The Real Thing

Amazing album!

C’est ok. Epic est un classique. Mike Patton est toujours intéressant. D’un autre côté, ça vieilli mal, ce qui fait que je n’aurais pas tendance à écouter ça aujourd’hui.

C'est pas mal le seul album de Faith No More que je connais. Je ne suis pas un grand fan de leur funk Metal, mais pour moi, la présence de Mike Patton est ce qui me donne envie d'écouter les albums du groupe (je suis fan de Mike Patton depuis la découverte de Mr. Bungle). La chanson Epic, plus grand hit du groupe, est très bonne et montre bien le talent de chanteur de Patton. Donc je ne peux pas dire que c'est un gros coup de coeur à la première écoute, mais c'est définitivement un album qui a sa place dans cette liste puisque c'est le premier méga succès du groupe et par la bande de Mike Patton, que le succès de cet album a permis à Mr Bungle d'avoir son premier contrat de disque, que ce style parfois proche du hip hop dans la façon de chanter avec ce son métal a influencé la vague rap/métal des années 90.

Don't need it.

Grew up on this and Angel Dust in junior high/high school. I may not like some of the things that spawned in its wake, but this is some seriously original genre bending metal, especially for its time. One thing that I don't love is that some of the synth tones are so dated/out of the box, but in a way it's charming because it brings you back to that very particular time period. Mike Patton's voice is definitely their greatest instrument. He convinces you he is completely unhinged at times, yet what he is doing technically assures you he is in absolute control. Though I prefer Patton's more experimental work with Mr Bungle, etc., this still will always work for me due to nostalgia.

Clearly talented and has some fun moments, but Faith No More always felt a bit hollow to me... like it's almost there but stopped before finishing the race. Definitely some memories listening to a few of these though.

I am guilty of not expanding my listening habits of Faith No More past ‘Epic’, a song that a fuckin’ love. That chorus is catchy and has a cool contrast to the verse. The rest of album definitely matched the vibe but overall it felt a bit lengthy. Sick ‘War Pigs’ Cover.

can see why they are on this list, but not a big fan of nu metal. quite theatrical, glam metal-y?, a little funky. feels like the type of mash-up you would expect at the end of the 80s, but this is all in retrospect of course. favorite track: epic

Amazing album! This is another formative album for me that I have been listening to for the last 20 years. Pumped this made it on the list!

Pretty good though I feel as though it suffers from the same instrumentals on each song besides a few that had their own distinct sounds.

p606. 1989. 2 stars Average Aerosmith/Kiss wannabees with average songs play loud to try and cover up deficiencies and fail. The best song on this is a cover. Nothing to keep your attention here, move along. WTF is this doing on the list?

This is a seminal album from an influential band.

Good, and with a couple of really well known (and really good) tracks, but patchy and inconsistent later on. The Black Sabbath cover and the instrumental seem pretty unnecessary, perhaps even self-indulgent

Nice, really like "Epic"

This was the last album I bought in vinyl when the world had moved on from the format (I’ve bought others since, but it was the end of an era). Epic is a blast but there’s other stuff on here that’s great. Falling to Pieces and The Real Thing especially.

Epic is Epic, always has been...and the whole mess of styles going on here are interesting but my first hand knowledge of Faith No More comes from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey...so you know...not the greatest sounding board for them here...

I could listen to Mike Payton all day

Epv spoko, reszta nic specjalnego. Cover war pigs bez potrzeby,

A decent album, but not worth a re-listen. Patton's voice wears on you.

Too heavy and repetitive

I liked this slightly more than most metal I've gotten on here, but I didn't really like it very much.

still remember this one well from high school. hard rocking, nearly metal, with some prog influences. i can see why i liked it.

So good I listened a lot.

This is decent - the start of the album is great, and the guy's voice is great for this kind of music, sounds like the lovechild of Jon Bon Jovi and Axel Rose. But, it goes a bit downhill after the first four tracks to be honest. Gets a bit too long, drawn out, and self indulgent in places and doesn't quite have the same pizazz as the first section.

Enjoyed a lot, think my teenage self would have enjoyed more though

Badass. Love Epic, sweet War Pigs cover, loads of smashes.

Really enjoyed this apart from the nasal vocals. Which is quite a big part but I will give them 4 stars anyway. Congratulations faith no more

When Mike Patton isn't a complete madman with his other projects, he's out here with Faith No More offering some good and fun funk metal tracks. I especially got a kick from the two bonus tracks at the end. Favorites: "Epic", "Falling to Pieces", "The Real Thing"

meh

Epic e jo ganske epic, men blei litt for nasalt for meg i lengden

Pretty good

As expected. Some regognisable and half decent songs but nothing to hugely catch my eye.

I guess this is an important album as it seems like a prototype for a lot of nu-metal bands that came in the mid-late 90’s. Not my cup of tea though.

Being late 80's funk metal not all of this has aged well, but it stands up suprisingly well. Not my favourite FNM but still bangs.

This band is known but I didn't listen to it because it's not my style. There's a version of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" that's not bad.

In the no-man's land between metal, soft rock, and grunge. Utterly cringey in places.

I had a teacher in college who loved Faith No More. I did not enjoy that teacher and had avoided Faith No More. It turns out that they were right about one thing and this album was a banger.

It was a good listen but was lacking a spark. It doesn't help that it's dated as hell, especially their cover of War Pigs. That being said, still enjoyed it, just felt middle in the road.

What a great album. It's one that I've only fairly recently started listening to, which is weird.

Can one judge a band for spawning a contemptible legacy? You know, if every band citing them as an influence turns out to be not just woeful, but hateful? Radiohead and landfill indie, or Nirvana and all those godawful mid-90s angsty alt-rock twats? One of the most acute examples of deleterous imitators threatening the original band's reputation is Faith No More. Practically a one-hit wonder in their home country of the States, they managed much more success in Europe and the Antipodes. Despite this, the lead singer Mike Patton has good (hah!) claim to be the godfather of an especially American genre, nu-metal. With The Real Thing's eclectic fusion of metal, funk, rap, and prog, Faith No More set up what would become the sorriest genre of music 10 years later. The line from Faith No More to Korn, Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach is an inch long with no deviations. Is The Real Thing to blame for the crimes of the future? Well, it's not as if it can't be judged for the crimes of its present. Funk metal and rap rock are hardly the most esteemed of genres for justified reasons: not only were the songs usually risible, they tried too hard to convince that they were the apotheosis of cool, making them the least cool music on the planet. Still, I was 6 when Epic was released as a single, and I remember thinking that the song and video, what with its rapping and its posturing and its special effects, was awesome and radical, a song worthy for the Bretts of the world. Thirty years on, I can't deny it still has an immature charm, even if the vision of Mike Patton frugging around like a numpty in Bermuda shorts invites a chuckle and not a whoop. It does remember to rock enough, and that's enough for it to work, if not quite excel. And you can extend that judgement to the rest of the album. It's a servicable rock album, diminished partially by showy gooning. Although Epic is the defining song of the album, I prefer the opener From Out of Nowhere, which is a fine, solid bit of 80s hard rock. The album peaks with its straightest rock numbers, yet chafes when they start slapping the bass and throwing gang signs. I should also mention that Mike's voice proves divisive; many will find it, like those of his nu-metal descendents, uninvitingly whiny. I empathise with that position, but I was able to forgive it. It's adolescent more than discordant. I acknowledge that I'm being generous, but there are far worse albums in the world. Every album claiming this album as inspiration, for instance.

