{"id":974,"date":"2011-08-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=974"},"modified":"2015-10-13T20:19:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T20:19:32","slug":"filter-scout-bar-houston-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/10\/filter-scout-bar-houston-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Filter – Scout Bar – Houston, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Abel Carmona <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug 10, 2011 at 08:00PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"What\u2019s up boys and girls, been a while since I hit up a show. So I made the long 15minute drive down to the Scout\u00a0 Bar to catch Richard Patrick and his latest ncarnation of Filter. Haven\u2019t seen Filter do any touring since Buzzfest a few years ack, so was ready to see what the band would bring since the release of their atest album \u2018The Trouble With Angels\u2019<\/p>\n

Filter opened with \u201cNo Love\u201d from the new album, it reminded me a little of their arlier work with its slow lyrics and harder chorus. What came next was a surprise, s Patrick said to the crowd \u201cHey we\u2019re in Texas, so you guys like ZZ Top right\u201d and ith that Filter pulled out a cover of ZZ tops \u201cGive Me all Your Loving\u201d\u00a0 that was retty entertaining to say the least that was followed by \u201cThe Take\u201d from 2008\u2019s Anthem for the Dammed\u2019.<\/p>\n

Next up was what ended up being one my favorite songs of the night, another new song Drug Boy\u201d that again reminded me of earlier work from their first album \u2018Short Bus\u2019 t had that very hard industrial sound that Filter was built on.\u00a0 Patrick would go n later to say it was yet another of his many songs about drugs and then asked the rowd \u201cwho likes drugs, because I love them I just can\u2019t do them anymore\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Image\"The next few songs were a couple of slower numbers that included the fan favorite Take A Picture\u201d and \u201cThe Best Things in Life\u201d both of which I have never been to ig on. Just something about both of those songs that scream out made for TV ommercial to me. But that was quickly made up for by touching on two of my favorite ilter songs. Welcome to the Fold\u201d and off of the\u2018Short Bus\u2019 album \u201cDose\u201d this was he song that first drew me to Filter, its hard heavy and I have always felt like it as a like big fuck you to Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails.<\/p>\n

Back in the good old early days of techno Industrial rock, Nine Inch Nails (NIN) was lowing people away with their music and incredible live shows which included Richard Patrick. Patrick was NIN touring guitarist for the first few years, until like most everyone else who has worked with NIN had his differences with Reznor. Not long after his split he started Filter which has been his main stay ince 1993. With the exception of his quick endeavor of \u2018Army of Anyone\u2019 with the De eo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots that didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"To finish out the night Filter brought out another early one \u201cHey Man, Nice Shot\u201d hich has always been one of their bigger songs and was also Filter\u2019s first shot at adio play. I remember when it first came out, it was not long after Nirvana\u2019s Kurt obain had just shot himself, So most people believed it was about his death. When n reality it\u2019s based on the public suicide of Robert \u201cBudd\u201d Dwyer, who was the reasurer of Pennsylvania in the 80\u2019s. He was onvicted of taking bribes and before e was to be sent to prison, he called a press conference where he shot himself in front of room full of people, Hence the title \u201cHey Man, Nice Shot\u201d<\/p>\n

All in all was a good night, I enjoyed seeing Filter and thought the set was pretty tight. About the only thing I have to complain about is the fact that I have yet only seen one full set from filter and that was one of their first shows. Tonight they were under billed as Saliva was the night\u2019s headliner, so the set was pretty short maybe an hour for the most part. Would really like to see them come back around and do a full tour sometime soon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Abel Carmona Aug 10, 2011 at 08:00PM What\u2019s up boys and girls, been a while since I hit up a show. So I made the long 15minute drive down to the Scout\u00a0 Bar to catch Richard Patrick and his latest ncarnation of Filter. Haven\u2019t seen Filter do any touring since Buzzfest a few… <\/p>\n

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