![]() ![]() ĭescribed as an industrial rock, post-grunge, hard rock and nu metal record, Short Bus blends the industrial sound with grunge music. The band's choice to use a drum machine was influenced by the works of Ministry and Big Black. According to Patrick, the house was demolished after the band's departure and the property was incorporated into the adjacent nursing home. While Ben Grosse was employed to mix the record to "give girth" to its sound, the band chose to master the record themselves: the mixes were tested on "consumer-level gear" such as car stereo and boombox for reference. Half of the album's tracks, including “Gerbil” and “White Like That,” were recorded on an 8-track recorder. ![]() ![]() The sessions lasted around eight months a Macintosh Quadra and Studio Vision Pro were used to record some of the tracks. A large portion of the album was recorded at a rented three-story house in Rocky River, Cleveland the master bedroom was designated as the main studio while the basement and living room were reserved for the drum kit and guitar amps, respectively. ĭuring the recording sessions, two musicians shared various roles: Patrick acted as the primary songwriter, bassist, and vocalist, while Liesegang mostly worked on the production and programmed the drum machine. Three of the early recordings, including "Hey Man Nice Shot," were featured on 1994 promo EP, Erkenntnistheorie. A demo of "Hey Man Nice Shot" was recorded at Reznor's studio the recordings from this session were later remixed by Ben Grosse. Records, Patrick had demoed some of the Short Bus tracks such as "Under" and "Dose" on his 8-track reel-to-reel recorder. īefore obtaining a recording contract with Warner Bros. Stabbing Westward reportedly used the chorus guitar riff of "Hey Man, Nice Shot" on the title track of their 1994 album, Ungod Patrick alleges that Zechman was in his presence while writing the riff and subsequently copied it. The line-up also briefly featured guitarist Stuart Zechman, who departed Filter to join Stabbing Westward. Patrick and musician Brian Liesegang initially conceived the idea of forming their own band after hiking at the Grand Canyon Filter was subsequently formed in 1993. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Richard Patrick was a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails. Short Bus has sold over one million copies in the United States, and is best known for the hit single " Hey Man Nice Shot". Patrick, while still retaining industrial elements in the music, chose to focus on the guitars, which he felt was something missing when he played with Nine Inch Nails he also chose not to go with the standard industrial rock sound, which he felt would set them apart. Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had told him he should make his own record while he went off to work on Nine Inch Nails' 1994 album The Downward Spiral. Short Bus is the debut studio album by American rock band Filter, released on via Reprise Records. ![]()
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