Goodbye to the Gallows

Goodbye to the Gallows
Studio album by
Emmure
ReleasedMarch 5, 2007 (2007-03-05)
RecordedNovember 2006 – January 2007
Genres
Length29:33
LabelVictory
ProducerChris "Zeuss" Harris
Emmure chronology
The Complete Guide to Needlework
(2006)		 Goodbye to the Gallows
(2007)		 The Respect Issue
(2008)
Singles from Goodbye to the Gallows
  1. "10 Signs You Should Leave"
    Released: February 20, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
PopMattersStarStarStar[2]
PunknewsStarHalf star[3]
Thrash PitStarStarStarStarStarStar[4]

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.[2] A vinyl reissue of the album was also released by Victory in 2013.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Ticket for the Paralyzer"0:50
2."10 Signs That You Should Leave"3:19
3."When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong"3:17
4."Rusted Over Wet Dreams"3:09
5."You Got a Henna Tattoo That Said Forever"3:24
6."Travis Bickle"2:06
7."Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" (featuring Karl Schubach of Misery Signals and Tyler Guida of My Bitter End)3:36
8."The Key to Keeping the Show Fresh Is... I'm Dead"2:45
9."It's Not Just a Party, It's a Funeral!"3:05
10."When Everything Goes Wrong, Take the Easy Way Out"4:02
Total length:29:33

Song title information

  • According to early album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally titled "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News".[5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Blackie, Andrew (May 6, 2007). "Emmure: Goodbye to the Gallows". PopMatters. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Emmure - Goodbye to the Gallows". www.punknews.org. March 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Emmure - Goodbye to the Gallows Review - Thrashpit.com". www.rocknworld.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.paulfriemel.com/work/display.php?id=15
  6. ↑ "- Zach Galifianakis reference - states the original statement at 9:00". www.youtube.com.


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