Filter live at the 9:30 Club

In 1993, Richard Patrick (brother of actor Robert Patrick) left the touring group for Nine Inch Nails to form Filter. Their first album was Short Bus (released in 1995) and featured the hit "Hey Man Nice Shot". After that record, Filter contributed great soundtrack songs to Songs in the Key of X: Music From and Inspired By The X-Files, The Crow: City of Angels, and Spawn.

1999 saw the release of Title of Record, which is likely their most successful record. It featured "Take a Picture", "Welcome to the Fold" and "Captain Bligh". The Amalgamut was released in 2002 and it is definitely my favorite. I feel it is truly their most consistent album.

After that album, the band broke up and Richard Patrick joined the DeLeo brothers from Stone Temple Pilots to form the group Army of Anyone. They recorded one album that was released in 2006.

2008 brings a brand new Filter record and tour. The record is called Anthems for the Damned and it is a decent return for the band. It doesn't outplay any of the other records that they have released, but it is good to hear Richard Patrick recording under the Filter banner again.

I had the chance to see the current incarnation of Filter at the 9:30 Club in DC last week. I was very impressed with their performance, even in a half-filled club. They played a nice cross section of their albums, including two of their soundtrack recordings. My favorite tracks of the night were "Hey Man Nice Shot" and "(Can You) Trip Like I Do". Here is the entire setlist:

Welcome To The Fold
American Cliche
Soldiers of Misfortune
Dose
The Take
Where Do We Go From Here?
(Can You) Trip Like I Do (from Spawn)
It's Gonna Kill Me
Jurassitol (from The Crow: City of Angels)
Cancer
Captain Bligh
Skinny
Het Man Nice Shot

Take a Picture