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Title of Record | 
| Artist: Filter
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Rating:  235 reviews
Sales Rank: 7146
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47388
UPC: 093624738824
EAN: 0093624738824
ASIN: B00000JZC4
Release Date: August 24, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Sand - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | Welcome to the Fold - Filter, Patrick, Richard | | • | Captain Bligh - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | It's Gonna Kill Me - Filter, Patrick, Richard | | • | The Best Things - Filter, Patrick, Richard | | • | Take a Picture - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | Skinny - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | I Will Lead You - Filter, Patrick, Richard | | • | Cancer - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | I'm Not the Only One - Filter, Patrick, Richard [1 | | • | Miss Blue - Filter, Patrick, Richard |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
"Hey Man, Nice Shot" may have been a fluke hit, but Filter's Richard Patrick has spent four years working on the follow-up album, mastering enough sonic variety to ensure that Filter stick around the moshpit. Programmer Brian Liesegang is gone, but Patrick continues on, picking up the slack and yielding nothing. Crowd reaction is impossible to anticipate, but at 70 minutes, Title of Record is an exhaustive collection of hyperkinetic guitars, subliminal melodies and thunderous dynamics--which is to say, it sports plenty of hard rock aggression, but is firmly rooted in the pop experience that keeps the songs in your head. "It's Gonna Kill Me" has a stalker's vibe in its techno-metal roots, while "Take a Picture" and "Captain Bligh" are radio-friendly unit shifters that suggest that underneath the technology rests a beating, and often bruised, human heart. --Rob O'Connor
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
With all due respect... Skinny July 24, 2008
R. Riewer (Iowa)
There are some good songs on this CD and some what I would call "fluff". Take a Picture is probably the weakest of songs on the CD and I know that will be an unpopular stance, but it is definitely not representative of the entire album. For me the song that stands out the most is Skinny. It has the soft intro and verses that lead into a rocking chorus. This song, and many of the others are equal too or better than Hey Man Nice Shot, which should be expected of a follow-up album if the band has talent. I enjoy this album immensely.
 One of my top 10 records of all time June 16, 2008
Pedro (Minnesota)
This record starts out with 5 of the best songs I've ever heard. The raw emotion and honesty of the singing combined with the masterful guitar riffs and grooves is a mix that never wears out for me. Richard was at the top of his game when he made this and he really had some moments of divine inspiration. To this day when Filter plays live, half of their set is draws from this record. If you are in a f-ed up relationship this is the album that you need to listen to.
A great set of songs October 15, 2007
factory35 (usa)
This is a highlight of the year '99. I love it. The band had a huge hit in 'Take a Picture' off of this, but surrounding that song are several heavy and solid tracks. One shouldnt judge the disc off of one song.
The 2 first tracks '..Fold' and 'Cptn. Bligh' are great and kick the cd off beautifully. Heavy doses of adrenaline with good hooks. Of course the contagious 'Best Things' is a cool upbeat song. The real tracks that get you after a few listens are 'Skinny' and the absolutely incredible 'Cancer' that just has a great dark sound. Its a creepy track that is the high point of the CD in my opinion.
A lot of people know the 1 hit song but these guys had 2 great CD's in this and their debut. This is a gem and a 90's classic. The follow up was 'The Amalgamut' and didnt quite strike like this one did. The singer/songwriter went on to form 'Army of Anyone' with ex Stone Temple Pilots members. This is just a great collection of songs with only 1 or 2 that go off track. Sugary maybe, but even 'Picture is a really good track. Good Buy as well seeing all the used copies now.
Almost Perfect March 20, 2007
Joshua Miller (Coeur d'Alene,ID)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'd never heard a single song by Filter, that I know of, until listening to this album. I recently bought the Army of Anyone album and saw the band live; Realizing how great of a vocalist Richard Patrick is, I decided to check out this CD. "Title of Record" is a musically diverse album that begins with 7 great songs and then slowly gets worse. Having said that, that wasn't always my opinion. Writing this, I've listened to the album probably 6 times. I've listened to CD's before and haven't liked them, but after several listenings I begin to like it a lot. The first time I listened to this CD, the only songs I thought were good were "Welcome to the Fold" and "The Best Things."
I still think the former is the best song on the album. Now, I said the album was musically diverse. By that, I mean that many of the songs are different in various ways. "Welcome to the Fold" is a screeching, hard rock song that is nothing short of awesome. "The Best Things" sounds kind of synth-pop, "Take a Picture" has a moody, melodic quality to it, and "Miss Blue" is a 19-minute song that has about 5 minutes of song, 12 minutes of silence, and 1 minute of nonsense. The band has four members; Richard Patrick (vocals & guitar), Geno Lenardo (guitars & bass), Steve Gillis (live drums & percussion), and Frank Cavanagh (bass). Patrick is a very talented vocalist, but mediocre lyricist. He's capable of screaming his lyrics or softening them down. Either way, he sounds great. The guitar playing here is superb, the drumming (although I guess it's a drum machine) sounds cool, and the basslines are terrific. I'm going to separate the 11 songs into Great, Good, and Less-Than-Spectacular category, because none of them are bad.
GREAT:
Welcome to the Fold, Captain Bligh, It's Gonna Kill Me, The Best Things, Take a Picture, and Skinny.
GOOD:
I Will Lead You, I'm Not the Only One, and Miss Blue.
LESS-THAN-SPECTACULAR:
Cancer and Sand (which is pointless, but it's just an intro).
"Welcome to the Fold" is, as I said, a terrific hard rock song. "Captain Bligh" is simultaneously hard rock and soft rock. It shows that Filter can be diverse. "It's Gonna Kill Me" is slower, but great. "The Best Things" is a little synth-pop, but very catchy. While "Take a Picture" and
"Skinny" are the most radio friendly songs on the album. As for the "Good" and "L-T-S" songs, they just suffer from lack-of-catchiness. Although "Miss Blue" is almost great and "I'm Not the Only One" have a lot of tone changes and almost achieves greatness. Overall (and keep in mind this is the first Filter album I've heard, so for all I know it could be their worst album), it's definitely worth listening to. I got it for $10 bucks and there are 7 songs I'll listen to a lot more times in the future, so it was worth it. This is a great band and a good album...If you haven't heard Richard Patrick sing yet, you need to get this or the Army of Anyone album (which is actually better than this CD) because he's truly terrific.
GRADE: B+
 alright... February 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this album in like...6th grade? anyway It was alright, 3 good songs, 5 decent ones, 3 filler. However, the fact of the matter is that this album is way too pop for actual enjoyment. After "Welcome To The Fold" (heaviest/best song on the entire album) you're basicly listening to what you hear on MTV 90% of the time. So to sum it up if you want to hear pop songs of the 90s (About 9 of the songs or so), then this is for you. If you want to listen to more heavier albums, download welcome to the fold and go look elsewhere.
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