Goodbye to the Gallows explained
Goodbye to the Gallows is the debut full-length studio album by Emmure, released through Victory Records in the UK on March 5, 2007, and in the US on March 6. A vinyl reissue of the album was also released by Victory in 2013.
Song title information
- According to early album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally titled "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News".[1]
- Track 6, titled "Travis Bickle" is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver.
- Tracks 3 and 8 are derived from the comedy program Chappelle's Show, the former being a reference to the title of a recurring sketch, and the latter a recurring quote by a character in a sketch respectively.
- The title of Track 5, "You Got a Henna Tattoo that Said Forever" is a reference to a quote from Zach Galifianakis' 2001 episode of Comedy Central Presents.[2]
- Track 7, "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" is a take on the Dragon Ball film of the same name.
Personnel
- Emmure
- Frankie Palmeri - lead vocals
- Jesse Ketive - guitar
- Ben Lionetti - guitar
- Mark Davis - bass guitar
- Joe Lionetti - drums
- Production
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris
- Mastered by Alan Douches
- Art direction, layout, band logo and illustrations by Paul Friemel
Notes and References
- http://www.paulfriemel.com/work/display.php?id=15
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4KSGU9rUY Zach Galifianakis reference - states the original statement at 9:00.
