Helmet - The MILLION DOLLAR Band That REFUSED to Be Rock Stars!

[@rnrtruestories]

What other bands do you want to see me cover? Sinatra at 7:47 for some reason showed up in my video editor but when I exported it, the title showed up blank. No idea why. Also, here's another band that got lumped in with the whole 'alternative rock/grunge' thing by the media kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Gbf4Zqnbdqhs0

[@AdventureAryck]

KMFDM, My life with the thrill kill cult, Machines of loving grace, 🤣

[@Mansini77]

The formation of A Perfect Circle.

[@johnnytx45]

I would like to see you cover Radiohead.

[@samuelmagnum6047]

Saigon Kick, Life Sex Death and Stabbing Westward (Sorry if these bands have already been covered by this channel)

[@robert.m4676]

The history of Jon butcher aka John butcher axis. He is/was a truly gifted guitarist/singer. But he never seemed to get the Recognition he deserves. I kinda hoped he was going to be the next Jimi Hendrix!!! He and Stevie Ray Vaughn kinda burst onto the seen and just missed hitting the big time!! I was always a bit disappointed but at the same time the music I did hear from really was top notch.

[@jetpetty1613]

Helmet "Betty" most underrated album, ever

[@DougwasWennowds]

My favorite Helmet album easily

[@slipknotpurity00]

Betty is great.. I actually like Aftertaste the best. The last of the golden lineup featuring Stanier & Bogdan!

[@craigpatrick1]

@@slipknotpurity00Same saw them as an opener when that dropped

[@Jaelien01]

RESPECT

[@Cincinnatijames]

​@@craigpatrick1I've seriously seen Helmet about 20 times, always as an opener 😂

[@mastervader218]

My first concert was HELMET opening up for Faith No More on their Angel Dust tour at the Roseland in NYC..what a time!

[@mattrock12]

Jealous!

[@anonymousgoat3669]

I saw that tour myself, in Davenport IA. met Jim Martin and Mike Patton. was great from what I remember!

[@spddiesel]

​@@anonymousgoat3669same, saw them at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Banging show, both bands f'ing KILLED it! 🤘

[@83442handle]

@@anonymousgoat3669 Ha theres a video on here from Davenport 92 with high schooler interviewing FNM before the show for some local cable show

[@burp-v1s]

What a show... then Mike Patton and John Stainer come together in the great Tomahawk.

[@Mansini77]

I really admire their “no image” image. Just a group of ordinary looking guys making great music.

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah same here

[@MikeJohnson-k3b]

I'm pretty sure that's not possible😊

[@HermeticWorlds]

'No Image' is an image. I understand that you're admiring that they were unintentional about curating an image, but everything is an image, even no image.

[@andersistbesser]

So you like boring things. This is not what rock and roll is about.

[@Mansini77]

@@andersistbesser style over substance huh. Do they teach that at the School of Rock?

[@briancarlson3008]

More Helmet please!! Theyre one of my favorites. The Size Matters cd has actually been in my car for the past week.

[@robert.m4676]

I’m happy you’re finally getting your due. Being over 1/2 a million subscribers is not easy. This is a great channel and deserves a heck of a lot more subscribers. Hopefully you’ll have more and more a push a million soon. Thank you for keeping my favorite music a class channel!!! Keep up the great work it is appreciated 👍🏻👍🏻

[@rnrtruestories]

Oh thanks so much! I appreciate that!

[@RestrainingHollywood]

Love this Band behind words!! Helmet, Melvins, Kyuss & Mr. Bungle are the Most Underrated Bands of the 90s. ❤

[@OzarkMountainKing]

Mr. Bungle FTW!

[@trenchy1990]

King's X for me being the most underrated.

[@OzarkMountainKing]

@trenchy1990 I had forgotten all about them when I responded. I couldn't agree more. I've seen them too in a big setting, a festival stage B if my very old brain works.

[@LuisEduardoBraschi]

Great list.

[@Dwolfmusic]

Met Page after the show last week. After all these years he's still very down to earth and a humble nice guy. Took the time to talk to fans after the show and take pictures with them.

