Desperate Measures (Hollywood Undead album)

Desperate Measures is the first live album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. The album was released on November 10, 2009 through A&M Records and Octone Records.[1][2] 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.[3] The album debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200, No. 10 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 15 on Top Digital Albums.[4]

Desperate Measures
Live album by Hollywood Undead
Released	November 10, 2009
Recorded	Early to Mid 2009
Genre	Rap rock rapcore hip hop alternative rock
Length	44:52
Label	A&M/Octone
Producer	Chief the Dog
Hollywood Undead non-studio album chronology
Swan Songs B-Sides (2009) Desperate Measures (2009) Swan Songs Rarities (2010)
Singles from Desperate Measures
"Dove and Grenade" Released: July 2009

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 Mix)	3:30
8.	"Undead" (Live[note 1])	4:48
9.	"Sell Your Soul" (Live[note 2])	3:23
10.	"California" (Live[note 1])	3:20
11.	"Black Dahlia" (Live[note 2])	3:55
12.	"Everywhere I Go" (Live[note 1])	3:44
13.	"No. 5" (Live[note 2])	3:29
Total length:		44:52

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"City" (Live[note 2])	3:34
15.	"Bottle and a Gun" (Live[note 3])	4:54

Notes

1. Same audio as live video recording on the Disc 2 DVD.
2. Different live recording than DVD.
3. 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.	"Intro/Undead"	4:25
2.	"Sell Your Soul"	3:14
3.	"Faking the Folk"
4.	"Bottle and a Gun"	3:22
5.	"What's in a Name"
6.	"California"	3:16
7.	"First Time"
8.	"No Other Place"	3:16
9.	"City"	3:33
10.	"Favorite"
11.	"Paradise Lost"	3:10
12.	"Black Dahlia"	3:45
13.	"Young"	3:16
14.	"I Think I Just Puked My Soul Out"
15.	"Everywhere I Go"	3:30
16.	"Lovin' Da Kurlzz"
17.	"No. 5"	3:05

Personnel

• Aron "Deuce" Erlichman – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, production, mixing, mastering
• Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – vocals, lead guitar
• Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, programming
• George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals
• Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals
• Matthew "Da Kurlzz" Busek – vocals, drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Glendon "Biscuitz" Crain – drums

Additional personnel

• Danny Lohner, Don Gilmore, Kevin Shirley, Ben Grosse and Jon Kaplan – production, mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	29
US Top Digital Albums[4]	15
US Top Hard Rock Albums[4]	5
US Top Alternative Albums[4]	8
US Top Rock Albums[4]	10

References

1. "Hollywood Undead Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
2. "Desperate Measures: Hollywood Undead". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
3. "Desperate Measures Teaser No. 1 now live!". Hollywood Undead. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
4. "Desperate Measures - Hollywood Undead". Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2009.