Aftertaste (album)
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| Studio album by Helmet | ||||
| Released | 18 March 1997 | |||
| Recorded | July–November 1996 at Capitol and Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles and RPM in New York | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 40:42 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy and Helmet | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
| Alternative Press | [5] |
Aftertaste is the fourth album by Helmet, released in 1997 on Interscope. This proved to be Helmet's final album with original members John Stanier (drums) and Henry Bogdan (bass). Guitarist Rob Echeverria, who appeared on Helmet's previous outing, Betty, left the group to join Biohazard. Subsequently, the album was recorded as a three-piece, with Page Hamilton covering all the guitar parts. Guitarist Chris Traynor (formerly of Orange 9mm) came on board for the supporting tour.
Aftertaste harkens back to Helmet's earlier, rawer sound, omitting some of the experimental/jazz tendencies of Betty. The album met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response and went out of print in 2006.[6]
This album along with Meantime and Betty is considered a definitive text in post-metal.[7]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Pure" – 3:32
- "Renovation"† – 2:55
- "Exactly What You Wanted" – 2:36
- "Like I Care" – 3:19
- "Driving Nowhere" – 4:19
- "Birth Defect" – 2:31
- "Broadcast Emotion" – 2:44
- "It's Easy to Get Bored" – 3:26
- "Diet Aftertaste" – 3:16
- "Harmless" – 2:58
- "(High) Visibility" – 2:41
- "Insatiable"† – 2:31
- "Crisis King" – 3:54
- (All tracks by Hamilton, except † by Bogdan/Hamilton/Stanier)
The Japanese release has one extra track, "Complete", which had also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 movie Johnny Mnemonic.
[edit] Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 47 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | "Exactly What You Wanted" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
[edit] Personnel
Band
Guest Musician
- Jane Scarpantoni – Cello on "Like I Care"
Production
- Ralph Cacciurri – Recording Assistant
- Terry Date – Mixing
- Suz Dyer – Recording Assistant
- Greg Gordan – Recording
- Helmet – Producer
- Dave Sardy – Producer
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
[edit] References
- ^ Aftertaste (album) at Allmusic
- ^ 3/6/97[dead link]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "No Title". Ew.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,287153,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ 4/97, p.74
- ^ "helmet aftertaste". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=helmet+aftertaste. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "HELMET Rediscovery". X-Press Online. 2007-03-28. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20070831112757/http://www.xpressmag.com.au/archives/2007/03/helmet_rediscov.php. Retrieved 2007-03-31. "Albums such [as] Meantime (1992), Betty (1994) and even Aftertaste (1997) eschewed the traditional concept of heavy music, trademarked the drop-d power-groove in 5/4, and pioneered a whole new trend in music. Even now, these albums stand on their own as definitive texts in post-metal."
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