Local H: Whatever Happened to the band behind bound for the floor
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- Whatever happened to the band Local H who were best known for the song 'Bound For the Floor.'
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Seen as a relic of the 90’s by some, the two piece band Local H hit some turbulent times in their career. Today let’s explore whatever happened to Local H.
Hailing from Northern fIllionois Local H would be best known for several big songs during the mid 90’s including Eddie Vedder and Bound For the Floor, which some people refer to as copacetic. Unlike today where two piece bands are more common like Royal Blood or the Black Keys of Death from above 1979, back in the 90’s Local H was an anomaly to record labels, especially considering they were also an interracial band. The group’s name came from combining two REM songs "Oddfellows Local 151" and "Swan Swan H.” But Local H wasn’t always a two piece, first starting out in 1988 in high school as 4-piece, the group’s bassist and guitarist would leave the group thinking the band wasn’t going anywhere leaving drummer Joe Daniels and frontman and guitarist Scott Lucas Ironically it was once the band became a two piece around 1993-1994 that things started to happen. To compensate for the fact that the band is only a two piece Lukas had two bass pickups in his guitar which allow him to play both instruments while also singing.
The band’s roots were based in a small town Zion (Zeye-in), Illinois,population 21,000 which also served the hometown of Different Strokes star Gary Coleman. Life in Zion would serve as a huge inspiration for the band’s songs.
Lukas had a pretty normal childhood telling the Morning Call Newspaper My parents stayed together. My dad was an artist. We always lived in apartments, and most of the time in the same place." Growing up, he listened to Pink Floyd, REO Speedwagon, AC/DC and "a lot of pop-rock." Lukas by his own admission never had a desire to go to college revealing he struggled through high school and music seemed more fun.
The members would get some help from local power-pop band Shoes with Lucas telling the morning call "They have a studio (Short Order Recorder) in Zion and we did a lot of demos there. When they saw things were starting to happen, they hooked us up with a lawyer." By 1994 the band recorded their demo and started sending it out to record labels. Their demo came across the desk of polydor rep joe bosso who actually listened to their time and signed the band immediately. . It was during this time that Polydor merged with U2’s label Island records. Typically record label mergers are usually catastrophic for a lot of bands because because staff are fired, they leave and lower priority acsts get dropped or stay on board with little support. , but Bosso assured Local H that everything was fine and he just needed the duo to hurry up and re-record their demos to sound more polished so he could give it to his colleagues and get people on his side at the label. These re-recording sessions would also produce one new song in Believe You Me.
The band would head to Reflection Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, where REM recorded their first two records. Local H would work with producer Steve Haigler to produce the album. He was chosen because of his work with the Pixies. Released in January of 1995 Ham Fisted, the band’s debut album would be mostly written off as a sounding too close to Nirvana and did not even chart.
The band would spend close to half a year touring the record playing alongside Tripping Daisy who by the way i’ve done a whole video on. Link is down below. 6 months into the promotion cycle the label pulled the plug on the album and told the band to hit the studio again. You have to remember times were different back then as labels used to help nurture artists and not suddenly drop them after one album.
Lucas expectations were in check telling Vulture his thoughts on the band’s first album “For the most part, we were trying to scream and bang our instruments as much as we could,” “That was our sound at the time, so it would have been almost impossible for us to make a record that would have sold a lot of copies, if Island had expected something like that.”
Lucas would tell The morning call the difference between both albums saying - Hudba
I wish you would have dove into their albums after here comes the zoo because these guys have consistently put out great records and have been severely underrated throughout their career. Scott Lucas is a very underrated lyricist in my opinion
I agree, imo they've never released a bad album. Far from it.
Totally agree, Scott is very underrated
Their live show is amazing as well.
@@dougkuhns My X-girlfriend from back in 2003 use to say Rage Against The Machine put on the best live show ever. I took her to see Local H (with Detachment Kit opening) in Tampa at The Twilight. After the show was over she told me Local H puts on the best live show ever. And then we went and saw them 2 days later at Wills Pub in Orlando. I always go to multiple shows when they come down here.
She said it was Scott's "energy" on stage and off it. He crowd surfed at Twilight while playing. He walked through the crowd at Wills while playing.
Best show on earth.
