 Hour Break-up Session Hey, you kind of are successful You're totally approachable …
Keep Your Girlfriend Keep your girlfriend away from me Just advice I'm givin you…
Laminate Man Everything you want is done You want to run and all…
Last Caress "One, two, three, four" I got something to say I killed …
Lead Pipe Cinch Its something in my mind Won't let my heart and head…
Leon And The Game Of Skin In all those games you played To bend the world your…
Limit Your Change Change Limit your change Change People like to limit thei…
Look Who's Walking On Four Legs Again Look who's walking on four legs again I'm the kind of…
Lovey Dovey Don't you hate it when people are in love? They're…
Lucky Pack up the cats And move to the city Leave the checks…
Lucky Time I never fail to catch the small details Bigger things just…
Machine Shed Wrestling Too, too, too, too, too, too (x4) You ain't a lover,…
Manifest Density You're on to something good But I can't believe it's all Tha…
Manifest Density Part 2 You're on to something good But it can't be all that…
Manifest Density Pt. 1 You're on to something good But I can't believe it's all Tha…
Manifest Density Pt. 2 You're on to something good But it can't be all that…
Manipulator I never said I wouldn't lie to you I never said…
Mansplainer All your life, holding scared people back. All your life, de…
March: BMW Man So you're the boyfriend, and nice to meet you, is…
Mayonnaise And Malaise Writing what you say and saying it all back to…
Mellowed Tunnel vision is slowly setting in. Blocking out what I shou…
Money on the Dresser The zoso no show The tin and the yang The stepped up…
Night Flight to Paris Hang up and listen You found your direction and cut the…
No Fun Yeah! Depression is in session and there's Not a lot of less…
No Problem And I'd like to think that it's out of fear…
Nothing Special A one trick pony in a one horse town You're…
November: Blur You know this year was a blur I think I know…
O.K Drawing a collective breath I could cry myself to death…
P.J. Soles I think of P.J. Soles And wonder where you are I'll never…
Paddy Considine Change (x2) I ain't of the mind that Paddy Considine Is…
Patrick Bateman I got a brother in a cheap red hat Hazy days…
President Forever I'm president forever I'm head of state and here to…
Rock & Roll Professionals One, two, one, two One, two, three, four When the rock &…
Ruling Kind The ruling kind, the warrior mind I don't buy your line Th…
Sad History Maybe you and me and our sad history Are gonna go…
Say The Word If all the world were innocent and true One flag unfurled,…
Scott Rock I believe in someone I believe in someone You change my mi…
September: Simple Pleas There's no one left to lie and no one knows…
She Hates My Job She's my girl, she hates my job She'd trade it all…
Simple Pleas There's no one left to lie and no one knows…
Skid Marks No, I'll cut you in a minute You know you should…
Smothered In Hugs In the summer that you came there was something eating ever…
Son of "Cha!" If you want it, then it's great If you don't, you'll…
Sports Bar Fucked up, drunk and stoned Every choice has a no Speech slu…
Static Age Static, static, static Were on a video rage Static, static…
Stick to What You Know Maybe the life I've left Is coming back for me…
Strict-9 You, you're not asking questions that I don't have answers…
TAME Framed I'm Framed in love again Peekin at the end Baby wants…
Taxi-Cabs Taxi-cabs, the sharks of streets, with fins of fire they…
That Oh, no, no, everything must go Lost our lease to the…
the kids are right You heard that we were great But now you think we're…
The Last Picture Show In Zion There′s no more movies in my town They shut the place…
The Misanthrope Hack actors choking on the scenery Mere grist to feed the…
The One With 'Kid' nd when there's no one left to lie to Forced to…
The Summer Of Boats And you're allowed to change, you have permission to try Yo…
They Saved Reagan's Brain Woo Ooh (x30) Now I ain't lose my nerve 'cause I don't…
Time I'm ticking away the moments that make up a dull…
Toxic Baby, can't you see I'm calling A guy like you should…
Trash Fire Bummers (x2) Trash fire bummers cry a river for the drunken boys…
Ugly Sunday I feel your blood run cold And it's a rainy Sunday…
User I used, I used her right, oh, yeah I used, I…
Waves We get set free in waves again We're saved again But no…
What Can I Tell You Whatever you want Whatever turns you on Whatever you want To…
What Would You Have Me Do? Can you just go home defeated? Take your pride and eat…
When Doves Cry Dig if you will the picture Of you and I engaged…
Where Are They Now You're never gonna get it You're never gonna get it You're…
Where Are They Now? You're never gonna get it You're never gonna get it You're n…
White Belt Boys Yeah… hope you have a lonely life Yeah… hope you have…
Wolf Like Me Say, say, my playmate Won't you lay your hands on me? Mirr…

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