Short Bus is the debut studio album by American rock band Filter, released on May 8, 1995, via Reprise Records.[2][3] Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had told him he should make his own record while he went off to work on Nine Inch Nails' 1994 album The Downward Spiral.[4] Patrick, while still retaining industrial elements in the music, chose to focus on the guitars, which he felt was something missing when he played with Nine Inch Nails; he also chose not to go with the standard industrial rock sound, which he felt would set them apart.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Richard Patrick was a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails. Patrick and musician Brian Liesegang initially conceived the idea of forming their own band after hiking at the Grand Canyon; Filter was subsequently formed in 1993.[4] The line-up also briefly featured guitarist Stuart Zechman, who departed Filter to join Stabbing Westward.[5] Stabbing Westward reportedly used the chorus guitar riff of "Hey Man, Nice Shot" on the title track of their 1994 album, Ungod; Patrick alleges that Zechman was in his presence while writing the riff and subsequently copied it.[6]
Before obtaining a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, Patrick had demoed some of the Short Bus tracks such as "Under" and "Dose" on his 8-trackreel-to-reel recorder. A demo of "Hey Man Nice Shot" was recorded at Reznor's studio; the recordings from this session were later remixed by Ben Grosse.[7] Three of the early recordings, including "Hey Man Nice Shot," were featured on 1994 promo EP, Erkenntnistheorie.[8]
During the recording sessions, two musicians shared various roles: Patrick acted as the primary songwriter, bassist, and vocalist, while Liesegang mostly worked on the production and programmed the drum machine. The two shared guitar duties.[4] A large portion of the album was recorded at a rented three-story house in Rocky River, Cleveland; the master bedroom was designated as the main studio while the basement and living room were reserved for the drum kit and guitar amps, respectively. The sessions lasted around eight months;[9] a Macintosh Quadra and Studio Vision Pro were used to record some of the tracks.[10] Half of the album's tracks, including “Gerbil” and “White Like That,” were recorded on an 8-track recorder.[2] While Ben Grosse was employed to mix the record to "give girth" to its sound, the band chose to master the record themselves: the mixes were tested on "consumer-level gear" such as car stereo and boombox for reference.[9] According to Patrick, the house was demolished after the band's departure and the property was incorporated into the adjacent nursing home.[2]
Composition and lyricsEdit
The band's choice to use a drum machine was influenced by the works of Ministry and Big Black.[11]
Described as an industrial rock,[12][13][14]post-grunge,[14]hard rock[15] and nu metal record,[16]Short Bus blends the industrial sound with grunge music.[17][18]The Rough Guide to Rock writer Essi Berelian described the record as "a broad and imaginative slab of industrial noise, distinguished by Patrick's ability with a strong hook and melodic chorus."[19] Richard Patrick has gone on to name bands such as Pantera, Butthole Surfers and Skinny Puppy as influences on the album's sound;[20]Deftones, Helmet and Soundgarden were also other early influences on Filter. The album's guitar-heavy sound features the use of a drum machine for percussion;[4] the band's adoption of the digital instrument was influenced by the works of Big Black and Ministry's 1988 record, The Land of Rape and Honey.[11]Music software was also used to process guitars and other sounds; the verses of "Hey Man Nice Shot" featured a looped feedback of a pick stratch. The band also incorporated the sounds of a broken toilet on the track "Stuck in Here."[10][9] The "It's Over" features a guitar drop that was recorded on a low-quality mini-cassette recorder; Liesegang has described the resulting recording as "Robert Johnson spooky kind of sound." Other incorporated sounds on the record include answering machine vocals on "Spent" and television recordings on "White Like That."[9]
Lyrical themes include religion and suicide, with the album's opening track and lead single "Hey Man Nice Shot" being written as a response to Budd Dwyer's televised suicide. The track was, at one point, rumored to be about the death of musician Kurt Cobain; however, the band has denied said rumor in the past.[21] Similarly, "It's Over" was written about a mutual friend of the band who died by suicide, and was one of the first few songs written by the group.[22] The album is named after the slang "short bus," which refers to the smaller school busses used by students with disabilities. Liesegang stated that the band chose the title for solidarity and reclamation.[23]
PackagingEdit
The album was released with artwork similar to that of a package, with the tracklist and barcode being part of the front cover. Some pressings included a photo on the back tray, while others simply featured a tracklist against a bare background. The minimalist design was done in homage to Public Image LTD's 1986 recording Album.[2]
An expanded edition was released by Concord Music on November 2, 2018. This version replaces the Reprise Records logo with that of Craft Recordings, which is Concord's reissue label. This version adds six new mixes: two of "Dose", three of "Hey Man Nice Shot", and one of "White Like That".[24]
Promotion and touringEdit
The album spawned three singles ("Hey Man Nice Shot", "Dose", and "Under") with the first two receiving music videos that featured an expanded line-up. The line-up included guitarist Geno Lenardo, bassist Frank Cavanagh, and drummer Matt Walker, who were all hired to back up Patrick and Liesegang for live shows. To promote Short Bus, the band would tour the United States, with footage taken during this time period later being released used for the 1996 Filter documentary Phenomenology.