I've seen Pink Floyd Divison Bell and Roger Waters The Wall & Us Them tours ...I have also seen Local H 6 times through the years including 20 anv of Good as Dead and Pack Up Cats played in entirely and I'm telling you besides Floyd...Local H is my favorite live band i have ever seen no matter if Joe, Brian,Ryan are the drummer they kill it every time ...and Scott is quiet but a very nice guy who loves his fans
They still tour and do well and have released some of their best records ever in the last 5 years.
Back in 1996, I can still remember where I was when I first heard Bound For The Floor. For those of us that were still recovering from Kurt Cobain's death and the fading out of the Grunge Era, Local H's sound was just what we needed at the time. They had very similar energy and sound and I was hooked. For me, it felt like they picked up where Nirvana and Grunge left off. I am still a dedicated fan to this very day, too. This band has had a very profound impact on my life. Thanks for giving them some air time on your channel
This is awesome! Love this and the band b
Was legit listening to their “Good As Dead” album while walking to classes today. In my opinion they are an underrated group.
Classic album!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
CRIMINALLY underrated. One of the best live acts in rock period.
@@blackphillip8486 agreed! I really want to see them live. Great bunch of guys
They were pioneers of the 2-person rock band as well, way before the White Stripes and Black Keys.
"All The Kids Are Right" might be one of my favorite 90s jams.
Everytime I hear 'bound for the floor', it takes me back to 6th grade, 1996.
Metallica had just released 'Load', then there was other things like Nintendo64. Great year to be a kid.
I bet
I think I was about that age also. Middle school in the mid 90s. Man.
Same.
We’re the same age. I agree completely.
I never thought I’d make it this far
High Fivin' MoFo is my fave Local H tune, personally. Always brings a smile to my face! 🙌😂
Hands down one of my fav bands. They're the perfect representatives for small town midwesterners. They're incredible live. Scott has had a tremendous influence on my approach to music.
Me too. The new record is so good, makes me want to ditch bass and 2nd guitar altogether and just tour with a drummer. Of course I'll need a giant stack of amps and a pedal board that looks like something out of NASA.
Thats very cool actually. I never knew that. I always thought they were a chicago band. Never associated them with small town midwest
My favorite band.
They still put out great music.
Scott is underrated as an artist.
They've never released a bad album. ever. They're an amazing band...or duo
For real. Hes not a joke like Cobain was.
they're my favorite too. it seems like their albums mature and change with me as i get older. thats why they have stayed relevant to me.
They're still out there writing new music and touring. They're only getting better as time goes.
I just saw them open for Soul Asylum last month, they were incredible. Such amazing guitar tones, his pedal layout was insane. And the new album rocks, especially "Winter Western" which includes my favorite singer of all time, Juliana Hatfield.
@@miameramusic hell yeah! That was a killer tour with those two. I'm from and live in Chicago so I've saw them over a thousand times throughout the years. My favorite band, Scott is an awesome person and the same with Ryan. I'm stoked to see them next month.
@@mikesamack1816 He is. I spoke to him after the show, he was personally selling mech at the table, working hard! I got the last orange logo t, luckily I’m a small😆
So glad I finally got to see them!
Scott seems re-energized since Ryan joined up. The last couple of times I caught em with Brian St. Clair were good shows, but you could tell Scott had a bad attitude and Brian was a total dick. Saw him pick up and chunk a monitor at one venue because he was having issues.
@@miameramusic I saw them with soul asylum too but Juliana Hatfield wasn’t with them and the urge played instead this was back In August but yeah killer show
Really? No mention of the cover of a WOLF LIKE ME by TV ON THE RADIO? INCREDIBLE SONG
Hate to be "that" guy but the picture you showed while talking about Brian St. Clair was actually Brian's replacement years later, one Ryan Harding. An excellent addition too. Brian is a legend in his own right imo.
This content creator often mispronounces names as well. It’s almost like he doesn’t do enough research.
@@TheDizzleHawke funny enough, this is a reupload too and this guy STILL manages to get stuff wrong!
Be that guy.if he's making money off this shit he should get it right
Hey, at least he didn't use Gary Coleman's picture for Brian
Local H was one of those bands that flew under the radar during the 90s but they were always blasting in my stereo as I drove around town as a teenager lol. Reminds me of when I was young and free.
