Pack Up the Cats is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Local H. Self-described by the band as "our little concept record about a shitty mid-level band", it was released on September 1, 1998, on Island Records, around the time when PolyGram, the parent label of Island, merged with Universal, causing the album to be all but forgotten during the transition. This would be their last album released on Island before they split from the label, as well as the last album with original drummer Joe Daniels. It was ranked #20 on Spin's list of the 20 best albums of 1998, #17 on Robert Christgau's 1998 Dean's List, and #2 on Greg Kot's list of the best albums of 1998. Pack Up the Cats is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Local H. Self-described by the band as "our little concept record about a shitty mid-level band", it was released on September 1, 1998, on Island Records, around the time when PolyGram, the parent label of Island, merged with Universal, causing the album to be all but forgotten during the transition. This would be their last album released on Island before they split from the label, as well as the last album with original drummer Joe Daniels. It was ranked #20 on Spin's list of the 20 best albums of 1998, #17 on Robert Christgau's 1998 Dean's List, and #2 on Greg Kot's list of the best albums of 1998. false 0001-01-01 00:00:00 Pack Up the Cats 1998 1998-09-01 1998-09-01 60 Alternative Rock 114692 2132659 d9115d3d-d936-4af1-a210-981dd9ddedaf baaf92f5-f2b2-4f51-9723-abed41a257f8 9ec4e57c-5763-3d1b-a8a4-a78cb90230e9 /media/data/media3/Music/Local H/Pack Up the Cats/folder.jpg Local H Local H 1 1 All-Right (Oh, Yeah) 03:10 1 2 “Cha!” Said the Kitty 02:57 1 3 Lucky 00:48 1 4 Hit the Skids or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rock 04:38 1 5 500,000 Scovilles 01:36 1 6 What Can I Tell You? 04:52 1 7 Fine and Good 04:08 1 8 Lead Pipe Cinch 01:04 1 9 Cool Magnet 04:07 1 10 She Hates My Job 04:08 1 11 Stoney 01:41 1 12 Laminate Man 03:17 1 13 All the Kids Are Right 03:48 1 14 Deep Cut 02:26 1 15 Lucky Time 05:01 2 1 It’s a Long Way to the Top 04:53 2 2 Answering Machine 07:42 Local H is an American rock band originally formed by guitarist and vocalist Scott Lucas, bassist Matt Garcia, drummer Joe Daniels, and lead guitarist John Sparkman in Zion, Illinois in 1990. The members all met in high school in 1987 and founded Local H three years later. They are known for their unorthodox two-piece setup. After Sparkman's departure in 1991 and Garcia's departure in 1993, Local H signed a record contract with Island Records in 1994 as a duo, where they would go on to release three albums. They became best known for their radio hit "Bound for the Floor", a single from the 1996 album As Good as Dead which peaked at No. 5 on the US Alternative Billboard Chart. The album As Good As Dead was also certified gold. Daniels was replaced by Brian St. Clair in 1999, and the group released four albums and four EPs with St. Clair on drums. Brian St. Clair's last show with Local H was in 2013. In November 2013, Ryan Harding was announced as the new drummer, and the band have since released two albums, Hey, Killer in 2015 and Lifers in 2020. According to the band's Twitter account in 2015, its name comes from combining two R.E.M. songs: "Oddfellows Local 151" and "Swan Swan H".