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| Allmusic Biography : With their fusion of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, Faith No More have earned a substantial cult following. By the time they recorded their first album in 1985, the band had already had a string of lead vocalists, including Courtney Love; their debut, We Care a Lot, featured Chuck Mosleys abrasive vocals but was driven by Jim Martins metallic guitar. Faith No Mores next album, 1987s Introduce Yourself, was a more cohesive and impressive effort; for the first time, the rap and metal elements didnt sound like they were fighting each other. In 1988, the rest of the band fired Mosley; he was replaced by Bay Area vocalist Mike Patton during the recording of their next album, The Real Thing. Patton was a more accomplished vocalist, able to change effortlessly between rapping and singing, as well as adding a considerably more bizarre slant to the lyrics. Besides adding a new vocalist, the band had tightened its attack and the result was the genre-bending hit single "Epic," which established them as a major hard rock act. Following up the hit wasnt as easy, however. Faith No More followed their breakthrough success with 1992s Angel Dust, one of the more complex and simply confounding records ever released by a major label. Although it sold respectably, it didnt have the crossover potential of the first album. When the band toured in support of the album, tensions between the band and Martin began to escalate; rumors that his guitar was stripped from some of the final mixes of Angel Dust began to circulate. As the band was recording its fifth album in early 1994, it was confirmed that Martin had been fired from the band. Faith No More recorded King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime with Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance. During tour preparations he was replaced by Dean Menta. Menta only lasted for the length of the King for a Day tour and was replaced by Jon Hudson for 1997s Album of the Year. Upon the conclusion of the albums supporting tour, Faith No More announced they were disbanding in April 1998. Patton, who had previously fronted Mr. Bungle and had avant-garde projects with John Zorn, formed a new band named Fantômas with Melvins guitarist Buzz Osbourne, Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn, and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. Roddy Bottum continued with his band Imperial Teen, who released their first album, Seasick, in 1996. A posthumous Faith No More retrospective, Who Cares a Lot, appeared in late 1998. In 2009, after 11 years of dissolution, Faith No More staged a reunion tour, playing festivals in Europe and scattered American dates; Jim Martin did not participate, but Jon Hudson and the rest of the bands 1988 lineup took part. As the band continued to play shows, speculation grew concerning the possibility of a new studio album, and in November 2014, the band confirmed the rumors with the release of a single, "Motherfucker," titled with their typical cheek. In May 2015, Faith No More released their first album since 1997, Sol Invictus, through Reclamation Records, a label distributed by Pattons Ipecac imprint; the band supported the release with an extensive tour of the United States, Europe, and South America. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 21 Title: We Care a Lot Released: 1985 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:03:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 We Care a Lot (04:10) 2 The Jungle (03:09) 3 Mark Bowen (03:34) 4 Jim (01:11) 5 Why Do You Bother? (05:39) 6 Greed (03:50) 7 Pills for Breakfast (02:58) 8 As the Worm Turns (03:10) 9 Arabian Disco (03:18) 10 New Beginnings (03:43) 11 We Care a Lot (2016 mix) (04:10) 12 Pills for Breakfast (2016 mix) (02:44) 13 As the Worm Turns (2016 mix) (03:11) 14 Greed (03:35) 15 Mark Bowen (03:12) 16 Arabian Disco (03:07) 17 Intro (02:18) 18 The Jungle (I‐Beam SF, 1986) (02:35) 19 New Beginnings (I‐Beam SF, 1986) (03:43) |
| We Care a Lot : Allmusic album Review : After listening to Faith No Mores debut, We Care a Lot, its hard to believe that this is the same band that we know today. They sound more like early Public Image Limited than the FNM that would eventually assault your senses with Angel Dust and Album of the Year. Obviously, one of the major reasons is because current singer Mike Patton is not on the album. Original frontman Chuck Mosley handles the vocal duties, and his singing style is the complete opposite of Pattons. While Patton is extremely talented and versatile (he can sing just about every style of music imaginable), Mosleys voice is often off-key, fairly monotonous, and colorless (but with lots of attitude). Musically, the group shows glimpses of the killer genre-bending band they would become in the near future. The original version of the title track is an anthem in typical, twisted FNM style: it contains irresistible melodies and riffs, but challenges you lyrically (the words deal with the hypocritical situation surrounding the millionaire musicians who participated in 1985s Live Aid concert). The song is still featured at their concerts, as is the keyboard-laced "As the Worm Turns." Other highlights include the furious instrumental "Pills for Breakfast" and the near-dance track "Arabian Disco." Although most of FNMs important components are present -- airy keyboards, tribal drumming, heavy metal guitar, and sturdy bass -- the big picture is not as focused as it would eventually be. And it becomes more and more evident that the missing piece of the puzzle is Mike Patton. