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

Credits

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

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