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Helmet - Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997 Audio CD

A fair review of the Helmet "Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Helmet reviews here, or go back to the Helmet tabs.

Helmet Band: Helmet
Title: Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997
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Release Date: 2004-01-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Repetition 2: Fbla 3: Bad Mood 4: Sinatra 5: In the Meantime 6: Iron Head 7: Give It 8: Unsung 9: Better 10: Just Another Victim 11: Wilma's Rainbow 12: I Know 13: Milquetoast 14: Rollo 15: Overrated 16: Disagreeable 17: Pure 18: Renovation 2 19: Like I Care 20: Driving Nowhere 21: Exactly What You Wanted

HELMET!
They never got the respect they needed but that's metal man, just making some heavy music and don't care at all. First I just want to say that helmet "AREN'T" nu metal and despite what you say, this is pure metal. So all you so-called "Metalheads" who say you're metal should pick this up and experience some some hard-hitting music that's really heavy. Doesn't matter if there's bands who have blast beats, or growl and scream all the time, I mean I love all that stuff but Helmet proves they can be heavy and more metal than any of the bands of today who are all covered with tattoo's, long hair, think they are the loudest, and then go on and cover pop songs(WHAT THE HELL?). Page hamilton shreds all those little posers and not to mention great drumming from John stanier. So if Helmet doesn't suit you, Guess you don't know a thing about metal. That said, Let's me say the songs of course aren't just heavy but some melodic and rage from hardcore punk to alternative one of the best songs here is Sinatra from strap it on. And man what a great headbanging song it is. I'm listening to it right now which is why I don't care how bad I'm writing just rocking out. Pick this up and be prepared for some REAL metal. Even the song "just another victim" is nice which changes into a hip hop song featuring old school hip hop group House of pain. I don't mind it cause I really do hate hip hop but is a nice track and nope. . . that does not make them nu metal either. Best alternative metal band ever even the new helmet kicks butt too.


I originally got it for 'Unsung,' but...
. . I figured I should try the whole thing. And I did. And I LOVED it. I became a Helmet fan almost overnight! 'FBLA,' 'Exactly What You Needed,' 'Sinatra,' 'Meantime' and 'Unsung' are all '90s alternative masterpieces that are well worth listening to. I'm just sorry I didn't listen to these guys sooner!

Overall, if you like good '90s alternative, than don't make the same mistake I did. Don't ignore Helmet or listen to them just for that one song, 'Unsung. ' Buy 'Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997' and see what '90s alternative is supposed to sound like. Well worth owning.

Highly recommended. ENJOY!!!.


Classic '90s record
I got it on cassette, and I wore it out. I remember buying "Meantime" when I was in 10th grade. There was something about it that I couldn't put my finger on at first. Then I found out that Page Hamilton was an avant garde classical guitarist before starting Helmet. Then it all made sense. Not that the band's music sounds ANYTHING like avant garde classical. But at the same time, I'm familiar enough with that music to catch the nuances of a talented musician.

I bought this because lately I've been wanting to 'go back' to music I listened to in the late '90s. And these songs hold up. They don't sound dated to me.


better than a kick in the balls
if you think helmet and pantera suck and system of a down is good you are severely retarded and should be committed.


Helmet gets overdue respect
In the case of Helmet, it gives them a second life - not that they weren't vibrant in their first run. It's amazing what time, studio remastering, and a well-constructed " best of" can do for a defunct rock band. It's more that their musical prowess went under-noticed.

Lead singer Page Hamilton often commented about the band's lack of market appeal - a quality in their time that prohibited their explosion ie being all over the radio, etc. The move doesn't seem by accident. They didn't want to be THAT popular band that exploded then fizzled. Instead, the New York band played hard, driving rock in the vein of punk and hardcore, helped pioneer the "nu-metal" sound(a tag the band despised), ignored trends and never fully exploded commercially.

What mattered to them was the music. Hearing this compilation is a reminder of how good they were; they sound muscular and very hard-rocking. Track for track, the strongest from major label albums Meantime ("In the Meantime", "Give It" "Unsung"), Betty ("Wilma's Rainbow", "Milquetoast", "Rollo"), and Aftertaste ("Pure", "Renovation", "Like I Care," "Driving Nowhere," "Exactly What You Wanted") are here. There's even two lesser-known soundtrack tracks ("Disagreeable" - Feeling Minnesota ; "Just Another Victim" - Judgment Night).

Unsung is an excellent starter for the casual fan and a nice set for the die-hard who want all Helmet's best in the same spot. And while there are missing tracks ("You Borrowed", "Biscuits for Smut", "Speechless"), they're so few that it's easy to overlook. Ultimately, a band overlooked by many have been given a strong compilation, and a second chance at discovery by those who missed them the first time.
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