Picture of Health | |
Type: | Studio album |
Artist: | Headstones |
Cover: | Headstones - Picture of health.jpg |
Released: | June 1, 1993 |
Recorded: | 1992–1993 at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON |
Genre: | Rock |
Length: | 43:49 |
Label: | MCA |
Producer: | Mark S. Berry |
Next Title: | Teeth and Tissue |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Picture of Health is the debut album by Canadian rock band Headstones. The music video for the "Cemetery" track is featured on the Canadian DVD release of the movie Hard Core Logo, starring Hugh Dillon and was also featured on the Canadian VHS release of Dance Me Outside, also starring Dillon. On October 26, 2018, the Headstones released a remastered reissue of the album to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The band is promoting the reissue of the album with a tour in which they are performing the Picture of Heath album in its entirety.[1]
The Ottawa Citizen wrote: "Despite their bleakness, the songs are surprisingly catchy, a cool blend of guitar-driven blues, rock and pop played with a heavy-handed punk attitude."[2]
On May 7, 1999, Picture of Health was certified platinum by Music Canada.[3]