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 21 Title: Introduce Yourself Released: 1987 Tracks: 10 Duration: 37:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Faster Disco (04:16) 2 Anne’s Song (04:46) 3 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 4 Chinese Arithmetic (04:37) 5 Death March (03:02) 6 We Care a Lot (04:03) 7 R n’ R (03:11) 8 The Crab Song (05:52) 9 Blood (03:42) 10 Spirit (02:52) |
| Introduce Yourself : Allmusic album Review : On Faith No Mores major-label debut, Introduce Yourself, the band that fans grew to know and love much later in its career finally rears its ugly head (much more so than on their 1985 independent release We Care a Lot). All the ingredients are there, but like its predecessor theres one crucial item missing, super-vocalist Mike Patton. This would be original singer Chuck Mosleys last outing with the band, before he was ejected due to erratic and unpredictable behavior. Still, the album is consistent and interesting, with Mosleys out-of-tune vocals being an acquired taste to most. "The Crab Song" is one of their most underrated tracks, which packs quite a wallop when guitarist Jim Martins heavily saturated guitar kicks in. The title track is an enjoyable and brief rant, and the loopy bass and irresistible melodicism of "Annes Song" should have been a hit. Theres also a slightly updated version of "We Care a Lot" included, and the resulting video gave the band their first taste of MTV success (but nothing compared to what theyd experience with their heavily rotated breakthrough "Epic"). A step in the right direction toward the deliciously twisted sound theyd achieve on later releases. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 21 Title: The Real Thing Released: 1989-06-20 Tracks: 9 Duration: 43:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 5 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 6 The Real Thing (08:13) 7 Underwater Love (03:51) 8 The Morning After (03:43) 9 Woodpecker From Mars (05:40) |
| The Real Thing : Allmusic album Review : Starting with the careening "From Out of Nowhere" driven by Roddy Bottums doomy, energetic keyboards, Faith No More rebounded excellently on The Real Thing after Chuck Mosleys was fired. Given that the band had nearly finished recording the music and Mike Patton was a last minute recruit, he adjusts to the proceedings well. His insane, wide-ranging musical interests would have to wait for the next album for their proper integration, but the band already showed enough of that to make it an inspired combination. Bottum, in particular, remains the wild card, coloring Jim Martins nuclear-strength riffs and the Bill Gould/Mike Bordin rhythm slams with everything from quirky hooks to pristine synth sheen. Its not quite early Brian Eno-joins-Led Zeppelin-and-Funkadelic, but its closer than one might think, based on the nutty lounge vibes of "Edge of the World" and the Arabic melodies and feedback of "Woodpeckers from Mars." "Falling to Pieces," a fractured anthem with a delicious delivery from Patton, should have been a bigger single that it was, while "Surprise! Youre Dead!" and the title track stuff riffs down the listeners throat. The best-known song remains the appropriately titled "Epic," which lives up to its name, from the bombastic opening to the concluding piano and the crunching, stomping funk metal in between. The inclusion of a cover of Black Sabbaths "War Pigs" amusingly backfired on the band -- at the time, Sabbaths hipness level was nonexistent, making it a great screw-you to the supposed cutting-edge types. However, all the metalheads took the song to heart so much that, as a result, the quintet dropped it from their sets to play "Easy" by the Commodores instead! | ||
 | Album: 4 of 21 Title: Live at the Brixton Academy Released: 1991-02-04 Tracks: 10 Duration: 51:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Falling to Pieces (04:47) 2 The Real Thing (07:53) 3 Epic (04:55) 4 War Pigs (06:58) 5 From Out of Nowhere (03:24) 6 We Care a Lot (03:50) 7 Zombie Eaters (06:05) 8 Edge of the World (05:50) 9 The Grade (02:05) 10 The Cowboy Song (05:12) |
