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What began initially as a project by NIN alumnus Richard Patrick has developed into a real band. Formerly the sole composer, Patrick opened himself to collaborating with his bandmates on 1999's breakthrough, TITLE OF RECORD and the overwhelming response paved the way for a true band effort here. Guitarist Geno Lenardo adds dimensions and texture to Patrick's solid foundation, and the result is Filter hitting its creative stride with THE AMALGAMUT.
As the title suggests, this musical mixture boasts impeccable production values (the walls of staggering, layered guitars and pristine drum sounds are to die for). "My Long Walk To Jail" boasts grisly chromatic riffing while "So I Quit" burns with punky verses. Built within Filter's industrial flavored aggro-metal are enough sucker-punch hooks ("Where Do We Go From Here" and "Columind") and power ballad pomp ("The Missing" and "God Damn Me ") to make their contemporaries take notice. A special treat for hardcore Filter fans, enhanced features of THE AMALGAMUT include a companion film, "Plague Of A Thousand Deceptions" (which ties in with the album concept), as well as internet links to exclusive live downloads and behind-the-scenes footage of the band's creative process.
2002 release, this CD is enhanced with the 'Where Do We Go From Here' video along with the short film 'Plague of a Thousand Deceptions'. Featured tracks include 'Where Do We Go From Here', 'American Cliche' and 'The Only Way' (Is The Wrong Way).
Recorded at Abyssinian Sons Studio, Chicago, Illinois and The Mix Room, Burbank, California.
Filter: Richard Patrick (vocals, guitar, synchesizer, bass, drums, programming); Geno Lenardo (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Frank Cavanagh (bass); Steve Gillis (drums).
Filter: Richard Patrick (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, drums, programming); Geno Lenardo (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Frank Cavanagh (bass); Steve Gillis (drums).
Additional personnel: Rae DiLeo, Ben Grosse (programming).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (8/8/02, pp.77-8) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The album is more fab Badfinger than bad Nickelback..."
CMJ (7/15/02, p.16) - "...Valuable additions to the band's rich musical repertoire..." Amalgamut Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $2.85) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Enhanced CD, Industrial | | Label | Reprise | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  23123  | | CD Universe Part number | 4859238 | | Catalog number | 47963 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 30, 2002 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Ben Grosse; Richard Patrick | | Personnel | Richard Patrick - vocals, guitar, synchesizer, bass, drums, programming
Geno Lenardo - guitar, keyboards, bass, programming
Frank Cavanagh - bass
Steve Gillis - drums
Also: Ben Grosse, Rae DiLeo | | Additional Info | Enhanced CD |
Amalgamut Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews The best Filter
Get this CD and you'll hear a great band and their best CD. Although many years after they first got sarted, Amalgamut beats out their other albums and shows Filter in their prime. One of my all-time favorite rock songs of the 21st century, American Cliche, contains possibly the best chorus in modern hard rock. I hate people saying this is a bad album. Yes, there are quite a few duds (about 35% of the disk) but overall, this is some good stuff.
Submitted by Brock (Danville, C)
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Great album. Not the Filter you're used to, but still good.
In a pool of similar clones, Filter continues their tradition of breaking away from the monotonous norm. This album is not what old school Filter fans are used to, but they still have a couple songs in there to remain loyal to longtime fans. "American Cliche" will show you that they still got it, while "The Only Way" proves that the band is ready to take some risks. There is a good variety of songs on this album. I think just about anyone with a taste for rock will really enjoy album.
Submitted by gscott (Portland, OR, USA)
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...impacted on this earth. It only released Where do we go from here? on radio. American Cliche bombed. What happened? The impact on songs. Richie's writin up a new batch soon for a new record. So beware, better watch for it.
Submitted by skank992002 (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA)
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in a large number of rock cds in 2002, this one stands out
"you walk away", the 1st track, will absolutely rock you with the catchy guitar riffs and explosive bass, as well as harmonic vocals. filter has a way on this cd of bringing the pressure and tension up and creating a weight of energy that just gets bigger and bigger and never overflows, which is shown in such tracks as "my long walk to jail" and "so i quit", and the best song here, the beautiful masterpiece "the missing". "it can never be the same" leads the album to end like a revelation towards the 1st cd, that staticky, electronic, chilling hollow sound which is down as classic on short bus. the following two tracks seem like fillers, but 2 minutes in, you're hooked. and that doesn't sound like a filler to me.
Submitted by inward_x (sault ste marie, ontario, canada)
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This is a really good cd. I think that every one should go out and get it. The songs are real catchy. You'll love it.
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