The Strange History of FAITH NO MORE (pioneers of nu-metal?)

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

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[@PowerRedBullTypology]

Most of these histories are not 'strange'. It's just clickbait

[@brianc9374]

Faith No More was huge when they broke out. I think I was the only kid in JR High that didnt own their album.

[@solearesoul]

@@PowerRedBullTypology maybe the “history” isn’t strange, but FNM is definitely strange.

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@PowerRedBullTypology um, I think that's kinda his trademark type thing for his band history videos...kinda ties them together...

[@petethundabox5067]

No need to imagine what they'd be like with Courtney Love. Here they are live. Some is OK. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n363eJ93haygpK8

[@TankTheTech]

Sol Invictus was an awesomely solid album. I toured with them for a little bit when they were doing that album cycle, and I can see they were easily some of the nicest most down to earth people I've ever been on the road with. Treated their crew amazing, and I can't speak highly enough of these guys.

[@fibbes7900]

Tank is right, it was the same touring with them in the mid 90 in Germany!

[@TheChadTI]

I am FINALLY "getting" that album in '23 😅 It took awhile but I'm glad it worked out. Good to hear they are good guys too.

[@breefitzgerald2037]

That's an amazing thing to hear about them, obviously allot of people don't know.

[@budthechud9795]

Agreed but they could have been a tad nicer to Jim Martin.

[@katkajac]

Crazy how that’s always a thing that the wildest musicians are the nicest, love it! My friend works for many artists and said Lady Gaga was the worst and most arrogant from them all. One of his favorite and nicest to work for was R Kelly 😂

[@smashrhythm]

King for a day... is an overlooked masterpiece.

[@chrissanchez7835]

Way ahead of it's time!...... in my opinion

[@youngloudandsnottytv]

Yuuuup

[@zane01235]

Overlooked? I don't think so, not from fnm fans anyways

[@Gal1njo]

One of My favorite albums ever by anyone.

[@AntisocialSka1]

Killer album

[@feloniuspunk7078]

I played guitar for/with Chuck Mosley on his last American Tour (and unfortunately the last tour of his life). I recorded three albums with him, traveled the world, met some of my heroes, and became very close with Chuck. I will miss him for the rest of my life

[@Cesar_73_Jefe]

Man what an Honour.. Chuck Mosley was THE OG! i Love FNM Introduce Yourself.. As The Worm Turns and Chinese Arithmatic.. He was Awesome 🖤 My Favourite song is Anne's Song

[@thetvbaby83]

Awesome totally awesome!!!

[@LouisMazzei]

Faith No More's Angel Dust is to alternative music what Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique is to hip hop, both were released after massive hit albums, both weren’t exactly commercial hits upon initial release, and both are generally considered to be absolute masterpieces that are still incredible and relevant today

[@austintrousdale2397]

💯 Great analysis

[@chocolateface4885]

Paul's boutique is the greatest hip hop album of all time and this is comin from a dude that only listens to shit like black flag ,DRI, and iron maiden

[@pricila6511]

@@chocolateface4885 Then how could you say that it's the best hip hop album of all time? Have heard 36 Chambers by Wu Tang Clan or any of DMX's first three albums? How about Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP? Their are a lot of great hip hop albums that are tied at least with Paul's Boutique. Just saying

[@blackdragon6]

@@pricila6511 That's true

[@monkeyballs512]

@@pricila6511 Paul’s Boutique is on the list. I’ll say that. So are the albums you mentioned. I’ll throw in Low End Theory by Tribe and the first two Public Enemy albums. It’s not that simple to just say “best ever.”

[@VoltLives]

So happy to hear Faith No More get love. Always has been and will always be my favorite band.

[@makesomedrinks]

So happy to hear Faith No More did not get Courtney Love.

[@HotStrange]

Do you prefer FNM over Mr. Bungle? I can’t choose.