| Live at the Brixton Academy : Allmusic album Review : Recorded live on April 28, 1990 at Londons Brixton Academy, You Fat B**tards (the title taken from a joking stage rant from vocalist Mike Patton at a previous U.K. concert), captures Faith No More just as their album The Real Thing and single "Epic" started to become worldwide hits. While the hour-long video shows that Patton was still finding his vocal style (he relies on a nasal-like whine too often), and his stage persona was comparable to a bratty child (obviously poking fun at the larger-than-life and far too serious metal acts of the late-80s/early-90s), the band as a whole offers a thoroughly inspired performance. The large crowd shows their appreciation by going wild throughout, as FNM blasts out such favs as "From Out of Nowhere," "Falling To Pieces," "We Care A Lot," the psychedelic instrumental "Woodpecker From Mars," and the moody extended compositions "The Real Thing" and "Zombie Eaters." Also featured is their aforementioned breakthrough hit "Epic," as well as the pop rockers "Underwater Love" and "Edge of the World," the early track "As the Worm Turns," and the set-closing cover of Black Sabbaths "War Pigs," during which Patton fakes barfing fake blood and passing out - while eventually climbing a lighting truss. An interesting and worthwhile glimpse into the unpredictability of a Faith No More show. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 21 Title: Angel Dust Released: 1992-06-08 Tracks: 13 Duration: 58:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 2 Caffeine (04:28) 3 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 4 RV (03:43) 5 Smaller and Smaller (05:11) 6 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 7 Malpractice (04:02) 8 Kindergarten (04:31) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 A Small Victory (04:57) 11 Crack Hitler (04:39) 12 Jizzlobber (06:38) 13 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) |
| Angel Dust : Allmusic album Review : In 1992, Warner Bros. figured that lightning could strike twice at a time when oodles of (mostly horribly bad) funk-metal acts were following in Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers footsteps. They sent the former into the studio, where they went in, recorded, and released a bizarro masterpiece. Mike Pattons work in Mr. Bungle proved just how strange and inspired he could get given the opportunity, and with that try-anything-once spirit now brought to his similarly minded colleagues in his more famous act, nothing was ignored. "Land of Sunshine" starts things off in a similar enough vein to The Real Thing, but Pattons vocal role-playing comes out as smarter and more accomplished, with the lyrics trashing a totally smug bastard with pure inspired mockery. From there, Angel Dust steps up the meta-metal of earlier days with the expected puree of other influences, further touched by an almost cinematic sense of storming atmosphere. The fact that the album ends with a cover of John Barrys "Midnight Cowboy" suits the mood perfectly, but the stretched-out, tense moments on "Caffeine" and the soaring charge of "Everythings Ruined" makes for other good examples. A Kronos Quartet sample even crops up on the frazzled sprawl of "Malpractice." Other sampling and studio treatments come to the fore throughout, not in a specifically hip-hop/techno-oriented way, but more as strange cutups and additional quirks, such as the distorted voices on "Smaller and Smaller." The bands sense of humor crops up more than once -- theres the hilarious portrayal of prepubescent angst on "Kindergarten," made all the more entertaining by the musics straightforward approach, or the beyond-stereotypical white trash cornpone narration of "RV," all while the music breezily swings along. Pattons voice is stronger and downright smooth at many points throughout, the musicians collectively still know their stuff, and the result is twisted entertainment at its finest. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 21 Title: Songs to Make Love To Released: 1993-03-04 Tracks: 4 Duration: 13:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Easy (03:06) 2 Das Schutzenfest (02:59) 3 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 4 Lets Lynch the Landlord (02:55) |
 | Album: 7 of 21 Title: King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime Released: 1995-03-13 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:22:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Get Out (02:17) 2 Ricochet (04:29) 3 Evidence (04:54) 4 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) 5 Star A.D. (03:23) 6 Cuckoo For Caca (03:43) 7 Caralho voador (04:02) 8 Ugly in the Morning (03:06) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 Take This Bottle (04:58) 11 King for a Day (06:35) 12 What a Day (02:38) 13 The Last to Know (04:27) 14 Just a Man (05:36) 1 The Morning After (03:43) 2 Das schutzenfest (02:59) 3 Malpractice (04:02) 4 RV (03:51) 5 A Small Victory (Youth remix) (07:21) 6 Absolute Zero (04:06) |
