Lost in the major label shuffle of the 90’s were too many great bands. Handsome were definitely one of those casualties. The band sadly called it quits after just one album, 1997’s Self-Titled affair. The band included former Helmet guitarist Peter Mengede and ex-Quicksand guitarist Tom Capone. Not surprisingly, those two bands were great starting points for Handsome’s melodic mixture of metal and hardcore. Vocalist Jeremy Chatelain, who is better known with his later involvement in Jets To Brazil, was the band’s soothing influence. The riffs swirl around his vocals with remarkable precision. While definitely lesser known than heavyweights like Far or Quicksand, Handsome deserve to be mentioned in the same breath. Also check out Chatelain’s later alt-country vehicle, Cub Country, who put out two solid albums.
Ride Down
Ohhh they sound good! I’m gonna try and get the album.
you can probably get a used copy on amazon for real cheap. definitely well worth it.
Man, I love this album – gonna go listen to it right now
This used to get my 17 year old wiener hard.
weiner?
Holly shit RON. I want a copy of this alblum. I hve been looking for years for this…. send me an email….noall666@hotmail.com. I would love to hve this alblum. I toured with them on the descendents tour in 97. would be cool to have this record..
thx man
later
joe
sry thats ROD. damn keyboard…
One of my favourite albums of all time, simply brilliant.