I had no idea that Local H only consisted of 2 musicians, that's insane haha. Admittedly, I've only heard their "As Good As DeaD" but I do plan to give their other albums a try :)
I remember in early 2000s being at Local H show and somehow my baseball cap ended up on stage and Scott wore it threw the show. Then after show he gave it back to me. Very down to earth guy.
I met Scott briefly at a Local H show at his merch table in 2014. Cool guy!
He is always there after every show. He really cares for his fans.
I just saw them in concert last Friday, so that's where they were.
Everything this band releases is some of the best alt rock music. I just saw them live and it was the best show ive ever seen. They deserve the upmost respect
Still out there rocking. Caught them twice a couple of months ago. Once in Dallas and then drove to Austin to catch them again. Made #10 for me.
I've seen Scott with all 3 different drummers.
Wow, after starting off informative, this proved to be terribly rushed and summed a decade+ of great records into about 15 seconds. My favorite record is from this recent period and they are a ferocious live act. Heck they even opened for Metallica in recent history, not something any ordinary band gets to do.
I thought the same thing. Once he talked about Joe leaving the band he skipped over a lot of history. But oh well. Great band. I've seen them dozens of times and can't wait to see them again.
Not to mention totally missing Ryan Harding, who has been the drummer for the last 8 years.
@@jeffgrotte yea. He did however show a pic of Ryan and say it was Brian tho lol!
Detroit FettyGhost I noticed that and was pissed off as well! Both guys deserve WAY more respect than that.
Saw these guys open for helmet at the metro. The crows reeeeally thinned after Local H wrapped their set
Also the only band that has convinced me to get in the pit on asphalt. Totally with the damage.
Ha! Aw, poor Page! I saw Helmet at Columbia University in 94, so loud they blew out the PA system. Talk about thinning out the crowd 😆🤘
Local H does a great cover of Peter Gabriel's Shock the Monkey.
OMG I never heard this and now I love it. Thank you!
Same with Toxic by Britney Spears. Never expected to like a Britney tune until i heard it.
And great Nirvana covers too.
Local H do great covers, full stop.
Truly one of the most underrated bands , even now they still put on a good show with a level of energy that a lot of new acts lack. Oh and btw they also opened for Metallica 😂 I wish I could have caught that tour.
This video coming out on the day Local H release thier cover album Quarantine Mixtape #3. Nicely done
Yet they didn’t mention it in the video. I find that odd
I still follow Local H with a passion! Ridiculously underrated band.
"As good as dead"
"Here Comes the Zoo"
"12 Angry Months"
Are some of the best albums ever!!! 🤟🤟🤟
One of my favorite bands!
I just saw Local H in concert at Wicker Park Fest in Chicago, last night, July 2022.
Thanks for this video. I always wondered what happened to those guys. I don’t know much of their music, but I always loved bound to the floor. I also caught them as an opening band at a concert and remember really digging the show. Solid band.
I loved Bound for the Floor the first time I ever heard it on the radio. Still listen to it a couple of times a week. Great sound.
They are one of my favorite bands ever. I grew up listening to them all the time. Seen them live many times. I always looked at them as the other side of the grunge coin to the Nirvana/Pearl Jam side of the scene as Local H songs were less radio friendly and contained adult language.
i opened for them multiple times during the pj soles album tours and they were killing it then. jeff tweedy , scott lucas , kris roe and billy corgan are the top 4 midwest songwriters.
Easily one of my favorite bands of all time. Such an impressive catalog spanning multiple decades and 9 studio albums.
The picture at 7:58 is Ryan Harding (not Brian St. Clair).
I’m so glad you did this band, discovered them this year hard rockin 90s
Bound for the floor is probably one of the greatest songs of all time.
6 years ago, I went to a Local H concert here in Germany when they toured in Europe as support for Alien Ant Farm. I knew this would be like a once in a lifetime chance to see them play because they usually just tour the US. Saw them play, got what I wanted. When Alien Ant Farm played, who completely sucked, I saw Scott Lucas standing at the merch. No one bought anything and nobody seems to know who he was. I got my copy of 'As Good With Dead' with me. He signed it and we had two beers together and talked about music and stuff, he was very calm and really down to earth. Made me like his music even more. He was never in for the money or whatever, just for the fun and enjoyment of music. I admire musicians like him.
so much better then their one hit wonder. criminally underrated.
