The album still spawned such classic songs as “Where Do We Go from Here” and “American Cliché.”Īfter rehab in 2006, the Army of Anyone project – a supergroup led by Patrick with Dean and Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots and Ray Luzier of Korn – came to light, releasing one album and a tour before each went back to their respective bands. Patrick played with the band from 1989-1993, appearing in numerous music videos including “Down in It,” “Head Like a Hole, “Wish” and “Gave Up.”įilter was formed in Cleveland, OH in 1993 when Patrick left Nine Inch Nails.įilter’s debut album Short Buswas released in 1995 and went platinum, largely due to the success of their first single “Hey Man Nice Shot.” The follow up, 1999’s Title of Record, also went platinum driven by the huge crossover success of the song “Take a Picture.”įilter’s third album, The Amalgamut, was released in 2002, though sales stalled when Patrick checked into rehab after years of heavy alcohol and drug abuse just as touring and promotion began for the album. The two became close friends and then bandmates.
Patrick had met NIN’s founder Trent Reznor in the late ‘80s in a music store in Cleveland. Patrick’s initial foray into the public eye was as Nine Inch Nails’ first touring guitarist. As a result the sound is both fresh and familiar when compared to what’s out there right now.Richard Patrick’s career is a vision of multifaceted creativity, which he has delivered throughout his 30+ years producing music professionally through his band Filter, various collaborations, side projects, super groups, scoring films and writing for soundtracks. The band knows what it does well and sticks to the established formula. The Sun Comes Out Tonight is well-executed and Filter manages to not fall into the trap of adapting its sound to the current time. I didn’t know I was missing the hard rock of my adolescence until I listened to this album. The rest of the album leans on the hard side and doesn’t rock the boat when changing up the sound. “Watch The Sun Come Out Tonight” manages to blend the two dichotomies into a whole that makes sense. “First You Break It” and “Surprise” stand out and show that Patrick and present company can still craft hooks.
Of course Filter does some hard rock ballads as well. Does it remind me of “Hey Man Nice Shot?” No comment. Of the hard songs on The Sun Comes Out Tonight this is the best. The following track and lead single “What Do You Say” keeps up the intensity without the empty posturing. The track does set the tone for the album though: We are Filter and we’re bringing the noise. The Sun Comes Out Tonight starts out with a slight misfire in “”We Hate It When You Get What You Want.” The song wants to be angsty and angry but doesn’t quite get there, in spite of m-–f-– being tossed around like a live grenade. The sound is a blend of industrial and hard rock, influenced by Nine Inch Nails (Patrick has toured with NIN in the past). However, I was surprised to find that The Sun Comes Out Tonight is a strong album that stands up to any of Filter’s previous work.įor those not familiar with Filter, its principal is Richard Patrick and has had band members come and go over the years.
Long-time fans of Filter will no doubt be offended by such talk, but I’m guessing most of you are with me on this one. This is all to say that I was surprised that Filter was still around (there was a four-year hiatus that started ten years ago) and pretty much dismissed this album before giving it a listen. Fire Note Says: With feet firmly planted in the 1990s, Filter makes a fresh, nostalgic album.Īlbum Review: It’s safe to say Filter commercially peaked on their first two albums, which produced the singles “Hey Man Nice Shot” and “Take a Picture.” I can still see Richard Patrick sitting on the roof of a submerged house while screaming at his dad.
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