Although originally intended to be touring members, Lenardo and Cavanagh would eventually join the band as full-time members to work on their 1999 follow-up album Title of Record.
AllMusic critic Neil Z. Yeung praised the record, stating: "Filter never sounded quite like this again and Short Bus wound up being a singular snapshot cemented in time, a sleeper hit that became an enduring genre touchstone."[17] Writing for The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, Greg Kot stated that the record "finds a middle ground between grunge's world-weary sense of melody and industrial rock's icy steel-pulse rhythms;" Kot further stated that the record "otherwise fails to take its Nails-Nirvana hybrid beyond the formula."[18]
The album was featured on Loudwire's list of "10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1995."[15]
^ abcdHarris, Chris (May 8, 2020). "Filter's Richard Patrick Reflects on 'Short Bus' at 25: I Was Done Riding Trent Reznor's Coattails". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^"Warner Bros. Records: The Future Begins". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 17. April 29, 1995. p. 97.
^ abcd"Interview - Richard Patrick of Filter tells all - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
^Suarez, Gary (May 7, 2014). "The Incredible Shrinking Industrial Man: Stuart Zechman On Stabbing Westward". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^Stingley, Mick (June 7, 2013). "Filter Frontman Richard Patrick on Nineties Nostalgia and Men in Shorts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^Oswald, Derek (February 23, 2014). "[AltWire Interview] Filter: "There are Things Worth Fighting For"". altwire.net. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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Short Bus is the debut studio album by American rock band Filter released on May 8 1995 via Reprise Records 2 3 Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had told him he should make his own record while he went off to work on Nine Inch Nails 1994 album The Downward Spiral 4 Patrick while still retaining industrial elements in the music chose to focus on the guitars which he felt was something missing when he played with Nine Inch Nails he also chose not to go with the standard industrial rock sound which he felt would set them apart Short BusStudio album by FilterReleasedMay 8 1995 1995 05 08 Recorded1994 1995GenreIndustrial rock post grunge nu metal hard rockLength45 57LabelRepriseProducerBrian Liesegang Richard PatrickFilter chronologyShort Bus 1995 Title of Record 1999 Singles from Short Bus Hey Man Nice Shot Released April 25 1995 Dose Released 1995 Under Released 1995 promo 1 Music video Hey Man Nice Shot on YouTubeMusic video Dose on YouTubeShort Bus has sold over one million copies in the United States and is best known for the hit single Hey Man Nice Shot Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Packaging 4 Promotion and touring 5 Critical reception 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Chart performance 9 References 10 External linksBackground and recording EditIn the late 1980s and early 1990s Richard Patrick was a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails Patrick and musician Brian Liesegang initially conceived the idea of forming their own band after hiking at the Grand Canyon Filter was subsequently formed in 1993 4 The line up also briefly featured guitarist Stuart Zechman who departed Filter to join Stabbing Westward 5 Stabbing Westward reportedly used the chorus guitar riff of Hey Man Nice Shot on the title track of their 1994 album Ungod Patrick alleges that Zechman was in his presence while writing the riff and subsequently copied it 6 Before obtaining a recording contract with Warner Bros Records Patrick had demoed some of the Short Bus tracks such as Under and Dose on his 8 track reel to reel recorder A demo of Hey Man Nice Shot was recorded at Reznor s studio the recordings from this session were later remixed by Ben Grosse 7 Three of the early recordings including Hey Man Nice Shot were featured on 1994 promo EP Erkenntnistheorie 8 During the recording sessions two musicians