Page Hamilton's favourite HELMET riffs from the 90s

[@mackymaca]

No one sounds like Helmet.

[@ras124]

What does a helmet sound like?

[@hetfillizer]

​@@ras124 helmet

[@briananderson9164]

"Meantime" hits just as hard as it did 25 years ago. That's a pretty amazing feat.

[@BDizDaBest]

This band is absolutely awesome “Meantime” through “Size Matters” is a god-tier run

[@rubenel7993]

Monochrome is dope and under appreciated

[@BDizDaBest]

@@rubenel7993 I agree 100%…I should have said that. Bad ass album!!

[@bacongl]

Huge Helmet fan. I always loved how simple the riffs were and just how hard they hit, especially for the time. Still relevant to this day. I learned most of the first few records when I didn't know how to play and they influenced my style permanently. That was almost 40 years ago and I still play. Insatiable is my favorite song.

[@derekpillers8796]

Always loved Helmet. Wilma's Rainbow.

[@mr.chocolatehazelnutspread8317]

duuuhhh du duni di du di duhh

[@philiom7724]

One of my favorite things to do since I was a teenager is play along to Helmet records and challenge myself to not screw up. Some confusing changes in some tunes but it's so satisfying to get them right. Love Helmet. Love Page. The second side of Meantime album is as good as it gets imo.

[@ifutureman]

I've been jamming along to my helmet records since 1991 and I'm still loving it

[@chrismijares488]

Me too. I jam to Meantime about every six months - can still rock it!

[@paulotanner]

Amazing Riffs from Helmet!

[@francescobonaria]

Milquetoast was the song that got me hooked on Helmet :)

[@jambo2685]

the bassline in that song is truly infectious and amazing in it's simplicity.

[@sethwilliams720]

Same…heard it on The Crow soundtrack and was hooked.

[@rhiannonowens7572]

Several years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Page. He is such a kind person with incredible talent. My baby got fussy and he let her take a nap in his bed. He showed everyone a cool project he was working on. Such a great guy!

[@operatingfromtheditch]

That’s awesome haha, I also got a chance to meet him for a second at the end of a show and I told him how much I appreciated his music and everything he’s done and he had a huge smile and was super happy to hear it I could tell 👌👌 he also was very concerned with the welfare of the audience, there was a handicapped/special needed person in the front of the crowd and in between songs he would ask “you doing okay?” Great, and talented dude, love him 🤘

[@YoungMasterpiece]

Much love and respect for this man, and for the band, so many days, and years spent listening to them, happy to see him. My brother and I had their videos on VHS tapes, recorded from MTV, which was awesome then, that you cannot buy.

[@robpearce8225]

Fantastic band, so underrated imo

[@objc]

Tic is awesome, listen to this song so much.

[@calixhorroris]

Bangin my head just listening to him say the riffs.

[@nebo1186]

helmet is timeless , never repeated...

[@ajuvix]

I never leave comments, but when he says he can't play the riff to In The Meantime live and sing it at the same time and how it makes him frustrated is like an epiphany. I am exactly the same kind of musician and always felt like it was a huge shortcoming. Even the best have limitations like me!

[@THEeyepatch11]

One of my all time favorite bands and to me it was the maniacal solos and the endings of songs like Unsung, Give It, Iron Head, Milquetoast, solos on Wilma and Role Model and that I always called The Noize School. 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼

[@iforgotthenamemate]

i remember getting my hands on meantime cassette and my dad just bought new technics hifi, i didn't know what i was gonna listen to just gave a spin and boy it was a blast.

[@Leangareh]

I'm surprised milquetoast wasn't mentioned. Love the riff leading in and the song as a whole. It's my favorite by helmet

[@SenseMusicMedia]

Agreed! They opened with it when I saw them in Brisbane. Blew my mind! - Tom

[@BrentStrathdeePehi]

I love Unsung

[@ursulaschlapbach311]

Me too, great Song!

[@ursulaschlapbach311]

Great phantastic!

[@jorgerivera7907]

Helmet for life

[@SpicyPunkRockerOfficial]

I got to talk to Page for awhile after a live show and take some photos. Helmet is one of my favorite rock bands ever. I play guitar and have a Helmet wrist band 🔥

[@jumhed994]

'Like I Care' is a great riff. I love the way it collapses on itself

[@Andrija_12345]

Page made me rethink rhythm guitar, absolute master composer. One of my favs is Speechless, massive groove from what is basically one chord and silence

[@vuorivodefili]

I'd love to have him as my guitar teacher.

[@mattinfinity1623]

He gives lessons online! ;)

[@DeliRevv]

In The Meantime and Iron Head is the perfect 1-2 punch. The best way to start off an album.

[@MegaHannaz]

Helmet is just timeless for me. Pulsing, repetitive riffs played over different time signatures that sound simple (but are not) draw me in everytime. Meantime is the only song I know that 70% of it is one note, yet I have never got sick of it. Absolutely love that song.

[@MrGiandrum]

Grande Page! Helmet mia band favorita di tutti i tempi!!

[@wombatmats]

Glad he mentioned Wilma's Rainbow. My high school band played that at our battle of the bands in front of the whole school. Was a lot of fun.

[@SenseMusicMedia]

That would have been awesome! What a riff! - Tom

[@crust5909]

3:40 i went to check Suit-Pee from System of a Down and yeah its the same riff as Bad Mood lol.

[@Vampire-666.]

Iv met Page Hamilton

[@realeyesrealizereallies99]

Love this and love Page.

[@tomwaters8320]

Tic is overall my favorite Helmet song

[@victorn7329]

Helmet rocks baby!!

[@braescanlon1829]

role model!!

[@geraldlobster7695]

Saw them last night their songs sound way better live imo. Was an awesome show!

[@rabokel]

nice vintage g&l guitar. I like Give It . Any plans to remaster?

[@GokhanSenerPhD]

It would be great for a musician to actually love one of their biggest hits. In recording, they play it back and forth for weeks or even months, mix it, change it, over and over. Then, they play it live maybe thousands times. There were my favorite songs end up most disliked ones since I overanalyzed and played them for a couple of days lol.

[@clownpocket]

Unsung

[@petelake7373]

Wilmas Rainbow isn't my fave helmet song, but when my tribute band plays it, its always ultra heavy

[@anonymouspubliccitizen5000]

Some of their music sounds simple-but no one else comes up with anything close, that is a key paradox. The innovative use of chord structures is also important.

[@ifutureman]

Surprised he didn't name "Turned Out"

[@RickMartinez-r2d]

He Feels Bad!

[@DrSixx-nl9hp]

Fucking genius!

[@SenseMusicMedia]

He is! - Tom

[@jasonbidwell4687]

Yeah, Bad Moon and Blacktop definitely, and Street Crab!

[@DavidMadeira29]

Another Helmut Young book with a Xmas note in it?! I don't know. Namastè.

[@deathbrodigital]

🖤

[@traho811]

Turned Out

[@mattmyers6295]

So, who’s this old guy talking about Helmet songs?

[@GeoffNelson]

Is that an SC-2 over Page's shoulder?

[@christmeister]

Yup it’s the one used in the Biscuits video

[@GeoffNelson]

@@christmeister thanks!

[@rjpaws]

Black Top all the way