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Rating: If size really mattered, as the title of the new work by Page Hamilton & Co. suggests, we could easily dub this album as the mountain giving birth to a mouse.
Despite an overwhelming number of decibels, the Helmet offers us the results of a tired work devoid of any valid spark. Listening to Size Matters almost causes a shock; we are indeed facing a record created by a man imprisoned by his own past. The embarrassing similarities with the old works – especially with the second album "Meantime" (1992) – have not prevented Hamilton from wreaking havoc on his own artistic credibility.
If the final result equaled or at least approached what had already been said in the past, we might even turn a blind eye; but here we need to close both ears! The noise lesson from Sonic Youth, after being effectively taken to the extreme with the first records, seems to resolve itself into a mannerism that irreparably damages this "Size Matters."
The search for the easy chorus, starting from the first single "See You Dead" (very similar in its progression to "No One Knows" by Queens Of The Stone Age), leads Helmet nowhere. Perhaps Hamilton should be warned that, alongside referring to oneself and copying what is currently in vogue, there is a third way not to be dismissed offhand: that of not producing records if there is nothing to say.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Smart (03:44)
Hey, it's late,
And I can barely see straight
You're barely standing out
You talk, you feel,
You wanted something that's real
I am pretending now
(chorus)
I know that you're smart
You mentioned it before
You can read and write, I'll bet
Well baby you perform
Aim low
You just met me I know,
But I feel something right now
So aim low
Just let yourself go
All I need is tonight, yeah
Tonight could be
Kept between you and me
I don't need to know your name
Your aim is off
Just boys in here and they're soft
I'll give you something to tame
(chorus)x2
Aim low
You just met me I know
But I feel something right now
So aim low
Just let yourself go
All I need is tonight, yeah
02 Crashing Foreign Cars (02:31)
There's another sucker born
Every minute lord
Take her out and pay for a good time
You never know what you can afford
Another wreck and time to collect
more souvenirs
Gone another million miles
No words for the wear
And there's a sucker born
Every other minute lord
He deserves you more
You know I'll only crash this car
I swear to god I'm
wrecking it all
Your happy end
Spin around the block in half the time
I know where you've been
Too bad you're not feeling too bad
You want to be my friend
Got another ride and you're taking off
Met a General Motor man
And there's a sucker born
Every other minute lord
He deserves you more
You know I'll only crash this car
06 Unwound (04:12)
start to feel sick whenever we talk
It's nothing medical
Ever remark you make is off the cuff
You're so unwound
It's unnatural
I know you're acting now
You're wasting time
So darling you're stalling now
I'll give you time
Darling you're worrying
I'll be alright
You look so pleased
You're right where you want to be
There's nothing clever 'bout dumb luck
I should ignore you
I'd just get bored with you
It's easier when I'm not drunk
I know you're acting now
You're wasting time
So darling you're stalling now
I'll give you time
Darling you're worrying
I'll be alright
I feel sick when you're near
I don't remember why we're here
Darling please, you're boring me
It's hard to pretend I'm listening
I might be deaf, I might be dumb
but I know that something is wrong
and darling you're worrying I'll leave you right now
09 Speak and Spell (03:31)
Darlin' I would never tell
Use your speak and spell
Like revolution that's bound to stall
It's hard to be ignored
it doesn't mean that much
I don't hate your guts but
I don't want to hear you're better off
I wanna know he's dull
And he's miserable
I wanna know that he can stand an insult
Darlin' I would keep it down
You give yourself away
All the insults you toss around
Come back to haunt you now
it doesn't mean that much
I don't hate your guts but
I don't want to hear you're better off
I wanna know he's dull
And he's miserable
I wanna know that he can stand an insult
Drive this car right off the road
Are you comfortable?
Let's go
it doesn't mean that much
I don't hate your guts but
I don't want to hear you're better off
I wanna know he's dull
And he's miserable
I wanna know that he can stand an insult
10 Throwing Punches (03:44)
Darlin' was a hit
Started throwing punches
She connects, never gets what she wants
And she wants
She's unhinged
Swears now that was then
Just a little glitch
Patch it up again
And she wants
And she wants
And she wants
So far I don't understand this
There's no misunderstanding
There's nothing here to get
She wants more than my attention
She's not above invention
But I don't really care
It's unreal, she'll tell you what you wanna hear
Feel her infection touch you and rot
And you rot
And you rot
And you rot
So far I don't understand this
There's no misunderstanding
There's nothing here to get
She wants more than my attention
She's not above intention
But I don't really care
Don't know what you want or how far
You fall when you're unhinged
Coming back for more
I was only horny
so far I don't understand this
There's no misunderstanding
There's nothing here to get
She wants more than my attention
She's not above invention
But I don't really care
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