| King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime : Allmusic album Review : Longtime Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin split from the band under less-than-amicable circumstances in 1994. Consequently, the group hired Trey Spruance (the guitarist from Mike Pattons other band, Mr. Bungle) to handle six-string duties for 1995s King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime. While it wasnt exactly the mind-bending masterpiece that 1992s Angel Dust was, it was easily their most musically straightforward album and was another challenging, exceptional release. As on Angel Dust, Patton truly shines on vocals, as he tackles any genre put in front of him -- romantic love songs (the soulful smooth funk of "Evidence"), bile-spitting rants of hate ("The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"), cacophonous freak-outs ("Ugly in the Morning"), gospel (the lighthearted album closer, "Just a Man"), and breezy pop ("Caralho Voador"). But there was also plenty of FNMs signature heavy sound to go around -- the furious opener "Get Out," "Ricochet," "Cuckoo for Caca," "Digging the Grave," "The Last to Know," and the almost progressive title track. While Spruance did a masterful job of filling in the shoes of an integral founding member, he abruptly split from the band himself on the eve of the albums ensuing worldwide tour (replaced by roadie Dean Mentia). King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime remains one of Faith No Mores underrated releases. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 21 Title: Album of the Year Released: 1997-06-03 Tracks: 12 Duration: 43:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Collision (03:24) 2 Stripsearch (04:29) 3 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 4 Naked in Front of the Computer (02:08) 5 Helpless (05:26) 6 Mouth to Mouth (03:48) 7 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 8 She Loves Me Not (03:29) 9 Got That Feeling (02:20) 10 Paths of Glory (04:17) 11 Home Sick Home (01:58) 12 Pristina (03:51) |
| Album of the Year : Allmusic album Review : Faith No Mores 1997 release Album of the Year featured the talents of another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who replaced Dean Menta (Menta only toured with the group in support of King for a Day before being dismissed). Like King for a Day, Album is more straightforward musically than past releases and remains one of FNMs most focused and concise works. Recorded in bassist Billy Goulds home studio, Album of the Year would turn out to be their last studio recording before splitting up in 1997. A trio of outstanding tracks -- "Stripsearch," "Last Cup of Sorrow," and "Ashes to Ashes" -- blend hard rock and pop melodicism the way only FNM can, while "Helpless" is an unpredictable composition that alternates between heavy guitar riffing and Mike Pattons tempered vocals. The explosive album opener, "Collision," and "Naked in Front of the Computer" show that the band can still compose prime heavy rockers, while other musical forms were included as well (the romantic ballad "She Loves Me Not," the evil boogie of "Home Sick Home," and the Middle Eastern sounds of "Mouth to Mouth"). For the gripping album closer, "Pristina," the 90s turmoil in Yugoslavia is used as a backdrop for a tale of lovers being separated due to war. Album of the Year was a fitting way for one of alt-rocks most influential and important bands to end its career. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 21 Title: Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits Released: 1998-10-12 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:26:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 We Care a Lot (04:03) 2 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 3 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 4 Epic (04:53) 5 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 6 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 7 A Small Victory (04:57) 8 Easy (03:06) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) 11 Evidence (04:54) 12 I Started a Joke (03:01) 13 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 14 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 15 Stripsearch (04:29) 1 The World Is Yours (05:52) 2 Hippie Jam Song (04:58) 3 Instrumental (04:59) 4 I Won’t Forget You (04:09) 5 Introduce Yourself (4-track demos) (01:42) 6 Highway Star (01:07) 7 Theme From Midnight Cowboy (01:02) 8 This Guy’s in Love With You (live) (04:19) |
| Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : For a band that only scored one true hit single (1989s "Epic"), the "Greatest Hits" tag appended to Who Cares a Lot is deceptive -- most of Faith No Mores airplay occurred on MTV, as well as some more open-minded rock radio stations. Thats what the 15 tracks collected here represent: singles and songs that were promoted for radio airplay, not necessarily the "best of" Faith No More. The compilation wisely selects only two key tracks from the Chuck Mosley era, and while its missing the bands collaboration with the Boo-Y.A.A. Tribe for the Judgment Night soundtrack, it does include the non-LP covers of the Commodores "Easy" and the Bee Gees "I Started a Joke." However, because the emphasis is on commercially promoted material, there are only five total entries from the groups two defining albums (The Real Thing and Angel Dust); there are three apiece from the somewhat less interesting King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime and Album of the Year. The adrenaline rush of a good Faith No More album lies in the way the band walks the fine line between eclecticism and disjointedness; concentrating only on their most commercially accessible selections simply cant capture that feeling. Granted, Who Cares a Lot is not without its uses; it will satisfy fans who just want the bands recognizable songs on one disc, or who dont have the patience to sort through the more uneven albums. But if its aim is to be a definitive Faith No More retrospective, Who Cares a Lot falls well short of the mark. [Some pressings featured an eight-song bonus rarities CD.] | ||
