Short Bus

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Guilty pleasure alert No. 2013: Filter absolutely, positively would not exist without the dirty, gritty musical formulas laid before him by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. The on-the-edge screams, the heavy industrial rhythms, the full-frontal guitar sounds--it's all been done before. And if that weren't enough, vocalist-guitarist-rhythmatist Richard Patrick lived a pre-Filter life as a touring band member in an early version of the aforementioned Nails. Indeed, Short Bus couldn't get more plagiaristically preposterous, and yet--oh, the guilt--this is the perfect disc to primally purge by. From the disc's crunchy opener hit "Hey Man Nice Shot" through to the oh-so-Trent-y "Under" and the slow, stalking beats of the hilariously tagged "Gerbil," this disc is 46 minutes of fiery fun; you could spend time being pissed off at its lack of originality or you could just enjoy it for what it is--sheer walls of white noise. --Denise Sheppard --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Not Filter's best but it's a start.

Filter's gritty roots on full blast

The best.

Ick

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ASIN: B000002MX5
Release Date: 1995-04-25

Hey Man Nice Shot
Dose
Under
Spent
Take Another
Stuck In Here
It's Over
Gerbil
White Like That
Consider This
So Cool

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Guilty pleasure alert No. 2013: Filter absolutely, positively would not exist without the dirty, gritty musical formulas laid before him by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. The on-the-edge screams, the heavy industrial rhythms, the full-frontal guitar sounds--it's all been done before. And if that weren't enough, vocalist-guitarist-rhythmatist Richard Patrick lived a pre-Filter life as a touring band member in an early version of the aforementioned Nails. Indeed, Short Bus couldn't get more plagiaristically preposterous, and yet--oh, the guilt--this is the perfect disc to primally purge by. From the disc's crunchy opener hit "Hey Man Nice Shot" through to the oh-so-Trent-y "Under" and the slow, stalking beats of the hilariously tagged "Gerbil," this disc is 46 minutes of fiery fun; you could spend time being pissed off at its lack of originality or you could just enjoy it for what it is--sheer walls of white noise. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

Not Filter's best but it's a start........2006-08-10

Now to start off Filter is a really good band. I enjoy a lot of the music they put out. I just don't think this album is their best one. It does however have one of my most favorite songs they have ever done on it, "Hey Man Nice Shot". This isn't a bad cd but it isn't great either. What it comes down to is it has a bit of sameness about all the tracks. Not to say the tracks are bad they just don't grab your attention as much as the opener song did. My favorite tracks from the cd though would have to be "Hey Man Nice Shot", "Dose", "Under", and "Consider This". Here are my ratings for everything...

1. Hey Man Nice Shot - 10/10
2. Dose - 10/10
3. Under - 9/10
4. Spent - 9/10
5. Take Another - 7.5/10
6. Stuck In Here - 8.5/10
7. It's Over - 9/10
8. Gerbil - 8.5/10
9. White Like That - 8.5/10
10. Consider This - 9.5/10
11. So Cool - 8/10

Overall: 88% B+

Filter's music can be soft and hard at times. This Filter album would probably be their most aggressive harder stuff compared to the other two. I think its good just not as good as the rest. If you like the band and are into NIN style music mixed with the Deftones, Filter may be your band.

Filter's gritty roots on full blast.......2006-07-19

This debut album from the musically explorative group Filter produced, among other things, the band's most successful and hardest hitting single to date. Many years after its release, the song "Hey Man Nice Shot" is still heard in light doses on the radio. However, to measure this album in proportion to its one big hit is to apathetically forsake the ten other tracks of cynical flare that can be heard when riding the Short Bus all the way to the end of its route. "Dose", the less successful follow-up to the album's initial single, keeps the Short Bus horn blaring with venomous lyrics and crunching distortion. It paves the way for a rocky slide into the next three tracks of equally explosive power and confrontation. Soon after, the album temporarily saps its aggression for the reflective and almost acoustic "Stuck in Here", and then promptly picks back up its hatchet for the bitter second half of the disc. During the next few songs, the album's lyrics seem to grow progressively more bleak at each stop. Highlights in this territory include the analytical "Gerbil", the defensive "White Like That", and the emotionally draining "So Cool", which closes the album on a beautifully nihilistic note.

Although this album is somewhat lacking in originality, keep in mind that it was released during a time when the concept of industrial noise and distortion hadn't yet been overdone by less savory groups who were still to come. Overall, this album is not the best starting point for a budding Filter fan, but an essential secondary listen for those who were hooked with the band's future hit, "Take a Picture", which hit the airwaves some years later.

The best........2006-06-21

Yeah, this is my favorite record, not just from Filter, but favorite amoungst all. It has truly stood the test of time with me as well. I've listened to it since middleschool and its still amazing. Sincerly inspirational.

Ick.......2006-03-24

One good song = 1 good star. Nice Shot. Nothing else. Don't buy it.

For Comparative Purposes.......2006-01-27

Listen to this album and Stabbing Westward's UNGOD back to back and hear the similarities. Particularly on "Hey Man, Nice Shot" and "Ungod." You see, Stabbing Westward started with a guitarist, I forget his name, who would leave after UNGOD and join Filter just in time for SHORT BUS. It appears he took his riffs with him.

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Twitch
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