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Short Bus | 
| Artist: Filter
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 14511
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 45864
UPC: 093624586425
EAN: 0093624586425
ASIN: B000002MX5
Release Date: April 25, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Hey Man, Nice Shot | | • | Dose | | • | Under | | • | Spent | | • | Take Another | | • | Stuck in Here | | • | It's Over | | • | Gerbil | | • | White Like That | | • | Consider This | | • | So Cool |
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Guilty pleasure alert No. 2013: Filter absolutely, positively would not exist without the dirty, gritty musical formulas laid before him by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. The on-the-edge screams, the heavy industrial rhythms, the full-frontal guitar sounds--it's all been done before. And if that weren't enough, vocalist-guitarist-rhythmatist Richard Patrick lived a pre-Filter life as a touring band member in an early version of the aforementioned Nails. Indeed, Short Bus couldn't get more plagiaristically preposterous, and yet--oh, the guilt--this is the perfect disc to primally purge by. From the disc's crunchy opener hit "Hey Man Nice Shot" through to the oh-so-Trent-y "Under" and the slow, stalking beats of the hilariously tagged "Gerbil," this disc is 46 minutes of fiery fun; you could spend time being pissed off at its lack of originality or you could just enjoy it for what it is--sheer walls of white noise. --Denise Sheppard
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Filter's greatest work! November 9, 2008
deadraven666 (Florida)
growing up in the early/mid 90's I remember when Filter first came out their hit song 'Hey Man Nice Shot' hit radios worldwide,the result was a gutsy,loud rock song with shouted with authority smothered with nice drum programming, a killer bass line,with screaming guitars.This song is still a huge hit after so many years it's even been featured on several films.But what about the rest of the album? just about every song on here is killer! I personally like 'consider this' as equally as their main single hit.I distinctly recall why I enjoyed them so much...they were an evolution in sound for the 90's,a heavy rock band with the characteristics of metal/industrial in their sound.Unfortunately the band cleaned up/altered their sound over time and I lost interest in their future work.It's a shame too,they had a unique sound.
A blast from my angsty past June 11, 2008
E. Rawls (Canberra, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have vivid memories of lying on the floor in my room after having my teenage heart broken and listening to "Stuck in Here" over and over. I bought this album at the height of its popularity when I was wearing all black, writing bad poetry and practicing Wicca. I grew out of that phase by the end of high school, but every now and then I listen to Filter and it really takes me back. I almost feel like stretching out on the carpet and letting the tears paint greyish streaks of eyeliner into my hairline. Ah, the sweet agony of youth!
As far as the quality of the album goes, my tastes have changed. That said, this was a really great industrial pop album. Once I found out about Skinny Puppy, Ministry and other harder industrial bands (not to mention the weirder art rock stuff I like now), I dismissed Filter as being too soft. However, I still enjoy it when I want the nostalgia factor or some good background noise for housecleaning.
Filter pre-wussy August 27, 2007
Michael James Starensier (Charlotte, NC)
This is the filter with an edge. I picked up this cd after seeing the movie demon knight and picking up the soundtrack. I was disappointed with their second cd, the edge was gone. I still enjoy this cd, many years later.
Not Filter's best but it's a start. August 9, 2006
Nolan Lewis (Milwaukee, WI)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Now to start off Filter is a really good band. I enjoy a lot of the music they put out. I just don't think this album is their best one. It does however have one of my most favorite songs they have ever done on it, "Hey Man Nice Shot". This isn't a bad cd but it isn't great either. What it comes down to is it has a bit of sameness about all the tracks. Not to say the tracks are bad they just don't grab your attention as much as the opener song did. My favorite tracks from the cd though would have to be "Hey Man Nice Shot", "Dose", "Under", and "Consider This". Here are my ratings for everything...
1. Hey Man Nice Shot - 10/10
2. Dose - 10/10
3. Under - 9/10
4. Spent - 9/10
5. Take Another - 7.5/10
6. Stuck In Here - 8.5/10
7. It's Over - 9/10
8. Gerbil - 8.5/10
9. White Like That - 8.5/10
10. Consider This - 9.5/10
11. So Cool - 8/10
Overall: 88% B+
Filter's music can be soft and hard at times. This Filter album would probably be their most aggressive harder stuff compared to the other two. I think its good just not as good as the rest. If you like the band and are into NIN style music mixed with the Deftones, Filter may be your band.
Filter's gritty roots on full blast July 19, 2006
Ryan K. Fry (Sherman, TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This debut album from the musically explorative group Filter produced, among other things, the band's most successful and hardest hitting single to date. Many years after its release, the song "Hey Man Nice Shot" is still heard in light doses on the radio. However, to measure this album in proportion to its one big hit is to apathetically forsake the ten other tracks of cynical flare that can be heard when riding the Short Bus all the way to the end of its route. "Dose", the less successful follow-up to the album's initial single, keeps the Short Bus horn blaring with venomous lyrics and crunching distortion. It paves the way for a rocky slide into the next three tracks of equally explosive power and confrontation. Soon after, the album temporarily saps its aggression for the reflective and almost acoustic "Stuck in Here", and then promptly picks back up its hatchet for the bitter second half of the disc. During the next few songs, the album's lyrics seem to grow progressively more bleak at each stop. Highlights in this territory include the analytical "Gerbil", the defensive "White Like That", and the emotionally draining "So Cool", which closes the album on a beautifully nihilistic note.
Although this album is somewhat lacking in originality, keep in mind that it was released during a time when the concept of industrial noise and distortion hadn't yet been overdone by less savory groups who were still to come. Overall, this album is not the best starting point for a budding Filter fan, but an essential secondary listen for those who were hooked with the band's future hit, "Take a Picture", which hit the airwaves some years later.
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