The Real Thing

Well let’s find something positive to say, hmmm, I know - we may have found a winner in the music to suicide to contest.

Great instrumentals, the goblin vocals aren't my thing and from what I understand inspired a whole bunch of dogshit American music, but they are distinctive and were novel at the time, apparently.

This has been a favorite of mine since I was 12... when it first came out.

Combining rap in the style of “my name is John and I’m here to say, I rock the beat in a rockin way”, with putrid metal riffs and knock off Axl Rose vocals. Not good!

I only cared about war pigs

Pretty good

I was worried that the sunny weather was inflating my scores: I haven't given a 1 or a 2 since the start of spring. But this album was an easy way to break the run. Apart from parts of "From out of Nowhere", "Woodpecker from Mars" and the "War Pigs" cover there wasn't really much in this album which I liked at all. It's very whiney and the songs are kind of tuneless.

An energetic blast with that loving mix of metal and funk though it's more metal as the later tracks make clear. Stuff like 'From Out of Nowhere' and 'Epic' will always be classic, highly danceable too. After you listened to this album you don't need to follow up immediately with the next Faith No More album because it's relatively similar stuff.

The record that unleashed Mike Patton on an unsuspecting mainstream listening public. Their most varied, funkiest, and joyfully evil album!

Rock, solos, casi metal y un cierre muy jazzy

Very 90s. I'm sure at the time it was seen as an evolution of rock, but now it feels isolated and dated.

Listened to this a lot over the years. Great album.

Pretty good

The album was actually not bad at all but I really disliked the vocalist’s contrived nasal voice..he doesn’t have the most recognisable tone but he can sing! He doesn’t need to pinch his vocal cords that much when he wants to sound different? Music wise, not bad at all. Liked woodpecker from mars where he didn’t sing!

War pigs brought this album back a bit higher for me, but if you asked me what kind of music Faith No More makes… I would struggle to find an answer. Epic is a pretty famous song, but I generally had a hard time with this album. I’ll give it a three, but it’s a low three high two.

A solid metal/rock album. I feel like I’ve heard the song Epic somewhere?

There were times I was rocking out and there were times I could have sworn the band that made the Power Rangers theme song somehow had an album that made the list. Epic is a classic, The Real Thing is a great lesser-known hit, and the cover of War Pigs is solid. The rest of the album was either decently good or aged too poorly to be taken seriously for me. Another one right in the middle.

This album is kinda all over the place. After the first few songs I thought I was going to get really tired of their sound, but then they changed it up. I don't know if it was necessarily better, but it was different. I was more just confused by this album.

"Epic" is epic, rocks for the most part, but after a hard cover of "War Pigs" it ends on an almost jazzy loungey number in "Edge Of The World", It's then you realise the whole thing is a jumbled mess of contradictions and a better run order would have made it a lot more listenable

A bit goofy and dated at times, but still an amazingly varied piece of funk/metal/alt/rap and a huge step forward from their first few albums. Great vocals and bass especially.

Hard rock. Yelling, thrashing.

Haven’t given this band a thought in years. At some point I may have confused the band with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Ultra” sounded like a Pepper song to me.

I can only assume that this album made the list in spite of the vocals and lyrics. Honestly, the vocals and a wild choice and not in a good way. Is this the precursor to the Emo bands we were assaulted by the following decade? A shame, honestly, because the bass and drums are absolute stars on this album. I’m hearing strong Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queensryche, and Living Color “influences” here. A cover of Epic with a strong vocal is hopefully in the works somewhere.

Again another OK album but that’s not what I signed up for is it? Obviously I’ve heard Epic which sounds good but is that because it’s familiar? War Pigs cover, why? I like their cover of Easy but that’s not on here!

This album’s rating is cursed by the fact that I’ve heard this album so many time since I’ve started listening to the albums on this list

There are few good tracks on here, and “Epic” is, well epic, but the rest is rather middling and sounds very dated.

I dunno, man. This certainly is a rock album that happened.

Pretty good, nothing crazy.

Solid four-and-a-half album. The way Faith No More managed to flow between different music subgenres is underrated.

Really influential & amazing blend of different alternative metal styles, great release, also "Epic" is just... iconic & perfect.

7.5/10

Had this on in the background while cooking. Probably didn't listen that attentative, but It felt quite bland. I think I've heard 'Epic' before, and if not, then that stood out as a better song than the rest - which were unremarkable. Cover of 'War Pigs' was decent, but that's probably just because it sounded quite close to the original. Sabbath did it better either way. Nothing really noteworthy with this record, doesn't belong on the list in my opinion. Strong 2.

Way to close to the whiny 90s metal trend for my taste. I know of Faith No More but I couldn't name a single song or really what type of music it was before this album. After listening to it I only knew "Epic" from this album. I of course also know "War Pigs" but their cover was pretty bad in my opinion. Won't come back to and didn't really enjoy it.

It's never a good sign when you find yourself reflexively reaching for the lower volume button. The vocals are so grating they're almost unbearable. The guitarmonies are cool, the riffs are decent and even the funk metal bass has a fun novelty to it, but the the singing is noxious and then he starts sort of rapping. Oof, brutal. The War Pigs cover is good, but the thing about covering an all time great song is that it just throws into relief how bad all your originals are!

The video for "Epic" put this band on the map, and they certainly got a lot of attention as a live act. I like the Doc Edgerton milk drop photo on the cover. That said, when the best thing on the record is probably the cover of "War Pigs" -- great choice -- I have a hard time giving it a high rating.

очень сильно ждал конца. "военные свиньи" - норм песня, все остальное не зашло.

Very diverse. The funk song was absolutely vile, some songs had cool instrumentals. Good on average

music for people who think family guy is hilarious

I saw Faith No More live at a festival during their reunion tour in 2009 and it was a really great show, but I can't really get into any of their albums.

These guys have range. From songs I don't like to songs I kind of like, to covers of songs I do like. Sometimes in searching for your sound you discover that the journey itself was the discovery. Not the case here. Figure out what you do and if what you do is Nu metal, try something else.

3 or 4 idk

I don't know where people are getting that this is the record that spawned rap-rock. It certainly does have some of that in there, but this is practically a regular metal album. Sure, Patton does plenty of non-singing on this, but it's not really rapping is it. In any case, it is definitely a 90's hard rock/metal album complete with weird themes, a Sabbath cover and at least one crossover hit. There are a good amount of songs on here that I enjoyed beyond just "Epic". I liked "Surprise! You're Dead!", "The Real Thing", the instrumental "Woodpecker from Mars", and the cover of "War Pigs". I should mention that the bass work in this is really great. Patton is the star with this voice and all that, but the slap/funk bass gives the whole sound a unique feel. Makes the couple of stinkers that are "Underwater Love" and "The Morning After" more listenable and it enhances the good songs quite a bit.

