Title Of Record - Filter

Richard Patrick was once upon a time a live guitarist with hugely influential industrial-metal band Nine Inch Nails, but chose to leave and pursue a more pop-orientated sound with his own band, Filter. Their first album (‘Short Bus’) was rather uninspiring but their follow up, four years in the making, could easily be described as a masterpiece – Rock Sound critics’ album of the year 1999 too, so I’m not alone in thinking so. Actually, this wasn’t originally a priority buy for me, I only picked it up in an HMV sale, figuring it was probably worth £6, and I’m glad I did because it is, easily. The packaging is quite simple ...  Read the complete review

‘Title of Record’ is Filter’s second album, the follow up to 1995’s disappointing ‘Short Bus’. In the four years between albums the band has lost one of it’s founding members, Brian Liesegang and lead singer/guitarist Richard Patrick lost his long term girl friend, the spectre of which hangs over this album. Richard Patrick was an early live guitarist with Nine Inch Nails and the influence of his old band was all over the bands debut which all too frequently sounded more like 4 ½ Inch Nails. This time round Patrick has developed a more individual sound. Sure this still fits largely into the sphere are alternative ...  Read the complete review

You'd think that with previously being a live guitarist in a popular rock band and being the younger brother of an actor would mean that there would be no room for you to be a rockstar yourself. But a guy called Richard Patrick proves that theory to be wrong. Initially starting out as a live guitarist for the Nine Inch Nails 'Pretty Hate Machine' tour, Richard had decided he'd rather be at the front of the stage, rather than at a side, and so Filter was born with a bit of help from his friends (the band line-up changed a bit by this album). Although like Nine Inch Nails the band dabble with heavy electronica, Filter is a guitar band primarily. ...  Read the complete review