Ranking the Studio Albums: Faith No More (w/Martin Popoff)

[@mark58291]

Angel Dust is an absolute masterpiece. Highly influential too.

[@tinfoilhatter]

I REMEMBER MY BROTHER SOLD IT TO ME , the cd, FOR FIVE BUCKS: BEST FIVE BUCKS I EVER SPENT, YO: HAHAHA~~~~ [ i guess i was like 28 and it was about 1993...]

[@DemosthenesQDrake]

"Angel Dust" is not only my fave FNM album, it is one of my all time favorite albums overall. An amazing feat of artistic strength, and no, not forced. It is catchy when it needs to be (A Small Victory or Everything's Ruined), and abrasive when it needs to be (Malpractice or Jizzlobber), and everything in between. Complete musical freedom.

[@mjnation7876]

Angel Dust will always be my favorite. One of my favorite albums of all time.

[@skyscraper14]

2,500+ CDs and Angel Dust ranks as one of my favorites of all time too.

[@willyumlouis]

SAME

[@craigusselman546]

a shiny copper pennyyyy...

[@Jared.StClair]

100%. It’s an absolute monster. For me, it’s The Real thing and Angel Dust as their top albums with King for a day third.

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@craigusselman546 a bouncing-little-baby... hahaa~~~~ [what year did that come out? i guess it found me about '93]

[@MalkyMcMillan]

Rock, metal, pop, rap, grunge, punk etc - every genre owes a debt of gratitude to FNM. Simply one of the best bands ever.

[@burningbeard75]

So many people just don’t know.

[@koopee27]

My favorite band of all time. Seen them live 11 times starting from 1990. Love'em 1. Angel Dust 2. The Real Thing 3. King For A Day 4. Introduce Yourself 5. Sol Invictus 6. Album Of The Year 7. We Care A Lot

[@justincider4375]

Was pleasantly surprised to see FNM on the channel, Angel Dust is still one of my favourite albums of all-time. 7. We Care A Lot 6. Introduce Yourself 5. Sol Invictus 4. The Real Thing 3. Album of the Year 2. King for a Day 1. Angel Dust

[@franchise5000]

Good placement for AOTY. Has some super memorable tracks. Will always love “last cup” (vertigo inspired video is special as well) and “collision”

[@Zackplayer123]

Faith No More is my favourite band of all time! Finally you make a video on them, that's awesome.

[@andybrett1152]

Same to mate !

[@DimensionTee]

The Real Thing was the starting point for my musical journey, it has to be my number one. It's the blueprint for all the things I love about music. Never made a bad album, all the others are kinda interchangeable depending on how I feel that given day.

[@cupboardcroptyjr.8518]

Angel dust is a masterpiece hands down...

[@andywylie6784]

Such an incredible band. I think just based on how frequently I listen to them, I’d go with 1. King For A Day 2. Angel Dust 3. Sol Invictus 4. The Real Thing 5. Introduce Yourself 6. Album Of The Year 7. We Care A lot

[@mikem.7921]

Everything's ruined is my favorite FNM song and the real thing is brilliant

[@archie6962]

I agree with Pete, my number one is also Angel Dust.

[@matsetizar65]

Didnt like it at first, took about 10 years for me to realise its awesomeness.

[@michellerosebrown]

The Real Thing is my number one pick.

[@burningbeard75]

Same. I loved it from the first listen.

[@skyscraper14]

Awesome list Pete and Martin. I'm quite shocked and pleasantly surprised at the amount of support for King For A Day. My ranking and favorite from each: 7. We Care A Lot (We Care A Lot) 6. Introduce Yourself (R n' R) 5. Sol Invictus (Superhero) 4. Album Of The Year (Mouth To Mouth) 3. The Real Thing (Zombie Eaters) I saw them open for Metallica on the ...And Justice Tour and they got booed and stuff thrown at them. A year later, (post-"Epic") open for Billy Idol and got cheers. Different time, different fans. 2. King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime (King For A Day) Awesomely performed when I saw them live on this tour. There was a time my roommate asked if I could play anything other than this album for a few days. 1. Angel Dust (A Small Victory) Still upset I missed them on this tour.

[@spyralarchytect]

King for a Day is a desert island album for me.

[@robcopen1713]

Right on🤘🤘

[@hoofhearted6900]

Its awesome. Plus it has Trey!

[@MRB16th]

They recorded enough material for a double album there - and a fantastic one at that.

[@ryantinker8598]

Same!