 | Album: 10 of 21 Title: This Is It: The Best of Faith No More Released: 2003-02-10 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:19:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Arabian Disco (03:18) 2 We Care a Lot (04:03) 3 Anne’s Song (04:46) 4 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 5 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 6 Epic (04:53) 7 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 8 War Pigs (07:46) 9 The Cowboy Song (05:13) 10 As the Worm Turns (live) (02:46) 11 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 12 A Small Victory (04:57) 13 Be Aggressive (03:42) 14 Easy (03:06) 15 Digging the Grave (03:05) 16 Evidence (04:54) 17 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:20) 18 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 19 The Perfect Crime (04:25) |
| This Is It: The Best of Faith No More : Allmusic album Review : Often snickered at by critics during the bands colorful career, it wasnt until after Faith No Mores split that the group began receiving the recognition that it deserved the first time around -- when a legion of "nu-metal" bands admitted that FNM was a major influence. With one FNM "hits" compilation already in the marketplace (1998s Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Hits), its rather confusing as to why another set, 2003s This Is It: The Best of Faith No More, would surface relatively soon after. What makes the two releases different is that the former was a double-disc set (one disc being "hits," the other rarities), while the latter is solely a "best-of" set, and contains a slightly larger track listing. Starting off with the "Chuck Mosely Years" (FNMs original vocalist), you can trace the band quickly building its own original sound on such tracks as "We Care a Lot" and "Annes Song," before Mike Pattons arrival proved to be the final piece to the FNM puzzle. The majority of the selections on This Is It are with Patton at the helm, including their breakthrough rap-metal hybrid "Epic," as well as more challenging material when the group really hit its stride -- "Midlife Crisis," "Be Aggressive," "Digging the Grave," "Evidence," "Last Cup of Sorrow," and the bands cover of the Commodores "Easy." In addition to the hits, a smattering of rarities is included, such as the Real Thing outtakes "The Cowboy Song" and "The Perfect Crime," plus a 1990 live version of the early track "As the Worm Turns." As with most "best-of" sets, longtime fans may squabble about key tracks that are absent ("Caffeine," "Ricochet," "Gentle Art of Making Enemies," "Stripsearch," etc.), but overall, This Is It: The Best of Faith No More is a fine collection of one of hard rocks all-time best. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 21 Title: Epic and Other Hits Released: 2005-10-04 Tracks: 10 Duration: 50:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Epic (04:53) 2 We Care a Lot (live) (04:04) 3 Arabian Disco (03:18) 4 Falling to Pieces (05:14) 5 The Real Thing (08:13) 6 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 7 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 8 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 9 The Last Cup of Sorrow (04:19) 10 War Pigs (07:46) |
| Epic and Other Hits : Allmusic album Review : The idiosyncratic San Francisco outfit gets a well-deserved overview in this comprehensive retrospective, which spans "We Care a Lot," from their sophomore full-length, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, and "Ashes to Ashes" from their final ALBUM OF THE YEAR. One of the most musically adventurous 1980s independent bands, Faith No More brightened the pre-grunge era with slices of raw rock like their version of Black Sabbaths "War Pigs" and the pomp-and-circumstance rap of "Epic." Their eclectic 90s output is represented here by cuts like the cheerleader funk-metal of "Be Aggressive" and the brooding R&B; of KING FOR A DAYs "Evidence." | ||
 | Album: 12 of 21 Title: The Platinum Collection Released: 2005-12-05 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:16:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 5 A Small Victory (04:57) 6 Evidence (04:54) 7 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:17) 8 Ricochet (04:29) 9 Caffeine (04:28) 10 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 11 Kindergarten (04:31) 12 Underwater Love (03:51) 13 She Loves Me Not (03:29) 14 Annes Song (04:39) 15 We Care a Lot (live) (03:54) 16 Edge of the World (04:13) 17 Easy (03:06) 18 I Started a Joke (03:01) |