What a fantastic band. Saw them at least 5 times and every time, people absolutely lose their shit. Especially when they play cynic.
I just saw them for the first time and WOW\
"All the Kids are Alright". Pack up the Cats.❤️🥰🐈
Seen Local H when they were touring for “Hallelujah I’m a Bum”! Scott signed a cd I bought with the word “woof”. Very good show! Always been a huge fan!
Whatever happened to them? They kept rocking and putting out amazing music. Still are. Best live show going and it’s not close.
I was at their show at the Rock n Roll Hotel in 2016 man, fantastic stuff.
Interviewed these guys before their show at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa on 12-13-98. They were a couple of the nicest guys I ever met in my radio years.
I'm going to see them next week in Dallas. So pumped! Saw them last year and they are bad ass live
Aaah! I remember them...
I know you get a lot of shit for asking where certain bands are, I never heard Local H in New Zealand back in the day because their label never promoted them here. I just checked out their catalog on Applemusic and what a rad band! Thank you so much for turning me on to stuff that I missed the first time around, this isn’t the first time you’ve turned me on to new to me music. You should totally do a video on Blonde Redhead, they are another band that never got the global exposure they deserved when they were working their asses off. Cheers 🍻 and peace ✌️
Lmao 'sea-hair'
As Good As Dead still gets a workout when Im in 90s mode...fantastic
I’m going to see them live next Saturday. 🤘
They’re still around making kick ass music! Never got the recognition they deserved.
One of my favorite bands! Listen to them almost every day
Loved these songs in the 90 s
Most underrated band ever
Their new record is awesome, just drove out to L.A. to see them they kicked ass
Still on tour check them out!
I brought an old ticket stub to a small hometown gig they were playing. I bought the album they were promoting, but I asked Scott to sign my old stub from their headline gig at The Vic in Chicago. He signed it "I was here". Touché. I guess I should have made it clear that I owned like half of their albums including Hamfisted and was a nerd for them. Mayonnaise and Malaise is still my jam. Whatevs, Scott.....
I just saw them in concert in Nov 2022. They put on a very energetic performance in tuned with the audience and was a true rock band with 100-200 people. Sad as they deserve more, but cool that there were a lot of young people in the crowd.
As good as dead came out when I was 13 and I’ve been listening to these guys ever since. I’ve seen them a few times and they put on a great show. Last time I saw them was a few years back at the Mercury Lounge here in New York. That venue holds about 200 people but they played like it was 20,000
1st saw Local H in 95. Completely blown away by only two members crushing it. Bag of Hammers is still a great record.
The drummer that you show when you say Brian is actually Ryan..... :) Both are absolutely amazing drummers, just didn't want people to see Ryan on tour and think that Brian was back or something! :)
I saw Local H in concert once… some kids were making fun of them because they only had 2 members… the drummer jumped from the stage and started kicking ass!
I love the As Good As Dead album..of course bound to the Floor will alway be my fave. Was listening to it today on repeat.
Man there is so much more to Local H. You have to revisit this for a part 2 if you already haven’t.
First song I heard by them was Lovey Dovy. I heard it in the alternative all music channel. I wrote the song title and band in eyeliner so I wouldn't forget it! I love Local H
A very underrated band. Nothing like a friday night, 8 beers in, and hi-fivin mfer blaring into the night.
Saw them with Fuel. Was great live! I didn't hear you mention Fuel. Saw the at Hard Rock Las Vegas in late 90's possibly 2000.
I’ve seen Local H close to 20 times. They just played a sold out show at the Metro Friday night where I saw them play all of Here Comes the Zoo in its entirety. They’re Chicago legends and their last album is killer, too. Highly recommend checking them out.
Also was at that show! Only knew As Good as Dead but came away from their 3 hour blast being like holy shit, what energy! Have now been listening to "Zoo" which took a few listens to find more really good tracks. Need to check out their other albums. Btw -- how about that guy who came in for 1 song to go bananas and stage dive -- yessss!!
@@mattesser5027 Yes, that guy was awesome! No one in the fan community has any idea who he was lol. Absolute legend.
