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Good for a listen, bonus points for basically giving birth to one of the most critically hated musical styles of all time, that's some funny stuff, Faith
The band is really good, and then they have the most annoying vocalist ever
I was previously familiar with the track Epic from this album. This is a cross-genre album, covering rock, metal, and even some other elements like funk and rap. I already knew that I liked Epic, but there are some really interesting parts of this album. Woodpecker from Mars is a particularly nice instrumental. I would listen to this again.
I absolutely love this album. Faith No More really show their variety of influences with everything from jazz to Sabbath throughout. Falling to Pieces is one of my all time favorite songs.
Did not care for this all that much
Epic is worth the whole album
What an album! Mike Patton takes this album somewhere really special. It is funky, yet it goes so hard. That block of four songs that open the album is mind blowing.
Rap metal and funk metal existed in the 80s. The more you know. Should we can blame/thank Faith No More for giving us Rage Against The Machine and Limp Bizkit? I can hear some similarities there. Not really into it but I understand why it's in the book. Overall: 4/10
I liked it. At some points it was too heavy metal but I would definitely listen to some songs again
An album that belongs in the 80’s
Flawless alt rock/metal/rap vocals that don't sound at all dated, with a unique vocal timbre. Virtuostic playing by all involved. I will be listening to the rest of Faith No More's catalog after listening to this, I was a bit familiar with just the hits as a teen.
Great album, it has amazing tracks and a great feel from beginning to end. It mixes funk and metal, with cool solos in fast and slow tracks along the way. Not the greatest Faith No More album, but a landmark that paved the way.
Awesome metal record that goes through a lot of different styles. Bassist is crazy and Patton can do anything
5 stars
Absolutely mad but it was fun to listen to! Recognised some tracks from Rock Band
The groove and funk mixed with the other music styles going on here is just fantastic. Great album.
Still generally feels ahead of its time, although I don't remember loving this album in full (besides "Epic," of course), in real time. I don't think I owned it. Strange ending with an instrumental song and "War Pigs," but lots to like.
Very solid, especially the bass grooves. A bit ambitious to cover Black Sabbath though.
Wat hoor ik nou eigenlijk? Het begint als een reserve-Aerosmith, dan gaan ze rappen. Een ballad erachteraan. En daarna gaan ze weer powerrock en metal maken. En knalt het best lekker door, daar niet van. En daarmee zijn we aan de 1001! Jeuj. Al schijnt het dat we nog even door moeten. Ik zou nu allerlei beschouwingen kunnen maken, over de kwaliteit van de selectie en de gedachte daarachter, de ontdekkingen, de tegenvallers, de vele achter-het-oor-krabmomenten wanneer ik me afvroeg: 'Wat hoor ik nóú weer?' (Zoals vandaag dus.) Het meest verbazende is, hoe weinig er écht is blijven hangen van datgene wat ik nog niet kende. Nog geen artiesten van wie ik los daarvan nog meer ben gaan luisteren, er is heel weinig dat ik tijden later nog eens heb gedraaid. Ja, ik heb wat vinyl erbij gekocht. Maar verder? Wie weet komt dat nog, bij het opmaken van de balans: welke platen neem ik uit deze lijst mee, waarna de rest in vergetelheid zal verzinken? Doen we een extra puntje omdat het de 1001e is? Ach, wat kan mij het ook verrotten.
Daar is hij dan! Nummer 1001! Ik mag aannemen dat het logaritme ons een top-album presenteert. En ja hoor. Het knalt er gelijk in. Wat een aanstekelijk nummer. En dat komt nog wel vaker terug. Dat kan wat denigrerend overkomen. Vaak staat aanstekelijke muziek tegenover luistermuziek. Maar in dit geval helemaal niet. De muziek is verre van eenvoudig. En dan is dat aanstekelijke juist extra knap. De zanger heeft een licht afwijkende (iets nasale) stem, die ik normaal gesproken wellicht niet fijn zou vinden. Toch is het in dit geval geen punt. Het gaat heerlijk samen. En meneer kan ook even naar achter stappen om de instrumenten op de voorgrond te zetten. Het fijne Woodpecker from Mars staat bijvoorbeeld ook op het album. Het album komt uit 1989 en staat op dat moment mooi tussen de powerrock uit de jaren '70 en de doorontwikkelingen in de jaren '90. Het zal niet voor niets zijn dat Black Sabbath gecoverd is. En ook daarbij past de stem van meneer Patton verrassend goed.
De nummer 1001! En wat een "epische" plaat. Het begint gelijk lekker met brullende gitaren. Mike Patton die als een Prince eroverheen gilzingt of rapt, zoals in het opvolgende Epic. De eerste 3 tracks zijn wel goede binnenkomers zeg. Om vervolgens met "odd time signatures" te komen, oftewel uit de tel lopende drumritmes. Daarom zal dit de snobs wel bekoren, dit is hogeschool drumwerk. In the Real Thing zitten ook wat typische stukjes die ik denk te herkennen van latere bands als Offspring en Rage Against the Machine. Ik wilde niet per se weer met een 5 komen, maar ja, dit is toch wel erg goed haha. Misschien moet ik toch maar wat meer Faith no More luisteren.
is this the genesis of nu-metal?
Epic is an amazing song, but the rest of the album isn’t great.
YOUUUUUUUUUUU WANT IT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
It felt a bit corny at times. Felt similar about Incubus as it sounded amazing at the time but hasn't aged that well musically. But still some good songs in here
Love this album. Rock focused on guitar and drum solos. Some of the songs got a little hair-bandy on the vocals for me, which is not my fave but overall, very solid album.
5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background
This album is so up my alley and my own personal tastes that it feels unfair to review it. I’m a massive Mike Patton fan, the dude is wildly gifted and all of his projects have their own identity and sound. And faith no more is probably my second favorite of his bands. This is most likely their most popular album (maybe it’s angel dust, but either way this album is close second if so), and for good reason cause the song epic is probably their most widely recognized song. Honestly if there are any songs on the whole album that doesn’t really work for me it would be the war pigs cover. It’s just hard to cover a song that’s so iconic without changing it fundamentally. And there’s not enough different for it to work and also it isn’t more impactful than Ozzy so it kinda falls flat. Seriously though, I love this album very much. The vocals may seem silly but it’s just kinda a love it or hate it sort of situation, and I’d honestly implore you to check out his other projects cause while a lot of them may be super weird and different, you will find something you like cause the man is wildly talented. I just wish he could get along with the other bandmates in FNM because it seems pretty clear he’s holding them back from touring and making new music. But if I’m being honest, I’d take a new Mr.bungle album over a new fnm album. Regardless, make more music Mike!