| The Platinum Collection : Allmusic album Review : This platinum collection offering of Faith No Mores finest moments finally does what other greatest-hits collections have failed to do for the band thus far: present a comprehensive overview to the band from start to finish, including some of their lesser known and weaker albums. Of course the big hits from MTV and radio airplay are presented right in a row in the beginning, and from that moment on its a collection of fan favorites that fills out the disc, including two of their best cover versions, the Commodores "Easy" and the Bee Gees "I Started a Joke." Easily the best representation of a band that was years ahead of its time. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 21 Title: Angel Dust / The Real Thing Released: 2008 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:57:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 2 Caffeine (04:28) 3 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 4 RV (03:43) 5 Smaller and Smaller (05:11) 6 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 7 Malpractice (04:02) 8 Kindergarten (04:31) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 A Small Victory (04:57) 11 Crack Hitler (04:39) 12 Jizzlobber (06:38) 13 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 14 Easy (03:06) 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 5 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 6 The Real Thing (08:13) 7 Underwater Love (03:51) 8 The Morning After (03:43) 9 Woodpecker From Mars (05:40) 10 War Pigs (07:46) 11 Edge of the World (04:11) |
 | Album: 14 of 21 Title: The Works: A 3 CD Retrospective Released: 2008-05-13 Tracks: 44 Duration: 3:10:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 2 Anne’s Song (04:46) 3 Chinese Arithmetic (04:37) 4 We Care a Lot (04:03) 5 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 6 Epic (04:53) 7 Falling to Pieces (05:14) 8 Underwater Love (03:51) 9 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 10 The Morning After (03:43) 11 Faster Disco (04:16) 12 Crack Hitler (04:39) 13 Caffeine (04:28) 14 Malpractice (04:02) 15 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 1 A Small Victory (04:57) 2 Be Aggressive (03:42) 3 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 4 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 5 Kindergarten (04:31) 6 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 7 Smaller & Smaller (05:09) 8 Jizzlobber (06:35) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 Star A.D. (03:23) 11 Ricochet (04:29) 12 Evidence (04:54) 13 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 14 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 15 She Loves Me Not (03:29) 1 War Pigs (live at Brixton) (07:01) 2 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 3 The Perfect Crime (04:25) 4 The Grade (live at Brixton Academy) (02:05) 5 The Real Thing (live at Brixton Academy) (07:55) 6 We Care a Lot (live at Brixton Academy) (03:52) 7 Edge of the World (live at Brixton Academy) (05:50) 8 The Cowboy Song (live at Brixton Academy) (05:14) 9 Falling to Pieces (live at Brixton Academy) (04:49) 10 Woodpecker From Mars (05:41) 11 RV (03:43) 12 As The Worm Turns (live in Brixton 1990) (02:44) 13 I Started a Joke (03:01) 14 Easy (03:06) |
 | Album: 15 of 21 Title: The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection Released: 2009-05-29 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:58:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 The Real Thing (08:13) 2 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 3 Epic (04:53) 4 We Care a Lot (04:03) 5 R n’ R (03:11) 6 Kindergarten (04:31) 7 Caffeine (04:28) 8 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 11 A Small Victory (04:57) 12 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 13 Evidence (04:54) 14 Digging the Grave (03:05) 15 Ricochet (04:29) 16 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 17 Stripsearch (04:29) 18 Easy (03:06) 1 Absolute Zero (04:06) 2 The Big Kahuna (03:05) 3 Light Up & Let Go (02:18) 4 I Won’t Forget You (04:09) 5 The World Is Yours (05:52) 6 Hippie Jam Song (04:58) 7 Sweet Emotion (04:52) 8 New Improved Song (03:50) 9 Das schutzenfest (02:59) 10 This Guy’s in Love With You (live) (04:22) |
| The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection : Allmusic album Review : Compiled in preparation for Faith No Mores 2009 reunion tour, Rhino slapped together The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection, yet another Faith No More greatest-hits collection that doesnt quite hit the mark. This time, the material is divvied between two discs: a disc of their 18 best tracks and a second disc of B-sides and rarities. The main problem here is that the set doesnt seem aimed at any particular audience. The B-sides are targeted to hardcore fans who surely own the songs on the first disc already, and any newcomers will probably be scared away by the severity of the rarities. If you are indeed new to the Faith No More world, your best bet is to pick up the bands first two albums with Mike Patton, (The Real Thing and Angel Dust) for a starting point. For those newcomers looking for a loose chronological history of the group, with songs by the first vocalist Chuck Mosley and a spattering of covers (which are usually great), the Platinum Collection, This Is It: The Best of Faith No More, and Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Hits provide a slightly better overview at a more affordable price. