Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7036 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-04
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
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.). Butprior to the writing and recording of the album, the band parted ways with its longtime singer, Chuck Mosely, and hirednewcomer Mike Patton.
Unlike his predecessor, Patton wasa 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" wasa 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 itsnewly acquired pop audience with its next release.

Customer Reviews

A landmark in rock history
This is the big one, the album that turned FNM into the pop stars that they never wanted to be, through hit singles such as 'Epic', 'Falling To Pieces' and 'Form Out Of Nowhere'. However, despite the enormous commercial success, this is still one absolute corker of an album, for me one of the best albums of the 1980s. As Mike Patton's first release with the band, it seems like he felt he had a point to prove coming into the band late, and he certainly proved it. Every song on here is first class, from the awesome eight-minute-plus title track, to the note-perfect cover version of Black Sabbath's classic 'War Pigs'. There's not much more to say about it really; everyone knows what FNM sound like. Basically, if you're into any sort of rock or metal, you need to have this album in your collection. Simple as that

One of the most influential bands ever!
The first Faith No More album to feature the vocal talents of Mike Patton is, quite simply, a corker.

Tracks like ‘From out of Nowhere’, ‘Falling to Pieces’ and ‘The Morning After’ are instant rock classics, the keyboards giving them a somewhat orchestrated feel. ‘Epic’ is distinctly funky, coming complete with a disco groove and hip-hop influenced vocals. ‘Surprise! You’re Dead’ is the heaviest song on the album, while ‘Zombie Eaters’ and the title track are carefully built up epics. ‘Underwater Love’ has a dreamy feel to it, ‘Woodpecker From Mars’ is a crazy instrumental, there’s an excellent cover of Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ and the album closes with the similarly brilliant mock ballad, ‘Edge of the World’.

Although all the musicianship is near perfect, it is Mike Patton’s vocals that stand out. Not quite as weird as on his later work, they are still very distinctive, whether he is singing, chanting or showing off his deranged croon.

Everyone should own this superb piece of music history. More influential than Nirvana? Possibly…

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the one and only, FAITH NO MORE
There is great music and great music that changed the way that I felt about music, Faith No More are one of the bands that changed the way that I felt about music, they really were one of those unique bands that just had that something special about them that I just can't fully explain.

I first bought this in about 1992, so I was a fairly late fan, although I had heard the singles Epic and From Out Of Nowhere on their original release, it was this album that really got me into Faith No More, it was also great timing as not long after I bought this, the equally brilliant Angel Dust was released (talk about musical heaven in such a short space of time). Like I said I can't explain exactly what that special something is about them but you know that you really really like a band when you have to have every official album that they have ever released.

This album is as good as perfect, there is not one track on it that I don't like and I can also say this about Angel Dust and the underrated King For A Day Fool For A Lifetime. Although I like the first Faith No More albums with Chuck Mosely on vocals, it is these with Mike Patton on vocals that is Faith No More at their very best. Although I miss Faith No More, I am glad that they quit when they did as it just makes them more special to me and I always got the feeling that they were making music that they wanted to make and not to be a mainstream success which is another bonus.

If like me you like all types of heavy metal and for some reason you have never heard of Faith No More, then I urge you to check this and the other Faith No More albums I have already mentioned, because like me it might just change (in a very good way) the way that you feel about music forever.