Pretty good, I appreciate the music but I didn’t have many saves, I’ve listened to epic before and it lives up to the name ITS EPIC, and the energy of it is also, THE GUITAR TONE IS GREAT
The Real Thing Faith No More 1989 Genres: Metal, Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Funk Metal 1. From Out of Nowhere (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Una aparición repentina que cambia por completo la realidad del narrador. 2. Epic (★★★★★) -Contexto: La búsqueda obsesiva de una experiencia intensa e indescriptible que siempre se escapa. -Fav 3. Falling to Pieces (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Ansiedad, paranoia y sensación de estar desintegrándose mentalmente. -Fav -Comentario: Ese inicio me sonó a "nu-metal", lo asocié con Limp Bizkit, hasta que avanzó un poco y cambió. 4. Surprise! You’re Dead! (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Humor negro sobre la muerte súbita y una fantasía de venganza exagerada. 5. Zombie Eaters (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Dependencia extrema entre un niño y quien lo cuida, mezclando ternura y agotamiento. 6. The Real Thing (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Búsqueda de algo auténtico, absoluto y transformador. 7. Underwater Love (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Deseo, intimidad y sensualidad expresados mediante imágenes acuáticas. 8. The Morning After (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: El vacío físico y emocional después del exceso y la euforia. 9. Woodpecker from Mars (★★★★★) -Contexto: Viaje instrumental de atmósfera extraña y cinematográfica. -Fav 10. War Pigs (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Crítica a los líderes que provocan guerras mientras otros sufren las consecuencias. 11. Edge of the World (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Seducción, fantasía escapista y un ambiente de cabaret oscuro. -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,59)
3/10
Horrible synth, and really horrible vocals.
They have better stuff. Not much better, but better.
Deeply influential in the way that Italian fascism was influential, but it cannot be held accountable for the crap it inspired. No, this is a special kind of awful all its own, highlighted by perhaps the worst collection of vocal affectations I’ve ever heard.
“What an album, huh? 😣” “But Captain, we’re only on track 5”
wow a really good jazzy, melodic, post-puunky at times rap rocky (and good) album, very interesting. Had to get into it but some bangers, hmm honestly 5 if it was a lil shorter here and there but very close.
I can't help but feel that this album felt a bit… cringe. There are elements that are great. Epic and Falling To Pieces are very solid back to back tracks, and the musicianship that follows is bold, heavy & well produced. However, the delivery and shape of the tracks feel too cliche & polished. It's like a band trying to simultaneously emulated Metallica and RHCP at the same time, coming together to create a slightly jarring finished product. Not a fan of the vocals either. 5/10.
Great Songs: Epic, Zombie Eaters, The Real Thing, War Pigs Good Songs: From Out of Nowhere, Falling to Pieces, Surprise! You're Dead!, Underwater Love, The Morning After, Woodpecker from Mars Mid Songs: Edge of the World Bad Songs:
Again something I might like if I put the effort in. Not bad.
Psyched to see these guys in February.
i've managed to see mike patton twice by happenstance. once opening for tool with tomahawk and once at a poorly attended, one-time festival with peeping tom. since then he's popped up on my radar on a few john zorn records. tomahawk - decidedly not my thing in 2002, but have never revisited. peeping tom - a fun watch and i have a copy of the album, but it hasn't been a thing i've listened to since 2006 probably. it does have some cool collabs (rahzel, dan the automator, kool keith, massive attack, kid koala, norah jones, dub trio). the live group also had rahzel dub trio. john zorn - hell yeah. anyways, faith no more... i'd only ever heard "epic", so i assumed it was all rap rock. it is definitely not that. "epic" might be the least exciting tune on the album. it's far more eclectic and veers far more towards metal and rock. "zombie eaters" and "the real thing" are great tunes. an instrumental is an odd way to end the album tho, imo. the "war pigs" cover is a fun bonus.
Pretty decent. Fav: “Zombie eaters”
Few good tunes.
No es mi estilo
More less.
Was this the birth of nu metal? The war pigs cover was pretty good but most of it seemed quiet and tame. Still a good time
This took grit and determination to finish listening to.
3.5
More metal or metal-adjacent that is just not my thing. The sinister, evil-sounding voice in particular is grating on this one. Vividly remember these guys from the Epic video MTV played constantly - the one with the dying goldfish at the end - didn't like them then, don't like them now.
i liked "surprise you're dead" and "zombie eaters" very good album all around!
These guys were one of the main catalyst in inspiring the Nu-Metal movement that I was apart of as a teenager... adult me thinks "ew". Still a pretty great album though.
🤮
awful war pigs cover
3.75 overall great, but there are some real stinkers in there early.
I am shocked, this album is very good and the riffs rock hard. Not even the nasal voice is disturbing the experience too much.
Never listened to them before but enjoyed this. I reckon Mason and Korn maybe room some inspiration
It was a ery eclectic album that was pulled down by its pwn nature of one song being great. Then style changing into something different and less good.
Epic still remains the centrepiece of the album and I have a lot of nostalgia for it. Ultimately, it can't save the album and the rap-rock sounding dated.
Like it
No no no I cant hear it anymore
Epic is such a great song but i can see the mutation of the risible red hot chilli peppers emerging from this song. For that reason alone this album is one to avoid.
This is the only Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle etc) on the list I think and the most important note for myself: DEEP DIVE THIS. This album in particular I'd probably give a solid 4 stars, but it caused me dig deeper over the past 24 hours and find Mr Bungle which warrants a deeper listen. This goes against my own rules but I'm giving this a 5 based on the universe this opens up alone.
Favorite Track: War Pigs
Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album I know some songs How do I feel about this artist? I love their greatest hits album. Mike Patton scaling the walls of SNL lives rent-free in my mind. Pre-Listen Thoughts: I hope this isn’t just Epic followed by a bunch of songs. A lot of the albums on this list have the hit very early in the album and then it’s just kind of underwhelming for the rest of it. Favorite track(s): Epic, Falling to Pieces, Zombie Eaters Post-Listen Thoughts: This was solid. I only know Faith no More’s hits. I’ve never listened to a whole album but I liked it.
A classic rock album. The Album as a whole was just ok but there were some iconic songs on there like war pigs.
Fun little time capsule of an album.
Easy 5/5. This album is great from beginning to end. If Angel Dust comes up on the list it’s another 5/5. Where’s Mr. Bungle and Tomahawk too?
I don't like Mike Patton. I don't like his voice. I don't like his interviews. I don't like how whiny he is. I don't like how his rap songs influenced every other alt band to do rap songs. Woodpecker from Mars is the best song here because Mike Patton doesn't open his mouth. Mike also spent his whole life bitching about derivative guitar bands influenced by 1970s guitar bands but right here on their biggest album is a shitty note for note cover of War Pigs that's too fast. Fuck Mike Patton.
I feel like I’m in a video game bc I’m driving home from the city in a pending flood fighting for my life being spurred on by this madness Surprise! You’re dead! Consistently cackling. Do I like metal? Is this metal? I love it. Every song feels different. No skips I’m floored. Update: I made it home and also Lo reminded me I liked a Black Sabbath album they showed me. (Did not know War Pigs was in fact Black Sabbath) Im learning Mike Patton was an English major at Humboldt and loved David lynch and Leonard Cohen amongst possibly literally everyone besides the red hot chilli peppers. HAHA and the music in crash bandicoot, the only video game I’ve ever played. And is agoraphobic and lives in Bologna and is a general badass jfc thank you generator
74/100
all over. genre bending.
Surprisingly solid.
"War Pigs" is brutal.
“You want it all and you can’t have it.” I didn’t want it anyway.