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 21 Title: Midlife Crisis: The Very Best of Faith No More Released: 2010-09-20 Tracks: 39 Duration: 2:36:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 We Care a Lot (04:03) 2 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 3 Epic (04:53) 4 Falling to Pieces (05:12) 5 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 6 Easy (03:06) 7 Digging the Grave (03:05) 8 Stripsearch (04:29) 9 The Real Thing (08:13) 10 The World Is Yours (05:52) 11 Hippie Jam Song (04:58) 12 Instrumental (04:55) 13 Highway Star (01:07) 14 Sweet Emotion (04:43) 15 Arabian Disco (03:18) 16 War Pigs (07:46) 17 The Morning After (03:43) 18 As the Worms Turns (03:03) 1 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 2 A Small Victory (04:53) 3 Evidence (04:54) 4 I Started a Joke (03:01) 5 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 6 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 7 Ricochet (04:29) 8 This Guy’s in Love With You (live) (04:19) 9 R n’ R (03:11) 10 Kindergarten (04:31) 11 Caffeine (04:26) 12 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 13 Theme From Midnight Cowboy (01:02) 14 Light Up & Let Go (02:18) 15 I Won’t Forget You (04:09) 16 Underwater Love (03:51) 17 Spanish Eyes (02:59) 18 The Big Kahuna (03:05) 19 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 20 Absolute Zero (04:03) 21 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) |
 | Album: 17 of 21 Title: Original Album Series Released: 2011-08-22 Tracks: 61 Duration: 4:28:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 5 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 6 The Real Thing (08:13) 7 Underwater Love (03:51) 8 The Morning After (03:43) 9 Woodpecker From Mars (05:40) 10 War Pigs (07:46) 11 Edge of the World (04:11) 1 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 2 Caffeine (04:28) 3 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 4 RV (03:43) 5 Smaller and Smaller (05:11) 6 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 7 Malpractice (04:02) 8 Kindergarten (04:31) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 A Small Victory (04:57) 11 Crack Hitler (04:39) 12 Jizzlobber (06:38) 13 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 14 Easy (03:06) 1 Get Out (02:17) 2 Ricochet (04:29) 3 Evidence (04:54) 4 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) 5 Star A.D. (03:23) 6 Cuckoo For Caca (03:43) 7 Caralho voador (04:02) 8 Ugly in the Morning (03:06) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 Take This Bottle (04:58) 11 King for a Day (06:35) 12 What a Day (02:38) 13 The Last to Know (04:27) 14 Just a Man (05:36) 1 Collision (03:24) 2 Stripsearch (04:29) 3 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 4 Naked in Front of the Computer (02:08) 5 Helpless (05:26) 6 Mouth to Mouth (03:48) 7 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 8 She Loves Me Not (03:29) 9 Got That Feeling (02:20) 10 Paths of Glory (04:17) 11 Home Sick Home (01:58) 12 Pristina (03:51) 1 Falling to Pieces (04:47) 2 The Real Thing (07:53) 3 Epic (04:55) 4 War Pigs (06:58) 5 From Out of Nowhere (03:24) 6 We Care a Lot (03:50) 7 Zombie Eaters (06:05) 8 Edge of the World (05:50) 9 The Grade (02:05) 10 The Cowboy Song (05:12) |
 | Album: 18 of 21 Title: The Triple Album Collection Released: 2012-10-05 Tracks: 39 Duration: 2:54:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 5 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 6 The Real Thing (08:13) 7 Underwater Love (03:51) 8 The Morning After (03:43) 9 Woodpecker From Mars (05:40) 10 War Pigs (07:46) 11 Edge of the World (04:11) 1 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 2 Caffeine (04:28) 3 Midlife Crisis (04:21) 4 RV (03:43) 5 Smaller and Smaller (05:11) 6 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 7 Malpractice (04:02) 8 Kindergarten (04:31) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 A Small Victory (04:57) 11 Crack Hitler (04:39) 12 Jizzlobber (06:38) 13 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 14 Easy (03:06) 1 Get Out (02:17) 2 Ricochet (04:29) 3 Evidence (04:54) 4 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) 5 Star A.D. (03:23) 6 Cuckoo for Caca (03:43) 7 Caralho voador (04:02) 8 Ugly in the Morning (03:06) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 Take This Bottle (04:58) 11 King for a Day (06:35) 12 What a Day (02:38) 13 The Last to Know (04:27) 14 Just a Man (05:36) |
