Track Listing

1. Hey Man, Nice Shot
2. Dose
3. Under
4. Spent
5. Take Another
6. Stuck in Here
7. It's Over
8. Gerbil
9. White Like That
10. Consider This
11. So Cool

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25411 in Music
• Released on: 1995-04-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.co.uk
Guilty pleasure alert No. 2013: Filter absolutely, positively would not exist without the dirty, gritty musical formulas laid before him by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. The on-the-edge screams, the heavy industrial rhythms, the full-frontal guitar sounds--it's all been done before. And if that weren't enough, vocalist-guitarist-rhythmatist Richard Patrick lived a pre-Filter life as a touring band member in an early version of the aforementioned Nails. Indeed, Short Bus couldn't get more plagiaristically preposterous, and yet--oh, the guilt--this is the perfect disc to primally purge by. From the disc's crunchy opener hit "Hey Man Nice Shot" through to the oh-so-Trent-y "Under" and the slow, stalking beats of the hilariously tagged "Gerbil", this disc is 46 minutes of fiery fun; you could spend time being pissed off at its lack of originality or you could just enjoy it for what it is--sheer walls of white noise. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews

damn, dude!
I love Filter and have all their stuff. I will probably always keep Short Bus, but only to study it not to enjoy it. The entire album sounds like a demo disc. Every time I listen to it I get the same feeling and it's one of stagnation. Besides the first track all the songs sound too similar. That can be ok but only in moderation. I feel like I'm being generous by giving it 2 stars.

Hey man, nice disc.
With the release of this debut, "Filter" seemed like they might be the next big thing, and while that never really happened, this is a great cd. I'd actually call it more alt-metal than industrial, but the songs are there, catchy, angry, and loud. Included is their biggest hit "Hey Man, Nice Shot", which was also on the "Cable Guy" soundtrack. Numerous other songs on "Short Bus" are just as aggressive though, like "Consider This". Also, slower, almost lo-fi tracks like "Stuck In Here" and "So Cool", prove they're not just a one trick pony. Overall, a solid mid-90's alt-metal album. But I do admit, it does kind of make me wanna hear "Nine Inch Nails".

Filter's Best Album
I'm not exactly sure why anyone would say 'Filter' is an un-genuine rip-off of 'Nine Inch Nails'. Their first album, 'Short Bus', provides listeners with a unique sound that you absolutely will not find on any other record. Although certainly not 'Industrial' (which is what a naive music enthusiast would classify them as), there are obvious cliche's and overtones sewn into the lyrics and guitar riffs; but that's not the point. Every track on this album is a deep look inside a man on the edge. The chord structures, basslines, heavy drum beats, and screaming guitars / vocals are engulfed with emotion. This CD, like all others, isn't for everyone; but if you're going to throw slanderous remarks at Richard Patrick, please include a link to the music *you* write. You get the point.