April 9 - In The Meantime

So I am on a roll with groove based songs from the early 90s. This next one is by the band Helmet, let by Page Hamilton, who after they called it a day for the first time spent some time in David Bowie's backing band at the end of the 90s before resurrecting Helmet again. Their drummer, John Stanier, has also been very busy since the original band broke up, playing with Mike Patton in Tomahawk as well as playing drums for Battles, which is a very interesting and experimental band. But in 1992 he played in Helmet, and they released their second album, Meantime, to critical acclaim. The opening track, In The Meantime is an exercise in locking into a groove and rolling with it.