Monochrome

Helmet

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warcon
• ASIN: B000G6BNRM
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,411 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars File under honest Rock n Roll... and I love it!, August 27, 2006

By	Jason S. Comely "rinkjustice" (Cambridge, Canada) - See all my reviews

Page Hamilton is a guitar master who has changed the landscape of music. Countless bands owe him, Henry Bogdan, Peter Mengede and John Stanier for their muse and thriving careers.

Ok, now I'll tell you something you may not know:

Forget Meantime, forget anything Helmet has ever done before. Enjoy Monochrome on it's own terms. It's different. It's stripped-down. It's honest. It'll rock you silly. The songs are hauntingly good - just give it a chance. I've been singing myself hoarse to songs like "Almost out of sight", "Monochrome" and "Bury Me". Page is back!

This album will endure the test of time. Monochrome will and should be regarded as a great rock and roll album from a great rock and roll master.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid offering, August 23, 2006

By	Kenneth A. Gilbert - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i am glad to have this album in my collection.

i bought my first helmet cd in 1993, meantime. since then i've seen them 3 times in concert and picked up everything i could find.

is it a loss to no longer have stanier on the drums? sure. he can never be replaced... but jost is a pretty damned good drummer in his own right, and fits better than tempesta.

as others have said this album has a more raw sound reminiscent of earlier recordings. i like it better than the production on either aftertaste or size matters.

what always surprises me about these types of reviews is that listeners seem to think that bands stay frozen in time, forever. people change, folks, and as long as bands are made up of people then the music will always change too. it's not something to be happy, or sad about.. it just IS.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Helmet....Old Helmet, July 26, 2006

By	Skyler J. Davis (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The new one from Page and a revamped lineup finds Helmet revisiting some of the noise of Strap it On and Meantime. Mainly, the guitar solos are what stand out as the main link to those former great albums.

This one though, stands on its own as keeping the molody of Size Matters and the aggression of Meantime. Page brings more melody than he used to have but still finds a way to keep intensity for the most part. The new drummer should definately be commended for his contributions to the new-found ferocity.

The main fault of this album is some of the the vocals and lyrics, although Page was never really known for being great in that area. Lyrically, I think Meantime and Aftertaste were Page's high point. Besides that, I haven't seen much......then again, lyrics are not why one becomes interested in Helmet. I'm giving this one a 4.5. A step below Strap It On, Meantime, Betty and Aftertaste. Above Size Matters.