Sabbath cover was decent.

Hårt men tråkigt

War pigs is pretty good but the raps were painful

This was an enjoyable album with a lot to listen for. I liked the bass line on most of the tracks and thought that it sat fairly well in the mix. I could see myself listening to some of the tracks again and possibly giving the album as a whole a second listen at some point and possibly boosting its rating.

It was new for me, but I liked it.

I really just didn't care for this album -- I didn't like the lead vocalist and the songs were just bland. They also couldn't seem to pick a lane musically...do they want to be a metal band, or a Red Hot Chili Peppers knockoff, or a whiny rock band?

Epic is a great song and I enjoyed the cover of War Pigs. Didn't really need any of the rest of it but it wasn't bad.

This album does a neat thing of bridging the sound of 80s hair bands and early 90s grunge. Nothing blew me away but Epic is a great song and I overall liked the album.

Enjoyed Epic and a good war pigs cover. Otherwise middle of the road. 3.5, I'll round up.

tkm

Best Song: From Out of Nowhere. I really like the unconventional, somewhat whiny voice in this style of rock. A nice kickoff to the album. Worst Song: Epic. Truthfully, it might just be because this was the only song that I had heard before, so the others were improved by the novelty. Overall: Like a palatable Smashing Pumpkins, or a less interesting Porcupine Tree. Little bit grunge, little bit rock, and even coming close to the precipice of a rap-style delivery. Likely not something I would seek out to listen to again, but relatively interesting for a first spin.

mmmmm bit shouty but started promising

They made a huge splash and even though my roommate and I had the album, we hardly ever listened to it. Mainstreaming thrash guitar, and a metallic bass, they apparently had a great deal of influence with their later albums on System of a Down and the like. And probably introduced a whole new generation to Black Sabbath with their cover of War Pigs, which is a mitzvah.

Has the song epic. Pretty good album

An easy 5, and old favourite. Big fan of FNM and Mike.

Annoying stretched vocals. Very clean tracks. There is some funk and rap like parts. Something that 90s bands would later perfect. After the first 3 tracks that were really hard to get through the record becomes less cringe. But it's still drap and it dips into cringe. The album feels so long.

Obviously, they had their big hit song on this album. Other than that song this isn’t very good.

Meh.

Dawno nie bylo picka tak sarkastycznie zatytulowanego, bo the real thing obok prawdziwej rzeczy nawet nie stalo, jest to trzeci studyjny krazek bany faith no more z hameryki, plyta pochodzi z 89 i jest wszystkim tym co uslyszec czlowiek uszami wyobrazni gdy pomysli sobie o blendzie radiowym z gta san andreas, skad tak dziwne skojarzenie, bo bite 54 minuty plyty brzmia jak kompilacja poteznej klasy, bo gatnkow mozna by listowac i listowac jak to robi wiki, ale najbardziej razi po uszach metalowe rapowanie, doslownie i w przenosi, bo zespol czerpie zarowno instrumentalnie jak i na dostawie lirycznej z obu gatunkow w roznych proporcjach, co daje prawie definicyjny nu metal, a efektem tego sa takie perelki jak suprise you are dead, czy chocby osmiominutowy epik, czyli tytulowy the real thing, ktory podczas tak dlugiego long pleju prezentuje 69 twarzy pana Mika Pattona, ktory jest odpowiedzialny za tego paczworka, ktory moze dobrze robic za praszczura limp bizkitowego grania, bo jest on odpowiedzialny za wokale jak i kompozycje liryczne bandy, a pozostala czworka jest jego grajkami, ktory momentami potrafia ratowac plyte serwujac jakis instrumentalny utwor, jak najbardziej sluchalny z calego albumu woodpecker from mars, bo nawet nie sam miks gatunkowy i brak jakiejs autentycznosci brzmienia przeszkadzala mi w odsluchu, ale liryka polaczona z wystepem wokalem pana Pattona, ktory od hardych growlowan i porykiwan przechodzi w slodkie spiewy, a od lirycznej strony to najbardziej nasuwajacym sie okresleniem jest redneckowy humorek bialych hamerykanow lat 90, idealny przepis na krindzowanie prawie godzinne, prawie bo na liscie utworow pojawiaja sie takze covery w tym ostatnio osluchany war pigs od sabathow, ktory najlepiej wskazuje co mnie drazni podczas tego odsluchu, czyli frontmen grupy, wiec zespol gra, ale spiewanie nie trafilo w moje gusta, zwlaszcza gdy ma sie porownanie na swiezo z orginalem, na plejke leci wspomniany marsjanski dzieciol jako jedyny utwor w pelni instrumentalny

I was really happy to see Faith No More pop up on this list and thoroughly enjoyed this album. It's been many years since I last listened to them, but I should obviously start doing so again. They're rock solid in all of their versatility and their catchy, funky alternative metal mash-up is simply a ton of fun to listen to. Highlights: Falling To Pieces and the very good War Pigs cover

Good stuff

3.5/5 Good, but not something I would search out.

I remember really enjoying this at the start of high school and wondering what was wrong with me because none of my friends liked it. Turns out, I’m not in Tool.

Singing this album from front to back. It's one of my youth favourites. From Out Of Nowhere grabbed me the first time I heard it. It's album 3 of the band that was still growing. Album 4 was their masterpiece.

Couple songs fit for "Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 1"

Was surprised to see this album on the list. I really did enjoy it though. War Pigs remake did it justice.

besides "Epic", meh

if most other bands put out this album it would be their best album, but in their catalogue it's the weird middle child while they were changing their sound and it's really not very memorable outside of a few standout songs. also mike patton sounds like someone punched him in the throat for like the whole album for some reason

Plenty of artist came after Faith No More. Did they do it the best? Nah. Did they do something original? Yes. Did it inspire a lot of great and crappy bands? Yep. Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, etc. I wouldn't say that I fully enjoyed the album. Plenty of eye rolls but they were talented and doing something different. That's admirable. Enjoyable all the way through? Not so much. Admirable? Yep.

I'd never heard anything other than Epic. Sounds a little bit like an alternative band dipping their toes in nu metal. Sneaky good War Pigs cover. Not something I'll listen to again and again, but kind of a fun listen that takes me back to the early 90s.

Epic is a good song, but most of this album is kinda mediocre to me. This was released the year I graduated HS.