Anyways check out Pack Up the Cats, it’s like if As Good As Dead was a huge concept album. Or, it you prefer “raw and grungey”, Ham Fisted is your next one to listen to. Enjoy!
What happened to them? They have never stopped releasing great music and putting on awesome shows.
Wanna know an epic duo?
Godflesh
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Saw these guys open for Corrosion of Conformity back in 1995. Bought a copy of 'Ham-Fisted' at that show, from Scott himself. Nice guy. Great memory.
Back in the Day and Nothing Special off of As Good As Dead are two of my favorite songs from that musical era. great drumming.
local h is my favorite band of all time.
saw these guys live last week, great freaking band; surprised they're not super big.
Just seen them new years eve at bottoms lounge. Freaking EXCELLENT SHOW! Scott is one of the best ive EVER seen. And ive been to 200 shows. Including zepplin
Great. Now their song is playing in my head.
This is so weird. I haven't listened to local h in awhile and out of the blue I had "California Songs" in my head all day. And then this video comes out today? Hmm....
they are criminally underrated. It makes me so mad.
Saw them at UW Whitewater, Wisconsin back in the 90's. They were great
Every album has a different sound and every album is a must listen. Easily the most underrated band of the last 30 years. Ham Fisted should have been a smash. Wasn't a Nirvana rip off in the slightest though if you like one you'd like the other too. If you haven't listened to Local H or you only know the radio hits do yourself a favor and get the albums at least through Zoo. If you do and you don't like what you hear then ur in wrong genre lol
Quick shout out to The Meices who are from the same vein and are the best bands nobodies ever heard. You should def do a video on them. You'd make my day if u did!
Too bad.
Bound for the floor was a really cool song.
Appealed to a lot of people.
Cool video.💪👍🎸🥃
What ever happened to local H? Nothing They are still rocking putting out some music
They've toured pretty regularly and have wrote some great songs. If ya haven't seen em live do yourself a favor. You won't be disappointed
I want a local-H video as an annual tradition
Good info!
"sea hair" : quote of the day 🤣🤣
That made me laugh when I saw it spelled out.
Jbtv🙌 and local h is so awesome saw them a few times they still play just even a month ago side note first time i snuck into a concert didn’t even know they were playing
I saw them in St. Louis on one of what had to have been their last tours w/ Scott, and it was pretty pathetic--at least the turn out. The band played great though, and I was very glad to have been there. Always loved the acoustic version of "No Problem". It's one of my favorite songs ever by any band.
Whatever Happened to PJ Soles is one of the greatest records ever made
They have 9 studio albums with one coming out as recently as last year, and each one is better than the last. What ever happened to them? They’re still rocking, that’s what!
I remember that Local H won a contest to open for Metallica. I saw them in 2017, openning for Toadies @ Gramercy Theater in NY, and put a great set.
I did sound for this band a few years ago. They were opening for the toadies. Super nice guys and loud as hell!
Local H is so good in concert !!
I still love them - I just wish they'd tour Europe more often
Whatever happened to Local H? Nothing. They’ve always been around. They just chose to legitimately stay local instead of selling out to a major label. I saw them at college of dupage way back in 2001 and they kicked ass.
Can you do a video on King Missile?
🎶detachable vi-deo🎶
I like everyone else here wonder. Why are Local H not HUGE?
That they were persistent in their pursuit of making music to find the moderate success they've achieved is very uplifting. I can't imagine being in a band where more than half the bandmembers quit. As a 2 piece band, that makes it even worse. If I'm Mr. Lucas at that time, I'm looking for bands needing a guitarist not placing an add for a drummer. Hard stuff. Great music though.
this band will be preforming at Louder Than Life this year!!
I remember this band very cool the lead singer was playing two instruments at the same time Very impressive. I’m shocked they didn’t get farther than that!
That would take insane talent to play both guitar and bass at the same time..mind blown. I would love to hear that demo, that got em automatically signed. Anyone know what it is?
Local H wasn’t a band in 1988 at all, there was an “interracial “ band called Rude Awakening that included two future Local members .
Local H became a band in 1990 and was a 4 pc, then a 3 pc, and finally a 2 pc by early 93. There were two demos prior to the tapes that made their way to polydor-Island.
Saw them live a couple weeks ago. Small show, was right up front. Fucking amazing