[@shanefelle9385]

Yep great album

[@gordanlazinica]

YEEEES!!! Thank you for this! 1, Album of the Year 2. King for a Day... Fool For a Lifetime 3. Angel Dust 4. The Real Thing 5. Introduce Yourself 6. We Care A Lot 7. Sol Invictus

[@ffsf739]

Love Martin, but I'm with Pete here. Angel Dust is, by far, their best.

[@rightchordleadership]

By a mile.

[@AndI0td763]

It has the most personality and it’s dark and heavy but also playful and creative. Martin said some of the tracks feel stilted, maybe so but I always thought a song like Caffeine was intentionally put together to sound that way but who knows what they were actually thinking when they made that.

[@kevsatboone1]

By far.

[@robcopen1713]

Been waiting for this...I absolutely love Faith No More, such a misunderstood overlooked band...and Mike Patton has such a great voice...just enjoy watching this one....Fool for a Day King For a Lifetime and Real Thing probably my top 2 all the rest tie...thanks for this episode Pete....Mr. Bungle rules too🤘🤘

[@markflower8885]

The UK definitely got Angel Dust. Kerrang magazine even voted it the most influential album of all time. For me it's an absolute masterpiece. It still sounds fresh today. Also Patton said he sang the way he did on The Real Thing because he wanted to differentiate his sound from what he was doing with Mr Bungle.

[@rightchordleadership]

AD is brilliant.

[@burningbeard75]

In 1989 I was 14 years old and a huge fan of the “hair” metal scene. Sitting at my aunts house watching Much Music on her giant satellite disc that picked up everything, “From Out Of Nowhere” came on and 30 seconds into the song my world was turned upside down. I had never heard anything like this band in my young life and I became obsessed. I hurried up and found a paper and pen and wrote down the band name and album and made my way to the record store and bought a cassette copy of The Real Thing. After the first listen I could not get enough. I wore that tape out. When I found out that they had two albums prior I went out and bought them, and to my shock, Patton wasn’t the vocalist, but unlike Pete, I didn’t care. Even though Chuck’s vocals weren’t slick or polished like everyone else’s in the music industry, they fit with the music, perfectly. To me FNM has never made a bad album or an unlistenable song. ( Clutch and Alice In Chains haven’t either ) Anyway, now that I’ve typed this long comment to which almost nobody will read, here’s my rankings: 7. We Care A lot 6. Album of The Year 5. Sol Invictus 4. Introduce Yourself 3. King For A Day….. Fool For a Lifetime 2. The Real Thing 1. Angel Dust

[@adamw13]

This sounds almost exactly like me. Except I didn't see the video. Our college radio station had the record and it looked so intriguing. I was getting so sick of hair metal. I popped it in and it was like the world changed instantly. I'll never forget the feeling.

[@mrbungle60435]

Martin Martin Martin!! Angel Dust is not only FNM's best album it is my favorite album of all-time and I listen to just about every genre. My broad interests in music were brought into existence by FNM. Before them, I was living a very sheltered life in a small rural town with virtually zero exposure to music outside of the mainstream. When Epic hit, I was at first confused by it, but uncontrollably drawn to it. I distinctly remember getting a posse of friends together and driving 15 miles to the closest town that had a music store so I could buy the album on cassette! The exploration of that album and it's wild shifts and genre mashing was something to behold and it quickly became one of my favorite albums. A few years later when Angel Dust came along the Real Thing was left in the dust! I loved that album from Day 1 and it has only grown stronger in my opinion. I can remember multiple day stretches where I listened to that album on loop without the slightest hint of boredom. Angel Dust has only been threatened at the top of my list a couple of times over the years, but those competitors quickly fell to the wayside. While I have enjoyed all of FNM's albums, everything after Angel Dust was a minor letdown and I actually find myself loving the Chuck Albums more than the post Angel Dust. The one thing I agree with Martin on, is that all of their albums are at least a 7.5, but my list is almost a mirror of Martin's. 1. Angel Dust 2. The Real Thing 3. We Care A Lot 4. Album of the Year 5. Introduce Yourself 6. Sol Invictus 7. King For a Day....

[@adamw13]

Almost any sane person's list is a mirror of Martin's :) Agree with everything you wrote. I played the ever living heck out of Real Thing. For Angel Dust to come along and top it is a miracle.

[@JohnMacRae23]

Martin with Angel dust so low? ...dang I think it's one of the best albums of all time. 1. Angle Dust 2. Album of the year 3. King For a Day Fool for a Lifetime 4. The Real Thing 5. Introduce Yourself 6. Sol Invictus 7. We Care a Lot

[@paulmoore5392]

One of my favourite bands ever. Really got into them earlier this year and never looked back. Pretty hard to say which album is my favourite, probably either Angel Dust or King For A Day

[@esteeb67]

FNM was one of my favorite bands of that era. I got into them in college starting with Introduce Yourself and then just kept going. Angel Dust is my favorite. I think it's their masterpiece. They are fantastic live. Every one of their albums is gold to me.