[@artisfalkner3998]

Would love to hear more about Helmet and the Betty album period!

[@moviesfordudes]

Yep, needs. part 2 for sure. Great video

[@rnrtruestories]

You got it!

[@SchizoAction]

Saw Helmet in 92 for the Meantime tour. Hands down the best live show I’ve ever experienced. One super cool thing about helmet that I’ve noticed is how many kids are listening to them nowadays. I went to a local punk venue recently and one of the bands covered In The Meantime and the place went absolutely nuts!! Brought a tear to my eye.

[@mastervader218]

That is Awesome! they're a huge inspiration specially on my drumming thanks to John Stainer!

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

I also saw them in Nashville in 1992. They were incredible. I had to hold up Page's microphone stand which kept getting knocked over as the venue was small and the stage ground level. Before they played I recognized their drummer at the merch stand as I had seen him in photos. As I got closer I realized I had known him from high school and we talked a bit. Called him in NY a couple times. It was wild! See other comment below for details.

[@SamSmithNZ]

Nice to see this. Betty and Aftertaste are two of the most underrated albums on the 90's. Would love to see more on those!!

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

Betty was rad.

[@a.m.2368]

Saw them open for Faith No More in Cleveland back in the 90's. What a great concert.

[@miameramusic]

Helmet’s greatness lies in what they don’t play, the spaces between the noise. That and Adidas Sambas.

[@dlmyrs]

The masses demand Part 2! More Hemet!

[@Annastasia666]

Uuummm......CHA!!! Waaaay more Helmet!!

[@Gunny672]

Love this band going back to 93.🎉

[@nootron9]

me too, got Meantime on cassette without hearing the band at all; I bought it simply because I saw Scott Ian wearing a Helmet shirt in a photo (big Anthrax fan here, haha).

[@Cubodesangre666]

I saw Helmet open for Nirvana in Seattle circa 1992. Was there for Helmet. Walked out a fan of both bands. God bless music history.

[@soulkiss1001]

Do you think Kurt cobain liked helmets music and beliefs

[@nkogliaz]

Helmet is one of my favorite bands from that period, I did a playthrough of 'Like I Care' on my channel, this channel consistently continues to be one of the best on this platform for music deep dives that aren't hours long, kudos to you man and you half million subs, I've binged this channel many times and your efforts are much appreciated, respect!

[@jmason61]

That's one of my favorite songs by them all-time.

[@nkogliaz]

@@jmason61 Same!

[@slipknotpurity00]

While this was pretty much all about Page, cannot be overstated how much both Henry Bogdan and John Stanier contributed. John's drums are so sick and Helmet was never the same once he left after Aftertaste.

[@photon_EARTH]

Nice!!! I would definitely appreciate more videos like this for Helmet! Good work!

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks!

[@photon_EARTH]

⁠@@rnrtruestoriesFor real! I’ve always been fascinated with their story. I’m a huge fan and still see them live! Thanks for giving such a detailed recounting

[@benjaminforman8901]

"Unsung" was the first song I ever played with a band live on stage (bass & lead vocals). We added it to our set because it was blowing up at the time and "seemed" easy (lololol!). We practiced it together only a couple of times and something seemed off. Night before the show, we all stayed the night at one of the guitarist's (parents')house and did a practice/party session. While Under The Influence, I figured out what was wrong: "GUYS! STOP, STOP! WE GOTTA TUNE DOWN!!!" Much, much better! Not that it helped us all that much lol!😅🤣

[@rcknrllfreak]

FOLLOW UP PLEASE! Absolutely love 'Meantime'. Still blast this every chance I get. 'Unsung' and 'In The Meantime' are monster songs; love love love this video

[@dumbtree33]

probably a top ten album for me

[@skrizzplace]

Dude...great video...waiting for part 2. P.s, great content you have here. Seen quit a few if your "rock n roll " stories vids.

[@zmarko]

I've been a huge fan of Helmet since '92. Amazing band. My best friend got to have drinks with them at a club they were playing in Charlotte a few years ago. They were just chilling at the bar having drinks chatting with people. She said they were really cool and laid back and easy to talk to.