[@gaiasgift]

Agree 100% - definitely the most influential on me and my music. The learning for me was there are no boundaries. And what a lesson that is!

[@gaiasgift]

@@HotStrange FNM seems to me a commercial and accessible aspect of Mr Bungle. Both amazing in their own way, both different but both very important.

[@TimGoodman]

KISS is pretty good too, ya know....just sayin'......Ace Frehley lead guitar!

[@caitlinclaffey5599]

Hey there, Faith No More Fans!!! I am the brunette girl in their video for "Everything's Ruined." I have always loved and supported this band!! Love you guys!!

[@AMOCAustralia]

wow! gday!

[@remmertvosbergen3122]

For real?!

[@badmoonrisin4700]

That video may make history as the last music video to feature a KEYTAR!! Glorious!!

[@kohlfluegeman6166]

Lol that rocks

[@Justaglorifiedcrew]

No way ! Cool 😎

[@hexgenetixmusic]

To this day AngelDust is still one of my all time favorite albums and still inspires me as a songwriter! It was way ahead of its time and still blows away modern day bands.

[@clownchaostime3024]

When Angel Dust came out, I was hooked. I told EVERYONE about it... The responses I got was...ehh.. it's " ok" mediocre at best...lol...fast forward 20+ years... it's considered a masterpiece. Can't believe people didn't get it back in the day...

[@bradleyrembolt]

Yep I still listen to it on the regular. Fucking masterpiece.

[@nojuanatall3281]

That's my favorite shower album. I try to sing along and it gets me pumped!

[@clownchaostime3024]

@@nojuanatall3281 I'll be grocery shopping and just bust out, " you're perfect! Yes it's true! But without meeee! You're only you! Your menstruatingggg heart! Can't bleed enough for 2!?"

[@randallwilliams3014]

Angel dust hands down one of the greatest albums of all genres of music in my opinion , I saw the video for midlife crisis and my dad bought the cassette for me, blew my mind at 12, definitely a masterpiece, Faith No More 👑

[@HotStrange]

I absolutely just adore Mike Patton. In my top 3 favorite vocalists ever and I love nearly every project he’s been involved with. Great to see him getting his flowers.

[@veronic3205]

Totally agree with you 👍👍👍

[@buttface7848]

True Facts Fam

[@888berg]

Genuinely interest what the other 2 vocalists are :) Love Mike Patton, cheers from OZ

[@HotStrange]

@@888berg probably Layne Staley and Marvin Gaye

[@cosmicgregg]

Stripsearch is one of my favorite songs by fnm. Last cup of sorrow and ashes to ashes got me through a serious dark stretch in my life. Smaller and smaller, rv, everything is ruined, and so many more. These guys wrote some awesome music through the years.

[@mattdowling955]

Totally agree.. Album of the Year was a game changer for me. Stripsearch, Last cup, Ashes are still on high rotation for me. Another brilliant song was Evidence 🙌

[@Kate-ok4xb]

100% agree Stripsearch is by far my favorite from Faith No More. I also really like their War Pigs cover. They seem to really update it and breathe new life into the song.

[@denverrandy7143]

You might surprise yourself.....😜👍

[@jenn288]

Pattons “War Pigs” is operatic.

[@rndm7528]

@@mattdowling955 the solo of evidence makes me wanna be sitting down in my man cave with a cigar and glass a of scotch

[@Bejestravoe]

FNM was big with my older siblings. I dug it but was very young. When Mr. Bungle came out, I was in my teens. I bought California and was blown away with his vocals. A no skip album to this day.

[@KatieKerney]

California is a masterpiece

[@johnmichaelpatrick369]

All 3 bungle albums are masterpieces !

[@chipmcdip8629]

YES!!! Just got back into Angel Dust, one of the coolest 90's albums in my opinion. Malpractice alone did so much for metal.

[@1youwatch]

Jim Martin has some of the greatest guitar riffs in music history. His guitar part from ascending riff into that beautiful solo on Epic, is well epic!