Despite hearing Epic thousands of times in my life I've never listened to the album before yesterday. It is definitely of the time and not a bad experience. Maybe it's the lack of nostalgia but this doesn't feel as good or hit as hard as some of the other late 80's early 90's alt rock. WHAT IS IT

Hated this less than I expected. First track and the later instrumental track were the only standouts. Couldn't get past the singers nasal, whiny tones.

Great 90’s record

Man I love this album. I don’t even know where to begin. Faith No More was original in an era of a lot of very original bands. The way they blended metal with rap caught my attention at a time whew I stubbornly hadn’t accepted rap yet, but I was still transfixed by Epic. And the bass on this album is so freaking funky, especially on From Out of Nowhere. I can see how Patton’s voice might not be for everyone, but it serves these songs perfectly. They became one of my go-to bands in the early nineties off the strength of Epic and Falling to Pieces. Oh, and I can’t forget War Pigs. One of the best Sabbath covers in a world filled with Sabbath covers. Second only to Primus’ version NIB (which is even better than the original). Even better than Cake’s take on War Pigs. Man, I love this album.

It has been a while since I’ve listened to this, but it mostly holds up

1001 tracks maybe for the first two, the rest is insanely repetitive, sooo long and generally just the missing link between grunge and nu metal that nobody needed.

Yeah 1. Not even best of 10,000 albums all time

• both derivative and poorly executed • the cover of War Pigs is well executed, but not an innovative interpretation

Good album but won't be revisiting.

Epic was played to death when it was released and I never really listen to the album but I wish I had it cause it’s good.

Meh. Couple of good songs

Faith No More is a band from San Francisco that creates a version of metal with vocals that trend towards rap. The Real Thing is their third album, and the first to feature vocalist Mike Patton. The album was the group's most successful album. The album includes "Epic," the band's most successful single, and the high point of the album. The tracks are bass-heavy, funk inspired hard rock, in the vein of Red Hot Chili Peppers. A few of them drag on for far too long...

I've heard about Faith No More thorough the years of my life and I never checked them or anything, they felt like a not interesting band. So, I played the album and at first I didn't enjoy it much but with every second it got better. I didn't like the vocals at first but after a bit I got used to them and saw some good stuff in it - harsher vocals were cool too. And the bassist was just phenomenal. I'll be going back to this album now. Edit: Okay, so it's been more than a year since I listened to The Real Thing for the first time, and since then - things have changed. Basically Mike Patton became one of my biggest vocal inspirations as a beginner vocalist myself. And well, my respect and love for his art has grown significantly, mainly through Mr. Bungle. I fucking LOVE Mr. Bungle so so so much. One of my favorite bands for some time now. So, I felt a need to come back to The Real Thing again. So I did, and I liked it very muchly, as much as I did in the past. But now I liked it for other reasons too, so well, it's a really great album. Great basslines. Amazing vocalist, of course. And well, I am glad. I am glad I came back to this one and it really needs an update. So, I am changing the review from 4 to 5 stars. Mike and the crew, thanks you.

Strong album but seemed to lack staying power.

4/10

Didn't quite finish the album but this was great! Way different than I was expecting, pretty funky with some hip hop elements. Almost sounded like Chili Peppers at times. With the entire history of music at my fingertips, I'm not sure I'd listen to this again, but I should. A solid 3.5 - 3.75

Co-worker music

Our local hard rock radio station used to play Faith No More, and perhaps they still do, but I haven’t listened to it much. This is standard heavy metal/hard rock, with a bit of rap thrown in. Nothing here that stands out as above par in my opinion.

I know 'Epic' and it's fine. The rest is similar. The album cover is nice; it reminds me of Green Day's Dookie. Lotta guitar and drums which isn't my vibe. Song called 'The Real Thing' on the album 'The Real Thing' with the lyric "the real thing" is very much my vibe. Feels more 90s than 80s to me, which is a compliment, but I still don't enjoy listening to it (too loud). I was surprised that I actually know 'War Pigs' too (presumably the Black Sabbath version). Feels like a 2.75 (I'll stop with the fractional ratings soon, I swear).

the music gives cool positive vibes. I got confused what genre do they sing in cuz it was here and there but thats fine too. Too many long songs I try.... It's hard to listen to a whole song cuz i don't think i like so far. Epic was cool. Surprise! Your're Dead! was rock and roll i think and i have a headache so the timing wasn't right. Woodpecker From Mars was actually good. i enjoyed listening to all the instruments and the music more than any song with vocals. Im not gonna pick this album cuz i want to ever

i have never heard of this band before what..ok let's do this. From Out of Nowhere: idk not the worst. weird accent or enunciation.. Epic: anything but. Falling to Pieces: cool bassline. everything else is draining. Surprise! You're Dead: okay. next. Zombie Eaters: lmao. so hug me and kiss me then wipe my butt and piss me?????? ok that's it lmao u got me i give up.

9/10

A fine listen but not my cup of tea.

4/5

Top Album from a top band. Plenty of hard tracks (including Epic) and their cover of War Pigs is solid!

I enjoyed this overall, but it didn't excite me.

really wanted to like this but it’s just okay. a cover song was my favorite on the record and that’s not a good sign!

Cool. Great band. Think the mix let's it down a little bit but there's a lot going on here. Patton is an incredible vocalist and Jim Martin is a mean guitarist.

I’ve always thought of them as a bit of a one hit wonder.

Pretty insane that this music was made already end of the 80's. I also hear the inspiration RHCP must have taken from them. All in all pretty cool, but this style has since been improved upon better by other bands

I can't help but think that Tool was inspired by some of this record. There is a direct line between The Real Thing and the sound of early Tool albums. This also has a hell of a cover for War Pigs too.