I'm biased in this one because I'm a hardcore kid. I've heard how this band has been influential in the scene, but never listened. This was just a great time, it felt like if a hardcore band tried to be both more artsy and more commercial, and did pretty well at both. Also, this was 1989? It sounds so alternative, and hints to nu metal. Definitely feels like an ahead of its time, pushing genres forward, kind of album. One of the albums to announce the 90s
I wore this album out in high school. In fact, it might have been one of the first rock albums I owned. And I'm pretty sure their version of War Pigs was the first version I heard. Anyway, it still holds up.
I hadn't listened to this album in something like 25 years. I expected it to age poorly. Boy was I wrong. It's great! I like the whole metal-prog-Mike Patton weird vibe.
I had a cassette of this in high school. It might have been the last cassette I ever bought. Not sure. I never really liked Mike Payton’s voice. I find it grating. I like the range of the writing and the idiosyncratic vision, though.
I still like Falling to Pieces a lot; Epic a little less so but it was fun to hear again. The War Pigs cover is decent. The rest has moments but nothing stands out.
4/5 - This held up far, far better than I expected. Could definitely listen to this more. Great cover of War Pigs and some solid tunes in the front half.
Really enjoyed this. “Epic” album.
One of my favourite albums of all time. If this wasn't on the list it would have been a strong contender for a suggestion. Such a creative metal band, Mike sounds like Spongebob, the basslines and riffs are a serious groove and FNM had such a massive influence on the genre in the 90s and early 00s. Not to everyone's taste but the comparisons to RHCP are so stupid and only hold because they were contemporaries. Seriously fantastic album with no weak songs. What a blend of metal, hip hop, electronic, prog. Beautiful. Somebody put me together !
Good album, not great. I can see how FNM influenced an array of bands moving forward as their sound is definitely unique but not everything hit for me
I was really looking forward to listen to this album, when it popped up aaand... kind of a bummer. It feels wrong though: gotta go with a 3 and a promise to myself that I'll revisit it.
Not bad
Didn't hear anything I would want to listen to again.
Definitely kept me on my toes. Some songs felt more rock, some metal, and then even some bluesy stuff on the last song. Not really my style but I didn't hate it
Half stars would be nice. This is right on the edge of where I'd almost be excited to hear it again in 6 months, but not quite there. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a whole album in the style of "Epic". It didn't disappoint, but it also didn't light me on fire like I'd hope.
Did not hear anything great on this album. Not real familiar with 'Faith No More' and but I will say 'No More' works for me. 2-stars.
From my other group I'd given this a 4 with no explanation. So apparently it must have been "good and enjoyable but not great and worth words" to me.
Mike Patton's awful, awful singing voice ruins what is otherwise a pretty good album.
I had very low expectations and this slightly exceeded them. Nu metal and anything adjacent is not really my jam, but this is better than other things in the genre
It was fine - a little to Metal for my taste, which is more Alternative.
I never got into Nu Metal except what was unavoidable during that time. I do like System of a Down, but don't think they belong to that genre. Maybe that is why I lij parts of this so much. The music especially the bass playing is incredible. I had only heard "Epic" back when that video was on MTV in between "Gerardo" and "Paula Abdul." So I was surprised by how varied this album is track to track. There is a prog rock undertone like SOAD , but not an overly noodling or showy way. I would love to hear just an instrumental version and will l listen to more music by this band.
I like this.
Ahh I remember Epic. the rest of this is fine. the guitarwork is enjoyable. i really like The Real Thing. that's definitely my favorite. wish it could lift the album higher
Perfect alternative dad rock
An album that truly was ahead of its time. Varied, but still pretty consistent. The first 6 tracks are solid. The next three tracks unfortunately prevent a top score. That, along with Epic (which it is) paving the way for Limp Bizkit, or even worse, Kid Rock
It is out of sight
Rate: 9.5/10
This album actively annoyed me at times
Track 2: Oh, I remember this one. If only there was a subscription service that you can pay to never hear certain songs, for the rest of your life, ever again. This one definitely makes the list. The rest of this album is way to hard and metal for me. Maybe back in the day this might've sounded a bit better, but today it's barely listenable to my ears.
Too intense to be fun.
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actually really freking good?
Really fun, honestly thought it came out in the 90s early oughts with the kind of sound they had. Really good time, will relisten
That was disappointing. I have known Epic for a long time - was a school band staple. The rest of album is very meh by comparison - the songs (especially on the second half) just seem to fizzle out in a lite metal funk. I was expecting a harder rockier sound with much better tunes. When presented with a great tune (war pigs) they managed to make a right mess of it.
The Real Thing Epic is a great song and I like We Care A Lot, but outside that I’ve never been particularly curious about Faith No More. I’m not sure whether this really changes that feeling that much, as for the most part it doesn’t particularly move me much either way, even though they are slightly, but clearly, set apart from their peers as they bring in some non-typical metal/alt rock elements in some of the keyboards and strings and the Jane’s Addiction/RHCP adjacent funk influence. However they do still tend to churn out some rather staid, bog standard metal riffing a bit too often, particularly on something like Surprise! You’re Dead! Or Zombie Eaters, and I think they tend to rather From Out of Nowhere and Falling to Pieces both have great strings, and Falling into Pieces in particular is a very catchy bit of alt rock, probably the highlight outside of Epic. It's a bit more hit and miss after the opening three songs. Songs often start interestingly, before reverting to regulation heaving riffing; Zombie Eaters, The Real Thing and The Morning After. I like Woodpecker From Mars, it’s middle Eastern strings add a nice point of difference, and it has a kind of psychedelic-funk-metal vibe I quite enjoy. Overall, despite a couple of good songs, it’s just not really in my wheelhouse, and it doesn’t quite do enough with the interesting influences it does have to make me want to listen again. ✝️✝️ Playlist submission: Epic
Assuming that Faith No More were more inclined to whining grunge (and Lionel Ritchie covers), this was a decent surprise. Aside from 'Epic' I knew of no others. 'Epic' could be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a jolly good version of them at that. White boy funk, sizzling guitar, and catchy chorus, if absolutely meaningless lyrics. Whilst most of the album isn't the characterless grunge I expected, as it goes on the novelty wears thin and the tracks start to feel a conglomeration of the humdrum. In truth it's higher than a two but lower than a three. Yet a two is too harsh when the album they've produced is decent.
Fajne. Takie 3,5. Najlepszy był cover Black Sabbath xD.
I'm glad to finally hear the album behind their epic single (get it?), as it's a lot more interesting than I expected, or that the opening track "From out of nowhere" would lead you to think. I can understand why the band resisted being labeled metal (at least in the Mike Patton incarnation), as they're a lot more varied than and certainly not as hard-driving as most contemporary metal bands. I'm impressed that Mike Patton was only 19 or 20 years old when he got recruited to anchor the album, and watching the album's singles' videos reinforces how *young* he was (and very much *not* dressed or acting like a metalhead, or even a rocker; Boy George comes to mind at times). I still think Patton was even more suited for his work with Mr. Bungle, but it's kind of fun to hear echoes of that bizarre experiment in the longer tracks like "Zombie eaters" and "Edge of the world" (and perhaps the title track). Who cares a lot? Mike does!
They sound like a cross between Red Hot Chili Peppers and Living Color but more generic. Nothing really grabbed me but it was fine. The cover of War Pigs was fun.
