Helmet

I don't know a lot about this band, except that they're from New York.

"Strap it On"

  1. "Repetiton" (3:00)
  2. "Rude" (4:13)
  3. "Bad Mood" (2:15)
  4. "Sinatra" (4:31)
  5. "FBLA" (2:40)
  6. "Blacktop" (3:20)
  7. "Distracted" (3:12)
  8. "Make Room" (3;28)
  9. "Murder" (4:05)

The band's first album (I think...) Raw, thick and heavy, about as un-mainstream you can get. I enjoyed this one a lot more than their later releases.

"Meantime"

  1. "In the Meantime" (3:11)
  2. "Ironhead" (3:23)
  3. "Give It" (4:17)
  4. "Unsung" (3:59)
  5. "Turned Out" (4:13)
  6. "He Feels Bad" (4:02)
  7. "Better" (3:09)
  8. "You Borrowed" (3:49)
  9. "FBLA II" (3:22)
  10. "Role Model" (3:31)

"Unsung" has a real grungy feel to it, and made me an instant fan. The other songs are pretty cool too but don't seem to stand out from one another.

"Born Annoying"

  1. "Born Annoying (1989)" (6:03)
  2. "Rumble"--instrumental (2:26)
  3. "Shirley MacLaine" (6:19)
  4. "Geisha to Go" (3:29)
  5. "Taken" (1:53)
  6. "Your Head" (3:20)
  7. "Oven" (1:20)
  8. "No Nicky No"--instrumental (2:17)
  9. "Primitive" (3:58)
  10. "Born Annoying (1993)" (4:58)

A collection of b-sides and other rare tracks thrown together to capitalize on the success of Meantime, I guess. The instrumentals are nice, and so are "Your Head" and the Killing Joke cover "Primitive", the rest is kinda blehh.

"Betty"

  1. "Wilma's Rainbow" (3:54)
  2. "I Know" (3:41)
  3. "Biscuits for Smut" (2:53)
  4. "Milquetoast" (3:54)
  5. "Tic" (3:41)
  6. "Rollo" (2:38)
  7. "Street Crab" (3:31)
  8. "Clean" (2:27)
  9. "Vaccination" (3:04)
  10. "Beautiful Love" (2:03)
  11. "Speechless" (2:59)
  12. "The Silver Hawaiian" (2:08)
  13. "Overrated" (2:41)
  14. "Sam Hell" (2:09)

Much better than their previous album, despite the stupid cover art. The sound is quite heavy and borders on industrial rock.

"Aftertaste"

  1. "Pure" (3:32)
  2. "Renovation" (2:55)
  3. "Exactly What You Wanted" (2:36)
  4. "Like I Care" (3:19)
  5. "Driving Nowhere" (4:19)
  6. "Birth Defect" (2:31)
  7. "Broadcast Emotion" (2:44)
  8. "It's Easy to Get Bored" (3:26)
  9. "Diet Aftertaste" (3:16)
  10. "Harmless" (2:58)
  11. "(High) Visibility" (2:41)
  12. "Insatiable" (2:31)
  13. "Crisis King" (3:54)

"Pure" starts out hard and fast, but the rest kind of devolves into a mishmash of the same old stuff they've been doing forever. Hardly any variety or originality, and I actually get bored listening to it. Guess I'm done with this band...

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