Pretty good alt rock. Kinda grungy metal sound with some bangers. 3/5

Music algorithms think "epic" is right up my alley. It doesn't sound like it's from 1989, feels ahead of its time. A fun album. Highlights: surprise! you're dead! (great opener riff)

Not without merit, early RHCP but heavy. Rubbish vocals and tasty bass

a bunch of forgettable modern rock with a cover of War Pigs thrown in at the end

This guy's voice is annoying. This is like a rejected Singles soundtrack audition. Epic, the Red Hot Chili Peppers rip off hit. The "rapping" is terrible. It's hard to believe this song got as big as it did. The "What is it?" chorus evil snake wizard voice is so silly combined with the rapped lyrics. Melancholy piano closer to cap it all off. Falling to Pieces was another single off this album and it sucks too. All the NuMetal bands should send these guys a fruit basket because they are the original NuMetal band. They did it first and maybe did it worst. Zombie Eaters goes in a totally different direction, this is their Silent Lucidity I guess. Queensrÿche sucked too. And it's made worse by the rapping somehow. This is a joke. This album is both annoyingly bad and completely forgettable at the same time. The Morning After is the title song to a terrible 80s movie. The lead singer is butchering War Pigs. Leave it to the professionals fellas. Edge of the World sounds like a bad hotel lounge act.

Good album! Lots of energy. Manages to have melody along with rock power. Enjoyed this more than I expected.

Needs a deluxe edition that includes Neil Cicierega’s “What Is It” as a bonus track

i love rap's influence (im talking to you Epic) cool, even though i only listened to half the album and skipped the rest because i got the gist but could def see the influence on other bands 90s/2000s

A struggle. Metal music has never really done it. Sheets of big sound like being repeatedly hit over the head. I’ll pass.

Sharp, heavy, consistent, and fun. A treat to listen to, even if it is a little dated. Best song: Epic

3/5 interesting songs with a good beat

Not terrible, except the singer. What an awful, annoying voice.

This is sweet!

Yeah I really liked this - some hard rock with a real groove. Mike Patton is an awesome vocalist. He sounds so much like Anthony Keidis at this point in time.

The last track is pretty cool, but generally these guys' sound isn't my thing.

Pretty good and also really important for the formation of the nu metal, which isn’t the best genre, but was really big and also overhated. Alright I have nothing more to say

Th first was more catchy but I thought but i couldn’t have been more let down for “epic” because it sounds retarded

Not my style. Too metal. 1/5

Not a huge fan of metal so I didn't really enjoy the album but it seemed like great work I guess so I can't say that it's really bad so that's a 2 but a small one.

Oh hell yeah great "From out of nowhere" hits hard that's a great opening I didn't expect it I might even say It came out of nowhere :) "Epic" - Rap metal ?? Fucking sick War pigs reprise is really good 4

Very fun listen. When you do a blend of so many genres it can be hard to put it together and make it sound cohesive but they manage to do that in an interesting and enjoyable way. The "War Pigs" cover is also very good. I will say I don't understand why "Epic" is the most popular when it is arguably the most boring song in this album. Overall though enjoyed it a lot!

I really thought it was much more a pre-cursor to grunge at least through the first few tracks, but there is definitely a lot of rap metal here. It's interesting you'd say the vocals are soulless when I think Mike Patton has always been the biggest selling point for Faith No More. All that being said, Epic was a good song, and the cover of War Pigs was pretty much right on the money. The rest of the album I could have done without.

1. The bass player is sick. 2. When I listen to this, I think of a more modern version of this sound, Korn. 3. If this was the origins of nu-metal, then man did it start out in rough shape. This feels like an edgy and soulless (if those can be combined). At least that's the vibe I get from the singer. The songs are a hit or a miss. And most of them for me, are a miss.

This is another review I'm gonna go on too long with, 'coz I've got a very simple reason for giving this a 5: this kicks ass. Like, so much damn ass — it's so damn good. I don't even think I'm biased 'coz of how much I generally love metal music. The guitars are loud, the riffs go hard, the solos are wild, the songs can be damn funky when they wanna be... Heck, the synths and keys are great, and more often than not they're just accents. It's the kind of music that makes me bop my head and do that scrunched-up stank face: the kind screaming "YES — THIS IS REAL MUSIC." Honestly, I'm just amazed that with how much I liked "Epic" it took me until **now** to check out this album. This should be one of those Randomizer choices where I could write up a review for it months ahead of time, like I've done for FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS and want to do for BAT OUT OF HELL. This should be one I've slotted between, like, CALIFORNICATION and Primus in my "funky metal" rotations. In fact, put it in my regular metal rotation, alongside PARANOID, POWERSLAVE and MASTER OF PUPPETS. I don't know if I'm just that easy to please, but, yes, I do actually like it that much. N', y'know, there's a part of me that wants to focus on Mike Patton as a central figure here — I mean, I have always kind of considered it "his band" next to Mr. Bungle — but apparently he didn't have much actual input until the next release. Allow me, then, to give my shout-outs to Mike Bordlin's good-ass drumming, Roddy Bottum's astounding key work, Bill Gould's... I don't even know the word I wanna use to describe his bass. It just has this exact tone that I love, and it's **so good**. Bass is always the underappreciated glue in metal music, so I wanna heap as much love on it as I can. And of course, all the shout outs to James Martin on guitar. Just fantastic work, short and simple. (And even if Mike didn't have much a say on this album, it still makes me wanna check out the ones where he did — and Mr. Bungle, too, for that matter. I've always heard that stuff is crazy, so I really should give it a shot...) But, yeah, this is "the real thing" alright. It's **real** dang good. If I didn't have yesterday's Randomizer pick to get to, I'd honestly consider spinning this thing again, or at least getting to the CD bonus tracks now. But alas — I have avant-funk krautrock to get to. So, lemme jus' close out by saying once again that, damn, I **really** love metal music, and this is bar far no exception. Oh, yeah — it's "it" alright.

Some damn good metal which feels like the progenitor to nu metal in a good way. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I think I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump down to a 4. It’s not because it doesn’t do enough to get up to a 5 – I liked the album a lot. I just because I don’t think it did anything outstanding enough to feel like a 5. Every single track here is technically sound, pretty catchy, and great to listen to. It’s an album I’d definitely recommend. It just doesn’t feel like it has the big knockout shot that stands on its own merits as opposed to feeling like another band, or sort of leaving me truly wowed like some other metal or rock albums I’ve given 5’s to. In case it wasn’t obvious, I can’t fully shake the whole “this sounds a lot like the Red Hot Chili Peppers” thing. Yes, I know, 1989, and therefore, this is before Blood Sugar Sex Magik, so it’s more of a chicken/egg deal. It’s not even like it’s a negative – I love the instrumental style on this album, and it leans a bit more into the metal side of things, so I can’t definitely say “hey, this is just RHCP”. However, given that Blood Sugar Sex Magik (and Californication, by the way) sort of refine this style and really knock it out of the park with multiple tracks that really feel like timeless hits, as opposed to this one, where “Epic” sort of qualifies, as does “The Real Thing”, but not in the same impactful way. It just feels like this album falls a little short of the potential it tries to reach. It’s still a good album, though – like an 8.75/10, give or take a quarter of a point. I really did enjoy a lot of this – I listened to the main 9 tracks and the great cover of “War Pigs”, and that’s a pretty satisfying 51 minutes. I do wish the album started off on a better note than “From Out of Nowhere”, which feels like a Phil Spector masterclass in how to ruin a song, but everything past that is pretty damn good. It’s *right there* as far as being a 5, and hell, maybe it’ll bump up someday if another one of these tracks clicks way better for me. For now, it’s a 4.5 that I’ll bump down to a 4, but it’s a highly recommended 4 regardless – super unique for 1989, and probably a strong harbinger of the metal rock-rap fusion to come throughout the late 90s and early 2000s.

