Desperate Measures (Hollywood Undead album)

Desperate Measures
Live album by Hollywood Undead
Released November 10, 2009
Recorded Early-mid 2009
Genre Rap rock, rapcore, rap metal, hip hop, alternative metal, nu-metal
Length 44:52
Label A&M/Octone
Producer Danny Lohner
Hollywood Undead chronology
Swan Songs B-Sides EP
(2009)		 Desperate Measures
(2009)		 Swan Songs Rarities EP
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Desperate Measures is the first CD/DVD box set by American rock band, Hollywood Undead. Released on 10 November 2009.[2][3] The album includes three new songs, three cover songs, a remix of "Everywhere I Go", and six live versions of previously released tracks from a concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico along with a 60-minute DVD of live performances.[4] The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200, #10 on Top Rock Albums, and #15 on Top Digital Albums.[5]

Contents

Track listing

Disc One (CD)

No. Title Length
1. "Dove and Grenade"   2:54
2. "Tear It Up"   3:14
3. "Shout at the Devil" (Mötley Crüe cover) 3:20
4. "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover) 2:40
5. "Bad Town" (Operation Ivy cover) 2:44
6. "El Urgencia"   3:44
7. "Everywhere I Go" (Castle Renholdër Remix) 3:30
8. "Undead" (Live*) 4:48
9. "Sell Your Soul" (Live**) 3:23
10. "California" (Live*) 3:20
11. "Black Dahlia" (Live**) 3:55
12. "Everywhere I Go" (Live*) 3:44
13. "No. 5" (Live**) 3:29
Total length:
 44:52
iTunes bonus tracks
No. Title Length
14. "City" (Live**) 3:34
15. "Bottle and a Gun" (Live***) 4:54

       *   Same audio as live video recording on the Disc 2 DVD.
       **  Different live recording than DVD.
       *** Available with iTunes pre-orders only. Same audio as DVD.

Disc Two (DVD)

Live at the Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Marquee Theater, Tempe, Arizona. The concert footage is bracketed by "interlude" segments of audience interaction, as well as interview and behind-the-scenes footage, much of it black-and-white, between many of the songs.

No. Title Length
1. "Undead"   4:25
2. "Sell Your Soul"   3:14
4. "Bottle and a Gun"   3:22
6. "California"   3:16
8. "No Other Place"   3:16
9. "City"   3:33
11. "Paradise Lost"   3:10
12. "Black Dahlia"   3:45
13. "Young"   3:16
15. "Everywhere I Go"   3:30
17. "No. 5"   3:05

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 29
US Top Digital Albums[5] 15
US Top Hard Rock Albums[5] 5
US Top Alternative Albums[5] 8
US Top Rock Albums[5] 10

Personnel

Hollywood Undead
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: Desperate Measures". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1663443. Retrieved 8 Nov 2009. 
  2. ^ "Hollywood Undead Official Website". http://site.hollywoodundead.com/. Retrieved 27 Oct 2009. 
  3. ^ "Desperate Measures: Hollywood Undead". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002NPUCKI. Retrieved 10 Nov 2009. 
  4. ^ "Desperate Measures Teaser #1 now live!". Hollywood Undead. 21 Sept 2009. http://site.hollywoodundead.com/profiles/blogs/desperate-measures-teaser-1. Retrieved 22 Sept 2009. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Desperate Measures - Hollywood Undead". Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/hollywood-undead/desperate-measures/1295156. Retrieved November 22, 2009. 
Hollywood Undead
Charlie Scene • Funny Man • Da Kurlzz • Danny • J-Dog • Johnny 3 Tears
Deuce • Shady Jeff
Albums
Studio albums
Swan Songs (2008) · American Tragedy (2011)
Remix albums
Live albums
Desperate Measures (2009)
EPs
Singles
"Everywhere I Go" • "No.5" • "Undead" • "Young" • "Black Dahlia" • "Hear Me Now" • "Been to Hell" • "Coming Back Down" • "Comin' in Hot" • "My Town" • "Levitate (Digital Dog club mix)" • "Levitate (Rock Mix)"
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