The Real Thing - Faith No More (CD 1989)

Good for parties where talking is impossible because of the excitement and energy of this cd. It takes your breath away. I just have to remember to breathe!!

best band ever! this cd is jam packed with hits and other songs that are even better than the hits. mike patton is amazing in this cd!!

A great album....why? Well back in the late 90's you had Night Ranger and Vanilla Ice churning out total crap which you could hear plastered all over pop radio and MTV. Enter Faith No More! You had pre-gangsta rap power lyrics that were toughtful and funny at the same time, thunkin' ass bass lines and guitar progressions that could have only been born of the groin. Put those ingrediants together back in 1989, and you had somthing new and tasty for us listeners. When "Epic" hit MTV and pop radio, you could feel the power, which is what people need from their music. Anyway, buy this album because 90% of the songs have the umph, power, and originality that is contained in that 1st single.

Track listing
1. From Out Of Nowhere
2. Epic
3. Falling To Pieces
4. Surprise! You're Dead!
5. Zombie Eaters
6. Real Thing, The
7. Underwater Love
8. Morning After, The
9. Woodpecker From Mars
10. War Pigs
11. Edge Of The World


Details
Playing time: 55 min.
Producer: Faith No More, Matt Wallace
Distributor: WEA
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD


Album notes
Faith No More: Michael Patton (vocals); Jim Martin (guitar); Roddy Bottum (keyboards); Bill Gould (bass); Mike Bordin (drums).
Engineers: Matt Wallace, Jim "Watts" Vereecke, Craig Doubet.
Up until Faith No More's third release, 1989's THE REAL THING, the San Francisco quintet was considered too eccentric for rock's mainstream. Unlike other bands of the era, FNM refused to be limited to just one musical style--the group was indeed heavy, but it also touched upon many other styles (alternative, rap, Middle Eastern, punk, funk, jazz, etc.). But prior to the writing and recording of the album, the band parted ways with its longtime singer, Chuck Mosely, and hired newcomer Mike Patton.
Unlike his predecessor, Patton was a very talented and versatile vocalist who could easily adapt to any of the different musical styles his new bandmates threw at him. While it took a few months for sales to crest, THE REAL THING went on to become the group's much sought-after commercial breakthrough. The rap-metal anthem "Epic" was a surprise Top-10 smash (pushing the album to multi-platinum status), while such other tracks as "From Out of Nowhere," "Falling to Pieces," "Zombie Eaters," and "Underwater Love" were just as exceptional. Although the band had been waiting years for mainstream success, FNM decided to challenge its newly acquired pop audience with its next release.