shared various roles Patrick acted as the primary songwriter bassist and vocalist while Liesegang mostly worked on the production and programmed the drum machine The two shared guitar duties 4 A large portion of the album was recorded at a rented three story house in Rocky River Cleveland the master bedroom was designated as the main studio while the basement and living room were reserved for the drum kit and guitar amps respectively The sessions lasted around eight months 9 a Macintosh Quadra and Studio Vision Pro were used to record some of the tracks 10 Half of the album s tracks including Gerbil and White Like That were recorded on an 8 track recorder 2 While Ben Grosse was employed to mix the record to give girth to its sound the band chose to master the record themselves the mixes were tested on consumer level gear such as car stereo and boombox for reference 9 According to Patrick the house was demolished after the band s departure and the property was incorporated into the adjacent nursing home 2 Composition and lyrics Edit nbsp nbsp The band s choice to use a drum machine was influenced by the works of Ministry and Big Black 11 Described as an industrial rock 12 13 14 post grunge 14 hard rock 15 and nu metal record 16 Short Bus blends the industrial sound with grunge music 17 18 The Rough Guide to Rock writer Essi Berelian described the record as a broad and imaginative slab of industrial noise distinguished by Patrick s ability with a strong hook and melodic chorus 19 Richard Patrick has gone on to name bands such as Pantera Butthole Surfers and Skinny Puppy as influences on the album s sound 20 Deftones Helmet and Soundgarden were also other early influences on Filter The album s guitar heavy sound features the use of a drum machine for percussion 4 the band s adoption of the digital instrument was influenced by the works of Big Black and Ministry s 1988 record The Land of Rape and Honey 11 Music software was also used to process guitars and other sounds the verses of Hey Man Nice Shot featured a looped feedback of a pick stratch The band also incorporated the sounds of a broken toilet on the track Stuck in Here 10 9 The It s Over features a guitar drop that was recorded on a low quality mini cassette recorder Liesegang has described the resulting recording as Robert Johnson spooky kind of sound Other incorporated sounds on the record include answering machine vocals on Spent and television recordings on White Like That 9 Lyrical themes include religion and suicide with the album s opening track and lead single Hey Man Nice Shot being written as a response to Budd Dwyer s televised suicide The track was at one point rumored to be about the death of musician Kurt Cobain however the band has denied said rumor in the past 21 Similarly It s Over was written about a mutual friend of the band who died by suicide and was one of the first few songs written by the group 22 The album is named after the slang short bus which refers to the smaller school busses used by students with disabilities Liesegang stated that the band chose the title for solidarity and reclamation 23 Packaging EditThe album was released with artwork similar to that of a package with the tracklist and barcode being part of the front cover Some pressings included a photo on the back tray while others simply featured a tracklist against a bare background The minimalist design was done in homage to Public Image LTD s 1986 recording Album 2 An expanded edition was released by Concord Music on November 2 2018 This version replaces the Reprise Records logo with that of Craft Recordings which is Concord s reissue label This version adds six new mixes two of Dose three of Hey Man Nice Shot and one of White Like That 24 Promotion and touring EditThe album spawned three singles Hey Man Nice Shot Dose and Under with the first two receiving music videos that featured an expanded line up The line up included guitarist Geno Lenardo bassist Frank Cavanagh and drummer Matt Walker who were all hired to back up Patrick and Liesegang for live shows To promote Short Bus the band would tour the United States with footage taken during this time period later being released