[@Danimal77]

Imo "Album of the Year" is their best album. It's so underrated with 5 MASSIVELY STELLAR songs: "Ashes to Ashes: (the best song on the album), "Paths of Glory", "Stripsearch", "Last Cup of Sorrow", and "Helpless". Also really good songs such as: Collision, Naked In Front of the Computer, Mouth to Mouth, She Loves Me Not, and Got That Feeling.

[@arifinz.9218]

I agree, perfect album, it should have being called "Album Of The Century"

[@MRB16th]

The B-sides, Light Up and Let Go and The Big Kahuna, are also really good. What about Pristina and Home Sick Home?

[@adamw13]

I agree it deserves way more love. But I don't think it's better than some of their other records. Then again, that's a very impossible bar to clear.

[@matthewwallace1374]

Thank you both for the in depth analysis, the thougtfulness, and the interesting perspectives.

[@matthewwallace1374]

Hey Pete and Martin, thanks for ranking FNM's studio albums. I appreciate the love, care, time, and insight that's evident in your video. Something that I wanted to add regarding the We Care A Lot album is that, not only were they one of the very first 'alternative rock' bands, the song "We Care A Lot" joins hard rock and rap almost a year before Run DMC's version of "Walk This Way".

[@nedionedio795]

Always loved Faith No More, with Chuck and Patton.

[@liquidvizionsmadferit]

Wow........ I usually agree with Martin a lot, but Angel Dust being that low. Yikes... To each they own though! Angel Dust will always be my favorite. I'm mostly with Pete on this one because I'm not a fan of Chuck either and I even love punk but I never did care for his vocals. I do respect the albums through. I like several tracks on both because the music was good but those albums are at the bottom for sure. As far as my 2nd and 3rd favs, it's hard. Because sometimes I prefer King and other days Album of the Year. Then I would go with The Real Thing and then Sol.

[@philanderson5138]

king for a day was huge in the uk, my favourite of them all. still listen to it now.

[@patrickcampbell1173]

Great program. I'm a 51 year old metalhead/farmer from central Indiana and I have a true story to share with you all. In the early '90s, Mr Bungle was on tour with a band named Grotus, and came to a venue called Bogarts in Cincinnati Ohio. My friends and I drove hours to the show, and as many concertgoers in that area may know, Bogarts was the place to meet bands due to no backstage access- the back door led directly to the stage. A white van with an open side door sped through that back alley- probably 13-15 mph- with two pale white asses- yes, they granted us immediate access to more than we wanted to see. Later that evening, after a GREAT performance, my friends and I wanted to drink- but not drive- and chose to get a reasonably priced hotel room on the outskirts of town. Mr Bungle was at the same hotel. Long story short, we bumped into Mr Patton as we were all filling ice buckets, and after about ten minutes of very interesting dialogue- very nice mellow dude- I had a signed ticket stub he requested to sign. I still have that stub. It says "I f*cked Bobby Knight. Sincerely, Mike Patton."

[@metalart5369]

1.Angel Dust 2.The Real Thing 3.King For A Day 4.Album Of The Year 5.Introduce Yourself 6.Sol Invictus 7.We Care A lot

[@johnappleton8133]

Your list definitely matches mine. Angel Dust and The Real Thing are masterpieces. The rest of the catalog are good albums with a few good songs on each.

[@arbonne1805]

My ranking too. And definitely agree that Angel Dust and The Real Thing are both masterpieces. Angel Dust... seminal, even.

[@bobsimpson9068]

I`d go along with that... I might switch 4 and 6, and maybe 1 and 3. Solid catalog!

[@SpaceCattttt]

Going through the comments, there doesn't seem to be a lot of love for "King for a Day". That's to be expected, I suppose. I mean, I've always been the only person in the known universe to hail it as a masterpiece. Which it is. And so is "Angel Dust", of course, but "King" is the naughtier, more fun and adventurous (OK, fucking insane) follow-up to that earlier art-rock behemoth. I bought "King" on release day. Went to the midnight sale. I was the only one there. Everyone else stayed at home listening to their safe copies of "Easy". The mainstream crowd. I took it home, listened to it once and immediately realized I'd found the music of my soul. I thought it was the blues, but fuck that. Went to see the band when they came to town. They came running out on stage and started doing pushups for 5 minutes before playing a note. The teenage girls who were there to hear "Easy" looked very uncomfortable. Then the show started. A 2-hour aural assault on the senses in which Patton (at the peak of his powers) and his boys tore everyone a couple of new assholes by playing through the entirety of the new album and yelling at the teenage girls to "DANCE!" whenever they looked lost during the heavier numbers. Someone yelled: "Play Easy!". They got "Cuckoo for Caca" instead. They were never the same again, but goddammit, if they weren't the best band in the world for about 6 years!