I didn't not know that this band was metal. So now I know, and this album is actually quite good.
Better than Coldplay
I am very hesitant to use this word, but this is a bit cringe imo. The musicianship is there, on a technical level I’m impressed. But the singing and overly-dramatic instrumentation makes it all feel a bit cheap. “Epic” can have its props for being nu-metal before that was a thing. But by the time “Surprise! You’re Dead!” came around, I felt like I was watching a little child play pretend skeletons and monster truck wars. I suppose the chorus of “The Real Thing” wasn’t horrible, but the vocal intonations even in that track were hard to get through. 2/5
Despite RHCP's "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" having a seismic influence on me as a youngling, Faith No More struck me as straight-up goofy. Apparently, slap-bass sex goblins in tube socks were fine, but Mike Patton doing six voices over a keyboard solo was where I demanded artistic restraint. I am a man made entirely of contradictions - and, apparently: horniness. The problem was mostly Patton, who seemed determined to sing every line like he was cycling through mugshots on the county arrests Facebook page: nasal brat, carnival barker, lounge creep, escaped psychiatric patient, sneering rapper, and as suggested by my esteemed journalist colleague: children's television host with a sealed court record. I found it exhausting, which meant I barely noticed the absurd amount of musical activity happening beneath him. Thirty years and a few unsettling forays into sexual experimentation later, I finally get both sides of the operation. This thing is completely unhinged, but the chaos is controlled to military specifications. The songs are huge, catchy, bombastic singalongs built on a funk-metal chassis, hauling around a prog keyboardist, a thrash guitarist, enormous pop instincts, and a rhythm section bouncing and bludgeoning its way through nearly every genre. It's like a demolition derby choreographed by light-loafered Broadway professionals: ridiculous, violent, and somehow perfectly on cue. I'M ON BOARD.
Somewhere in the alphabet soup between GNR and RHCP lies FNM. This album doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be – a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and the entire spice rack. And while I appreciate diversity on an album, I might be extra critical on a sound that’s not really floating my boat to begin with. Case and point: The piano outro on Epic – it’s nice on it’s own, but like… do we need that? Does it fit? Takes me out of the sweaty bro energy of the rest of the album. The tension and release on The Real Thing is a fun ride. I might listen to this track again. Some tracks feel firmly rooted in the newer sound of the 90s: Epic, The Real Thing | Others are throwback 80s anthems: Falling to Pieces I would be remiss if I didn’t address the extremely concerning skeezfest that is Edge of the World. Immediately I’m uncomfortable with the sultry come-hither, rocks on ice, energy that’s coming through my speakers – it feels dingy and slimy, and then you listen to the lyrics and HOLY HELL!! How in the fuck did this get approved for release? No one thought, “hey, maybe we could tone down the lyrics a smidge.” NOPE! They trudge full speed ahead into pedo-grooming -a-and-i-quote “little girl”, without even a whiff of satire at play. You can trust me, I’m no criminal / I’ll do anything for the little girlies Ew. It’s gross. I’m 110% out. AND, even without the lyrics, this song doesn’t fit the sound of the rest of the album or of Faith No More in general, so I am at a loss as to why they included it at all. Redditors will tell you Edge of the World is rife with satire and is a critique of dirty old men, but to my ear, it does not read that way… like at all. Am I dense? Maybe.
Great nostalgic trip down memory lane. I always enjoyed this album as a kid but haven’t listened to it in a long time
Felt the band Jack Black is a part of when he starts teaching in School of Rock. Sadly did not like the main vocalists voice so put me off. A bit too heavy rock for me. Some weren’t too back, liked the instrumentals in Woodpecker from Mars.
Interesting heavier rock album. Some good songs but overall not quite my taste.
Not bad, not great
I can see how it was formative for lots of bands, but hasn't aged very well imo
Enough of this, it grates with no cheese. Pass.
Actually amazing! Always thought faith no more was a whiney punk band but this is very creative, diverse and interesting to listen to. Can clearly hear the Mr. Bungle vibes (and how this definitely influenced Limp Bizkit later on).
do not like singer's voice
While "The Real Thing" is undoubtedly a fine album, I have never been able to fully connect with Faith No More—and I am still not entirely sure why. On paper, all the individual elements are there for me to like them a lot. However, across the albums I have listened to, those elements rarely come together consistently enough for me to consider their work truly essential. This record is no exception. "The Real Thing" is a solid and influential release that features strong individual components, but ultimately lacks the overarching consistency needed to make it a personal favourite. Three stars. The Spotify version I listened to had two extra tracks to the original release: firstly, an excellent cover of Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' and then a jazzy track called 'Edge of the World'. 1 "From Out of Nowhere" (3/5) 2 "Epic" (4/5) 3 "Falling to Pieces" (3/5) 4 "Surprise! You're Dead!" (3/5) 5 "Zombie Eaters" (3/5) 6 "The Real Thing" (4/5) 7 "Underwater Love" (3/5) 8 "The Morning After" (3/5) 9 "Woodpecker from Mars" (instrumental) (4/5) Total - 31 Average - 3.44 355/1001 190/355 albums reviewed were new to me.
'89, way ahead of its time - ceiling is still only so high though
It was okay, low 3* 3/5
From the album cover and band name, I thought I was in for a punk record, and the first 30 seconds seemed to confirm that. I didn't realize I was about to experience the bridge from Guns N Roses to Limp Bizkit. I kept waiting to warm up to it, but it just became more painful. (Their cover of “War Pigs” was impressive and demonstrated the band’s musicianship, but it wasn’t transformative enough to merit an extra star for me).
No thank you.
Epic!
Easily top 100 album of all time.
Best Song: Falling to Pieces One of the most underrated bands to come out of the 80's/90's. Without them, we wouldn't have a lot of the late 90's metal. 5/5.
Faith No More may be the least interesting of Mike Patton's projects, and the one that showcases his vocal talents the least, but this is still a pretty good funk metal album
"The Real Thing" has like traces of Red Hot Chili Peppers but with more metal. The parallel makes more sense when the vocalist at times sounds like Anthony Kiedis, at other times like he inhaled helium. If you take that away, I hear some pretty ordinary metal with a hint of funk beats.
Like it 3/5
Very cool. I enjoyed this. Great bass work
This one was fine. Not amazing, not awful. I didn't want to throw it across the room or kiss the speaker. The musicianship is OK, but it feels like they're going through the motions. There's a good riff here and there, but nothing that made me want to dive deeper. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Epic - Falling to Pieces - War Pigs
If I was Anthony Kiedis, I too would hate Mike Patton for taking my band's sound, improving on it in every conceivable way and taking it to places that the Red Hot Chili Peppers wouldn't dare to go. Patton is charismatic and talented weirdo that this band needed. On top of the excellent fusion of funk and metal, this record touches on other genres and you can even hear the seeds of nu-metal being planted. The bass on this thing absolutely slaps. You even get an excellent cover of "War Pigs" that may even rival the original. While I don't think this is the Faith No More record that should have been included in this book if we could pick one, its still an important record that foreshadowed where rock music would go in the the next decade.
