Strap It On (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Strap It On
Type = studio
Artist = Helmet


Released = 1990
(re-released November 1991)
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Post hardcore, Noise rock, Alternative metal
Length = 30:49
Label = Amphetamine Reptile, Interscope
Producer = Helmet
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fye99757krgt link]
Last album = —
This album = "Strap It On"
(1990)
Next album = "Meantime"
(1992)

"Strap It On" is the first album by Helmet. Originally released in 1990 through Amphetamine Reptile Records, it was subsequently rereleased by Interscope in November 1991.

Critics considered the album innovative for its explosive, propulsive, and often staccato riff style which greatly exploited drop D tuning. It has since become a cult classic in underground metal/ post-hardcore. The moody, atmospheric "Sinatra" differed from most of the fast-paced, metallic songs on the album; its lyrics featured a paraphrasing of Dean Martin's famous line about the crooner, "It's Sinatra's world/ We just live in it."

Track listing

# "Repetition" – 3:00
# "Rude" – 4:13
# "Bad Mood" – 2:15
# "Sinatra" – 4:31
# "FBLA" – 2:40
# "Blacktop" – 3:20
# "Distracted" – 3:12
# "Make Room" – 3:28
# "Murder" – 4:03:"(All tracks by Hamilton)"

Early pressings of the album incorrectly listed the title of the third song as "Bad Moon". The Japanese release has one extra track, "Impressionable", which also appears on the Amphetamine Reptile compilation 7" EP "Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking in the Streets Vol. 5".

Personnel

* Henry Bogdan – Bass
* Page Hamilton – Guitar, Vocals
* Peter Mengede – Guitar
* John Stanier – Drums
* Wharton Tiers – engineer