Cheat the Gallows

For the Runaways episode, see Cheat the Gallows (Runaways).

Cheat the Gallows
Studio album by Bigelf
Released	August 12, 2008
Recorded	at Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood in 2006–2007
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal
Length	56:53
Label	Custard Records
Producer	Damon Fox
Bigelf chronology
Hex (2003) Cheat the Gallows (2008) Into the Maelstrom (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]

Cheat the Gallows is the third studio album by American progressive rock/progressive metal band Bigelf.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damon Fox, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gravest Show on Earth"	5:00
2.	"Blackball"	7:02
3.	"Money, It's Pure Evil"	3:18
4.	"The Evils of Rock & Roll" (Fox, Steve Frothingham, John Salvatore Scaglione)	6:37
5.	"No Parachute"	3:43
6.	"The Game"	5:11
7.	"Superstar"	3:46
8.	"Race with Time" (Fox, Frothingham)	4:28
9.	"Hydra"	6:23
10.	"Counting Sheep"	11:20
Total length:		56:53

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Japanese edition bonus tracks ^{[4] [5]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Demon Queen of Spiders"	5:06
2.	"Don't Blow It"
3.	"Snake Eyes"

Personnel

Bigelf

• Damon Fox – vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
• Ace Mark – guitar
• Duffy Snowhill – bass
• Steve Frothingham a.k.a. Froth – drums

Guest appearances

• Linda Perry – backing vocals (on tracks 7 & 8)
• Danny "Lord Weatherby" Martin – ring leader (on track 1)
• Eric Gorfain – string arrangements

The Counting Sheep Orchestra (on tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10)

• Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – conductor
• Daphne Chen, Terrence Glenny, Marisa Kuney, Ami Levy, Calabria McChesney, Cameron Patrick, Radu Pieptea, Melissa Reiner, Isabelle Senger, Marcy Vaj & Alwyn Wright – violins
• Caroline Buckman, Alma Fernandez, Leah Katz & David Sage – violas
• Peggy Baldwin, Matt Cooker, Richard Dodd & John Krovoza – cellos

The Section Quartet (on tracks 5 & 7)

• Eric Gorfain & Daphne Chen – violins
• Leah Katz – viola
• Richard Dodd – cello

The Kung-Pao Horns (on tracks 1, 2 & 10)

• Stewart Cole – trumpet
• James King – tenor sax, flute, piccolo
• Dan Ostermann – trombone
• Tracy Wannomae – alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute

Production

• Produced by Damon Fox
• Engineered by Ian Lehrfeld
• Mixed by Ian Lehrfeld with Damon Fox
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen

References

1. Lee, Cosmo. "Cheat the Gallows". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
2. Begrand, Adrien. "Bigelf:Cheat the Gallows". Popmatters. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
3. "Cheat the Gallows: Bigelf: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
4. from liner notes.
5. "Cheat the Gallows – Bigelf – Listen and discover music at". Last.fm. February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.