[@GarethAlan81]

I love King For A Day. It is brilliant. One of my all time fav albums.

[@ryantinker8598]

King is my favorite. Saw that tour!

[@skipdonaghue9451]

"Patton and his boys..." this is a prime example of why there will always be Patton fans who like Faith No More, and fans of Faith No More.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@skipdonaghue9451 Ah, so you have to choose? You can't love and admire both Patton and Faith No More? Fuck off.

[@ytusersumone]

😆😂the "easy" part

[@LeeGion_981]

Got to say Angel Dust is my number 1.

[@arklowrockz]

Angel Dust was such a leap forward for the band, it kicks off with "Land Of Sunshine" and you just know you are on a journey. "Jizzlobber" to this day remains a genuinely terrifying and distressing song. I was lucky enough to see them with Jim Martin twice.

[@alpeshsrivastava]

Yes baby Faith No More!!! Much love from Quebéc!!!

[@willyumlouis]

This was a good podcast. Totally with you Pete on Angel Dust being my favorite FNM album. I love it beginning to end. Masterpiece. I have two different vinyl pressings of it. It's also one of my all-time favorite albums. Easily in my top 10. Thanks!

[@vladrac1978]

That Giants Stadium FNM/Metallica/GnR show in 92 was my first concert, and that synopsis was spot on.

[@franchise5000]

Pete! Good call on “cone of shame”. Fave off that album. Saw them at Merriweather in MD when this album came out. They crushed it

[@tim-burrr]

Big Jim Martin now grows championship pumpkins for a living. Go figure.

[@dtltmtgt]

The Real Thing will always be a favorite for me. Thx guys.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Me too

[@noz_redna]

I just got Sol Ivictus. It's growing on me fast. I find the songs very memorable and on rotation in my head.

[@TheWatcher-fj6gm]

Great choice Pete, greetings from Peru, here's the list of mine: 1-Angel Dust 2-King For A Day... 3-The Real Thing 4-Sol Invictus 5-Album of the Test Not really fan of the Chuck Mosley era though.

[@PeterSully76]

Introduce Yourself, I just return to this album so many times over the years. Like the rest but love this one.

[@riderfantomas]

One of my 10 favourite bands ever!!! Unique music.. and great live show in Athens in 2009...!!

[@FireMoon42]

Over here in Europe there's two albums that stood out in 88-89 and they were Masters Of Reality In a Blue Garden and Faith No More The Real Thing. As much as anything else is was the "in your face" production values that seemed to offer something different to the whole "Hair metal" sound. The drum sound on In A Blue garden and the Bass sound on The Real Thing was just...... "That......That's what we want, under a wall of guitars please thank you very much"

[@1976HNRK]

Thanks for this ranking! Pete, I don`t know if you like Sonic Youth, maybe not, but... I was the guy who asked for a Kreator album ranking. cheers, and keep the great work 🤘👍

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Not a fan of Sonic Youth.

[@1976HNRK]

@@seaoftranquilityprog One of my 30 or something favourite bands. And what about Kreator? For me ranks a little higher, as Testament. By the way, Rush is my favourite band ever, Pink Floyd a close second.

[@carlosramua]

Great to see you with Martin again Pete ... Greets from Argentina

[@RhetroAktive]

Angel Dust at #5 Martin. Your credibility has been revoked sir. LOL

[@markrago7217]

His credibility often is questionable in my mind....

[@GabAssbreaker]

Its a difficult album to get into tbh, i didnt like it for years, but now its my favorite..

[@marc-olivierbouchard8717]

Have to agree with this....I could not believe it.....in my top 5 of all time easily. I do not get his arguments either

[@kdiamond]

Ha YES makes no sense. No melody? Everything's Ruined, Small Victory... even Malpractice... there's some beautiful melodies all over that record.

[@mck7646]

I've never heard anything like Angel Dust. I wouldn't put down his pick of King for a day at #1, it's very good, but the sound is much more dry and I don't love the songs as much. Angel Dust is an incredible sound with such unique songs, the whole idea of that album is about blending beauty and darkness. It's abstract but catchy and endlessly listenable. It's genius.