 | Album: 19 of 21 Title: The Collection Released: 2013-11-11 Tracks: 61 Duration: 4:14:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Faster Disco (04:16) 2 Anne’s Song (04:46) 3 Introduce Yourself (01:33) 4 Chinese Arithmetic (04:37) 5 Death March (03:02) 6 We Care a Lot (04:01) 7 R n’ R (03:11) 8 The Crab Song (05:52) 9 Blood (03:42) 10 Spirit (02:52) 1 From Out of Nowhere (03:22) 2 Epic (04:53) 3 Falling to Pieces (05:13) 4 Surprise! You’re Dead! (02:27) 5 Zombie Eaters (05:58) 6 The Real Thing (08:13) 7 Underwater Love (03:51) 8 The Morning After (03:43) 9 Woodpecker From Mars (05:40) 10 War Pigs (07:46) 11 Edge of the World (04:11) 1 Land of Sunshine (03:44) 2 Caffeine (04:26) 3 Midlife Crisis (04:19) 4 RV (03:43) 5 Smaller and Smaller (05:11) 6 Everything’s Ruined (04:33) 7 Malpractice (04:02) 8 Kindergarten (04:31) 9 Be Aggressive (03:42) 10 A Small Victory (04:57) 11 Crack Hitler (04:39) 12 Jizzlobber (06:38) 13 Midnight Cowboy (04:13) 14 Easy (03:07) 1 Get Out (02:17) 2 Ricochet (04:29) 3 Evidence (04:54) 4 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:29) 5 Star A.D. (03:23) 6 Cuckoo for Caca (03:43) 7 Caralho voador (04:02) 8 Ugly in the Morning (03:06) 9 Digging the Grave (03:05) 10 Take This Bottle (04:58) 11 King for a Day (06:35) 12 What a Day (02:33) 13 The Last to Know (04:27) 14 Just a Man (05:36) 1 Collision (03:24) 2 Stripsearch (04:29) 3 Last Cup of Sorrow (04:11) 4 Naked in Front of the Computer (02:08) 5 Helpless (05:26) 6 Mouth to Mouth (03:48) 7 Ashes to Ashes (03:37) 8 She Loves Me Not (03:29) 9 Got That Feeling (02:20) 10 Paths of Glory (04:17) 11 Home Sick Home (01:58) 12 Pristina (03:51) |
 | Album: 20 of 21 Title: Live in Germany 2009 Released: 2014-03-06 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:18:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Reunited (03:02) 2 From Out of Nowhere (03:25) 3 Be Aggressive (03:37) 4 Caffeine (04:43) 5 Evidence (04:53) 6 Surprise! Youre Dead! (02:29) 7 Last Cup of Sorrow (03:22) 8 Digging the Grave (03:00) 9 Easy (02:58) 10 Midlife Crisis (07:01) 11 Epic (05:05) 12 I Started a Joke (02:52) 13 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (03:27) 14 King for a Day (07:07) 15 Ashes to Ashes (04:06) 16 Just a Man (08:07) 17 Chariots of Fire (00:46) 18 Stripsearch (04:34) 19 We Care a Lot (04:14) |
 | Album: 21 of 21 Title: Sol Invictus Released: 2015-05-13 Tracks: 10 Duration: 39:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Sol Invictus (02:37) 2 Superhero (05:16) 3 Sunny Side Up (02:59) 4 Separation Anxiety (03:44) 5 Cone of Shame (04:40) 6 Rise of the Fall (04:09) 7 Black Friday (03:19) 8 Motherfucker (03:31) 9 Matador (06:09) 10 From the Dead (03:06) |
| Sol Invictus : Allmusic album Review : In the years before Nirvana rewrote the book on the commercial possibilities of alternative rock, Faith No More were one of the rare alt-rock acts that managed to have a major commercial success on their own terms with the catchy but uncompromised funk-metal monster "Epic," from 1989s The Real Thing. But it quickly became clear that wild card vocalist Mike Patton, who joined during the sessions for The Real Thing, had greater stylistic ambitions for Faith No More than he was able to cram into that albums framework, and the groups follow-up, 1992s Angel Dust, was a strange, fascinating, and wildly diverse album that blew open the groups creative palette without much concern for their new audience, and in the grand tradition of the Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique, it was at once a creative touchstone and a commercial disappointment. While Faith No More soldiered on to make two more fine albums before calling it quits in 1998, the bands furious eclecticism seemed to reach a wider audience after they broke up, thanks to the cult following that embraced Pattons later projects such as Tomahawk, Fantomas, and Peeping Tom, and looked back to Faith No More with open ears. While its more unified and less aggressively eccentric than Angel Dust, 2015s Sol Invictus -- Faith No Mores first album since regrouping for live work in 2011 -- certainly captures the same "anything goes" spirit of their best album, and the results capture the feel of their finest work. The bands willfully bent take on hard rock is a bit softened here, thanks to the continuing absence of original guitarist Jim Martin, but Jon Hudsons six-string work is more than up to the shape-shifting attack of this album, and keyboardist Roddy Bottum shines here as the songs swing between the arty and the claustrophobically intense, ambitious in their melodic structures but unafraid to hit hard (and bassist Bill Gould and drummer Mike Bordin bring both the precision and the muscle this music demands). And if you want to argue that Mike Patton took control of the group once "Epic" hit (and youd probably be right), theres no question that he did some impressive work with the materials at his disposal, and even as Sol Invictus sounds more collaborative than Angel Dust, it shows he had the chops and the crackpot vision to lead this band into strange but remarkable places. From the churning paranoia of "Separation Anxiety" and the distressed funk of "Sunny Side Up" to the blasting impact of "Cone of Shame" and the broadly theatrical closing number "From the Dead," Pattons range is every bit as broad as the bands, and if he hasnt guided Faith No More to a second masterpiece, Sol Invictus is their best and most compelling work since Angel Dust, and the rare reunion album that truly adds to the strength of the groups legacy rather than diluting it. | ||