Ekki skemmtileg

I...I really like this. This album has shredding metal guitar, killer rhythm, genre bending tracks, dark humor, and sweet rock vocals. Falling to Pieces is a blast. I'm not crazy about the thrash stuff like Surprise! You're Dead, but I like the typical hair metal stuff.

Black Sabbath cover, War Pigs, best thing about this record

I just don't like his voice

I was not expecting much, I was not expecting to like this album, but the funky groove that threads itself through most of it and the soulful almost Tricky-like vocals won me over. And the songs which often lean towards bombast are pretty good too. In that way the remind a little of Nine Inch Nails. I bet their damn good live. Finish things off with a pretty inspired version of War Pigs and what we have here is a 4 🌟 album.

A hidden favorite of mine that flies under the radar for most of modern music fans. Solid from the get with From Out of Nowhere through Edge of the World.

Loved the War Pigs cover. Can't take or leave the rest

listened to again still kinda boring

Although this is not my favorite album by Faith No More, it is definitely their most well-known because of "the song." Even with that song, I like this one a lot. It's funny, a friend of mine and I diverge right around here for FNM. I started to like them more and more, with this being where I really became more interested in them. By the time the next album came out, I was all in and my friend had bailed. The band has evolved so much past "Epic." However, you can hear a lot of their future endeavors in this, going from "From Out Of Nowhere" to "Zombie Eaters." Patton's voice is an interesting choice here. It is so much more than what is featured here, but I get the feeling he was trying to be a bit like Chuck Moseley, the previous singer. The trio bass/keys/drums really puts such an effective groove. I can pick out Bordin's drumming pretty easily, he has a very distinctive snare hit, kind of like Bill Bruford, actually. The music is wide-ranging, although not as much as later albums, which made it not so easy to pigeonhole the band. But as it is it's an amazing effort by the band. I wish that they had held onto Jim Martin for longer. But, the work he does here is great. I would definitely say this is the album to start with if you wanted to get into Faith No More, but it is not their best. I never bought "Edge Of The World", But one clunker doesn't mean the album sucks, right? And "Woodpecker From Mars..." holy crap is that great! So high praise for this one, I will give it 5, great intro album for this band, but their later albums really progress from here.

Another one of those bands that was changing the rock scene behind the scenes in the late 80's and early 90's. You can hear their metal upbringing on songs like Surprise! You're Dead (sounds like Megadeth). But especially on their 3 singles you hear more melodic rock and a fusion of rock, metal, rap, and funk. Just listen for the bass on Falling to Pieces. Or anything on Epic - did you hear the opening minute? That track is a classic because of how unique it was and remains to this day. From out of Nowhere feels like it's 10 years ahead of it's time; just a different melody and song structure than most songs of that era. Zombie Eaters is a lesser known with a style all Faith No More's own - a combination of sombre, soaring, funky rock-rap. The Real Thing is a bit heavier - a more noticeable thrash undertone - but still with plenty of nuance to give it that soaring ballad feel. Woodpecker from Mars was a cool instrumental song. I like their cover of War Pigs, although it's not all that much different from the original - likely a good thing since the original is so good. So, great imitation but not much innovation. I will say this album really grows on you; the album as a whole is better than the sum of its parts. I still thought most tracks were solid but they really complement each other well. I was torn about whether it deserved 4 or 5 stars, but rock is definitely in a better place because this album came along.

The beginning of the album is great, later it’s too much of the same sound for me. But overall a good album. Favourite songs: - From out of nowhere - Epic - Woodpecker from Mars

Strong start and middle. Wanes a little towards the end but not too much.

Don't you worry... I'm gonna give this a 3. Stop Messing with my comments Dave. Of course I am going to give it a 3. LoL

I love you, Mike, but shut the fuck up please. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. There’s some awesomeness in this album, as well as some suck.

A more annoying version of RHCP

I enjoyed it- I was never into this at the time. It's dated but great fun. I can't imagine how many bands they influenced.

Nothing impressive, but better than I expected.

Älskar ju Mike Patton, men alltid tyckt hans andra projekt varit bättre (specifikt Mr Bungle), FNM är så mycket bara chuggachugga? Men Epic är ju en jävla hit. Jättebra War Pigs-cover? Stark 3:a. 7/10.

Jag kan nog ändå tänka mig att ge dessa en tvåa för det lät lite som att jag skulle gilla det. Men samtidigt. Var det ej så bra.

Lekker stevig album en toch melodieus, met een heel unieke sound. Veel leuke bass-lijnen ook

Oh it's a rock band. Not what I was expecting at all. Some decent funky bass and probably decent commercial sales. Next.

Hi- From Out Of Nowhere, Falling to Pieces, Underwater Love Lo- The Real Thing is really where Faith No More opens up and finds their sound. It opens with From Out Of Nowhere, harkening back to their pop/punk roots, before progresses into the more darker, bass-heavy funk/thrash metal sound that Faith No More is known for (Epic, Falling to Pieces), but also stretches them artistically in other ways, whether it's the otherworldly Zombie Eaters, the surreal Underwater Love, the an instrumental like Woodpecker from Mars, or the fantastic cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs, there really is something for everyone here.

Zombie is hauntingly beautiful. The range Woodpecker from Mars is a little meandering/long War Pigs cover is incredible

Didn't really pay much attention to it as I was listening. Decent enough.

good band but nothing that Id like so much

Not my style. Couldn't really listen to the whole thing.

Cet album alterne hip-hop et métal sans aucun complexe, nous laissant ainsi dans une situation extrêmement difficile à gérer.

Alors figurez vous que j'ai écouté cet album, et n'en ai pourtant aucun souvenir, si ce n'est une reprise éhontée de War Pigs. Il me semble cependant avoir passé un bon moment, 3/5 donc.

Whoa, ick. Did not enjoy this at all. And somehow it got a combo of Epic and Tom Sawyer stuck in my head and that's just awful as you'd think.

Nice, and enjoyed more than I was expecting!

Idiots in my high school liked this album when it came out. Just listen to Mr. Bungle, which is far more interesting.

I don’t recall hearing the album before, but I knew almost every song. Awesome, hard rock, rap, kinda prog?, metal.

War Pigs took me ALL THE WAY BACK to the Guitar Hero obsessed days 😬. Enjoyed it overall!

Fake Red Hot Chilli Peppers, pretty good my kind of rock 3.5/5

Solid, but not really my thing no more

Shite. Shite voice. Shite version of RHCP, who are shite. Saved from 1* by the instrumental "Woodpecker from Mars" and the faithful recreation of War Pigs.