[@48Boxer]

First time I heard Unsung I thought I'd stumbled across a Black Sabbath or Ozzy song I'd never heard before

[@rnrtruestories]

Yes sounds like Ozzy for sure

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

I vaguely recall an interview with Ozzy around that time and it even fooled him, like “wait is this me?”

[@burp-v1s]

@@rnrtruestories with all due respect I don't know how one hears Ozzy listening to Helmet.

[@48Boxer]

@@burp-v1s Not any other Helmet song that I've heard, just Unsung.

[@Minortough1034]

Helmet was my introduction to the underground. Love them for that. RnRTS with another gem of a video. l really love these videos on the lesser known 90s bands. I used to miss the old days of MTV and VH1. Not anymore. Keep up the amazing content!

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Two of my favorite bands in a row covered. Thank you rock and roll true stories.

[@AdventureAryck]

Skate and snowboard video staples

[@jungulbuny3159]

I fucking love Helmet. The Betty album kicked major ass!

[@tonyrubleski2704]

Saw them at a little club in Kalamazoo , MI on the Strap it on tour with The melvins and it was on the top shows I've ever seen. They put The melvins on notice that night that they needed to bring their game way up and they did. What a show!

[@savvysymbiont]

This band is a perfect fit for your channel.

[@BengtNordsten]

Thanks for the nostalgia. I remember the first time I heard Helmet... and the shock to learn they were signed on AmRep, which was two miles away from me! Helmet never became a thing in Minneapolis, but I've been a fan ever since. I can go all the way back to "Born Annoying" and it all remains fresh and challenging.

[@elaztec.aztecca]

Unsung just gripped my 15 year old angsty self like a vice grip and that along with the discovery of Mudhoney, Screaming Trees and ‘Bonecrusher’ by Austin’s ‘Soulhat’ and their new (1994) electric album ‘Good to be Gone’ was just what the good doctor ordered!!!! Frosty had an incredible resume he’d recorded and toured with Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament/Funkadelic, Delbert McClinton, Sweathog, Lee Michaels and so many others it’s been said a short stint with the Band of Gypsy’s too .

[@assininecomment1630]

Yes - would deffo like to hear about Helmet - Betty, and beyond. I only saw them once (Brisbane, Straya circa '97-'98??) before Stanier and Bogdan departed. (2 or 3 times since.) I can't recall the real details of why the original guys opted out, so a look at that scenario and the later incarnation/s of the band would be great. 🙂👍

[@StoptheClock1973]

Great video. Both meantime and Betty were great albums. Wilma’s rainbow was one of my favorites.

[@jimglass3106]

I heard Helmet.for the first time while skating at fountain park. We always had a jam box turned up and somebody had made a mix tape of Dead Kennedys,Anthrax,Krass,ST and Helmet.

[@claywalker1980]

Do more on this band

[@Dominic-o3k]

I remember hearing Unsung sometime in 1998. Before that, they were just one of those groups whose albums I saw in Columbia House catalogs and always wondered about.

[@marcusedwards8283]

I still rock Helmet every week to this day.

[@MedalionDS9]

I kinda discovered this band really rather late, like literally in the past few years I think... but those two songs like Unsung and In the Meantime are absolute Alternative Metal bangers!

[@brodyhenry5664]

Great mini documentary. I’ve been enjoying you channel for awhile, so thanks for what you do.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it!

[@tlkshowhst]

Do more Helmet!

[@hechticgaming7193]

looking forward to catching these guys on this tour

[@Gunny672]

More Helmet

[@bosephdfrog8761]

Yes please make a video about Betty! But I really admire Pages background with jazz and classical guitar! Dude really has a wider musical vocabulary than me lol

[@darrylcovinsky6932]

Yes more Helmet please.

[@shawnconrad9292]

I saw Helmet play with Quicksand in (I thin) ‘93. To this day it’s one of my top 3 favorite shows of all time. It’s February 30* outside, I walk out of the club no jacket on t shirt ripped from armpit to waist on both sides and I’m so sweaty that I’m steaming like I just walked out of a fire!🔥 good times. Oh, and the show was a complete blur.