Very diverse, I can appreciate how they developed a fan base. The vocalist doesn’t match the tone at times, but still leads to lots of variety.

Solid.

I don't get all the good ratings here. This guy's whiney voice is worse than nails on a chalkboard. Just to clarify, I'd literally rather listen to long fingernails scraping a chalkboard than this.

The music can be pretty OK at times, but the style of singing is so goofy to me. I can't really get behind this type of thing. It also failed the headache test for me, which is the case with most metal albums.

"Epic" is an epic song but not enough of a draw for repeated listening to the whole album.

A really fun listen. Kind of a prototype, for the rap/rock sound that would become very popular for a while.

I only survived this horrible singing style by mostly going numb to it. 1/5

Super wild variety… crunchy metal riffs and then crooning and then funk, I feel like they had to be a major inspiration for RHCP Top 3 songs 1. War Pigs, what a fuckin awesome cover 2. The real thing 3. Zombie eaters

A record I enjoyed more than expected for something described as neo-metal. I love a lot of metal, but something that makes me think it influenced Limp Bizcuit and the like gives me pause. Even if it did (I’m sure it did), this record slaps. Epic is familiar to me from Rock Band back in college, and is a real highlight along with the instrumental closer Woodpecker From Mars.

3.5 stars. Diverse alt-metal. Sounds a bit like Aerosmith at times ("Falling to Pieces"), other times heavier (title track). Standout is catchy "Epic", "Falling to Pieces". Dud was "Edge of the World" with it's creepy, pedo vibes.

Что получится, если смешать рэп, рок и металл? Правильно, что-то дикое. Например, такое, как этот альбом. Предполагаю, что в 1989 году это просто взрывало людям мозг. Сейчас тоже звучит вполне бодро, не стыдно. Майк Паттон то орёт, то шепчет, то читает рэп. То он маньяк, то он проповедник, то ещё чёрт знает кто. Остальные тоже не дураки. Гитары рычат, барабаны бьют прямо в лицо, бас прыгает, как бешеная белка. И знаете, что самое смешное? Если завтра мир рухнет — а он рухнет, не обольщайтесь — последним саундтреком станет «Surprise! You’re Dead!». Потому что ирония — наше всё.

Pretty heavy, I like Epic a lot (no wonder it's the most popular on the album!) Some songs are really good, maybe sound a bit similar to each other..? Other than that, some good beats and tunes, drums are great.

Jeg husker den som det mindst interessante FNM album med Mike Patton, men den lyder stadig virkelig godt og nyskabende. Definitivt 90’er album der kom ud i 80’erne. Sindssyge basgange på hvert nummer. Krydser fingre for at Angel Dust også dukker op

En af de første plader jeg købte, har hørt den urimeligt meget! Det kan godt blive liiiidt for Red Hot Chili Peppers-coded, men til Faith No More's forsvar gjorde de det først og bedst

Bass and guitar sound is on point. Mike Patton on point as well. All very good songs!

This album starts promisingly enough with what sounds like a solid bit of late 80’s metal, but then we come to the second track. Oh boy. White people rapping is something that rarely ends well and shoehorning it into a metal track just makes it more toe-curlingly embarrassing. The previous lead singer Chuck Mosley just about got away with it, but new boy for this album Mike Patton is a fish out of water (literally, in the notorious shot of a fish flopping around in the video that went with this song). Almost unbelievably, it gets worse when he tries to be faux emotional with the track Zombie Eaters. No, just no. The album very nearly redeems itself with a surprisingly faithful cover of the classic War Pigs by Black Sabbath, but the overall impression is of something that has dated very badly.

I must admit I don't know well FNM discography despite their fame (and influence) in the metal community. This, released in the late 80s, is clearly a huge influence for the nu-metal scene of the mid-90s. It has a interesting blend of hard rock/metal from the 80s, some proto-grunge, funk and hip hop (not always the best part to be honest). Patton has a interesting vocal range, even though his way of singing is sometimes irritating, sounding almost like Billy Corgan. It didn't strike me as annoying in his other projects (Fantomas or Tomahawk). Some part (especially the rap ones) have not aged too well unfortunately.

Seemed pretty generic to me.

Yeah..........this was different, but I wouldn't call it good. One hit wonder territory for sure. When your second best song on the album is a straight cover of War Pigs, which you have no chance to do better than the Sabbath....maybe don't? 2 because Epic is a legitimately amazing song, but the rest....eesh

Good rock album

I first heard Faith No More when I started hearing "Epic" on the radio when I was about to graduate high school, in 2003. I listened to our local alternative rock station quite a bit growing up, and I swear I'd never heard it before then. Did it get added to their rotation for the first time around then, or had it just managed to pass me by for several years? I'll never know, I guess. Anyway, I remember becoming really obsessed with "Epic" for a several months, but the only other Faith No More song I know is "We Care A Lot," which was on one of the Rock Band video games. I've been holding off on listening to this album, since I knew it would come up for me eventually, and I'm glad that day is finally here! I wasn’t blown away by The Real Thing, but I thought it was unique, and overall, really good. The thing that really grabbed about this album was the keyboard playing. The keyboards added a lot of depth to the sound, and added to the dark atmosphere of the album. A lot the lyrical themes were pretty dark and depressing, and the musical arrangements enhanced those themes quite a bit. I know Mike Patton’s voice is pretty divisive, but I enjoyed his nasally singing and the power behind his spoken/rapped lyrics. The bass playing on this album was really good too, but I wish it would have been at forefront more often that it was. “Epic” was my favorite song on the album, but I really enjoyed “From Out of Nowhere” as well. The guitar playing and Mike Patton’s vocals make “Epic” so much fun, even though I’ve heard it countless times. The keyboard playing on “From Out of Nowhere” was my favorite on the album, and it was a perfect opening track that established the overall sound of the album. My biggest complaint with The Real Thing is that it felt a bit bloated when it came to its length; even with only listening to the LP version, I thought that it could have stood to drop about ten minutes or so. Still, this was an enjoyable album, and it would serve as a really good soundtrack for a workout session.

