Local H is a rock duo, formed by Scott Lucas (guitar/vocals) and Joe Daniels (drums). The two began playing together in their Illinois high school in 1987. After failed attempts at recruiting a bassist, Lucas took the novel approach of adding bass pickups to his electric guitar.
Local H's first album, Ham Fisted, was released in 1995 to rather mediocre reviews. Their 1996 album, As Good as Dead, contained the popular single "Bound for the Floor" and was certified gold. The 1998 follow up, Pack Up the Cats, spawned the single "All the Kids Are Right". Unfortunately, the album's chances of success were stifled when their label, Polygram, merged with Universal and the album was all but forgotten during the transition.
Daniels left the band in 1999, leaving Lucas to recruit former Triple Fast Action drummer Brian St. Clair in 2000. Brian St. Clair was a drum tech for Bun E Carlos of Cheap Trick. The two released their fourth album, the underrated Here Comes the Zoo, in 2002 under the Palm Pictures record label. An EP, No Fun, followed in 2003 and Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles? was released in April 2004 to better than mixed reviews. In September 2005, they released their first live album Alive '05.
In 2005 the band received a good deal of publicity after performing a cover of the Britney Spears hit Toxic. The studio cover was available on the band's website, and now it can be found as the last track of the Alive '05 album and has been performed in recent concerts.
Local H has also been known for their creative ideas in concerts. In 2003 the band auctioned off a concert on eBay, and the group also performed in 2004 at the Fritz's Corner tavern in Zion, Illinois, which is where the group originated. (Fritz's Corner is also a song by Local H on their As Good as Dead album.) In 2005 the duo performed a series of setlist request shows, where fans who attended the shows got to vote before the show began on what five songs they would like to hear the band play.