used for the 1996 Filter documentary Phenomenology Although originally intended to be touring members Lenardo and Cavanagh would eventually join the band as full time members to work on their 1999 follow up album Title of Record Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 AllMusic critic Neil Z Yeung praised the record stating Filter never sounded quite like this again and Short Bus wound up being a singular snapshot cemented in time a sleeper hit that became an enduring genre touchstone 17 Writing for The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Greg Kot stated that the record finds a middle ground between grunge s world weary sense of melody and industrial rock s icy steel pulse rhythms Kot further stated that the record otherwise fails to take its Nails Nirvana hybrid beyond the formula 18 The album was featured on Loudwire s list of 10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1995 15 Track listing EditAll music is composed by Richard Patrick 17 No TitleLength1 Hey Man Nice Shot 5 142 Dose 3 543 Under 4 194 Spent 4 395 Take Another 4 236 Stuck in Here 3 357 It s Over 3 378 Gerbil 3 229 White Like That 4 1710 Consider This 4 1911 So Cool 4 26Total length 45 57Personnel EditFilterRichard Patrick vocals guitars bass programming drums producer engineer Brian Liesegang programming keyboards guitars drums producer engineerAdditional personnelScott Kern additional live drums answering machine vocals Matt Drvenkar answering machine vocals Jeff Critter Newell additional engineering on Dose Kevin Hanley additional guitar noise Mike Peffer additional live drums Ben Grosse mixing Deborah Norcross art direction amp design Chris Beirne photography Richard Bishop and Gail Perry for 3 A M managementChart performance EditCharts 1995 PeakpositionCanadian RPM Albums Chart 25 65U S Billboard Top Heatseekers 17 3U S Billboard 200 26 59U S Billboard 200 Year End 17 195SinglesYear Song Peak positionsUS 26 USMain 17 USMod 17 CANAlt 27 28 1995 Hey Man Nice Shot 76 19 10 14 Dose 16 denotes releases that did not chart References Edit Under single Filter Reprise Records 1995 PRO CD 7917 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c d Harris Chris May 8 2020 Filter s Richard Patrick Reflects on Short Bus at 25 I Was Done Riding Trent Reznor s Coattails Billboard Retrieved May 15 2020 Warner Bros Records The Future Begins Billboard Vol 107 no 17 April 29 1995 p 97 a b c d Interview Richard Patrick of Filter tells all Cryptic Rock crypticrock com August 5 2013 Retrieved July 29 2017 Suarez Gary May 7 2014 The Incredible Shrinking Industrial Man Stuart Zechman On Stabbing Westward Consequence of Sound Retrieved April 27 2020 Stingley Mick June 7 2013 Filter Frontman Richard Patrick on Nineties Nostalgia and Men in Shorts Rolling Stone Retrieved April 27 2020 Oswald Derek February 23 2014 AltWire Interview Filter There are Things Worth Fighting For altwire net Retrieved May 5 2020 Filter Erkenntnistheorie cassette Warner Bros Records 1994 a b c d White Trash White Heat Alternative Press No 86 November 1995 a b Liesegang Brian November 1995 The Future of Rock Spin Vol 11 no 8 p 92 a b Man The June 4 2013 An Un Filtered Interview with Filter Man Cave Daily Mancave cbslocal com Archived from the 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Uber Rock Retrieved August 13 2017 Richard Patrick of Filter Talks About Hey Man Nice Shot and Kurt Cobain KLAQ June 29 2012 Cook John Director 1996 Phenomenology Videotape Warner Reprise Video Considine J D September 28 1995 Tech friendly Filter s Bus rolls into town The Baltimore Sun Retrieved April 28 2020 Craft Recordings to Re Issue Filter s Debut Short Bus BroadwayWorld October 25 2018 Retrieved June 1 2020 Top Albums CDs Volume 62 No 8 September 25 1995 RPM Retrieved February 20 2011 a b Filter Chart History Billboard Retrieved May 1 2020 Rock Alternative Volume 61 No 27 August 07 1995 RPM Retrieved February 20 2011 Rock Alternative Volume 62 No 11 October 16 1995 RPM Retrieved February 20 2011 External links EditShort Bus at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Short Bus album amp oldid 1179536821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