The Real Thing by Faith No More (1989) I just can’t get past the cartoon character lead vocals of Mike Patton (who, at the age of 19, also served as lyricist for the already completed musical compositions—and it shows). The backstory explains a lot, but it’s not very interesting. This record is a good example of how bad things can get when you plug in a new front man. While the band celebrates its own multi-dimensionality, and while it’s clear that they throw out (up?) a variety of styles (rock, prog, pop, folk, metal, hip hop, funk) none of them are done very well. Try to please everyone and you end up pleasing no one, at least not me. Lyrics fall into the ‘ain’t I cool?’ category. Vapid. The effort is not helped by engineering and mixing that are utterly uncreative, flat, and shallow. But that vocal! Turn it off, please! 1/5

Jour 4, c'est vraiment pas mn genre de musique alors je peux las vraiment dire que j'aime ça.. 2

Nostalgic

Kind of a blood pumper...

Metal guitars with winey lyrics, I can’t relate to this. Epic’s the best track but that sounds like the Chilli Pepoers which most of this LP doesn’t.

não lembro direito, ouvi mas não me impressionou muito

Kind of cool, not really my thing

The album was OK. However it was riff bound and sounded like so many other bands.

Quan el vaig escoltar per primer cop va ser una bomba, molt semblant al primer cop que vaig escoltar 'Nevermind', en els mateixos anys. La sensació que una nova década començava i que ho feia mitjançant la música, trencant amb tot al que estàvem acostumats. Amb els anys, el seu pols revolucionari ha anat deixant pas a un disc immortal, barreja de géneres feta amb la màxima inspiració i que sobresurt com una de les obres més importants d'aquells anys

its alright i suppose. probably never going to listen to this album ever again as i'm neither mainland european or dave.

An unattractive car crash. A plate of mince meat covered in parsley being pecked at by a murder of ill-looking crows. A drousy zebra stumbling into a pit of broken coat hangers. A minor Star Wars character whom Disney have fleshed out and ruined. A pint of beer with a camel's dick in it. A lazy weekend interrupted by a trip to hospital to visit your dying daughter.

Not a patch on Mr. Bungle. Some of it was fine, but ergh, some of it was so Guns 'n' Roses I almost vomited.

Basically a Mr. Bungle side project.

Starts off very strongly with "From out of Nowhere" and "Epic", gets a little softer in the middle section but then ends with an amazing cover of "War Pigs".

hyper energetic and eclectic alt metal. Its really really hard to combine funk with more metallic sounds and have it not end up a trainwreck but faith no more really do thread that needle. Sure, it's got some synth design and guitar tones that are very much from their era, but the actual songwriting here is pretty unique. I listen to a lot of metal and alternative music and can't really think of many artists who sound like this.

This album was groundbreaking for it's blend of new alternative rock and the blend of metal; making it emblematic of the album. That being said, it is still limited by weaker supporting tracks outside of two lead singles and a Black Sabbath cover.

The Used stole these guys’ chord progressions. Almost didn’t finish: Surprise! You’re Dead brought me back in.

File under : 89X

Faith No More is such a generic rock band. I do not find any sort of edge or originality to them. The best track on this album is the cover of War Pigs, and that's because it reminds me of a better band.

Meh, not my style. Wonder if this was where slap bass originated though, cause this sounds pioneering for the late 80s.

Of course I love Epic but there are some other good songs too.

Good fucking album.

Hadn’t thought about this album in a long time and had forgotten how it dominated rock/alternative airplay and MTV back in 89/90. Solid rock, some occasional bits that didn’t age well (such as the fairly lame scraps of rapping).

gooddd

Yeah nah not really. Mike Patton is obviously a talented singer, I just don't really like the notes he chooses to sing over the band - and that nasally whine voice he often uses? Ugh. The songs are just of middling too, and the production hasn't aged very well.

For the most part, this just sounds like a generic rock album. The songs that stand out are "The morning after" and "Woodpecker from Mars."

Never liked this band much. Didn't enjoy listening to this 30+ years later.

Mike Patton näselt ganz schön und das Gerappe nervt. Musikalisch aber cool.

Fick för mig att Faith No more va syntpop. Blev förvånad

Take or leave for me

You want it all, but you can have it... Oh yes, the controversial video with the fish flopping around at the end.

Absolute pile of pony

Faith No More's "The Real Thing" is nearly prophetic in its sound for 1989. It would be some time until some weird band from Seattle would put the kill-shot on the electronic and synth-pop that dominated the 80s. This rock album is powerful in its delivery, the engineering of its sound is very clean and does away with the pseudo-sound of synth-pop, stadium echo on the snare and drum machines that had heavily invaded rock music at the time. While not quite metal, it is heavy enough to pass for it. It definitely has a more of what would be considered alternative, but the quirkiness of the lead singer brings us back to the decade rather easily to where this still very much an 80s band at this time. This listener expected something familiar to the sounds of growing up in the 80s, a little bit of embarrassment from what seemed like a transitory decade from the grit of the 70s, to the glam of the 80s. Great album, and the "War Pigs" cover was nice.

Yuss! Love me some Faith No More! This is the only album of theirs on the list?! That don't seem right! Fave track - "Surprise! You're Dead!", but really I have such a longstanding affection for this album I could pick any of the tracks...

Epic is clearly the, well, epic track here, but a great example of the beginning of the "nu-metal" / rock & hip-hop cross over genre.

I’m unsure about this album! Not my fave but I did enjoy listening and enjoyed the mixture of styles which made it spicy and exciting.

Yeah I was not into this at all, got really tiresome by the end.

Pretty meh, just a voice and some guitars really, all sounded the same, not necessarily bad but not excellent.

Absolutely great, I forgot some of these songs existed. Such a jam through and through

Sometimes too heavy for Henk

Not the greatest sign that my favorite song was a cover of War Pigs, but this was alright!

Mike Patton has one of the most unique voices in rock. Faith No More must have really stood out from all the grunge and alternative of the era. Fave tracks: “From Out of Nowhere” “Epic” “Surprise! You’re Dead!”

Znači odmah da razjasnimo, ovo nije loš album, ali jednostavno nije za mene, nije moja šalica čaja. Preslušao sam ga u cijelosti, nije da sam stao na pola, pa tak da mog reć. Edge of the World mi je najdraža, ako moram birati za ovaj album.

Izolacija dan 1. PETAK NAVEČER SLUŠAM JEBENI FAITH NO MORE JEBEM SI BOGA. Taj neki funk dio mi ga izvlači, ko da slušam rani RHCP i to prolazi, al ostalo jebiga ne paše.

Enjoyed it, but doesn't resonate beyond the songs I know. Looking for Mixolydian modes throughout.

Feels more modern than 1989. Wonder if this style is a noted stepping stone from 80 to 90s rock

into it

I was not particularly a fan of this style of music at the time it came out, and it hasn't really grown on me since then. It's a quite good album as these things go, though, and clearly marks an important moment in rock/metal. Musically the band is really solid. It's a departure from most metal of the era, with some excellent guitar work and a prominent, funky bass. Never enjoyed Mike Patton's vocal style, which probably launched more than few crap 90s/00s vocalists. The cover of "War Pigs" is great, although it's a little too on the nose to be taken as much more than an extraordinarily faithful copy of a much better band. On balance, I would still give this album a 3. Fave Songs: Woodpecker from Mars, Falling to Pieces, Epic, War Pigs

Another misguided 80s mishmash of genres, this time between something approximating heavy metal and of course cheesy, blaring synths. There are some salvageable tracks on here, but throwing aggravating vocals into the mix means there’s little enjoyment to get out of this LP.

