Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The band was originally formed as Faith No Man, in 1981. Billy Gould and Mike Bordin are the longest remaining members of the band, having been involved with Faith No More since its inception. The band underwent several lineup changes early on, along with some major changes throughout their career. Faith No More officially disbanded in April 1998. They have since reunited, along with all members from their latest release Album of the Year (1997), playing shows to support their The Second Coming Tour, between 2009-2012. The band has not officially announced any future plans to play more shows, or to record another album. The last version of Faith No More to perform consisted of Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson, and Mike Patton.

 

Faith No More displayed an even more experimental effort on their next album, Angel Dust. One critic writes that the album is “one of the more complex and simply confounding records ever released by a major label” and another writes that the single “’A Small Victory’, which seems to run Madame Butterfly through Metallica and Nile Rodgers (...) reveals a developing facility for combining unlikely elements into startlingly original concoctions.”

 

Aside from “A Small Victory” (which received a nomination for Best Art Direction at the MTV Video Music Awards), the tracks “MidLife Crisis” and “Everything’s Ruined” were also released as singles. The album included a re-recording of the theme to the film Midnight Cowboy, and later pressings included a cover of The Commodores classic “Easy”, which in some parts of the world became the band’s biggest hit. Angel Dust, though not as successful as The Real Thing in the US, sold 665,000 copies there, and managed to outsell The Real Thing in many other countries. In Germany, the record was certified Gold for sales of more than 250,000 copies. The album also matched the sales of The Real Thing in Canada (Platinum), Australia (Gold), and surpassed it in the Netherlands, France, Russia, and the UK. Worldwide sales are around 3 million copies.

 

After touring to support Angel Dust in the summer of 1993, long-time guitarist Jim Martin left the band due to internal conflicts. According to Roddy Bottum, Martin was fired via fax: “Jim Martin had always been very conventional in what he wanted to do with the band, very much a fan of guitar music only and metal specifically. During the recording of Angel Dust, it became apparent to both him and us that we were heading in very different directions.” Martin himself states it was his decision to leave. Both Godflesh guitarist Justin Broadrick and Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker were reportedly offered to join FNM after Martin’s departure, but declined to join. The position was filled by Mike Patton’s bandmate from Mr. Bungle, Trey Spruance, who left soon after recording 1995’s King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime and just before the band was to begin their world tour. Spruance was replaced by Dean Menta, the band's keyboard tech.

 

Credits:

Engineer [Assistant]: Adam Munoz, Craig Doubet, Gibbs Chapman, Lindsay Valentine, Nikki Tafrallin

Engineer, Mixed by: Matt Wallace

Mastered by: John Golden

Mixed by [Co-mixed]: David Bryson

Producer: Faith No More, Matt Wallace

Written-by: Faith No More (tracks: A1 to D1), John Barry (tracks: D2.1)

Written-by [Uncredited]: Lionel Richie (tracks: D2.2)

 

Track List:

Land of Sunshine   [3:44]

A2. Caffeine   [4:28]

A3. Midlife Crisis   [4:21]

A4. RV   [3:43]

B1. Smaller and Smaller   5:11]

B2. Everything’s Ruined   [4:33]

B3. Malpractice   [4:02]

B4. Kindergarten   [4:31]

C1. Be Aggressive   [3:42]

C2. A Small Victory   [4:57]

C3. Crack Hitler   [4:39]

D1. Jizzlobber   [6:38]

D2.1. Midnight Cowboy   [4:12]

D2.2. Easy   [3:05]

 

2xLP 180 Gram Vinyl] by Faith No More is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

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