Cheat the Gallows

Big Elf | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Custard
• ASIN: B001BP4U0Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Greatest Show On Earth

2. Blackball

3. Money, It's Pure Evil

4. The Evils Of Rock & Roll

5. No Parachute

6. The Game

7. Superstar

8. Race With Time

9. Hydra

10. Counting Sheep

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is AMAZING, February 3, 2009

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leptons "leptons" (venice, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheat the Gallows (Audio CD)

I saw Big Elf open for a band at the dragonfly in hollywood years ago. They totally upstaged the headlining act. Fantastic. I bought a CD back then and its been years since I've listened but when I saw they had a new album out I figured what the heck - and I'm glad I got it.

It's a totally unique album in my collection of thousands. Even though the riffage, harmonies, guitar leads are reminiscent of all my favorite classic rock bands - beatles, floyd, zeppelin, sabbath, and all the prog-rock favorites too - rush, ELO, Yes, Tangerine Dream, etc - this album distills it all and still manages to sound totally different. The production value is very high; orchestras, horns sections, and layered vocals are not spared. On top of it all are some very groovy guitar and bass riffs that keep going off in my head over the last few days. Some of it is very catchy.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What The Hell Was That !!!, October 11, 2008

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Doug Edwards "filthybeatle" (salt lake city ,utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheat the Gallows (Audio CD)

WOW
this is the most bizarre album ever is this David Bowie Queen Yes The Beatles Black Sabbath some kind of Alice Cooper/Bowie concept album it is so right out of 1973-1975 had this come out in that era this would be called a classic rock masterpiece now that it is 2008 this is just weird although no band would dare attempt this [GOOD JOB DUDES]this is one that will just go over todays youths heads and that is a shame because this is a CLASSIC ALBUM OF ALL TIME
everybody you are missing out for sure

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!, August 14, 2008

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Carl P. Bush "cpxmb" (Va Beach, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheat The Gallows (MP3 Download)

When I first listened to this album I wasn't sure what I was listening to, but after listening to each song, I was brought back to my youth listening to ELO and Pink Floyd with a mix of the Beatles and the vocals of Ozzy Osbourne. If you loved the Heavy Metal of the 70's and the production of Jeff Lynne, you'll love this album.