[@realmusiklover]

Chuck did polarise people, no doubt about that. I do like those early records. A lot of love here in the UK for 'Angel Dust' (and the band in general) and I loved how original and interesting that one sounded on release. Also worth pointing out the killer b-sides the band has put out throughout its career. And of course the live improvisation. When I first saw them at Glasgow Barrowland in '92, they started the show with some loosely "choreographed" dancing which had the crowd in stitches. Last time around they broke into the Eastenders (UK soap opera) theme tune twice during one of the songs to much hilarity. Can't wait to see them next year when we reclaim our lives, tremendous unique band! 1 King For A Day 2 Angel Dust 3 The Real Thing 4 Album Of The Year 5 Sol Invictus 6 Introduce Y'self 7 We Care A Lot

[@ryantinker8598]

My favorite band of all time!

[@RCNobles]

Introduce yourself was such a music style changing album for me. I was steeped in metal and this album was a breath of fresh air at the time. Also a huge fan of Chuck Mosley.

[@michaelnoonang9207]

Popoff names all these bands in that scene but forgets Fishbone, who were probably the biggest local influence on all those other bands; I’d love to see a ranking the albums for Fishbone after they release their reunion album in 2021

[@apparaoapparao]

24-7 Spyz was another. 1990, saw them open for Janes Addiction. Good band but not as good as Fishbone

[@michaelnoonang9207]

@@apparaoapparao Phillip Fisher also plays drums for 24/7 Spyz now, I saw them open for Living Colour and Fishbone in 2018 in Brooklyn

[@marvinbattlejr.9365]

I always wondered why fishbone and the RHCP originated around the same time and were part of the same scene, yet the chili peppers blew up, and fishbone never did.

[@apparaoapparao]

@@marvinbattlejr.9365 to sell a boat load of albums you have to appeal to the teenage girl market. RHCPs were more marketable and mainstream, even going back to their early albums.

[@marvinbattlejr.9365]

@@apparaoapparao I also think, had the chili peppers never worked with rick Rubin, they possibly never blown up. Blood sugar sex magick is less eclectic, and more focused than there previous albums.

[@dougsmith8104]

As always, I love how different the lists are and how albums speak to us all differently.

[@ssmith87]

I am so glad to see an album ranking from this band, they are a band i got into (1990 in 6th grade) & have loved them ever since. I really enjoyed this conversation too & both of you made statements that really word for word is what i had thought of all these years. Terrible album covers, but i do like King for a Day and Angel Dust’s covers. I never understood how Faith No More wasn’t more poplar than they were/are. It’s probably because they are a bit of an oddball band and never fit into a certain genre. Only time i got to see them was also that stadium tour with Metallica and GnR. I’ve always hated GnR and I couldn’t believe i was going to see Metallica and Faith No More on the same day. I completely agree with Pete, as much as i loved Metallica and they were great, i thought FNM was the best band that day..they sounded so so good. 1. Angel Dust (it’s not even close for me) 2. The Real Thing 3. Introduce Yourself 4. Album of the Year 5. We Care A Lot 6. Sol Invictus 7. King For a Day...Fool For a Lifetime (I actually couldn’t get into this album until recent years)

[@addrokgarvey4308]

Faith No More will always be my top favorite band, above all. Angel Dust would be my No 1. I also didn’t care for Chuck’s vocals at first, but later he grew on me. I feel lucky I once got to meet Chuck at a Deadcross (of all places) show in Detroit. I didn’t meet Mike Patton unfortunately lol This was another great episode!!

[@DamnableReverend]

This was really interesting, especially seein the difference in you guys' views on the band. Faith no more is a band I discovered around when King for a Day came out (and I never liked that album very much and still consider it kind of a weak point in their discography). On the other hand I adore Angel Dust and it might just be their best one, and I'm rather partial to Album of the Year and SOl Invictus, too. I think I'm in the camp that prefers the band when they are a little weirder, but on the other hand I'm kind of with martin in not thinking Chuck is bad at all. I really like that Killing Joke sound so the pre-Real Thing stuff does kind of work well for me. FNM is one of those bands where sometimes you get the sense that they really weren't getting along. Maybe that actually helped them be crazier? It's hard to say. I thought they gave their weakest album when Jim Martin left the band but then they kind of came back strong again. Interesting band for sure; one which I pretty much abandoned for years as i was getting into wilder metal and prog, but which I've sort of come back to in the last few years.

