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Helmet - Meantime CD
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In the early 1990s, Helmet was touted as the Next Big Thing. An unlikely bunch to be hailed as such, the clean-cut New York City-based quartet--led by classically trained Oregon transplant Page Hamilton--created such a massive buzz in the underground that the ensuing bidding war (won by Interscope) is regarded as legendary in the music industry.
On its major-label debut, Helmet threw out convention, and, in doing so, reshaped the face of alternative rock. Taking cues from post-punk influences like Big Black, Helmet deconstructed songs to their very essences, eliminating guitar solos, drum fills, and anything else even remotely extraneous. The result was a furious bombardment of solid three-note riffage, unpredictable time signatures, abrupt drum breaks, and tense jazz-influenced harmonies. Focused and precise, MEANTIME screams with unprecedented immediacy and confidence. Although the record wasn't quite the mainstream success it was slated to be, MEANTIME helped to define the sub-genre of alternative metal and inspired legions to follow Helmet's lead. The band's legacy can be heard in the music of Deftones, Linkin Park, Korn, and countless others.
Recorded at Fun City, New York City and Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel: Page Hamilton (vocals, guitar); Peter Mengede, Peter Mengele (guitar); John Stanier (drums).
Audio Mixers: Andy Wallace; Steve Sisco.
Recording information: Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL; Fun City.
Photographer: David Plowden.
Helmet: Page Hamilton (vocals, guitar); Peter Mengede (guitar); Henry Bogdan (bass); John Stanier (drums).
Rolling Stone (9/17/92, p.91) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...A marvel of precisely channeled aggression...Strict, ingenious arrangements...Helmet's exultantly ferocious sound boasts the brontosaurian backbeat of metal and the vehemence of hardcore...makes Metallica sound like the Archies..."
Spin (8/92, p.81) - Highly Recommended - "...when firing on all eight cylinders Helmet lurches boldly between Prong's mechanized coolness and the visceral industry of Skin Chamber....heavy and loud....an industrial strength alternative to McSpirit.."
Entertainment Weekly (8/21/92, p.62) - "...tightfisted speed-thrash, but without the overblown melodrama of the metal scene....Hamilton bellows with the best of them and the band brings a stripped-down punkiness to its riffing..." - Rating: B-
Option (11-12/92, p.120) - "...the loud, thudding simplicity of this disc is downright liberating--like trains having sex....a chunk of rock & roll so powerfully succinct and perfect that it'll make future Helmet records irrelevant. Wow..."
Helmet - Meantime Songs
| 1 | In the Meantime | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Iron Head | 3:22 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Give It | 4:17 | $0.99 | |
| 4 | Unsung | 3:57 | $1.29 | |
| 5 | Turned Out | 4:14 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | He Feels Bad | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Better | 3:10 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | You Borrowed | 3:45 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Fbla Ii | 3:22 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Role Model | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
Meantime Music Review
Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)  ground breaking album
when it was released we loved the fact the entire album was built off power chords at the time i wasnt that in to it why i dont know it gets better every time i hear it now buy this album
Submitted by gibblock (humboldt county california) 
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If there was ever an album to own it would have to be Helmet Meantime. Helmet, the godfathers of the that hard twang you hear in everyone's album was started here. Fromt the first yelp in Meantime to the last thug in FBLA. Helment will always play the national anthem for our nations youth.
Submitted by jshufelt (San Diego)
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 New york Hard Core fans...
Absolutely a must, for those that like the hard core from New York. Early 90s, rude, melodic as well, and powerful!
Submitted by a reviewer (B russels)
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Best Helmet Ever
I first saw them playing in a small club in CA; their performance blew me away and I bought the CD the next day. The production is excellent and it's nice and heavy, just what every metal fan should enjoy. If this isn't in your collection, buy it as soon as possible.
Submitted by kord1972 (New Jersey)
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This album's got the same "precise" & "dry" sound as Prongs "Cleansing" Hard & stiff:ish.
It's a great album, in my piont of view it's the best Helmet album, Not as "Indie" as the "Aftertaste" album, it's more "Hard"
Submitted by a reviewer (Sweden)
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