Banger. Voice is challenging but songs so strong
I've never been drawn to this band, although "Epic" is, unironically, pretty epic. The album is fine. It does combine a lot of different styles into something of its own. It's probably significant that one of the songs I like best, though, is "War Pigs," which is a Sabbath cover.
I strongly dislike this band. Sounds like clown metal.
Too dangerously close to nu-metal for my liking. I don't like Patton's vocals at all. War Pigs by far the best track on here.
Great album, I have never actually heard the whole thing before today but it's great. Several big hit songs that were played every day on the local rock radio station twenty years ago. I would assume they still play them regularly although I haven't tuned into them in a long time. I saw them play live one time opening for Pantera. Machine Head was also there and Faith No More went on after Machine Head but before Pantera. The audience was super pumped up after Machine Head and pretty much turned on Faith No More. It just wasn't the right gig for them to be successful. It didn't help that the lead singer kept mentioning that Gavin from Bush was in the audience. He asked if there were any Bush fans and the crowd booed him really badly. It was kind of a bummer because their show was otherwise great.
This felt groundbreaking at the time I heard it in the late 80's, and listening now, I still get that feeling. Nobody was quite at this spot then. It was like the beginning of something, like alternative rock but harder or definitely a hip hop precursor. Also, it absolutely has not aged. there is no scream of 80's and no filler. yeah, this is good stuff and is worth kind of reviving.
When to listen: feeling RHCP but want something different, which is almost never?! I liked the cover of War Pigs and the last song but the rest was just itchy scratchy music to me.
Awful, no idea what it’s trying to be. The vocals? Eeeesh.
I started listening to rock radio in the early 2000's when there was still played a lot of music popular in the 90's. Unfortunately this meant "Epic" got played *a lot*. I didn't get the rapping or enjoy Mike Patton's voice, and generally thought the song was bad. I was not happy when this album generated, but I understand why it's on he list. Faith No More brings weirdness to the table in ways the Red Hot Chili Peppers would not, or could not, dare, all while chugging riffs that metal-heads would appreciate. While I'm still not really a fan of the hit single, it isn't as jarring or repellant as it used to be. The rest of the album sounds simultaneously steeped in 80's rock and metal, while experimenting with occasional spoken/rapped delivery, and seems like the progenitor for the Nü Metal movement of the 90's. I hear bass lines that inspire Korn and a clear appreciation for thrash metal (especially Anthrax, one of the first metal bands to openly appreciate hip-hop). Happy to say: nowhere near as contemptible as I thought it was going to be, but I'm still not a fan. Maybe someday? Could've done without the "War Pigs" cover, though.
Is this metal? Punk? Grunge? Some awful precursor to Nu-Metal? It doesn't know and neither do I. War Pigs cover is cool because it has to be by law. 3/10
4.3/5
As soon as the vocalist started singing on track one I knew I was in for a tough ride. He has many different styles... whiny, annoying rap, breathless whisper. There's almost no type of bad singing he can't do. The music isn't doing anything I want to hear. It exists in the liminal space between heavy metal/hard rock and jam band wankery. All the things I complained about in my review of Californication are here as well and they're mostly worse. The only thing this has going for it is that I'd never heard it before so no painful memories were unleashed. Luckily, I never have to hear it again.
RHCP cover band tries to sing metal through their nose.
Patton's sometimes grating vocal delivery and the dated rap rock-elements really drag this down, but you gotta appreciate the effort that goes into some of these tracks.
Twee and dull
From an instrumentation perspective I enjoyed parts of this. I however think the vocalist can get annoying. He has a wide range and is very eclectic, but sometimes I feel he’s geeking a bit too much- and that takes me out of it. I can think of a few artists of the top of my head this work could’ve inspired. One of the being Limp Bizkit, and (walk with me) a more contemporary analogue would be the hardcore band Drain.
You want it all by you can’t have it… an inoffensive but fun romp that introduced the world to a legendary single.
A bit repetitive but I give these guys extra points for an “epic” early hip hop thrash crossover. 1989!
Epic vocals as the song the rest of the tunes are repeating , however nice par metal like the peppers
Huh, I guess I get why they have a huge legacy. 4/5
Pas mal
Je connaissais pour Epic qui me fait franchement chier à cause de la voix du chanteur. Le reste était une très bonne surprise
A classic. Many hits
a little too metal for my tastes
They sound ahead of their time
I was 13. When I heard Epic I loved it. When I heard War Pigs, I needed it (I didn’t know it was a Sabbath Cover yet). Luckily, my parents listened and for my birthday I got first two cassettes: Thunderstruck and The Real Thing. There was a lot of music in the house from bubblegum pop to gothy sex spilling from my sister’s room; smooth jazz and light rock from Mom’s stereo; oldies from Dad’s; and screeching metal Satan riffing from my brother. This sounded like none of it. Mike Patton’s voice stretched and bent in weird ways; Mike Bordin’s drumming drove the music; James Martin’s riffing was somewhere between Megadeth and Clapton; and Billy Gould’s bass was like nothing I had heard yet, but wanted to hear more. Best of all: no bad tracks, though I admittedly did fast forward frequently through Edge to get back to Side 1. I liked it better when I wore out the cassette and got the CD. My favorites were the aforementioned, plus Surprise! and Falling to Pieces. However, Zombie Eaters and Morning After gained my appreciation over time, and we can’t forget Woodpecker, the surprised instrumental. FNM lacked the staying power to make this legendary, but if I could give this album a 4.5 I would, so instead I am going to round up for personal relevance. This album still holds my attention!
Random thoughts: * Did Faith No More get kind of tagged with one-hit wonder status because Epic was so popular and ubiquitous? * This seems like a solid rocking band. And probably has a dedicated and passionate fanbase. * I think they may have suffered by not really fitting into 80s hair metal and they weren't really grunge once the 90s rolled around. They did a different kind of rock music that was more aligned towards Rush. * I was passively listening and I stopped and said to myself: "This sounds like Black Sabbath". Oh hey! It's a cover of Black Sabbath! lol * I listened to this one through 2 times through while working. Was solid and I might revisit again but I doubt I'll come back except for Epic.
This is just a sub-average metal band, nothing to hear here, move along....
ROCK
Meh it's got that one hit in it and unfortunately popularized rap metal
Interesting album. Hits a lot of different things while still being directional, but I don't think it's fully formed, either. Mike Patton's vocals are hit and miss and I just don't groove to it the way I want to, though I will echo everyone that the War Pigs cover is great.
Really not for me and cannot stand the lead vocalist.
it wasnt too bad. Wasn't a fan of the vocal. Drum not bad at all
Love the music, hate the vocals
‘Epic’ was the big hit here, but the other tracks were pretty solid too. Really decent cover of ‘War Pigs’, I’m sure I heard several other songs before but nothing seemed too familiar. Overall 3.5/5
Great album. Mike Pattons debut with FNM. His singing style is unique here and from what I understand is only present on this album. While it can get a bit much, he lays into his real voice and vocal range when needed for a break to the listener. While the production is very much of its era, and the style is as well (metal and hard rock dominated the scene) the fresh take that FNM has on metal with a funk influenced sound is refreshing compared to their contemporaries. The first 3 songs off the album are all great examples of what the band has to offer, and the 4th track shows another, more period correct side ti what they can do. This album gets a regular listen from time to time already. Was happy to give it a full go.