What can I say about this album? It is unique. As a Mr. Bungle fan, I love the fresh take Mike Patton brings to the table. There just wasn't another band doing all the things that Faith No More was doing on this album. The album oscillates from wispy Dream Theater prog to irreverent Gwar metal to west coast Beastie Boys hip-hop punk. It was ahead of its time, bending genres and setting the bar for what could be done. That said, it's not for me personally. If you're going to go weird, go all the way like Bungle did - I just can't get a firm handle on what this album is trying to do or say. Maybe it does TOO much.

Bad

3.5*. Hasn't grown on me yet.

I remember this some from when I was young but it is obvious that this is what many metal bands are TRYING to do.

Interesting to hear early crossover, understand the association with the Chili Peppers.

Mike Patton is on record saying that he shakes his bottom better than Anthony Kiedis. True or not, he’d have done better if he could sing better than AK. One theory is that this is low on the evolution chain that runs from swamp dwelling to Nu Metal. A competing theory posits that this is pretty far along the chain - just that the genre didn’t go very far. Epic is still fun. Thy said, it’s weird listening to albums like this, a generation after deciding not to spend my pocket money on a whim and the influence of a hot single. Thank goodness for common sense.

awful, why is this on the list

I remember getting their next album because I really like "Midlife Crisis" and being really disappointed in the rest of the album. Was expecting the same here but I was really pleasantly surprised. Everything on the album is good, although it does fall off a little bit in the 2nd half but the only real dud was "Woodpecker from Mars".

Such a great start, amazing guitar production, but it quickly falls from grace…the voice gets annoying and the songs lose any concept.

Decent album with one famous song (Epic). Stylistically all over the place, which isn't a bad thing but ultimately not enough to warrant a 4

2nd listen. 3/5

Noisy fun, a little mixed up at times, with shouty rap, gentler tones and hard rock competing from song to song, and sometimes within each song. Production of instrumentation is strong, but vocals are a little prominent for my taste.

Not my preferred style of music, I did listen to the album and found that I just couldn’t get into it. Overtones of beastie boys within a few of the songs that didn’t help the music at all. Not one I would listen to again

Vocalist sounds like Spongebob

More interesting than I expected from just knowing Epic & War Pig. Will probably listen again! Fav new track: Edge of the World

‘Combining thrash metal, funk, hip hop, rap metal, progressive rock, synthpop, carousel music and hard rock.’ Something for everyone apart from music lovers.

Meh, although groovy, it lacks the fatness and energy of more fortunate (in my opinion) records within the same genre. The mix becomes too sparse to my taste when the guitar is turned down – probably due to heavy metal influences with massive low-mid guitars and screamish vocals.

Epic gets a 5 and the rest of the album gets -2

WHAT.IS.IT

Obviously, Epic is bloody Epic. I wish there was a 3.5 on this scale. It's a good angsty rock album. It could have pushed a 4 had there been more standout tracks, but it was a struggle to pick the rest of the content apart.

I remember listening to this all the time when it came out. Epic was great. Listening to it now. I don't remember any of the songs, except Epic. It's good for the type of music. Epic songs: Epic :) Other good songs; Falling to Pieces 2/5

Surprise! You're dead Woodpecker from mars War pigs

Great!

ну ничо так, даже понравилось, слушабельный рокешник

Not sure if this is my thing - or if I just missed the boat back when it came out & I was listening to more heavy music!

One of my favorites

Nope.

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First of all, this is on of the ugliest album covers yet. Good energy in the leading track, but as others've said, these old synths are really bad. Does really sound like RHCP. But mixed with some darker metal songs. Actually quite like this one. Really good, that's a 4

Not my cup of tea.

Really enjoyed this, some great songs on this album and you can play it loud!!!!! 4 stars

This didn't really do anything for me- yes, there were some decent riffs. Yes, the tempo was high and the energy was there and the musicianship was strong. It just left me cold. Rock by the numbers with a bit of white rap awkwardly thrown in (rarely felt the two mix well). The vocals weren't for me at all, either coming off as weedy and nasal or a cringe-inducing metal "roar" against the instrumentals. While the music was catchy enough (including my favourite on offer here, "Falling to Pieces") I didn't feel any emotion from it- none of the lyrics particularly leapt out either. There wasn't much variety across the songs either on first listen- big reverb soaked drums, overdriven trebly bass riffs and chugging guitar under a synth lead with vocals barked or whined out. While we're at it, I've never understood cover songs played note for note with no re-interpretation or imagining. It's such a bland, safe move, and hearing War Pigs just makes me want to seek out Sabbath's original. Won't be going back to this one, sorry boys. If this is the real thing, I'd hate to see the fakers.

Ha sido una gracia leer y escucharlos sobre Faith No More, sobre todo porque me he dado cuenta que NADIE los conocía bien realmente (yo incluido). Es muy curioso porque esperaría que, como mucha gente, cuando pienso en Faith No More los demás pensarían en la canción “Epic” y su correspondiente video musical (lo cual también me da curiosidad ver que no mencionaron mucho). Siempre pensé que "Epic" sería una especie de Faith No More-light. Ese era el single y sería lo menos metal de ellos y que el resto sería mucho más pesado. En mi cabeza estaba seguro que eran casi hacia un Stone Temple Pilots con un poco más metal. De hecho tienen un elemento funk que yo no conocía, que casi los acerca hacia un Jane's Addiction (que es de mis bandas más entrañables de todo ese monton). Quedé sorprendido. Diría quizá que es más hard rock (y a veces metal), con funk y un poco de rock progresivo. Al escribir esto caigo en cuenta que también me recuerdan a Red Hot Chili Peppers, quizá una mezcla entre los Chili Peppers y Mars Volta lo resume bastante bien para mí. Bueno, dejemos de comparar, un disco muy sólido, creo que la canción que más me agradó fue "Falling to Pieces" (me sorprende que no haya sido un sencillo más grande y que todo lo que se recuerde sea Epic, siendo que se me hace mucho mejor canción). Esa canción instrumental también bastante bien lograda.

Nunca les había puesto atención y fueron un gran descubrimiento. Suenan excelente y aunque la canción más famosa incluye letra rappeada que siento que no va con el resto del disco, tampoco se me hace mala. Sí me hizo sentir un poco mal la idea de que seguramente estuvieron en algún festival al que asistí y los pude haber visto. 3.5 que sube a 4 porque definitivamente quiero escuchar más de ellos. Songs: Surprise! You're Dead!, Woodpecker From Mars

Para mi, este disco suena como una mezcla de Red Hot Chili Peppers con Rage Against the Machine. Me gustó más de lo que pensé que me gustaría. Mis canciones favoritas fueron Epic, que estoy seguro de haber escuchado alguna vez antes, y From out Nowhere.