The bass slaps. Overall enjoyable. Funny reading hating reviews for this kick-starting nu-metal, when the previous album was slipknot which I enjoyed more

Fucking amazing album, didn’t realize the band went this hard! LOVE the bass slaps

Weird, funky, heavy, great Faith No More

Strait fire.

Fantastic album great sound

Didn’t listen to all of it but seemed oka

Cool album! 3.5/5

classic, timeless

One of my all time favorites. Enjoyed today's listen thoroughly. The entire album is bangers and I don't need to skip any tracks. It's a perfect blend of weirdness, hardness, and listenability. After this album, these guys could've been huge. They went in another direction and kudos for artistic integrity. But this album is a true classic.

It’s pretty good and maybe it’s just cause they’re iconic but I feel like I’ve heard this album a million times before. It’s like if the Red Hoy Chili Peppers did metal instead of funk

A great record

No bad tracks. Wasn’t overly familiar beyond a couple songs — and Epic is the only one I knew well. Extremely good stuff

Yeah it was ace! Some fantastic songs on here. Very much of a time

So dated, so cringey, but better than I thought. If someone came in and I was listening to it, I'd probably die inside. Even the good parts are embarrassing

Boring. Supposed to be metal, but sounds more like plastic. Devoid of any passion.

а мне понравилось, учитывая что это 89 год - думаю из этой группы вылезла альт-рок/ню- метал сцена

Everybody can probably find something they like here. But also something they really don't like... If we're talking pass/fail, this is a pass.

Better than I remember, may need to revisit

Fair

I didn’t know what to expect, but I really enjoyed this album. Some good rock music with some great riffs

Epic is a great song and the only one I had heard from Faith No More before this. It has a few interesting songs with different genres as a base it feels like. It was great listening through the album but I don't think its something I will listen to again at the same time I wouldn't switch away if it turned up in a random playlist.

Not my usual likes but for some reason I always liked FNM. Still do.

how is this guy so bad at picking albums bruh 😭

Pre-listening thoughts: funk metal is a crazy genre combo. I am wary. Post/during listening thoughts: there’s a nasal quality to this guys voice that I’m not a huge fan of. Like sometimes he borders sounding like SpongeBob. This sort of feels like if Linkin Park met RHCP. It’s definitely more accessible than a lot of metal, but I’m not sure that I like it. 3/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: From Out of Nowhere, Falling to Pieces Least fav tracks: Epic, Zombie Eaters, The Real Thing

Tem suas músicas, e realmente parece um pouco com Red Hot, um funk com rap, algo diferente. Gostei de Epic e Woodpecker From Mars.

I remember hating this rock sound when it was new, I am no more a fan now it’s old Epic is a good tune but quite happy to skip the rest

The first one with Mr.Patton, here's where the real greatness starts

The dorkiness is dialled to 11 on this record that shouts the makers’ enthusiasms, a baggy utility trousers of an album with all sorts hanging off it on elastic cords, clumps of keys, a bottle opener, a cigarette lighter, maybe a Warhammer figurine, far too much crap, but the awkward look is its own. The keyboards are the Dude’s rug: they tie the album together. Maybe the only record tainted with funk metal that doesn’t act as an emetic on me. Who Dorks Wins.

"Epic" is the sole highlight of this particular Limp Bizkit progenitor.

Other than War Pigs, I was unfamiliar with every other song. It was, basic. Personally I was just content. Underwhelming- no complaints, but no positive things to report either.

These first 3 songs make me feel like I can lift a car off a baby. Yaaaas I hadn't listened to this in decades. Interesting to look back - for years I thought I'd hated the mix of rap+rock but I did love this album (and Rage...) which mostly preceded it all. Instead I realize it was definitely the closely-aligned gross nu-metal that was and still is goddamn reprehensible. It's a fine line and maybe they should be docked a point for perhaps being the genesis of the worst "musical" genre to ever exist on mother earth... I digress ... and truly this is not quite that - a definite head banger this one. The negative - and it's huge and in no way could I properly express or identify it back in the day - is the massively loud and overly compressed mix. It sounds awful, just everything is at 11 at all times. Gets real weary on the ears. I hate thrash but for some reason the few examples approaching it here (e.g. "Surprise! You're Dead!") don't bother me as much - maybe it's the tongue-in-cheek aspect of it, or that it's just a little flight of fancy. Great to hear this one again, the CD is somewhere deep in the basement so I gotta keep this in the streaming library - I'd forgotten about the "War Pigs" cover and that was a fun re-discovery. 8/10 4 stars.

I really liked this one. It felt like an early pop/punk album mixed with some 80s hair metal. The cover of War Pigs and the last blues tune really sealed the deal for me.

Awesome album all tracks are bangers

average at best

Love this. Makes me bounce about and feel young

You do have to love Mike Patton. Some of his later work got more fun but Faith No More is a great introduction. It's not the best music but it's of the time, was fun and had good energy, and did something. Woodpecker from Mars is cool. This influenced a lot of crappy music

Obviously this had a big influence on music in the future. Melodically the album has it's moments and the production isn't bad. The vocals get tiring and the songs are a little formulaic feeling at times. Somewhere between a 2 and 3 for me

Such a good CD. The cover of War Pigs is outstanding!!

2/5

Solid album, great tunes, Love Mike's voice!

This is like if Guns and Roses met the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not bad.

Woah. I like this. Faith No More is a band that I'd only somewhat heard of before getting this album. All I really knew was that they were a metal-adjacent band with a guy named Mike Patton on vocals. I really didn't know what to expect going into their third album (and first with Patton), The Real Thing. Fortunately, what I ended up getting was a pretty cool album! The Real Thing is very different from the majority of the albums on this list, but I think that's a good thing. The album stands out in a good way. Patton's vocals are very love-it-or-hate-it. I wasn't huge on them at first, but they've definitely grown on me a bit. They're certainly characteristic. The writing is varied and pretty interesting as well. Like, what do you think a song called "Zombie Eaters" is about? Did you say babies? Probably not, but that's what the song is about! The instrumentation has got to be my favorite thing here. The bass lines, guitar riffs, and drumming are all incredibly strong. I love them. These songs are pretty cool overall. "Falling to Pieces" has an amazing bass part. "From Out of Nowhere" is a cool opener. The album's most popular song, "Epic" is, as the title suggests, pretty epic. There's even a pretty good cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" as a bonus track. Overall, The Real Thing is a pretty good first impression to a band that I probably should've checked out earlier. And apparently, this isn't even their best album, so I may have to check out some of their other albums later. Strong 4/5.

seems like it jumps genres a little bit and based on the year i imagine this was band that started and/or popurlized theese genres

You could call Faith No More metal-adjacent or grunge-adjacent. I like to think of them as Pop Metal. I like the tracks wherein the singer raps, but after the first couple of songs the vocals began to grate.

this was a great album! I enjoyed every track! The bass is killer too

Nothing special really. War Pigs cover just made me want to listen to Black Sabbath instead.

