Liked it a lot better with time

I heard Title of Record before this album and I liked Title of Record enough to want to try Amalgamut. When I listened to it, i was thinking, why cant they make any songs as good as on their first record? I wasnt impressed. But then later on I discovered more tracks I liked that for some reason hadnt caught my attention the first time I heard them. I didnt realize how awesome "God Damn Me" is for its beautiful singing and "It Can Never Be The Same" is for its hauntingly weird semi-creepyness My other favorite is "The Only Way Is The Wrong Way" it is a song about conflict apparently but it makes you feel good also because its upbeat. Some of this music is just fun. I like the fact Filter doesnt have some sort of phobia about making a song sound "pretty" just cause it wont deliver to the tough crowd, yet at the same time they are full of energy and there is some screaming angst thrown in appropriately because if you are not a happy go lucky type of person you would require a little angst in your music like I do. It just sounds different than the first album somehow, perhaps takes a while to interpret the sounds before they win you over. The biggest weakness of Filter is their lyrics. I'm sure many bands put more effort into coming up with lyrics than Filter, but it usually doesnt hinder their music. But seriously, I can do better than "I just.... yea! yea! yea!" Richard Patrick fortunately has a good, loud, and expressive singing voice regardless of what silly words he may sometimes sing and he doesnt sound like a teenage boy in puberty with a congested nose or anything... Give them a try if youre interested in poppish metal music that wont blow out your ears or anything and wont impress you lyrically but will make you feel good and will leave a few nice melodies in your head.

Another Gem

I just picked this disc up....wow...I'm behind the times. Anyhow, I'm glad I did. There's some really great songs on this album. What I like most about Filter's latest work is their ability to create ass-kicking songs that get me pumped up while also creating more toe-tapping songs that show their range. THE ONLY WAY and WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE are great songs...I love the guitar work and Richard's voice is the best it has ever been.



Get this album.

ehe. I love filter. (and I'm not really jim adkins)

truly really honestly, I do. filter is my absolute favorite band. I can't say it's because I love ALL their music, cause I don't, but the single songs I DO love, I love to tiny little crazy broken pieces!!! I've been a fan since... about a year ago. I had been hearing "take a picture", "hey man nice shot", "trip like I do", and "where do we go from here" on the radio for ages... I had just never heard the name "filter" before. which is odd, if you think about it. anyways, bought "title of record" first, in the throes of a mighty "take a picture" obsession, as I'm sure at least SOME of you out there have experienced... but then picked up "the amalgamut" after going through something similar with "where do we go" and d'you know what?? it's good. it is really, REALLY good. as far as sound goes, I've gotta say, it's the best filter work by far. richie's... *cough* I mean... richard patrick's voice has improved immensely since the days of "short bus". not to say "short bus" is bad, it's just... not as pretty-sounding. well, I still can't honestly say I love filter for the lyrics, but if you take the time to sort them out, I'm sure there's some meaning in there... I'm just too lazy to find it myself. "you walk away", the opening track, has a good hard rock sound, not to mention the coolest techno-y interlude thingy I've EVER heard. "american cliche" is equally rock-y, but borderlining annoying. "where do we go from here" is probably the best dark/sick song ever created... totally rocks my socks. "columind" is a teriffically crunchy piece of metal, but I'm just not seeing what's so great about "the missing"... maybe I just hate ballad-y things... I'm not sure that's even a ballad, but oh well. "the only way (is the wrong way)" is WITHOUT A DOUBT MY ABSOLUTE MOST FAVORITE SONG BY ANYONE EVER. yes, even more than jimmy eat world. it's just so... sunshiney. and cool. v. blue and yellow. hehe. it's nice 'n spunky, a little screamy, and just rockin' enough to fit in with the rest of this album. TOTALLY love it. um... I'm tired, and I wanna go to bed now, and the only other song on this album worth talking about is "god damn me"... just gorgeous. truly. it's tear-your-heart-out sad, with a "lying on your back in the rain, crying" kind of feel to it... it's so pretty. well, go out, buy the album, enjoy track 6 as much as I have, and it will be worth every penny. goodnight, ladies and gents!



-Miss Blue

It was good .. but it wasnt great,

It was good but it wasnt great.

last albums better