Title of Record

• Artist: Filter
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Total Time: 56:08
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

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 Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Sand	Richard Patrick	Filter	(:36)
Welcome to the Fold	Richard Patrick	Filter	(7:40)
Captain Bligh	Richard Patrick	Filter	(5:12)
It's Gonna Kill Me	Richard Patrick, Geno Lenardo	Filter	(5:04)
The Best Things	Richard Patrick	Filter	(4:26)
Take a Picture	Richard Patrick	Filter	(6:03)
Skinny	Richard Patrick, Geno Lenardo	Filter	(5:43)
I Will Lead You	Richard Patrick	Filter	(3:23)
Cancer	Richard Patrick	Filter	(6:39)
I'm Not the Only One	Richard Patrick	Filter	(5:49)
Miss Blue	Richard Patrick	Filter	(5:36)

Credits

Elliot Caine (Trumpet), Elliot Caine (?), Rae DiLeo (Programming), Rae DiLeo (Producer), Rae DiLeo (Engineer), Rae DiLeo (Digital Editing), Ben Grosse (Programming), Ben Grosse (Producer), Ben Grosse (Mixing), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Jim McGrath (Percussion), Filter (Producer), Filter (Engineer), Filter (Main Performer), Richard Patrick (Bass), Richard Patrick (Guitar), Richard Patrick (Programming), Richard Patrick (Vocals), Richard Patrick (Producer), Richard Patrick (Engineer), Eric Remschneider (Cello), Eric Remschneider (Electric Cello), The Crystal Method (Producer), The Crystal Method (Engineer), Deborah Norcross (Art Direction), Deborah Norcross (Design), Ralf Strathmann (Photography), John Tyree (Assistant Engineer), Geno Lenardo (Bass), Geno Lenardo (Guitar), Geno Lenardo (Mandolin), Geno Lenardo (Programming), Geno Lenardo (Sitar), Geno Lenardo (Producer), Jim McGraff (Percussion), Keith B. Armstrong (Assistant Engineer), Chris Simmons (Percussion), Frank Cavanaugh (Bass), Steven Gillis (Percussion), Steven Gillis (Drums), Alan Mason (Assistant Engineer), Michael Tuller (Programming), Blumpy (Programming), Blumpy (Digital Editing), Miss Wutt (Vocals)

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