Yeah...its fine

Great sound, fun album.

3.7 3x despite being familiar with war pigs and epic, didn't realize it was this band

While not as bad as the few other albums I've rated particularly poorly, there is just nothing in this album that even (for a moment let alone a whole song) had me intrigued. And there were unfortunately a few instances where I made a bad face. It's just simply not my thing. Least Fav Track: Epic Fav Track: The Real Thing

I really liked the album instrumentals. Enjoyable and such a vibe. Definitely good perspective on what 80s/90s rock sounded like.

Epic is so bad, how was this popular. 10 years in the dungeon Will I listen to again: 0%

Good late-80s-pre-grunge.

Day 18: The Real Thing - Faith No More. This album is a very fun metal-adjacent album, but is it an essential listen? I'd say otherwise. Metal music is my bias, so I definitely enjoyed this album very much. However, I really do not find it to be an essential listen, especially when you take some of the snubbed metal albums into consideration. Among the albums in "1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", there is no TOOL, Dream Theater, solo Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Death, Opeth, or Exodus. The list goes on. I'd find those artists to be significantly more essential for the selection of metal music in the album compilation than Faith No More. The Real Thing is a fun album with various fun songs. I enjoyed it very much, but it is nowhere near one of the best metal albums I have ever heard. I have an issue with the arbitrary selection of metal albums in the album compilation. At least Sepultura is on there twice. Personal Enjoyment: 5/5. How Much It Belongs Here: 2/5.

Was "Epic"

4/5. Nu-metal is major hit or miss and it really just depends on the vibe. There are some cringe moments here, a staple of nu-metal, but there are some pretty sweet heavier moments that let it stand out. Like the vocalist can really sing when he wants to and the drummer goes hard along with the guitarist. This was a much more satisfying album than I was expecting but it's on thin ice to go down to a 3. Best Song: Epic, The Real Thing, Woodpecker From Mars (Bonus, I dig the War Pigs cover, that was pretty sick)

Ugh. I can’t stand most of this album. “Epic” is the kind of song that makes me immediately change the radio station, it’s such a terrible Red Hot Chili Peppers knockoff. Mike Patton is not a bad vocalist, in fact I think he’s very talented, but why the fuck is he trying to hard to sound like Anthony Kiedis on this track? It’s horrific and I hate it. The only redeeming thing on this record is the cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” Everything else is grating and unpleasant. 1*

What a strange album. The rapping parts I really don't like at all, but the weird singing parts I find strangely charming? At parts it almost reminds me of that album from the Mars Volta. I give it props for being something different, and I like the War Pigs cover. The last track was my favorite. 5/10

Really dynamic album that has aged well and is varied

Is what it is.

God damn, Faith No More are such a cool band. It’s hard to say what the best part of the band is. Mike Patton’s vocals are so uniquely his own, and so perfect for the music. The guitars are filthy, the bass is loud and thumpy, and the drums tie everything together to make something absolutely banging. I recognised more than I expected here too - I knew that I’d recognise Epic, but didn’t know I’d be familiar with some of the others. And the cover of War Pigs is, dare I say, a much tighter and better sounding version than Black Sabbath’s. There’s really nothing to dislike here.

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the video for Epic. I didn't have MTV at home, so it was sort of rare to see it. Song is top notch.

Epic as a track is pretty much exactly that. The rest of the album? Not so much. Are these guys at the credible end of the 80s hair-metal spectrum, or the naff end of the early- 90s grunge-adjacent spectrum, or some other kind of thing? Stopped caring at some point during my listen.

Nice rock.

I bet this made people "woah" in 1989. I always have respect for pioneers even I don't like them. This album is energetic and interesting but tries too hard that it becomes cringe at some points.

Started off good, but it started feeling a bit repetitive towards the end

Great hard rock album and the slap bass was very unique. To me the songs sounded very alike

I’m not a metal guy, but I still enjoyed this. Should revisit later. Though, covering War Pigs is pretty dumb, it’s already perfect

War Pigs is good. Otherwise, not for me.

3.8/5

Very 80’s hair band sound

Great Faith No More

So this is what spawned all those awful nu-metal bands of the 90s and early 2000s

The Real Thing is the third studio album by American rock band Faith No More, released on June 20, 1989. Fairly standard stuff that was coming out at the time. Bands were starting to experiment with more funk/hevy rock/metal sounds. Kinda along the lines of Jane's Addiction or early Chili Peppers. Only less good. One could definitely draw a direct line from this album to nu metal bands that would show up about ten years later.

A bit familiar. Not bad.

Und immer wieder ein Push nach vorne. Großartig!

wow now i see where buckcherry gets it from

I enjoyed this album, it's a rocker. Thanks for sending it over.

Not bad, not my favorite metal album either though.

3 stars here, and Epic is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. In my older years I’ve come to pretty much dislike the proto rap/funk infused rock. Some tracks here are worth listening to, but you gotta sort through too much fluff and (kinda wankery) to find them.

The arrival of Mike Patton's impressive vocal range proved to be even better than the real thing for Faith No More and the emerging funk metal movement, though for me it's something I only really want in small doses.

3.64

Nope.

Not Faith Hill, and not bad. Thought War Pigs was someone else and The Real Thing was good, too.

Didn’t like this, his voice was higher than I thought it would be. Metal but kind of generic boring. Garrett says he sings differently on other albums.

This band was never for me because of the nasally whiny vocals. Nothing changed on this listen at all.

This is a strange mix of metal paired with keyboards, long-hair, harmonization and spoken word. The Real Thing fused together a lot of disparate trends emerging in pop music. I'm dating myself here, but this is one of the first albums I ever purchased. To me, War Pigs was the best song on the album and likely my first exposure to Sabbath. Great album and some of the best money I ever spent at Peaches.