Nada malo, pero tampoco nada del otro mundo. Es como una interesante intersección entre Extreme y RHCP que puedo tener de fondo un rato pero me falta un algo para decidir que lo agrego para siempre a mis favoritos. La única rola de ellos que realmente me gusta (Easy) está en su otro disco famoso y además es un cover.

Mike Patton is a talented rock singer and certainly the most interesting and unique in rock since Robert Smith. He steals a lot of the show here, especially on "Zombie Eaters" and the cover of Sabbath's "War Pigs". However, track 4 "Surprise! You're Dead!" sounds like a very good quasi-new metal modern rock band from 1999. (6/10) Favourite Tracks: Epic, Edge of the World

Love this album. Takes me back to when bands tried to push the envelope and try new things.

These guys had hot iron fame in my house when I was a kid. Mike Patton’s vocals grinding, but somehow is what makes the album.

Not at all what I was expecting and actually super enjoyable. I think people that like Glassjaw like this band. Where the fuck have I been? Surprise You’re Dead was kinda lame but otherwise I kind of enjoyed listening to this.

kinda lame. Just sounds like cheesy nu-metal, which I can enjoy sometimes but it's not interesting enough to pull it off

Very surprised this came out in the 80s. You can definitely hear their influence on future bands, as it sounds like the predecessor to nu meta and other sub genres. The instrumentals are awesome, not a fan of the vocals.

Really, really didn't age well. Oh well, 10 year old me will always love it.

I liked this album when I was younger but it's definitely aged a bit poorly.

I'm a huge fan of Mike Patton and projects like Mr. Bungle and Fantomas. I had heard "Epic" from this album before, but not too many Faith No More songs. This album wasn't bad, but just didn't grab me. Well-crafted funk / rock. Bass sound is killer. Favorite song: Woodpecker from Mars

Seemed like a interesting mix of genres but not what I’m in the mood for today so only really half listened

Faith No More is Epic! As in the only song I knew going into it. Good album, not a five as it’s dated, but still pretty good. 4/5

I loved the punch this album had. Each song was different, Epic is still a banger but then right after you have Falling to Pieces which sounds like its out of a thrash band. The vocals are what keeps everything tied together and feeling like a band, but I loved this album.

Really good, would probably listen to this again.

Proper band with an album full of solid tunes.

What a hard rocking record. Funky, heavy, and energized. Mike Patton is an acquired taste but has the perfect voice to pair with the music, and everything just fits. Sometimes sounds a little too much like a RHCP knockoff but otherwise a great album.

Sin más

Blasting that while biking was a reputational hazard.

One word wednesday: Epic!

A little dated now but loved it back when.

You know? I kinda like this. It's weird, yeah, but there are some thick beats underneath.

Best song of the album is a cover from Black Sabbath...

Not my thing. 4/10

bah

Is this what music used to sound like? We really had it hard.

musically pretty interesting, but the lyrics and vocals were kind of obnoxious. 7/10

7/10. I feel like these guys listened to some metal music and were like "Wow, what if we made something like this but made it occasionally sound good?" I enjoyed most of these songs, Epic and War Pigs stood out as things I have heard before.

I feel like most metal music falls into the trap of inflated self-importance purely because it's metal, so my problem with most metal albums are that the artists are so complacent that they forget to make interesting music. This album definitely feels like that in parts, but at least there are some redeeming musical qualities throughout. Epic is still a classic too. 6

84/100 Top 3: "Surprise! You're Dead!", "Zombie Eaters" and "The Real Thing"

Top 3 1. (1) From Out of Nowhere 2. (10) War Pigs 3. (2) Epic

Absolutely the best album of Faith No More and one of the best albums ever in my life.

Fine? Faith no More seems to work best when they're not taking themselves too seriously

it was good when no one was singing

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. This music was interesting for its refusal to stay within a hard rock/metal framework. The funk and hip hop influences reminded me of RHCP with better songwriting and arrangement. I see why this band is so influential. This is not something I would have sought out for myself, but I'm really glad I got to listen to it.

- atrocious rap - not sad that the nasal style of singing isn't a trend anymore - great guitars and synths, strong musical energy

Reminds me on Tony Hawks 2 Wasn't a huge fan of the whole album but I did love track 10

The album had interesting rhythms and sounds that worked well and held my attention. However, the entire album has a bit of a cohesion problem (as well as the songs) wherein the tone shifts a lot throughout. In addition, the mix in most songs feels flat and stale; these two problems really bring the whole album down. Ironically, the bonus tracks are the best parts about it. Favorite track: War Pigs

Forse sono saturo di sta roba. Ma sinceramente, sono rimasto un po' deluso da come suona quest'album. Confermo che Mike Patton per me rimane un grande performer. Ma la cosa che mi ha infastidito di più è come hanno gestito la spazialità, con le chitarre ed eventuali cori/effetti super pannati e tutto il resto piatto e mono. Anche i pezzi in se sono ancora un po' immaturi. Gli album successivi sono nettamente superiori.

3.75

Done.

Känns väldigt "90-tal". Gillar gitarrdelarna mer än de med rap-inslag. Nästan prog-rock vid tillfällen. Ganska poänglös cover av War Pigs, låter som originalet fast sämre. 2/5

It was okay.

It's kind of a classic 90's album for me. This is the kind of music that I would listen to with my dad in the car when I was a kid, so it has a certain nostalgia factor to it. Same with The Offspring as well as some RATM. That being said, this one isn't my favorite. There are some quality bangers that go well with the Megadeth quality vocals that this album has to offer. Their version of War Pigs is kind of boring. Highlights: 1, and 2.

High energy throughout. Nothing to complain about, but nothing that grabbed me and kept me enthralled either.

Great band. Great album. Zombie Eaters is fantastic.

Decent sound, amazing guitar work. The vocals kinda got annoying after a while tho.

Classic

Great metal album by Faith No More with classics like "From Out of Nowhere", "Epic" and "Falling to Pieces". As always great guitar riffs and the vocals are excellent.

Why haven't I listened to this more? This is a fantastic album. Has my second favourite cover of Warpigs, the first is by Cake.

Red hot chilli peppers kind of vibe in places, would give another go.

