Ham Fisted
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Ham Fisted is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Local H.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Critical receptionEdit
Trouser Press wrote that Ham Fisted "offers an entertaining haymaker of cranked- up, stripped-down '95 noise."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star "honourable mention", comparing it to two releases by Nirvana by calling the album "brighter than Bleach, less fly than Incesticide".<ref name="CCG" /> Newsday called it "a spell-binding display of neurotic rock and roll at its finest."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Morning Call listed the album among the best of 1995, labeling it "a metallic punk-grunge KO."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Track listingEdit
All songs written by Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels. Template:Tracklist
- Template:Note label appears on ICON: The Island Years compilation (2011)
- Template:Note label demo recording appears on Twenty-Five Years of Skin in the Game compilation (2015)
- Template:Note label re-recorded song from Local H's self-titled demo (1992)
- Template:Note label live recording appears on Live in Europe (2018)
- Template:Note label live recording appears on Alive '05 (2005)
PersonnelEdit
Local H
Production
- Steven Haigler – producer, engineering, mixing at The Carriage House (Stamford, Connecticut)
- Dave Cozzie – assistant mix engineer
- Tracy Schroeder – additional engineering
- Janet DeMatteis – art coordination
- Jana Leòn – photography
- David Calderley – design
- Joe Bosso – A&R
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc. (Portland, Maine)