Back for Another Taste

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Back for Another Taste
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedThe River Studios, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:25
LabelCapitol/EMI
ProducerTony Bongiovi, Helix and Marc Ribler
Helix chronology
Over 60 Minutes With...
(1989)
Back for Another Taste
(1990)
The Early Years
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Back For Another Taste is the seventh Helix studio album and eighth album altogether. It was also their last album of their original Capitol Records contract. In a fall 1987 interview on MuchMusic with Erica Ehm, lead vocalist Brian Vollmer jokingly stated that this album would be titled Blood, Sweat & Beer. One of the album's singles, "Running Wild in the 21st Century", reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart.[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Storm"
  2. "Running Wild in the 21st Century"
  3. "That's Life"
  4. "Breakdown"
  5. "Heavy Metal Cowboys"
  6. "Back for Another Taste"
  7. "Rockin' Rollercoaster"
  8. "Midnight Express"
  9. "Good to the Last Drop"
  10. "Give It to You"
  11. "Wheels of Thunder"
  • The UK edition of Back for Another Taste contains a bonus track, "Wild in the Streets" from the Wild in the Streets (1987) album. This bonus track appeared at the end of Side 1, or between "Heavy Metal Cowboys" and "Back for Another Taste" as the 6th track on the CD.

Credits[edit]

Helix[edit]

  • Brian Vollmer – lead vocals
  • Paul Hackman – guitars, backing vocals
  • Daryl Gray – bass, backing vocals
  • Greg "Fritz" Hinz – drums (1-6, 10, 11), backing vocals

Additional Musicians[edit]

  • The Doctor (Brent Doerner) – lead (6, 11) and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Marc Ribler – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals (8, 9)
  • Brian Doerner – drums (7-9)
  • John Adamo – piano (11) and programming
  • Sal Andolina – saxophone (2)
  • Gord Prior – backing vocals (8) [3]

Production[edit]

Singles[edit]

"The Storm"
"Running Wild in the 21st Century" (awarded "Heavy Metal Video of the Year" in 1990 on MuchMusic) [4][5]
"Good To The Last Drop" (Cassette single release only: B-side track "S.E.X. Rated" remains unreleased on CD to date in this version, as it is a different recording than that on the Helix B-Sides CD.)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 82
US Billboard 200[7] 179

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 52, No. 17 Sep 08, 1990". RPM. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ CD booklet
  4. ^ "Helix History 1990 - Back For Another Taste". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  5. ^ Vollmer, Brian (2004). Gimme An R! the story of Brian Vollmer, lead vocalist of Helix. Ball Media Corporation. ISBN 0-9739849-0-2.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1271". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Helix Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.