Mengede and Page apparently had a HUGE falling out. Lots of bad blood there.

Hopefully the next Helmet record will be really good. I'm a little optimistic after Monochrome, but not much.

Disappointed by Betty but maybe will revisit and pick up cheap copy of Aftertaste.

Still, an eternal NC for Meantime. Plus, props for the little breakbeat theft of Hendrix' "Fire" in the middle of "Unsung."

Ace wrote:Never lilked this band, but am obsessed with two of their songs. It is very embarassing, telling people you don't like Helmet (and I really don't like 95% of their music) and then listening to the same 2 songs for days.

That's why I have to give them Not Crap. Because 'Blacktop' is one of my favorite songs ever.

What's the other song?

Germ War wrote:The best part about Helmet is their guitar technician.

Who has he then?

Does he post on this forum?

Even on their worst day Cows kick the ass of Helmet on their best day.

SecondEdition wrote:What's the other song?

'Turned Out' from Meantime, but it doesn't touch 'Blacktop.' I'm also partial to their cover of the Melvins' 'Oven'

ubercat wrote:Even on their worst day Cows kick the ass of Helmet on their best day.

agreed

Justin from Queens wrote:they rolled through town on the Ugly American Overkill tour and amazingly topped both Tar and the Cows for mindblowingly great performances

This i find insanely hard to believe but i'll trust you on it. There must've been something great there 'cause i don't hear it, but it's been a while since i've heard 'Strap it On' so maybe i should give it a second chance.

Was a fan, stopped caring around Aftertaste. Missed seeing the Page Hamilton Experience when they passed through earlier this year due to work; I would have checked it out even if I thought it would suck.

I used to have a letter Page Hamilton wrote me after a champagne glass shattered in his hand. He told me later he'd probably squeezed it to hard because he was about to throw it at somebody.

His handwriting was all fucked up.

I just thought that would be a nice story.

And, of course, I love dropping names.

ubercat wrote:Even on their worst day Cows kick the ass of Helmet on their best day.

Not fair, a godly noiserock band like Cows will always win in fan polls against a semi mainstream oddball metal band that doesnt fit in any genre.

although personally I like way more Helmet songs than Cow songs, I don't know anyone other than me who would ever admit to liking helmet more out of punk rock uberness.

ubercat wrote:Even on their worst day Cows kick the ass of Helmet on their best day.

Not a fair comparison. Two bands with far different styles.

That said, you can probably tell which band I like more...