Cheat the Gallows is the third studio album by American progressive rock/progressive metal band Bigelf.

Cheat the Gallows
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008
Recordedat Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood in 2006–2007
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal
Length56:53
LabelCustard Records
ProducerDamon Fox
Bigelf chronology
Hex
(2003)
Cheat the Gallows
(2008)
Into the Maelstrom
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Damon Fox, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Gravest Show on Earth"5:00
2."Blackball"7:02
3."Money, It's Pure Evil"3:18
4."The Evils of Rock & Roll" (Fox, Steve Frothingham, John Salvatore Scaglione)6:37
5."No Parachute"3:43
6."The Game"5:11
7."Superstar"3:46
8."Race with Time" (Fox, Frothingham)4:28
9."Hydra"6:23
10."Counting Sheep"11:20
Total length:56:53

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Japanese edition bonus tracks[4][5]
No.TitleLength
1."Demon Queen of Spiders"5:06
2."Don't Blow It" 
3."Snake Eyes" 

Personnel

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Bigelf

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  • Damon Fox – vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Ace Mark – guitar
  • Duffy Snowhill – bass
  • Steve Frothingham a.k.a. Froth – drums

Guest appearances

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  • Linda Perry – backing vocals (on tracks 7 & 8)
  • Danny "Lord Weatherby" Martin – ring leader (on track 1)
  • Eric Gorfain – string arrangements
The Counting Sheep Orchestra (on tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10)
  • Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – conductor
  • Daphne Chen, Terrence Glenny, Marisa Kuney, Ami Levy, Calabria McChesney, Cameron Patrick, Radu Pieptea, Melissa Reiner, Isabelle Senger, Marcy Vaj & Alwyn Wright – violins
  • Caroline Buckman, Alma Fernandez, Leah Katz & David Sage – violas
  • Peggy Baldwin, Matt Cooker, Richard Dodd & John Krovoza – cellos
The Section Quartet (on tracks 5 & 7)
The Kung-Pao Horns (on tracks 1, 2 & 10)
  • Stewart Cole – trumpet
  • James King – tenor sax, flute, piccolo
  • Dan Ostermann – trombone
  • Tracy Wannomae – alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute

Production

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  • Produced by Damon Fox
  • Engineered by Ian Lehrfeld
  • Mixed by Ian Lehrfeld with Damon Fox
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Cosmo. "Cheat the Gallows". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Bigelf:Cheat the Gallows". Popmatters. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cheat the Gallows: Bigelf: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. ^ from liner notes.
  5. ^ "Cheat the Gallows – Bigelf – Listen and discover music at". Last.fm. February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.