“Surprise! You’re Dead!” was a surprise. Shifted things in a much more metal direction than I expected from the “Epic” guys. While it swings back and forth between hair metal, thrash metal, and funk metal, it's hard to get a good read on Faith No More. Are they shooting for Metallica or Red Hot Chili Peppers? More interesting than the genre swings, however, was the discovery that Faith No More was fronted by Mr. Bungle’s Mike Patton. I never really listened to Mr. Bungle, but my college roommate loved them.

My Faith No More guys says, “First 3 songs are solid. Kinda falls off after that.” I’d change that to a solid first 4 songs. Now I know where rap metal came from.

3/5

a lot better than expected a wide variety

This is really cool. From Out of Nowhere and Woodpecker From Mars are my favorite songs here. The bass slaps and the other instruments are well played too. The best hard rock that the 80's had to offer. A lot better than the hair metal drivel that came before and a lot better than the countless rap rock nu metal albums that were inspired by it.

Some proper rock with great bass and guitar goin on here. Great cover of war pigs, but that was the only teach that really stuck out to me.

A rocking good time and although their music can get too monotonous “Epic” is a classic anthem.

What a directional shift from hair and heavy metal to begin exploring what will become some of metal's biggest subgenres of the new age. Though I'm much more a fan of the fantasy and experimental aspects than the rap rock that inspired literally every member of Korn, it's a great listen when in the right place. It brings a surprising amount of balance

I need to listen to more stuff with Mike Patton, everything he does seems to be so much fun.

This album rocked. Got better and better too. Mike Patton is an all timer as a front man.

Rap metal, huh? My son and his crowd dug this back then, reminds me of Wayne's World kinda effort... 2 stars for nostalgia

some decent alt metal

Epic Album

not my jam.

Nope. 1

More fun than I thought

Not particularly interesting.

2.5

Nice

The few songs that go hard are solid, the rest are meh.

First ever listen. This was largely enjoyable. Slight criticism is that the rapping sounds weak and outdated.

Dit album kan ik reviewen zonder het te luisteren. Grijsgedraaid (kan dat bij een CD) begin jaren negentig denk ik. In retrospectief is War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover) het beste nummer en de rest all over the place. Hun beste album liet nog even op zich wachten.

This over angel dust? Ok I love Mike Patton, am not the biggest FNM guy, and this isn’t their best album. I’ll give it a 3 to be nice to Mike

Wow. All the styles, all executed well. Before this, I was confused about these guys because I heard they were heavy, but it didn't seem they fit in. My confusion turns out to be just correct haha, that's the way these guys are. They can damn well do heavy, but the other stuff is deliciously wacky mixed in Is it possible to give a million fucking stars just to the Woodpecker from Mars?? So many moments in this album blew my mind. They even improved on Black Sabbath!!

Ugh, real love/hate relationship with this one. There are some great tracks, to which I gleefully sing along. But at its core, this is not far away from speed metal, which I tend to despise. I respect the skill, but find so much of it cheesy.

Epic is, well, epic. But the rest doesn’t really hold up.

I kept trying to give it a fair shot but found myself skipping to the next song half way thru. No tea no shade, this sounds like something my dad would like.

"Zombie Eaters" is a seriously weird song, and Edge of the World is even worse.

I remember this mob. They were the act for a while. Filled the airwaves, that special sound they found just rocked it. The album ... Not quite so much. I had a hear, and it was recognisable and energetic, and that's all I can really say about it. Unlikely to listen to again. Not never, but unlikely. 2 stars.

Great album from a bygone era.

I remember when this record came out. Not one of my favorite bands from the era, but time has made this one nostalgic.

Rock that borders onto metal is not my thing. There are a couple of good songs on this album but that is about it! Favourite song: Zombie eaters was a good song out of a bad bunch and I liked the cover of War Pigs but it doesnt touvh the original. Least favourite: The rest of the album Album artwork: Cool cover

1.5/5

Þetta fannst mér leiðinlegt. Epic er flott lag og War Pigs er nottla snilld en þeir eiga það ekki... 2.5.

Leiðinlegt.

Rating: 7/10 Creative mix of metal, funk, and hip-hop. Very unique and a few great songs but a lot of it did not fully click with me.

The basslines are fuckin' RAW, and (in my opinion) are the highlight of this whole album. Some cool tracks in here, notably the jam on "Woodpecker from Mars". Also I wasn't prepared for a fairly decent cover of "War Pigs" immediately following. I've heard "Epic" a million times, and while it is an amazing song, I can't help but feel like its impact is dampened a bit when listening to the full album. It kind of blends in to the other tracks.

Not my thing. Kind of the worst of all worlds. Whiny country-metal vocals, uninteresting glam rock instrumentation, and boring lyrics.

Eclectic mix of metal styles, from radio-friendly hair metal, to heavy metal, to more thrashy songs to rap-metal reminiscent of Red Hot Chili Peppers. I don’t like the nasally, pinched-nose vocals the lead singer uses sometimes but other than that this was pretty enjoyable. The bonus cover of “War Pigs” was fun.

"Epic" is truly an... epic track that metal fans have been singing together for decades. I have so many fond memories of being younger and riding around in a borrowed car with my friends and blaring this track over the speakers. It's got such an eclectic and anthemic sound, and I've always found it as kind of an underground metal version of cultural influence like "Bohemian Rhapsody", but of course not nearly at that magnitude. You could walk around at a metal show and start singing the chorus and people around you would join in. Unfortunately the rest of the album is kind of forgettable and nothing is even in the same universe of excellence as "Epic". Mike Patton's voice might not be for everyone but he is such a talent that I implore anyone listening who doesn't know him to check out some of his other work- Mr. Bungle's "Pink Cigarette" (a favorite of mine) has him crooning a noir lounge ballad that is a stark contrast to the singing on this album and it is incredible. The music video is just as amazing and shows off his humor too. This album is a perfect 3/5 for this list. It is a pretty solid album without anything bad per se, but it also contains an incredibly well known song in the history of a genre. That song is so necessary for inclusion on this list that the whole album has to be included, and thus, a solid 3.

Epic.

the real thing

A unique blend of styles that you would not expect if all you knew were the pop metal singles. But, lucky for me, a good friend had this back in the day so I was prepared. Overall, a 3.5*.. But I will round up because it made me feel good to listen to today.

Better the first listen, but it gets the benefit of a dry week.

Been a bit since I've listed to this one. Enjoyed it more than I remember. I honestly think Angel Dust should be here instead of this album, but it stand up pretty damn well, all the same.

No. 277/1001 From Out of Nowhere 4/5 Epic 3/5 Falling to Pieces 3/5 Surprise! You're Dead 3/5 Zombie Eaters 4/5 The Real Thing 3/5 Underwater Love 4/5 The Morning After 3/5 Woodpecker from Mars 2/5 War Pigs 3/5 Edge of the World 3/5 Average: 3,18 Overall pretty nice listen.

