Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997)

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Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997)
Studio album by Helmet
Released	27 January 2004
Recorded	1990–1996
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	???
Label	Interscope
Producer	Helmet
Professional reviews
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Helmet chronology
Aftertaste (1997) Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) (2004) Size Matters (2004)

Unsung is a compilation album of Helmet in its original form, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, bassist Henry Bogdan, drummer John Stanier, and guitarists Peter Mengede (1989–1993) and Rob Echeverria (1994–1996). It was released in early 2004 in a run-up to the much-anticipated new Helmet album to be released later that year.

The title states the years 1991–1997, presumably because 1991 is the year that Interscope rereleased Strap It On; however, it was first released in 1990 on Amphetamine Reptile Records.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Repetition" – 3:00 (1990, Strap It On)
2. "FBLA" – 2:40 (1990, Strap It On)
3. "Bad Mood" – 2:15 (1990, Strap It On)
4. "Sinatra" – 4:31 (1990, Strap It On)
5. "In the Meantime" – 3:08 (1992, Meantime)
6. "Ironhead" – 3:22 (1992, Meantime)
7. "Give It" – 4:17 (1992, Meantime)
8. "Unsung" – 3:57 (1992, Meantime)
9. "Better" – 3:10 (1992, Meantime)
10. "Just Another Victim" – (1993, Judgment Night Soundtrack)
11. "Wilma's Rainbow" – 3:53 (1994, Betty)
12. "I Know" – 3:41 (1994, Betty)
13. "Milquetoast" – 3:53 (1994, Betty)
14. "Rollo"† – 2:38 (1994, Betty)
15. "Overrated" – 2:40 (1994, Betty)
16. "Disagreeable" – (1996, Feeling Minnesota soundtrack)
17. "Pure" – 3:32 (1997, Aftertaste)
18. "Renovation"‡ – 2:55 (1997, Aftertaste)
19. "Like I Care" – 3:19 (1997, Aftertaste)
20. "Driving Nowhere" – 4:19 (1997, Aftertaste)
21. "Exactly What You Wanted" – 2:36 (1997, Aftertaste)

(All tracks by Hamilton, except † by Bogdan/Hamilton; ‡ by Bogdan/Hamilton/Stanier)

[edit] Personnel

• Henry Bogdan – Bass
• Page Hamilton – Guitar, Vocals
• John Stanier – Drums
• Peter Mengede – Guitar (Tracks 1–10)
• Rob Echeverria – Guitar (Tracks 11–16)

v • d • e Helmet Page Hamilton • Dan Beeman • Kyle Stevenson • Jon Fuller Peter Mengede • Rob Echeverria • Chris Traynor • Henry Bogdan • John Stanier • Frank Bello • John Tempesta • Mike Jost • Jeremy Chatelain • Jimmy Thompson Studio albums Strap It On (1990) • Meantime (1992) • Betty (1994) • Aftertaste (1997) • Size Matters (2004) • Monochrome (2006) Other releases Born Annoying (1995) • Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) (2004) Singles "Born Annoying" • "Bad Mood" • "Blacktop" • "Unsung" • "Give It" • "In The Meantime" • "Primitive/Born Annoying 1993" • "Just Another Victim" (collaboration with House of Pain) • "Milquetoast" • "Biscuits For Smut" • "Wilma's Rainbow" • "Exactly What You Wanted" • "Like I Care" • "See You Dead" • "Unwound" - 2004 • "Smart" • "Gone" • "Monochrome" • "Money Shot" Labels Amphetamine Reptile • Interscope • Warcon Related bands Adair • Anthrax • Band of Susans • Biohazard • The Cult • Disturbing the Peace • Exodus • Testament • Tomahawk • White Zombie