[@tomstrawmyer4980]

Yes, please do a video on the Betty album! 😁 Good video!

[@robwalsh9843]

Rude off of Strap It On was probably the ideal skateboard song.

[@brianlord9583]

Helmet is one of my favorite bands and "Betty" is my favorite album. I have always said "if I was stranded on a desert island with just a CD player and one CD, "Betty" is the one album I would choose." Love these guys!

[@LaterHolmes]

Can' believe I've been listening to Meantime off and on for 30+ years. Great album start to finish. I saw them in 1999 with the The Melvins, great show start to finish.

[@crumbcrunchers5017]

One of my all time favorite bands. Saw them live 5 times in the 90s.

[@cinder4501]

Thank you for this and yes more Helmut please!

[@rnrtruestories]

You got it!

[@Atlanteantruth667]

The very first thing I can remember thinking about Helmet when they first re came out and I saw them for the first time is I can’t believe these guys look like this. They all looked like normal short haired dudes but playing pretty gnarly hard rock. It was very unusual to see back then.

[@O_G_HELLBOY]

First time I go to see Helmet was on the Strap It On tour. My roommate booked the local club and a whopping 8 people showed up. This didn't stop the guys from absolutely blowing us away. That night they slept on my apartment floor and the next day we went to New Orleans with them for their next show. Can't say enough nice things about them. Super nice people.

[@robertholston4708]

7:13 This quote is even funnier in liu of the current Punk Rock MBA drama.

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah it’s bizarre to say the least what’s happened. I would never treat my subs that way. Next thing you’ll tell me is that he’s not really into draft kings

[@dabanjo]

I saw them a few times in the early mid 90s, one of my favorite bands.

[@Dninny1]

Defintely need a Part 2. Such a great band.

[@spddiesel]

Dude, you have really matured as a presenter/narrator over the last couple years. You've always had great content, but your cadence has slowed down and made it much easier to absorb the info, especially for an old fart like me that's been playing Van Halen at full volume for 40+ years lol. 🤘

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

Thank you for the post! ❄️☃️🎄✌🏼

[@rnrtruestories]

You’re welcome!

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@ 👍🏻🎄

[@The_Dillinger_Compound]

Seen these guys 4 times in the early 90s. First with Ministry then as headliners. My faves Born Annoying, Strap It On, Meantime, Betty and then Aftertaste.

[@edwardwalter3100]

Do Betty! Love that album.

[@arclight2012]

The best band I barely got into. I never bought their albums, I just listened to them in my friends’ dorm rooms. They were so good. And of course I loved their (non-)image.

[@bobbymendoza2938]

Amazing content thanks buddy

[@TheABElia]

Nice vid, but how can you not cover their album 'Betty'?!

[@rnrtruestories]

Well I said I was only covering meantime but I can always do a more detailed video on Betty

[@herveboghossian8149]

Yes, please, talk about "Betty" thanks...

[@mkhud50n]

They were brutal and super tight live.

[@JETTBADASSMICHAELS]

Peter Mengede the Guitarist on the Strap it on and Meantime albums was from Brisbane Australia . Would have been nice to just delve into that a little .

[@patrickh3718]

And his band Handsome was one of the true unknown gems of the late 90s

[@Shalombuddy]

I always saw Strap it On, In the Meantime, and Betty as one of the best and most underrated 3 album runs of any rock/punk/metal band!

[@gwts1171]

Strap It On is one of the best albums ever. I've been into these guys since their first single and still listen to them regularly. Page's work on Band Of Susans' "Love Agenda" is great, also. Edit: Oh, you just mentioned them. :)

[@the510wagon]

When I was a teenager I used to play unsung on my bedroom stereo as loud as it would go. Absolutely fckn wicked song.

[@alexdaneau186]

More about Helmet would be nice!