Liked some songs but overall not really for me

In Conclusione: i Faith No More sono praticamente la versione metal dei Sonic Youth, sono l'ispirazione base della maggior parte dei gruppi metal o pseudo metal che apprezzo. Devo dire che non sono mai stato un grande fan della voce di Mike Patton, per quanto sia innegabilmente bravo sembra sempre un po' troppo sopra le righe e che solo perché sa cambiare 15 registri li deve cambiare ogni due secondi. In ogni caso di sicuro i Faith No More sono più di Patton e questo album è ancora più innovativo di una gran parte dei gruppi metal di oggi ed è praticamente contemporaneo di ...And Justice For All. A prescindere dal valore storico devo dire che alcuni pezzi mi fomentano ancora e in certi momenti lo stile di Patton e la musica fanno click e il risultato è davvero figo. Gli dò 4 anche se forse è un 4 scarso ma li premio per rilevanza storica (le regole le faccio io e faccio come me pare). In più ci tengo a dire che chi odia la voce di Mike Patton non ce capisce un cazzo di musica e se non è d'accordo lo aspetto sul gruppo di WhatsApp

Un disco logorroico, pieno di soli polpettoni e anche brani inutilmente lunghi. Come se non bastasse arriva mike patton sopra a peggiorare le cose con uno stile spesso terribile. Qua non è in discussione la tecnica dei musicisti ma il gusto.

cover art looks fun. okay his voice is a little bit annoying. i liked woodpecker from mars the most. for the rest of the record lyrics were cringey for the most part but like maybe thats what they were going for idk. surprise youre dead was funny though lol.

This is another tape I wore out. It was kind of exactly what I needed after graduating from the Poison and Metallica diet I had been on up to that point. The same hard-edged music that was just a good bit weirder. I think the tunes and performances hold up.

metal probably

More than just "Epic." Great bridge between genres of 80s and 90s. Really enjoyed the War Pigs cover.

Another solid 4.5 that falls to the 4 star rating side, really wish we could do half stars. I'm a little "over" Epic, but the rest is super good. Can't mistake those bass lines for many other bands.

Such a brilliant album

I really like this unique brand of metal going on here..."Underwater Love" was an especially creative track.

Fetzt

The album is interesting, it has a good beat and the lyrics are neat. I personally don't quite like the singer's voice, I find their voice a bit annoying.

Basslines are sick in this album, was not expecting that. The instrumentation and genre changes are fantastic. Thought they were less heavy than this, really enjoyed it.

It has a Jiu Jitsu song (Epic)!! The nostalgia factor automatically gives it +1 point for me. The audio mixing sounds kinda odd to me and I can't hear the singing as well as I would like, and it's a bit overwhelming. Underwater Love and Epic were my favorites.

Not really my kind of thing, some songs had nice base and I liked Woodpecker from Mars

Enjoyed Underwater Love, and would probably listen to the album again. One of the better albums so far IMO. Has a definitive style and doesn't try to be something its not.

Ra ra ra raaaa ra raaaa ra raaaa raaaaaaa

tbh kinda forgettable

I had a fun time listening to this. Mike Patton is one of proto-nu-metal’s great vocal entertainers, and he just sounds like he’s having a really fun time squidging and contorting his vocals. The instruments are pleasingly overblown; a riposte, of sorts, to hair-metal - using plenty of its trappings, but turning them in on themselves. But it never really gets beyond “wow, this is kinda fun”.

Listened on Friday, reviewed on Monday, forgot a lot in between. What I do recall is that the end of Falling to Pieces contains the entire blueprint for Korn's sound, this was at its best when they slowed down and tended towards arena rock, and they only took themselves too seriously (not a good look when you're doing awkward 80s raps) half the time. Two stars for the fun 50%.

A bit too proggy for me, but there are flashes throughout that are amazing (Woodpecker from mars)

?

Solid vibes

Is curious. Not my style I think, but maybe I'll give it another listen

Ponto primeiro, não sabia que os Faith No More eram tão velhos; Ponto segundo, não suspeitava que eles faziam misturas. Mas tenhamos calma, como dizia o Jack the Ripper, vamos por partes. Então comecemos pelas misturas, estes jovens metem claramente hip hop a bruta no meio das músicas, sem um grande esforço para que exista uma simbiose das duas sonoridades, sendo que têm uma sonoridade principal de Hard Rock e Heavy Metal. De seguida, a voz do senhor que é tão esganiçada torna-se insuportável passado tanto tempo de álbum. As melhores cantigas são as que não entram nestas misturas disfuncionais, no caso em questão, músicas como o Surprise! You're Dead!. No meio de tanto desespero, fico positivamente surpreendido por uma canção que não possui qualquer tipo de canto. Acho que esta música é bastante famosa o Woodpecker From Mars, achei que a mesma foi bem conseguida e muito agradável. Após esta feliz ocorrência deparo-me com outra situação, que também me deixou feliz, sorriso de orelha a orelha, foi WarPigs que esta tão bem tocado, tão bem instrumentado e inicialmente bem cantado, mas rapidamente os vocais tornam-se mais esganiçados e desagradáveis, sendo preferível optar pela original, sendo que está é uma versão muito semelhante, sem poucas coisas autorais dos Faith No More. Só para deixar como note de Rodapé, o Baixo deste álbum esta muito alto na mistura e é bastante notório, isto não é uma coisa má, é apenas uma constatação dos factos. As melhores músicas do álbum são as que já foram referenciadas, nomeadamente a urprise! You're Dead! e a Woodpecker From Mars, com uma ligeira preferência pela segunda. Nota: 4/10 Data: 15/06/2024

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I like this a lot. Nice and rocky.

Great

Liked a few songs... reminded me of Lynkin Park type songs

No digging it.

Angel Dust is way better

Better than I would have thought (I was worried it would be pretty dated). Surprisingly held up pretty well. Some fun funky/thrash/hard rock that harkens RHCP/AIC/Metallica

rap/funk/metal fusion is so lame

My brother Keith loves Faith No More, and their offshoot band Mr. Bungle. He was 11 in 1989. What IS IT that people like about them? Maybe this is a microgenerational thing where only those of a specific age range, at this specific time, get it. Metal, chanting, rap, classical strings, horns, and a lounge number to cap it off. They're certainly fearless when it comes to genre swapping. Fusion is cool. Their successors did this much better (RATM, Chili Peppers) and much worse (Limp). Someone's gotta bravely walk the out on the branch so the others in waiting can climb the tree. With No More Faith, you have no meaning. With no meaning, there's no fear. With no fear, you make a bad album. C-

Very talented but very annoying. The slap bass, the rapping and singing are all grating. The singer sounds like a fucking Gremlin. Considering when it came out, however, it seems ahead of its time, even revolutionary: early rap rock, hardcore, proto-primus, Marilyn Manson, System of a Down. But I can’t imagine a context in which I’d want to listen to this. I liked the Heavier Suprise You’re Dead. Zombie Eaters and Woodpecker from Mars both sound at home in the 2000s and aren’t as annoying. Can’t deny the balls of putting a proficient cover of War Pigs on there. But still, my vote is a 2.

I just want to punch him in the voice box. Some catchy licks here and there. I have had a very busy work week and I am a bit miffed I had to spend my precious few minutes of free time listening to this.