[@fmbro872]

7 We Care A Lot 6 Introduce Yourself 5 Album Of The Year 4 The Real Thing 3 Angel Dust 2 Sol Invictus 1 King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime

[@tomfisher2103]

Saw Bordin play drums behind Ozzy and Black Sabbath and he nailed it, did an awesome job.

[@SiLatics56]

"Malpractice is psychotic" - you're not wrong there Pete. Scared the hell out of me when I first heard it 🤣. Brilliantly psychotic though, like the whole of Angel Dust.

[@damiankarras]

Angel Dust is their masterpiece

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

Never got into this band, but appreciate their uniqueness

[@daveb224]

♫♪...it sends her over head first, and then the rest of her follows...♪♫

[@philouze1815]

"I'm Easy" and "Digging The Grave" were HUGE in France. Tons of radio play. Here's my ranking: Angel Dust (saw them twice on that tour) The Real Thing KFAD Introduce Yourself Album Of The Year We Care A Lot Sol Invictus

[@dougpinnick9279]

Digging The Grave une super chanson, peut-être ma préférée de FNM, le clip et surtout leur passage à Nulle Part Ailleurs, une tuerie 🤘

[@dragonfly1694]

While nobody can doubt Patton's impact, the debut album 'We Care A Lot' with the late Chuck Mosley is a quirky but highly unique & original work which set the tone for everything that followed. Having said that, I agree Mosley's vocal delivery marred the overall quality. The level of maturity in Patton's voice alone on 'Angel Dust' along with the compositions themselves were another level. So it's probably my favourite overall. Album Of The Year' was amazing way to go out, and I'll admit I find the reunion album 'Sol Invictus' lacking somewhat, though the BBC live session for it was impressive & sounded much better in that setting. And I enjoyed the tracks 'Separation Anxiety' & 'Matador'. But I feel that Patton's voice is at a place where it just blends in the same with whatever project he is fronting & seem interchangeable, the variation between the different acts isn't what it once was. And Jim Martin's guitar tone is missed, no disrespect to Jon Hudson. 'Angel Dust' a disappointment, WTF? I tend to agree with Mr.Pardo a lot on these matters & completely disagree with Mr.Contrarian 😂 Though I came in the same time as him with my FNN introduction being 'Introduce Yourself' & his #1 pick 'King For A Day...' is a brilliant album. The difference with Trey Spruance is the guitar tone, it's the same as his work on the Mr.Bungle debut, so essentially that's it. Some of those other bands in the the funk-metal genre he mentioned included Scatterbrain (ex-Ludichrist), Primus/Sausage, Fishbone, 24-7 Spyz, Red Hot Chili Peppers ('Uplift Mofo Party Plan' & 'Mother's Milk'), Living Color, Limbomaniacs as well as Mordred, who have recently reformed & are releasing new material. But FNM were definitely a band ahead of the curve.

[@markrago7217]

Ahhh the mighty Faith No More. Good move Pete! You're right, they were ahead of the curve. Nu Metal owes alot to these guys. Here's my list. 7. We Care Alot 6. Album of the Year 5. Introduce Yourself 4. Sol Invictus 3.King For a Day.... 2. The Real Thing 1. Angel Dust

[@MrToband]

That Ashes to Ashes song Mike Patton sings his ass off.

[@SomeSong2]

Of the ones I've heard 1. Angel Dust 2. King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime 3. The Real Thing 4. Album of the Year 5. Sol Invictus

[@JohnnyRecently]

This mirrors my list!

[@GODemon13]

Angel Dust is by far their best.

[@michaelbracy9556]

Kudos to you guys for doing the FNM show, one of my favorite bands of all time. I also loved the Graveyard show. Thanks for keeping it exciting and rock on!

[@kmjr2400]

Love the Starz live album cover shirt!🤘

[@garyjoyce2160]

Great show guys ! Supposedly, depending on sources Mike Patton , highest vocal range ever at 6 octaves . But then again , I’ve seen a list with David Lee Roth at 6 octaves , so guess it depends. Great stuff! 👍💯

[@alexd3603]

King for a Day is my favourite....vocals and guitar work are solid. I played it to my lovely wife and she mentioned that it put in question her decision to marry me : - )

[@mikemrock]

My favorite band of all time. Very unique band, nobody sounds like them.