[@paultuthill4771]

We need part 2 of the Helmet story, please.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

Page never shifted from ESP either , while every other guitarist has flipped their endorsements and lies to their fans about why they shift page has played the same guitars and has such integrity . I worked for them on a tour . He’s a real genius , great jazz player too

[@lblack1961]

This band 💖💖 (let me breakout my CD today)

[@ArtShimko]

Definitely so a video on the Betty album, I like that album a bit more than Meantime.

[@Teffers]

I enjoy watching your videos (even though I know very little about a lot of the acts featured!) - the main thing that soften comes to mind when I watch them is just how many different charts are there in the US of A? Some acts appear in numerous , which begs the question of what is the point of having so many ? Just a thought from the UK 😉

[@wallybiii]

Helmet was one of those bands that I think I liked because people told me I was supposed to like them. I only listened to two of their songs with any regularity. The label must have done a good job marketing them.

[@LeadAsbestos84]

Helmet is one of the best bands still around it's a shame they can't get the original lineup back together John Stanier is one of my favorite drummers

[@drewbrown2175]

Yes, please do talk about Betty

[@blackwalls]

Yes, please do a part 2

[@MatChew75]

Clean was one of the baddest songs they ever did off Betty I mean the whole album was amazing but that song really grabbed me. This is the music I listen to in high school I mean from 91 through 94. That music from the early nineties is some of the best music you'll ever here with the exception of the 70s rock and roll.

[@mrkrills8839]

Finally! Barely anyone talks about this band

[@JC_2311]

Yeah man, a follow up vid featuring Betty, Aftertaste and disbandment would be nice.

[@thrashinwebster]

I used to play in a covers band in Dunedin New Zealand and we would host jam nights etc all around the city’ we had our own setlist for whatever the crowd looked like they would enjoy etc’ one of the ones that always was pretty rad to play was “unsung” especially when it gets past the first half of the as there are quite a few time changes and cymbal chokes to throw in if u want’ those dudes are so rad’ I would love to play unsung with those dudes’ it would change everything for me as a drummer and musician ✌️

[@isajmody2344]

Helmet's current Guitar 2, Dan Beeman, was my '94-96 bassist's (Tumult) guitarist in HS. Page has the softest hands. I'm sure all that grit goes straight to his brain.

[@koolklem7889]

Love Helmet. Super underatted guitar player. "Just another victim" is one of the greatest riff ever. However the snare on Betty hasn't aged so well imo 😮

[@Annastasia666]

I freakin' LOVE this band! So much seeing them live back in the day in the city & in Jersey. SIGH!

[@liuchaquan]

I remember seeing them at Tipitina's in NOLA in the 90s, and I remember it was Page's bday so the crowd wished him a very loud HAPPY BIRTHDAY! lol

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

I remember seeing them in San Antonio with Therapy? opening. One of my earliest concerts, back when I was young weenie bopper.

[@MikeJohnson-k3b]

I live in Arizona one of the few states that doesn't have a helmet law

[@AdventureAryck]

😂 I'm in AZ riding off road currently. I've seen all of the seniors around here, I'm wearing all my gear all of the time 😂🤣

[@thecolorgreen7046]

@@AdventureAryckI live in Tucson now. It's NOT just seniors - the people that live here in AZ are the f-ing worst drivers you'll find in the US! Also, pedestrians get run over here nearly EVERY DAY because they don't like to use the f-ing crosswalks. 💀

[@thomasVA9707]

helmet is one of those great bands that the more you listen the more you discover and go back

[@raywilliams2035]

Helmet rocks. One of the more underrated groups. Unsung is a daily song for me

[@bbarber6845]

Love Helmet. Still have my concert t shirt from 1992.

[@jetpetty1613]

Pls talk about Betty 😮

[@thrash123ful]

Helmet and Unsane my two favorite bands with that style.

[@adamoutrage6597]

Definitely do more Helmet videos.

[@keithg1313]

First band I ever saw. I still listen to them regularly.

[@goteamgorilla]

One of my favorite live bands. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@rickyhopkins6275]

Definitely do something about Betty and maybe even what they have been up to. I have seen some random show flyers with the name on them... Can you tell me more?