3.4
Nic moc pro me, ale jinak dobry
Faith No More operate at somewhat of a deficit for me because their thing is kinda corny, mostly the lyrics and Patton's at-times Anthony Kiedis-like delivery. But they've got riffs and they've got grooves. Can't deny the head nod. Four stars.
3.9
This album is a dynamite work showcasing Mike Patton's vocal range. I come back to this one on a regular basis and use it almost as a palate cleanser.
An amazing album, one that took me a few listens to appreciate, but that slow burn is still with me.
not for me
Epic!
Arrancamos el martes al palo con éste bandón de los 90', puntualmente con el disco en el que entra el que podríamos decir es el cantante definitivo. La banda siempre fue un patadón en el pecho pero con el ingreso de Mike Patton hacen un salto cualitativo. Todo lo que toca éste hombre (nombro lo que recuerdo: Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Lovage) lo convierte en oro, diamante, bitcoin. El valor de cambio más alto que se quiera pensar. Muchas gracias por hacerme volver a éste disco y a esta banda. Hasta mañana.
Faith No More, more like Album No Good. If you're part of the reason why rap rock exists you're part of the problem.
This is epic. Can't believe I haven't listened to this before.
One of those radio bands I never knew the name of. Good stuff!
Aangenaam verrast 🤯
I did not like it 10 years ago, and i still don’t now
this rock metal album is good at best and painfully mediocre for the majority of the run of the album. i wish it was better, cause it sounds like it has the potential to be brilliant.
This is another average heavy metal album with rock influences. While I’m sure the vocals aren’t particularly special they certainly don’t elevate the album either. It’s nothing groundbreaking.
Lots of different sounds on this album
Banger all the way!!!
Metal utan att vara metal. Starka låtar. En stark trea
Explosive alternative metal driven by churning riffs, slap-heavy bass lines, sharp funk rhythms, and wildly elastic vocals feels like being trapped inside a carnival ride operated by a stand-up comedian with a grudge—chaotic, theatrical, and surprisingly precise. The collision of metal, funk, rap, and hard rock constantly threatens to spiral apart, yet the performances keep everything locked together with muscular confidence. Its restless experimentation makes for an uneven but undeniably influential listen. *War pigs" caught me the most ("just like witches at black masses").
Noisy soft metal rap with shit vocals
was surprised to find war pigs cover in there. interesting listen, was a mix of genres.
The rock tracks are powerful. The rock hip hip tracks also. A memorable album.
It's like crush40, but not as good and if they weren't connected to all my tender and beloved childhood memories. Also the rap rock proto nu metal thing is bad.
Album #89: The Real Thing - Faith No More Genre (W): Alternative metal, funk metal, rap metal Singles: From Out of Nowhere, Epic, Falling to Pieces, Surprise! You’re Dead!, Edge of the World I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: This is an album with such a unique sound. I love the way it combines hip-hop with metal music, and I love how seamlessly it feels. It feels like the two genres were always meant to converge into one. Overall, it’s a great album thanks to the lyrics and especially the genre-bending. Favorite songs: From Out of Nowhere, Epic, Falling to Pieces, Surprise! You’re Dead!, Zombie Eaters, The Real Thing, The Morning After, Woodpecker from Mars
Fun cover of War Pigs thrown in there, it definitely seemed to play with several styles and seemed to have a foot in the 80’s and a foot in the postmodern rock
This feels like the sort of music that inspired Fred Durst. My rating is generous.
This was a weird one. Wide range of 2000’s nu metal peeps these dudes influenced it seems. Definitely ahead of its time while still having some weird growths. I found myself rocking out half the time and half cringing. Not a huge fan of their new vocalist, but sometimes I like him— weird! Anyways the RHCP beef is hilarious and I see the connection. Fuck peppers though. At the very least you’ve got to give it to FNM for being a unique sound, even if it’s a sound you don’t like. 3.5
I probably prefer Angel Dust as an album but this gets 5 stars just for Epic.
From Out of Nowhere — it’s a good start Epic — this is a pretty good song to be their most popular though a bit repetitive Falling to Pieces — somebody put me togethaahh Surprise! You’re Dead! — it’s a fun song Zombie Eaters — Out With a Bang? The Real Thing — it’s okayy Underwater Love — i liked this one The Morning After — this one’s also gooodd Woodpecker from Mars — okay go off instrumentals War Pigs — its like woodpecker but a smidge of vocals and 2% less cool Edge of the World — diff vibe to the album but not a bad thing
Original. A mix og metal, hard rock, punk and glam.
It’s bad.
Avec le temps qui passe je trouve que Faith No More ne vieillit pas si mal que ça. Quel homme que Mike Patton.
Super belle découverte! Je deviens un vrai metalhead! La date de parution (1988?) m'a carrément impressionné, autant au niveau de la prod que du style. J'aurais cru entendre du Mars Volta 15 ans avant. War Pigs sur les stéroïdes c'était pas piqué des vers. Même si c'est un peu une missed opportunity de changer quelques éléments à l'originale (à part le tempo un peu plus rapide j'ail'impression, on dirait que c'est copié collé)
La belle bibitte qu’est Mike Patton! Content de le decouvrir dans Faith No More. je recommande son projet Peeping Tom qui m’avait marqué en 2006
Wow- I remember when epic was the song of the moment. I was a kid, my brother and I would imitate its lyrics and delivery as basically the answer to everything: “you want it all, but you can’t have it….” I never got into Faith no More. I think because of their fan base. The Nirvana problem. Bad association. But man, this album is awesome! Sorry if you don’t feel it, but today me loves this album and is so, so glad I heard it as an album. Epic is probably the weakest song on the album- crazy. This is seriously going into rotation. I’m not going full 5 ‘cause I am already too much of a cheerleader. Boolean: yes, really. I think this has aged incredibly well. So glad I heard it before I die.
Interesting. Not really my kind of thing, but I recognized a few songs in there
No es de mi agrado este tipo de rock
Los escuché porque le gustaban a mi hijo adolescente. Hoy resulta ridiculo ver el video de Epic. No han envejecido bien.
Un des albums qui ont bercé ma jeunesse. Beau mélange se claviers Fuzzy et guitares électriques déchirantes
I can still close my eyes and remember the music video for Epic. This album made me know who Mike Patton is and I had to know more so I started trying to find as much (pre internet) about this dude. Also their cover of War Pigs just confirms that covers of Black Sabbath are better than Black Sabbath.
Seemed like a bit of a novelty at the time it was released (at least to me), but it is a pretty solid album. Certainly one of the first really combinations of funk/metal/rap. The snotty-ness of the vocals wears on me over the course of the album, but overall still pretty great.
Надеялся на real thing, но потом пошли рэп и крики и больше веры у меня не осталось
Классная группа со своим уникальным стилем и сильным материалом, особенно в этом альбоме. Отлично балансируют экспериментальность и дурашливость альтернативного рока с металл тяжестью (по тем временам по крайней мере). Майк Паттон успешно демонстрирует свою универсальность, одинаково комфортно чувствуя себя и в мелодичных припевах, и в читке в духе RHCP. Вторая половина альбома по мне сильно проседает, но все равно достойный образчик эпохи. Особенно крут конечно легендарный трек Epic - тут все уже в названии, полное соответствие содержанию.