[@KowankoMusic]

I love talking about this band. I'm always a fan of contrarian follow up albums from artists who've just had a huge commercial breakthrough (Angel Dust being maybe the shining example of this "I dare you to keep liking us" challenge to the normies). Angel Dust is a difficult album for sure but it rewards repeat listens perhaps more than any of their other albums and has, for me, the most poignant and painful emotional impact. KFAD is a safer album, a relatively straightforward release for them, with a slightly more anonymous guitar sound (due to the absence of Jim Martin) and AOTY is for me a masterpiece, as it offers all of the band's best traits: weirdness, but also catchy tunes, gorgeous production, heaviness, ugliness, beauty. I adore the electronic component of this album too ("Stripsearch" FTW). Could go on and on. Great chat!

[@JohnMacRae23]

How about rate the albums Kings X? I know Martin's a big fan.

[@independenceltd.]

Pete isn't.

[@davorbrijacak]

@@independenceltd. Kinda weird and unexpected he isn't.

[@marvinbattlejr.9365]

It would be interesting if Pete did a show with one of his friends where they try to convince the other to become a bigger fan of a band they are lukewarm on, using 5 songs.

[@arongamman9360]

King's X and Faith No More both have incredible synergy as a band like many of the more mainstream great bands.

[@Gunther-pr8jd]

@@marvinbattlejr.9365 Maybe the Screaming Trees could be an initial case study.

[@stevestevenson811]

Angel Dust is their best album. And in my top 5 of any all time, 30 years ahead of time. Wanting commercialism? What a hack. You can get commercialism anywhere. This album was like nothing else

[@SuperClarky666]

My favourite band of all time ,my rankings….but i love them all… 1.angel dust (number 5 mr popoff?😳) 2.king for a day… 3. The real thing. 4.Introduce yourself. 5.sol invictus. 6.album of the year. 7.we care a lot.

[@scottmcgregor562]

Shout out to Martin for mentioning The Dan Reed Network. Saw them in Cleveland in the 90s and completely was slayed. Finally, an amazing and respectful tribute/ranking of Faith No More.

[@nolongerthere]

Saw them in Raleigh in 2015 and could not believe how amazing and energetic they still were and how powerful the songs remain after decades. The musicianship was impeccable, from the lively rockers through the ballads (their cover of "Easy" has to rank among the greatest covers ever!). I don't know how Mike completely defies age; evidently he has been drinking the blood of newborns since the 1650's.

[@johnbarrett4846]

1 The Real Thing 2 Introduce Yourself 3 King for a Day 4 Album of the Year 5 We Care A Lot 6 Angel Dust 7 Sol Invictus First saw them in 1989 two nights on the trot, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Edinburgh Jan 1990 then when they sold out the Barrowlands in Glasgow 1990, great band.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Don’t own anything by this band but always admired their quirky and inventive style. Loved the insight from Martin with great point counterpoint with Pete. Pete and Martin together are a must watch no matter what the band because of the awesome insight and entertainment level.

[@knightvisioniixv]

Amazing band!! I only own the five Mike Patton-era albums. Love them all, but they would rank something like this: 1. Album of the Year 2. Angel Dust 3. King for a Day...Fool for a Lifetime 4. The Real Thing 5. Sol Invictus On AOTY, the band eschews much of the wildness of the two albums preceding it, but the songs are excellent from top to bottom, and I love the atmosphere and ambience of it. Ashes to Ashes is my favourite FNM song, and the scenic imagery from their performance of this song in Cannes, 1997 (search for it) matches perfectly with the transcendent beauty of the song.

[@purpletemple1]

Speaking about mixing Rock, Funk, Thrash,... and mastering it, Living Colour comes to mind as well!

[@david.leikam]

I saw the Mr. Bungle tour in February 2020, right before the March 2020 lockdown at The Warfield in San Francisco featuring Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo. 👏

[@MrEerieEyes]

I'm glad Martin brought up the high treble (shiny) sound of The Real Thing, it's always bothered me and it's never mentioned as a criticism in any reviews i've seen. I'm also still undecided about Sol Invictus, every time i come back to it after an extended period of not listening to it, it seems to improve in my estimation. I think Chucks vocals were perfect for those early albums, obviously they wouldn't work on later albums which were less punk oriented.

[@serafini666]

one of my top 5 bands, for sure. Hard to rank AD, KFAD and AOTY, so my list: 1) AD, KFAD, AOTY 4)Real Thing 5)Sol Invictus 6)Introduce Yourself 7)We care alot ps: FNM always reminds me The Doors, I don't know exactly why, maybe the keyboards, some circus sense...

[@adamw13]

Angel Dust is a masterpiece. Perhaps the best hard rock record of all time. Ranking it 5th among FNM records is absurd, but hey he also likes Chuck's singing :)... I mean the Chuck era songs are really good. Don't get me wrong. And Chuck was fine for what he was. But listen to As the Worm Turns version with Patton. Turns a good song into a killer.