I liked this one. The heaviness factor gyrated and occasionally got too heavy but most the time I was digging it. I'm rounding up here but wtf

Imagine me, for a second, looking up this album and reading the genre on the tin: "Is...is that funk metal? Oh dear lord". Not my idea of a good time but alas, we're here for a reason. And sure as rain, it doesn't suck! I mean, kinda. Epic is strange...the verse is so lame but then the chorus hits and I'm like "Yooouuuu want it alll but you can't haaave it" cause it's great. It's an album that can have genuinely good songwriting when it wants to, but that's dependent on if they feel like white-boy rapping like RHCP or not. To boil it down to it's essentials, the Alt Metal parts are worth the listen, but the Funk Metal parts drag it down, averaging it out to just a "good" album. 3 stars!

false

I was not expecting this. Really good, some songs I already knew. Mix of genres.

Ahead of its time.

Fantastic!

Could not get past the voice, unfortunate as I recall enjoying the singles when it dropped. Tastes have changed a bit too much to handle the finger nails meet chalk board voice I guess 🤷‍♂️

I’ve been a fan of this band for a long time, but I’ll be honest, it was more from a Greatest Hits album I found as opposed to the actual albums (Album of the Year withstanding, that’s a great one). This did not disappoint. The opening three tracks are killer, it flows from there. Really enjoyed this one and will explore more of their discography

Lots of cool riffs here, I wanted to hate it but actually liked it.

I'd like this band much better with a different singer

It was p good. I liked War Pigs (obvi) and The Real Thing the most

(already heard this a bunch, including recently, so I will just rate it!)

Pretty much what I want out of a rock album, swaggering, full of personality and high energy. (Maybe would’ve cut a few songs for length but hey)

Pretty good and definitely better than other albums we've heard (*cough* auteurs *cough*), I liked the funky bass and blending of genres in some songs. Faves were Epic and Woodpecker from Mars

Some great tracks 👍

3.3 - the image of the flopping fish from the “Epic” music video was seared into my 12 year old memory and it’s a song I’ve loved since. Finally having listening to this album, I’m not surprised that the supporting album to that single is a little thin on substance. Don’t get me wrong, the band and lead vocalist are oozing with skill and talent. When everything comes together, they sound like a more synth-driven metal rap rock version of early RHCP. But there are a few misfires with “Underwater Love” and “The Morning After” that sound especially sophomoric, as well as a forgettable “War Pigs” cover.

Again I'm struggling with metal-rap and in general shouting vs singing though in this case, at times, he does sing with a kind of 70s commercial rock voice. I don't mind the RHCPs, who they're compared to.

5

Eigentlich eine 4, weil auch hier der Sound nicht wahnsinnig gut gealtert ist und Pattons Stimme auf späteren Alben doch angenehmer klingt. Wegen biographischer Relevanz wird aber hochgestuft. Somebody put me together

Die Sucht Teil 2. Noch vor Pearl Jam waren Faith No More mein Heroin. Ich konnte nicht genug kriegen, Japan Importe bereits bekannter Singles mussten her für den Kick was neues zu bekommen, ein frisches High, auch wenn die B-Seiten oft etwas schräg Zappa‘haftes hatten, wie bei dem herrlich bekloppten fake German äh Polka-Song „Das Schutzenfest“. Da sitzen Monty Python am Nebentisch in Bavaria, ja in Bavaria. Aber zurück zum wahren Ding, diesem immens kraftvollen, leicht am Rande des Wahnsinns trippelnden, elegischen Beleg einer wild schäumenden Kreativität. Woher kam nach zwei wenig aufregenden Alben diese Flut an Idee und Ekkletizismus Wut? Zum Großteil lag es an Mike Patton (you’re right, Guido). Wenn du ihn im Team hast, wird’s jedenfalls kein langweiliges Game. Die Verausgabung findet nicht nur zur Show, nicht nur auf der Bühne statt. Neben dem Touren hatte der Besessene genug Stoff für Nebenprojekte u.a. Mister Bungle - deren wichtigste Alben fallen mit der entsprechenden Entwicklung der Hauptband zusammen. Aus der Real Thing Phase geht bspw. das irre Crazy Clown-hafte Debut hervor und musste unbedingt zu den Importen und bootlegs dazu. Der virile Mike hatte ja so viel zu geben und ich war seine willige Bitch. Wie sehr hab ich ihn geliebt & nachgeeifert; das heutige HartzIV Abzeichen Augenbrauen Piercing hab ich mir damals nur wegen ihm zugelegt. *Seufz Auch später als unsere Beziehung etwas erwachsener wurde, habe ich nach Bands gesucht, die in etwa an die FNM DNA zu kommen vermochten. Alles Sackgassen, aber das Abklappern erweiterte die Ortskenntnis und so kann ich wohl diese erst ab „Angel Dust“ so richtig wahrgenommene Gang als Kompass bezeichnen. Zielgerichtete 4.7

Hatte ich davor sehr lange nicht gehört, und eigentlich sogar vergessen, wie faszinierend ich die damals fand. Mit Faith No More hab ich abseits von stumpfem Pogo die ersten Tanzversuche auf dem Indie-Disco-Dancefloor gemacht. Crossover war der Shit und plötzlich lag Funk im Metal. Mike Patton war dieser interessante Freak der angeblich auf der Bühne Pisse aus seinem eigenen Schuh trank (ich war nicht selbst dabei), der nett aussehende Billy Gould hatte nebenbei ne mexikanische Deathmetalband mit Fotos von abgetrennten Köpfen auf dem Cover, und Jim Martin hab ich überhaupt nicht verstanden. Und das war ja nur ein Einstieg in diese ganze faszinierende Welt. Ähnlich wie bei Blur neulich, aber ganz anders: plötzlich bekam man einen Eindruck, was alles möglich war. Und ein bisschen fühlte man sich eingeladen. Abgesehen von biographischem aber auch: super Platte. Metal, Pop, Funk, Freakshow und (hab ich aber erst jetzt gemerkt) Black Sabbath-Cover: alles da. Produktion bisschen dated und Cover-Artwork so schlimm dass man auch darüber schon fast wieder nostalgisch werden möchte. Ich geb da mal voll verdiente 4,5.

One of the best one-two opening punches in rock music, and in truth, the quality doesn't dip much from the onwards. The only weak link is Bottum's keys work, which sounds a bit rudimentary - especially so as I think his nagging, insistent riff throughout 'From Out of Nowhere' propels the song. A small quibble though, overall such a strong, meaty and fun album!

I thought I hadn't heard these guys before but there is song on here called Zombie Eaters that Ill Nino covered on that same album that had Territorial Pissings from the Nirvana album. I enjoyed this album, they felt like a slightly angrier Red Hot Chili Peppers. Besides that song, I really enjoyed Epic, too. The War Pigs cover was great and some of the others had some good pieces like Woodpecker from Mars. Interesting album cover as well. This was a welcome surprise for a monday!