Обычно я очень всеядный человек, но, наверное, первая группа из пика, которую я никогда не слушала и вряд ли еще когда либо захочу включить. Абсолютно мимо меня. В таком жанре бывает настроение что-то послушать, но данные личности совсем не заинтриговали. Для 1989 года возможно и круто, не буду этого отрицать. Но боринг ас фак, вокал раздражал всю дорогу. Американские дядьки. Еще и так долго. Наверное, просто не мой cup of tea.
Майк Паттон мой краш, поэтому готов простить ему нелепый речетатив, в остальном база
понравился, 4ка, ну и не сильно испортили кавер на любимую песню bs.
Def not for me
This drifts a bit near the end of the album for me, but this is still a peerless classic.
This was okay but not something I would go back to. I liked the sound of edge of the world but I’ve just looked at the lyrics and um what.
> the Beatles
What an album at that time and still great. Extended the view on different styles in music.
variable
Angel Dust marginally a better album but still a great album. Epic is such a huge tune
Enjoyed how eclectic this was, decent war pigs cover
I really liked this album a lot. I have no problem with the vocals that other people seem to - Mike Patton is awesome. Great album.
Woof. I was starting to enjoy the opening track until the vocals came in and I became aware of the glam-nu-metal-rap business ahead. I still enjoyed most of the production and instrumentation, but the songwriting itself and singing performance give the game away. I acknowledge there are hooks and plenty of craftsmanship on display here, but this is emphatically not for me. I hate to say it but it holds up better when it hones in on a single genre. (Except hip hop, I’m sorry; this rapping is RHCP levels of rough.) Massively influential, for better or worse. I could clock its likely acolytes throughout my listen. Maybe you just had to be there. Enjoyed the bass work.
Ugh I’ll be honest I couldn’t finish this one. Not only did it make me cringe about my Kerrang buying era but it was actively dampening my morning. Can you listen to this when you’re not feeling angsty? It makes me think, how angsty was I as a teenager to truly enjoy this type of music and listen to it at any hour of the day?!
Yeah it’s alright, doesn’t truly stick with me much but it’s some solid alt-rock. It’s something that’d sound amazing after a few beers. Standouts are From Out Of Nowhere, The Real Thing, The Morning After and Edge of the World.
Lowkey ate but it could’ve ate harder
Groundbreaking
gibt nicht viel zu sagen, wenig aufregend
Guter Mix von guten Stilen, da geht die Post ab!
First full Faith No More album but I have heard Mr Bungle & Loved it. I've known Epic & the War Pigs cover. So I know Mike Patton. Excellent singer, great range & interesting vocalizations. The bass is awesome too. I know see the Chili Peppers comparison except FNM has a singer who can actually sing. 4
#107/1001 🇺🇸 FNM were huge amongst our group as kids and this album got played loads at the time. The first 5 tracks are pretty relentless and Epic will always get me up out of my seat. At times does seem like each member of the band is trying to outplay each other and falls away towards the end unless you include the bonus cover of War Pigs. Best Tracks: From Out Of Nowhere, Epic, Zombie Eaters.
Está bueno para innovar, es el rock que me gusta a mi. Pero igualmente tienen canciones medio raras y tranquilamente podría morir sin escucharlo. (Buenos bajos)
I didn't find this a terribly engaging or exciting album.
Some really good instrumentals here, not sure if I like or hate the vocals but it's definitely different. Quite a fun album to listen to, but not one I can see myself coming back to anytime soon.
I was only familiar with Epic before going through this album. I'm glad to say that it maintains that kind of energy throughout. The last three tracks slightly undermine the rest of the album, but they're far from bad, just slightly worse than the rest. Favourite track: Zombie Eaters
still giving this a 2 star rating. Not a bad album but it just does not resonate with me. Too jangly in all the wrong places
buen primer tema, me gusta el rock solido corte deftones.
I've heard this album quite a bit. Weird, funky vocals by Mike Patton. Pretty fun album overall.
As a younger Gen-X er I was suprised that Faith No More were around for as long as they were. I never cared for them that much back in the day, but this albums sounds great for 1989, when I was listening to Roxette and MJ.
I love the idea of funk metal but this doesn't stand out nearly as much as I want it to. I knew a few songs from this before listening, including the original War Pigs, which Faith No More doesn't really change at all for their version. A lot of bands I've loved have cited Mike Patton as an influential vocalist for them and I really can't figure it out. He's good but I don't see him as otherworldly or hear anything I want to mimic from him. I don't know. I expected more.
Overall Rating - 2.86/5 (5.72/10). Middle of the road, mostly. If you're going to cover Sabbath, you need a vocalist much closer to Ozzy, not someone who sounds whiny, thin, and reedy.
For ‘89, I can see why this was held in high regards. Definitely influenced a lot of Nu Metal. But this is pretty cringe and didn’t age well, imo. Enjoyed some tracks, but would not listen to the album in full multiple times.
2 - not for me
Better than what I’m about to say suggests, but such a precursor and inspiration for nu-metal that it isn’t even funny.
Epic is not bad (though completely overplayed), but this record is tough to swallow in a lot of places. Some areas seem solid, others are cringy.
I liked this album despite all of the tracks being one size fits all. The formulaic approach to songwriting didn't do them any favors, and Mike Patton's weird voice can get old pretty quick. I wonder if in a parallel universe, these guys were huge and Red Hot Chili Peppers were an afterthought. Falling to Pieces and Edge of the World are my favorite tracks.
First thing to say is that when "The Real Thing" popped up on my phone at a bleary 7.30am in the morning, I was looking forward to hearing the Toxteth funk pioneers, the "Black Beatles", the grandaddys of Brit soul. But, alas, it wasn't to be... shame they don't have an album on this list. But reality was almost as sweet. I've never listened to any Faith No More except that which I've heard accidently. And this was a revelation. A well structured album, heavy but melodic. Great tunes that I didn't find at all repetitive. Dud final track though (Woodpecker From Mars). I didn't consider War Pigs in the review as it's not on the original album and I generally only listen to albums as they were intended. Though I did listen to War Pigs - cos it's War Pigs - and it was a good faithful (excuse the pun) cover, more a tribute I think - which is maybe why it didn't make the final cut. A positive day after all.
This in an ok album. But it is not insignificant that the best song of the record is a Black Sabbath classic.
*1989. San Francisco band. *Epic is the big hit here ("You want it all but you can't have it // It's in your face but you can't grab it") *This was fine - it's all kind of the same vibe as Epic. There are much better options though if I'm in the mood for grunge/rock. RATING - 6.5/10
Holy shit no thank you. How is this not mercilessly clowned. RYM: N Saved a song: N
A wonderfully twisted, genre blurring roller coaster of a ride. Honestly I believe Epic is the weakest song on the album even though for the time it was probably the most radio palatable track. I bought this on cassette when it first came out and it was shocking just how different it was from everything else on the radio at the time yet it still had a couple of toes in the poppy alternative box. This is easily one of my favorite records, its not perfect... this is the stepping stone to when they did get it perfect on Angel Dust.
Can't believe I've never listened to this whole album before now.