[@AndI0td763]

Angel Dust is such a cool unique album, nothing sounds like it. Placing it so low is ridiculous I agree. King for a day…is good but the sound is much more dry and maybe a few of the songs blur together a bit. And to me it’s a weirder album than even Angel Dust as Patton goes nuts on some of the tracks and the structure of some of the songs as well as the different styles they attempt on it. You could maybe argue Angel Dust is weirder in spots but overall it’s just darker and more intense. They’re both pretty manic albums. And I also like Chuck, Introduce Yourself is awesome.

[@integrity101]

#1 King For A Day.... #2 The Real Thing #3 Angel Dust #4 Album Of The Year #5 Sol Invictus King for a day is arguably the most diverse album in my collection. Just fantastic. Love them

[@krapulax605]

1.angel dust, 2. king for a day, next- album of the year, real thing, sol invictus, introduce yourself right on, we care a lot about the army, navy, air force and marines

[@jwest28]

I can’t even believe dude ranked Angel Dust at #5. That is actual legit insanity. Couldn’t watch the rest after that

[@stefanodolara3429]

Angel Dust number 1...absolute masterpiece, one of my ten favorite albums of all time...

[@JoseEspinoza-ly3rk]

Faith no more great band

[@wobby1987]

My rankings: 7. Album of the Year 6. Sol Invictus 5. We Care A Lot 4. King for a Day 3. Introduce Yourself 2. The Real Thing 1. Angel Dust Martin, you were right on about Chuck. His voice fits those two albums perfectly! Pete, I din't care for Chuck's voice either, but his voice grew on me and I became a fan!

[@jimmycampbell78]

Its all about Patton for me. He does a lot of experimental and art-rock stuff but he is just a great vocalist full stop. I also enjoy Mr Bungle. 1. Angel Dust 2. King for a Day 3. The Real Thing 4. Album of the Year 5. Sol Invictus 6. Introduce Yourself 7. We Care A Lot

[@shakey27]

Thanks for doing this they are my all time favorite band. My rankings. Angel Dust King For a Day The Real Thing Introduce Yourself tie Album of the Year and Sol Invictus We Care A Lot But to be fair it could change on any given day with the exception to the top 2.

[@mattshaw5179]

Another great video! Hope you're doing well! Here's my list: 1) Angel Dust 2) King for a Day 3) Album of the year 4) Sol Invictus 5) The Real thing 6) Introduce Yourself 7) We care a lot.

[@scottwalker5275]

One of the hardest rankings for me. Love them. So creative and so different. Every album is a little different from each other. Great musicians and Mike Patton is like a chameleon on vocals. Guy can sing any style. Saw them with Metallica and GNR. They were awesome. I’m gonna do my best but my top 5 could switch any day. Number 6 I just haven’t heard enough I don’t think but here we go #1 The Real Thing #2 Angel Dust #3 Introduce Yourself #4 Album of the Year #5 King for a Day #6 Sol Invictus #7 We Care A Lot Great show!! Hard one to rank because they are all good and all hit in different ways. Great musicians and great artistry!!! Love em. Another band that hits me the same way is Jane’s Addiction. Both bands have their own style and artistry. They have that here it is, like it or not, this is what we feel attitude going on.

[@nelsonshuchmacherendebo7688]

Nice discussion on this one. For my money, the Real Thing, Angel Dust and KFOaD series is one of the best ever. Three records that are completely different from one another, and perfect their own way. I think FNM’s status in rock music will only grow as more people discover the records that got a bit overlooked when they came out.

[@skyscraper14]

Let's not forget songs that didn't appear on studio albums (imports, EPs, promos, singles, GH compilations, etc.) The cover tunes: Highway Star, I Started A Joke, Easy, This Guy's In Love With You, Spanish Eyes, Let's Lynch The Landlord. Originals: Another Body Murdered, The Perfect Crime, Das Schutzenfest and my favorite, Absolute Zero. They're all awesome.

[@JJKarpinski]

Cowboy Song should've been on the Real Thing.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

I remember listening to Martin Popoff's podcast where he said "People haven't heard such heavy music before when Faith No More's album was released in' 87". I was like wtf? 😀 Anyway my fave is Angel Dust, I also dig the eclectic style of 'Album Of The Year'.

[@LegoBuilderStudios]

Missed this video haha, here's my ranking of Faith No More: - Angel Dust - The Real Thing - Introduce Yourself - King for a Day...Fool for a Lifetime - Album of the Year - Sol Invictus - We Care a Lot