Richard Patrick’s Filter offers up a solid sophomore effort. This album comes on the heels of the platinum-selling release of Short Bus, which featured the hit song ‘Hey Man, Nice Shot.’ Patrick, who has been quoted as saying an album should be "like a biography," has poured out, scooped up, and dished out a little serving of his personal point of view. This eleven-song album proves what most of us already know, rock is not dead. Rock in its purest forms is making a big time resurgence, Filter’s second album couldn’t come at a better time. ‘Title of Record’ is without doubt a rock album, and even has a little something to offer you fans of new metal.

The album starts off with the first single ‘ Welcome to the Fold,’ a song that embodies Filter’s style at it’s best. Slightly reminiscent of ‘Nice Shot,’ it lays down scorching guitar riffage, accented with the signature raw howl of Patrick. This pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album. In true autobiographical fashion, Patrick uses ‘Captain Bligh’ as a musical metaphor throughout this glam-rock flavored tune to work out some issues about his relationship with none other than Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. In keeping with Patrick’s original vision of Filter they still hold they're own, sounding part rock with a pinch of electronic programming to add texture. Songs like ‘The Best Things,’ and ‘It’s Gonna Kill Me’ are great examples of Filter's electro edge. ‘It’s Gonna Kill Me’ may have some electronic elements, but it rocks pretty hard. It starts with smooth rhythmic bass and blows into Richard’s forceful scream, which is punctuated by the syncopated electric drums. Although most of the songs are written by Patrick, there was a collaborative effort with guitarist, Geno Lenardo, on ‘Skinny,’ ‘It’s Gonna Kill Me,’ and ‘I will Lead you.’ Filter lends the record a bit of atmosphere with the moody ‘Cancer,’ a dark and brooding number that seems to borrow elements from Patrick’s pre-Filter boss, Trent Reznor. Holding to the biographical theme, Filter ends the album with ‘I’m Not the Only One’ and ‘Miss Blue,’ both songs are written out of the pain of Patrick’s failed relationship. Both of these tunes show a softer side of the band. ‘Miss Blue’ sounding a bit like the Beatles, ends the album ends with a soft and quite kiss good bye, and leaves you feeling a bit more mellow than you started off. All told ‘Title of Record’ is very satisfying.