2.5
Epic is as good as it always was. I don't think I've ever listened to the whole album. None of it was bad, a few tracks were great. It seems they tried to add metal to every other genre imaginable. It mostly works.
Solid album, melodic and heavy and even with moments of rap in there. The songs are great too and were played and sung very well. 4/5
The first half of this album reminds me of a 2000s emo band and it’s just ok. Then it gets more rock and I started liking it more. The Black Sabbath cover is a great cover and I like it the most.
Faith no more er ekki Alice in Chains. Kannski ég muni það eftir þessa hlustun, þrjátíu og fjórum árum of seint. Nú er ég ekki metalmaður eða nu-, og þessi nefmælta raddbeiting er hrikaleg, en þarna eru stundum melodíur sem lyfta þessu í tæpan tvist.
Album starts strong but meanders a bit in the middle. The War Pigs cover at the end is pretty great. The trio of Epic, Falling to Pieces and Surprise! You’re Dead! Has always been the highlights for me and remains so.
The lead singer is Sy Snootles from Jabba’s Palace
there may be a time and a place for this
This isn't really my thing, but I think it's a good version of the thing they're doing.
Interesante, el vocalista tiene una voz muy versátil El cover de War Pigs les quedó bien Tienen unas instrumentales dignas también Este álbum es del 89 por lo que es una marca de lo que los 90s iban a representar en su momento eso es de destacar 3.4
I remember the singles from back in the day… “From Out Of Nowhere” still sounds brill – those keys! “Epic” remains a touchstone track, and “Falling to Pieces” could’ve been a contender. I wish I’d bought the album. 8/10
Think about how Mike Patton was like 18-19 on this album and then think about what you were doing when you were 18-19 and get your mind blown.
Love the Black Sabbath cover
It is okay as an album, with one fantastic song in Epic.
Que metal tan poperon!
More like no more faith in een goed album eyoooo. Nee maar serieus, geen heel boeiend album muzikaal gezien, wel tof dat dit een duidelijk pre-cursor was voor nu-metal én dat de zanger van Mr Bungle en Faith No More een en dezelfde persoon is, leuk weetie.
Het is 25 juni 2015. Een nachtmerrie voor een groot festival als Rock Werchter, is afgelopen week werkelijkheid geworden. Enkele dagen eerder valt Dave Grohl van het podium en breekt zijn been. De tour gaat niet door en het al door vele afzeggingen geplaagde festival moet improviseren. Nietsvermoedend sta ik aan de hekken van het hoofdpodium te wachten op de beoogde vervanger: Faith No More. Ik ben onbekend met de band, afgezien van de Commodores-cover 'Easy'. Het stond zelfs niet op de planning om te gaan kijken, maar terwijl het podium wordt opgebouwd verschijnen er rijen en rijen aan bloemen voorop het podium. Witte kleden hangen als hemelse taferelen over het podium... Was dit geen soort nu-metal? Die dag heeft me twee dingen geleerd: Faith No More is een van de coolste rockacts ooit en Mike Patton is een van de beste frontmannen die ik heb zien optreden. Ik luister geregeld naar Angel Dust, wat mij betreft de beste FNM plaat, maar deze voorganger en het latere King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime zijn ook favorieten. Faith No More is zo onwijs divers en verrassend, ze wisselen funk en jazz af met snoeiharde rock alsof het de normaalste zaak van de wereld is, zonder corny over te komen. Ik denk dat ik eindelijk een band heb waar het woord ondergewaardeerd bij past.
I loved Epic at one time, but never known anything else about FNM. That song is still fun but it is kinda corny. The rest of the album is quite boring (especially for a loud rock album) until the Black Sabbath cover. Which just goes to show how uninteresting the FNM penned songs are. Tbf I did then find the slow rumbling closer quite interesting. 2.6/5
Mid
A brilliant fusion of genres that balances raw power with sophisticated musicality. While it flirts with 80s production tropes, it quickly evolves into a cohesive masterpiece of dynamic contrasts. The technical interplay between the aggressive, slap-heavy bass and the atmospheric synths creates a unique sonic signature, supported by Patton’s versatile vocals. A high-quality record where complex ideas and expert execution work perfectly together.
I remember not being interested in this band when they came out and I am reminded why. I usually don't mind voices...but his voice is mildly irritating. That is about as much as I can say about this rather underwhelming and unmemorable album that i will never have any desire to listen to again. 2 stars
Very generic butt funk rock with the twist of having maybe the most talented rock/metal vocalist ever. Mike Patton is in his element here, but the record is kind of a mess, slowing waaaaay the fuck down after the first few songs and just generally unable to keep attention. Still, among their peers they were a tighter, more balanced band and Mike Patton clears Anthony Kiedis every day of the week.
Favorite Track: Surprise! You're Dead!
did not expect this albums to sound the way it did, but i kinda dig it. it is definitely a mix weird of genres but it works out pretty well imo.
Love this LP
Theres a particular infatuation amongst gen x people and early milenials of this band that ai never quite bought. But as I get older I think I see the appeal now. Its a smorgashboard of musical influences, counter culture relevance, and enougg societal sarcasm that it speaks to an older middle age listener. Which for me when I was young, I was surrounded by middle age gen x and millenials. Interesting. Its not the best albun ever, but its got bitchin riffs and sounds quite authentic.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. With the band name I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was a pretty solid album. Nearly a 4 but it's more of a strong 3 for me.
This album is kinda fascinating. Definitely unique. It's very carefully crafted, written, and performed. I don't completely vibe with the timbre of it the entire time, but I do like a lot of this record and respect the artistry and effort of it. 3.8/5
I'm on board for high-octane hard rock so this was pretty enjoyable listening for me. I didn't love the vocals, generally. They feel a bit overdone, and the odd synthy moments are a little too 80s. Take a few layers of polish off and there's some great stuff lurking under it all.
It's alright. For a few songs I was pretty excited but it started to wear on me as the album continued. It sounded bad, something with the production made it a little fuzzy or harsh sounding. But I really liked the creativity and bombast and the way each song was a journey.
This sounds like a band that would be in Wayne’s World
yes
Faith No More - The Real Thing * EPIC * So the ending of their songs are neat. * So like the moon is made of a triple chocolate cookie with a chipotle bowl crater that's drippy and fire. * I like Woodpecker From Mars * AND YOU KNOW I LIKE WAR PIGS * This album puts me in the mood to listen to this album / this kind of music. * By Song: -^-^^^^^^^^
Good times, the big jam remains a big jam.
a solid effort throughout, but nothing reaches the heights of epic or war pigs
This was fun, and I don't think I knew how varied Faith No More's music style was.
Fantastic album by Faith No More. I still think King for a Day is my favourite, but can' understate how much I enjoyed discovering the full album. Love Mike Patten, love Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle and Fantomas, but I also go back to Faith No More.
Good range. Like if guns and roses met red hot chilli peppers. I had this on at the gym and probably enjoyed this a bit more than either of those bands. Probably a decent 3
I like his voice. It’s very put on (I think now he does a lot of voice acting - certainly he was The Darkness in those class games) but it’s unique. My dad got me into faith no more years ago, with Angel Dust which I remember loving. This was good but nothing touched the quality of Epic