Don't care too much
It's not the songs that make this a bad deal but the fact that it says it has extra tracks as an added bonus. Trust me, I am not saying that this is a bad collection, Faith No More is one of the most influential but also most underated bands of all time. In truth, the American version has a second disk with two or three extra songs on it, including "This Guy's In Love With You" which if you ask me is a true FNM clasic, and yet you don't even get it on this import. Trust me, buy the American version, there's absolutely nothing "extra" on this disc in the least.
The band that changed Heavy Metal and Hard Rock forever
Faith No More changed the path of heavy music with their very unique style full of overwhelming versatile sounds they were capable of play hard rock, heavy metal, funk, pop , soul, very heavy songs and even ballads they were that unique and Mike Patton surelly can be described as a genious and all that mixture of sounds is included in this cd , you have to listen this compilation so you realize whos responsible for the progresion of 80s and 90s sound
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One Last Cup Of Faith No More
I will miss them dearly in fact. Like another reviewer of this compilation, I too will miss Faith No More. I remember vaguely when I was first exposed to FNM, it must have been about 12 years ago. That would have made me 12 years old. . . ! The point I am trying to make is that FNM was a major part of many people's lives. If you are now in your mid to late 20's, you would have been in the age group that was probably heavily exposed to this music. As a result, it is not just the music that is an important factor in the extent to which individuals will miss FNM (that said, it was great music!), it is the meaning those individuals attached to the songs that FNM played. I met friends over FNM, passed exams over FNM, broke up with girlfriends over FNM etc, etc, as did countless others. A generation and myself learnt nearly every single lyric that Mosley and Patton ever recorded. These are the reasons why so many people feel that they have personally lost something that was held so dear to them. All of those memories, all of that vicarious learning, all of that meaning. I think this compilation does a reasonably good job of covering the deep tracks of the legacy that FNM left behind. It takes you through the early Mosley days through to the espousal of Patton. Patton's voice appears to drop in pitch dramatically from the "Real Thing" album relative to all subsequent albums. When I first heard "Angel Dust", I must admit, I felt slightly disappointed with the changed voice and the changed sound. However, with time I learnt to divorce myself slightly from the more commercial (I would argue) "Real Thing" FNM sound to appreciate this new darker sound, which seems to have pervaded into all of the successive albums. Of course, the rest is well covered elsewhere as the band produced two more fine albums without their original guitarist (whether he left or was ousted is not mutually agreed upon by James B. Martin and the rest of Faith No More), subsequent to which they suddenly broke up. I briefly met FNM once, just after they had released "Angel Dust". I was surprised to see that Patton had completely changed his physical appearance, a new look he would pretty much retain for the rest of his career with FNM. The others looked exactly the same as I had remembered. All of the members, contrary to the media reports, seemed extremely polite and subdued. Perhaps they had seen one too many airports, or maybe they were tired from touring or something at that particular time. I remember telling Patton how much I admired his work, to which he coyly replied that he was "flattered". As a musician myself, FNM have been a major influence. They will be sadly missed for their wonderfully open minded approach to music, their idiosyncrasies and for what they meant to their fans.
The End of an Era
Not me. Who would of thought that one of the most experimental, and influencial heavy metal bands of the past two decades would have broken up and relased a greatest hits album. I didn't even know they had any hits before or after Epic, a song that more resembles a noose than it does the band. They were a bunch of unknowns until then, and after they started experimenting crawled back to where they came from. I miss them, Just knowing that no more albums will be released makes me sad. If you don't know the band that well, pick this up. You can hear the humble begining's to the bitter sweet end.
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