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Guitar thugs Helmet muscled their way into a hefty record-industry bidding war in the early 1990s, boasting an impressive use of negative space within dense guitar structures. Largely due to frontman Page Hamilton's stop/start guitar riffs, Helmet was easily recognizable in a sea of competitors.
The group's second major-label album, BETTY, growls and grinds through 14 songs simmering with post-adolescent angst. Tracks like "Biscuits for Smut" and "Overrated" couldn't be better fit for the jaded mid-1990s. Mixing nihilism with a fascination for pop-culture commodity, Hamilton drops words like "cellulite" with "karmic wealth" to create an insightful foray into an over-stimulated culture. A more dynamic outing than the quartet's previous releases, BETTY revealed Helmet as a fascinatingly restless band.
Recorded at Soundtrack, Power Station, and Sound on Sound, New York.
Audio Mixer: Andy Wallace.
Recording information: Power Sation; Power Station; River Sound; Riversound; Sound on Sound; SoundTrack.
Helmet: Page Hamilton (vocals, guitar); Rob Echeverria (guitar); Henry Bogdan (bass); John Stanier (drums).
Engineers: Anton Pukshansky, Martin Bisi, John Siket.
Rolling Stone (10/6/94, p.91) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Learning from its mistakes, the band has broadened its scope on BETTY, expressing emotional depth and musical wit along with brute strength..."
Spin (8/94, p.85) - Satisfactory - "...This is heavy metal without the theater, headbanging music for people without hair..."
Alternative Press (9/94, p.74) - "...BETTY, is filled with the crunch based power we've come to expect...a little chancey, yet undeniably Helmet..."
Musician (7/94, p.89) - "...BETTY blows the lid off the sucker, using hip-hop, hints of jazz, reams of speaker-altering noise and, unexpectedly, humor. Helmet have de-metallized metal..."
NME (Magazine) (6/25/94, p.41) - 6 - Good - "...not only does BETTY betray a surprising sleight of hand in its shuffling of familiar components but it also has the sense to lob the odd ringer into the gig..." Betty Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   Slowest and sickest album of the world
This slow songs make you so crazy,
that you must sing with them and
break some motherf--ing stuff
rescue the wals and eat more monstermash !!!!!!!!!!1
Submitted by Suckhead (ingolstadt,bavaria,germany)
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thee best helmet
i take a lot of heat from my friends for this but it is in my opinion that betty is helmet's best release. although I have strong feelings for aftertaste, betty is the most musically sound. it has clever grooves that although complex to copy, are quite simple when you think about them. at times it sounds like the snare drum on the drumkit is a jamacian mallet or something. it really is quite awesome.
Submitted by Brock (Danville, CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 5 stars
this is helmet at their best, in my opinion.
Submitted by jerome (houston, tx)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No best helmet
the person who wrote the previous review is a moron, betty is produced just as good as meantime if not better and the songs are as good. Classic Helmet
Submitted by bob (wallingford, ct usa)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Somewhat of a letdown
I loved _Meantime_, but _Betty_ sounds way too rushed. The production is a letdown as is the music. Good for diehard fans, but a letdown to those who first saw them in their initial club days.
Submitted by Matt (New Jersey)
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PARANOID proved to be Black Sabbath's most focused, consistent, and successful record. Leaving behind the amorphous, extended jams of their debut for focused songs and a more structured sound, Black Sabbath virtually wrote the book on heavy metal with the ominous, unforgettable riffs, thunderous rhythms, and dark themes on ...
| | Ozzy Osbourne Ultimate Sin CD (1986) Germany; Remastered
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Also available in a 3-pack with DIARY OF A MADMAN and BARK AT THE MOON.
Ozzy Osbourne's 1983 release, BARK AT THE MOON, revealed that keyboards were becoming an integral ingredient in his music. On his next release, THE ULTIMATE SIN, keyboards were used even more extensively, resulting in Ozzy's most commercially accessible work. Despite the fact that many longtime fans resented the album's pop-metal leanings, THE ULTIMATE SIN became Osbourne's fastest-selling album to that point. It was also the last Ozzy Osbourne album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee.
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| | Judas Priest Hell Bent For Leather CD (1979) Gold
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The British version of this release is titled KILLING MACHINE.
Principally recorded at Utopia, Basing Street and CBS Studios, London, England in 1978. Includes liner notes by Judas Priest.
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| | Five Finger Death Punch War Is The Answer CD (2009)
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| | AC It Just Gets Worse CD (1999)
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