Some albums are beautiful curated, while piece. This is not that. It’s all over the place. Some times good … some times super heavy … mostly just a bit meh.

Enjoyed this rocky metaly melodic RCHP alike vibe

I think I sort of liked this album in the 90s, but it's not aged well and certainly not an albums worth of listening. 2 best track - Epic, obviously.

3+ too monotonous

I first came into contact with Faith no More with the album "Angel Dust". And I thought that album was great. It took me a while to get to The Real Thing. I only got and listened to this album as part of a 4 CD collection. I also think this album is great. However, as I have just checked, I still think "Angel Dust" is better. 4/5

I'm not a fan of metal so the funk and rap metal songs weren't my thing, but the album is diverse stylisically and I quite liked the rest of the album. It sounds like this band influenced the 90s nu metal bands a lot. Overall an ok listen.

After some rough going on this list lately I'm delighted to have something familiar I can just relax with and enjoy. Ridiculous then, ridiculous now. Ticks all my boxes. 1989, before anything mattered. Good times.

Faith no more is an acquired taste but damn mike Patton is one of the greatest vocalists out there

A really interesting bit of experimental funk alt metal that sadly influenced bad nu metal.

Mike Patton ABSOLUTELY deserves to be represented on this list, but for Mr. Bungle!!! For Mr. Bungle people! Not for this! 2 fumbles outta 5 🏈🏈

good bit not blown away

Loved this album from beginning to end when it first came out. Still sounds pretty damn good.

I did not like this. It felt like getting sexually assaulted by the early 90's. Rock and rap can go together but i needed a bath after this as it just felt greasy

It's okay. Reminded me of high school.

I have something against the voice of the frontman.

Tof rockalbum. Meer dan dat is het ook niet. Ben niet altijd fan van z'n stem. 3.2

There are some really cool and funky baselines here

My mom knows the drummers mom

Awful buttrock trash

I never this record in it's entirety before. It was pretty good.

"The Real Thing" is the third studio album by Anerican rock band Faith No More and the first album with lead vocalist Mike Patton following the dismal of Chuck Mosley. Alternative metal, funk metal and rap metal are the Wiki-listed genres. I'll agree with that. The other bandmembers included Mike Bordin (drums), Roddy Bottum (keyboards), Bill Gould (bass) and James Martin (guitars). Commercially, the album hit #11 in the US and #30 in the UK. A driving guitar and bass and pounding drums kick-off "From Out of Nowhere." Melodic keys. Patton's nasily vocals as he sees a girl and she's gone. A big grand orchestral-sounding intro begins "Epic" then changes to rap with a hip hop beat and then back to the synth chorus with Patton singing. They add in a heavy metal guitar interlude. This is a smorgasbord board of styles. And, of course, the piano outro. Fish, anyone? Bill Gould brings the funky bass in "Falling to Pieces." A Living Colour-esque guitar. 80's style synths. Catchy, almost poppy. Nice touch with the female backing vocals at the end. "Surprise! You're Dead" brings it. Speed metal guitar and pace. Patton raps and has a great evil laugh. The album closes with an instrumental in "Woodpecker from Mars." The band is just showing off their technical ability. Symphony-sounding synths mixed with a heavy metal band. Dramatic. And, a bass jam. The first time I heard "Epic" I was a little confused. I liked the song somewhat but found it a bit much musically combining the styles. I still hear the same thing but I know now after listening to this album that this is one of the strengths of this band and album. The band has a funky bass, heavy metal guitar, 80's-style synth, versatile drumming and a bratty-sounding guy rapping and singing. And this works. Everyone musically holds their own and contributes. This is really good album. It's another album that I've had this week that I'm not sure I get in 1989. Highly recommended.

Really enjoyed

An okay album but not really my thing.

Honestly a very fun listen. It's like a more palatable version of RHCP (fuck Anthony Kiedis.) Quite good indeed.

Decent music and songs. Shame about the comic con voice. Cheap-looking album cover, too.

Again, I like a lot of bands that these guys influenced, but not them. Woodpecker from Mars saved this from a 2. 3/5

didn't listen

This album is a stunning masterpiece from start to finish. Stellar work from Mike and gang.

3 observations: - I hate the singer’s voice, or at least the weird affect he gives it. I may have been generous and rated the album 3*, but that voice irreparably dragged the whole thing down. - A few tracks in, I had to check which year this came out - it sounds exactly like early 2000s nu-metal, so I was surprised it was so much older. I guess there’s something admirable about that, but I hate nu-metal. - “Epic” took me back to playing Rock Band with my younger sister and joking about what “it” could be. Sorry, though, the nostalgia can’t save it.

Nice surprise to find out Mike Patton is the vocalist. Was stuck between a 4 and 5 but leans more 5 for me for top-class vocals and instrumentalists

So I'm obviously stunned at the appearance of this album, especially coming 1000 in, but I'm also slightly disappointed. Angel Dust was my front runner to make my own add as a "must hear." This album makes an argument as 2nd best due to consistency and that it's such a game changer, but Patton's voice isn't fully developed here and the album was done mostly without him. Still, this is an all timer.

Mike Patton is no Chest Rockwell

Another classic album of the early alternative rock era. One of the first rap rock combos to get significant air play. Also check out the classic video for the big single on the album, Epic. An all time classic video that helped propel Faith No More to stardom.

I have to say no thank you to this one

American Rock music.

Good

I'd like Epic more if the chorus was longer. Surprise! You're Dead! was weird. Zombie Eaters was probably my favourite, followed by Woodpecker From Mars.

Should be called Please No More

2 stars is still more than I thought I’d like it

If they had put up a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Musical” on Broadway in the early 90’s, it probably would’ve sounded just like this.

Faith No more exist on the edge of my consciousness and this album has never registered. Was expecting more than what actually tuned up on this album. Same old same old so instantly forgettable. 2/5 10/9/24

The vocals take a lot away for me

I recognized Epic and thought the war pigs cover was fun. Good enough altogether

The War Pigs cover was the only enjoyable part of this

I really thought that the song Epic came out in like 1994 because it just feels of that time. We also missed that song during trivia the other week so I am now less likely to forget it. However, I did not enjoy this album lol

An interesting listen, cool to see the influence in nu-metal bands like korn, limp bizkit, papa roach. Guys voice was annoying. I liked epic and war pigs (credit mostly to Ozzie). Wouldn’t actively seek this out but glad we got it.

First listen. Decent.