Title of Record by Filter (CD, Aug-1999, Reprise) w/booklet no jewel case

Additional Information about Title of Record by Filter (CD, Aug-1999, Reprise) Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2012 Muze Inc. All rights reserved. Album FeaturesUPC:093624738824Artist:FilterFormat:CDRelease Year:1999Record Label:RepriseGenre:Industrial, Rock & PopTrack Listing1. Sand2. Welcome to the Fold3. Captain Bligh4. It's Gonna Kill Me5. Best Things, The6. Take a Picture7. Skinny8. I Will Lead You9. Cancer10. I'm Not the Only One11. Miss BlueDetailsPlaying Time:70 min.Producer:Richard Patrick, Ben GrosseDistributor:WEA (Distributor)Recording Type:StudioRecording Mode:StereoSPAR Code:n/aAlbum NotesFilter: Richard Patrick (vocals, guitar, bass, programming); Geno Lenardo (guitar, coral sitar, mandolin, bass, programming); Frank Cavanaugh (bass); Steven Gillis (drums, percussion).Recorded at Abyssinian Sons Studio, Chicago, Illinois and The Mix Room, Burbank, California.Filter's 1995 debut Short Bus broke through at the exact moment when Nine Inch Nails soundalikes began dominating the modern rock charts. Filter had more credit to their sound than any of their peers -- their leader Richard Patrick had played in the touring incarnation of NIN. Nevertheless, many critics had written the band off as one-hit wonders with the crossover single "Hey Man, Nice Shot" being their one shot at glory. Since it took them four years to deliver the followup Title of Record, it could appear to the casual observer that the delay was proof positive that the band was a flash in the pan, but the album itself proves them wrong. If anything, it's a stronger album than its predecessor, with more sonic details and stronger songwriting. Title of Record is still firmly within the industrial-metal tradition -- parts of it sound like it could have been on Short Bus, actually -- but it's surprising how often Patrick bends the rules. There's trippy neo-psychedelic pop vocals that close "Captain Bligh," and even when the music rages (which it does throughout the record), there are subtle differences in tension and dynamics that keep it fresh and engaging throughout. It is true that Filter sound a little out of place within the modern rock world of 1999, where the aggro-metal is rooted in hip-hop not industrial, but that doesn't mean that Title of Record isn't a strong album on its own merits, according to the rules of its genre. ~ Stephen Thomas ErlewineEditorial Reviews...if you shou;d ever feel the twitch of an air-solo in your fingertips, check this out. As brain-mashingly heavy as you'd expect from an escapeee from industrial champs NIN...Mojo 4 out of 5 - ...gloriously dysfunctional...and nerve-damaged...if TITLE OF RECORD sounds fragile and primal, geeky and dangerous, loving and loathing, it's because art imitates life.Alternative Press (19990901) 4 stars (out of 5) - ...[It] is the sound of [Richard] Patrick ditching his past and finding his own style, a mixture of hazy FM vocals, corrosive guitars, psychedelic loops, restrained NIN-otronics and mud-hurling lyrics about a failed relationship...Q (19990901) ...Make no mistake, Filter are still derivative, but their attention to melody and craft is refreshing. - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly 3 stars (out of 5) - ...it's an album that finds [Filter] in transition...and at a crossroads of modern rock, wiring industrial not only into grunge but also folk, world beat and psychadelia...Rolling Stone (19990902)