Audio CD review:
Faith No More - Album of the Year

Faith No More - Album of the Year

Band: Faith No More Title: Album of the Year Rating: Release Date: 03 June, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Collision 2: Stripsearch 3: Last Cup Of Sorrow 4: Naked In Front Of The Computer 5: Helpless 6: Mouth To Mouth 7: Ashes To Ashes 8: She Loves Me Not 9: Got That Feeling 10: Paths Of Glory 11: Home Sick Home 12: Pristina

Customer Reviews last call for this epic band mike patton and the boy`s come through once again,not their best, album of the year still kicks, . the final release from faith no more!to0 bad!this great band released some of the best music in history. Too Bad Jim Martin Left The last two albums just have such bland guitar riffs. FNM really lost alot when Jim Martin left. I like what Patton did on his first two FNM albums, but FNM turned into MR. Bungle II after Martin left. Mr. Bungle's style is just too weird, experimental & annoying, Martin's riffs sounded like a friggin war going on on all those songs, which was awesome. The songs were just alot more tighter & you could headbang to them. Wish they would regroup with Martin. This album is decent, but I'd probably buy this one last of all their other discs. Fantabulous This band is a true original. Faith No More's last studio recording has a lot going for it, and even a couple of weak tracks can't hinder the overall joy that is Faith No More. They seem to have no reference points- or maybe they have too many to count- but no one has ever quite sounded like Faith No More. They blend a truly awesome array of textures, tones, and styles, and spent their entire career defying categorization. Are they metal? Are they rap/rock? Trip-hop? Alternative? The answer, of course, is yes. Bordin (drummer, founder) has an obvious love of dark, Sabbath-esque metal, and is a big part of FNM'S "heavy" sound. But the true genius in this band has to be Mike Patton. His vocals are genuinely odd. He seems to be able to do just about anything he wants with his voice, from whispy to gutteral, maniacal to soulful. Patton is the only singer who can pull off what he does, so much so that I often think of him as metal's Freddie Mercury. Album of the Year isn't Faith No More's best work, but there are a handful of "best-of moments. " Last Cup of Sorrow causes shivers, as do Naked In Front of the Computer, Mouth to Mouth, and She Loves Me Not. And like all Faith No More's work, the songs that don't seem so strong at first listen, start to grow and grow on you, and eventually your raving mad about everything they've ever committed to tape. Strongly recommend this album, even if it's an ambitious title. It almost lives up to it. . . You can see a complete list of all Faith No More discography, or go back to the Faith No More tabs