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Damn Right! He had his own style

[@dugp1862]

The Lionel Richie song FNM covered on Angel Dust was "Easy" not say "Say you, say me". Thanks for covering the history of the band Finn!!

[@OttoTetrazzini]

“Easy” wasn’t on Angel Dust. Or at least not on the cassette I bought in June ‘92. But it was on Songs to Make Love To, which came out in ‘93 along with other Angel Dust b-sides.

[@solearesoul]

@@OttoTetrazzini true. It wasn’t on the original release of Angel Dust. I had that album “Songs to Make Love To”, it was great. I don’t know when they started including ‘Easy’ on Angel Dust, but they do now.

[@apl2606]

@@solearesoul Interesting. Maybe they included it in Europe right from the beginning. As far as I remember I bought the CD pretty soon when it came out, and it had Easy on it.

[@dxfifa]

@@OttoTetrazzini It was included on the deluxe edition which was the world release, and was the biggest song off that album worldwide

[@Splattermelt]

@@OttoTetrazzini 'Easy' was recorded on the Angel Dust Sessions and was originally released as a double A-side with 'Be Aggressive'. The European version of Angel Dust had it as the final track, sadly the US and other versions didn't get it till later, one being from the Songs to Make Love To release.

[@AaronAbernethy]

King for a Day is my favourite FNM album, and maybe my favourite album ever. It opened my eyes to what was possible in the genre. It holds up incredibly well today.

[@Spudcore]

What an incredible and unique band! King for A Day is one of my favourite albums ever. It's mad how they could be so all over the place, genre-wise, yet still retain a distinct style.

[@Pinkflamingo138]

I’m 43 and have loved FNM since I was 10. I’m so happy I got to see their 2015 tour. Mike Patton is a national treasure and an actual genius. Angel Dust is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@HandsomeBastard]

That's nothing. I've loved FNM since I was 4 ! Beat that ! Yes,this is a competition goddammit !

[@Pinkflamingo138]

@@HandsomeBastard mmmmk

[@bill_case]

Rest In Peace - Chuck Mosely(1959-2017).

[@lostnumber08]

Mike Patton is an actual living musical genius. Unquestionably the most capable male vocalist alive and perhaps ever.

[@justinwearn620]

Patton is one of the most versatile vocalist ive ever heard and his musical palette is insane and him running Ipecac Recordings introduced so much unique music (Fantomas, Melvins, Etc)

[@patrickmohan2220]

Ipecac "introduced" Melvins? Get your facts straight. The true sign of a newb.

[@rorz999]

​@@patrickmohan2220 perhaps he means it introduced them to a much wider audience

[@patrickmohan2220]

@@rorz999 "Perhaps" if he worded it correctly, it wouldn't read as though he was claiming that Mike Patton and his running of IPECAC RECORDS introduced Melvins to the world.

[@TimGoodman]

@@patrickmohan2220 Oxbow singer Eugene could beat up anyone in Melvins and FNM. He knows Kung Fu.

[@patrickmohan2220]

@@TimGoodman Not sure where you're going with this chief. It appears as though you may be "on the spectrum". I fought Eugene and a big dragon. Eugene and the dragon made love to each other after the fight. It was a heavy scene, but thankfully the guys from Melvins and FNM escaped unharmed..

[@dennisjordan4952]

Faith no more and mr.bungle are my two favorite bands.this was totally well done thank you.

[@Josh-ff1zm]

I will never forget hearing The Real Thing when it dropped in 89’. It was a middle school skater’s soundtrack along with Pixies, RHCP, King Missile, They Might Be Giants, and Dead Milkmen.🤘🐵🤘

[@chocolateface4885]

Dead milkmen fucking rule

[@spacegrass2738]

We skated a lot to all those bands but we really loved Fugazi

[@johna4371]

If there was one living musician I'd want to meet, it's Patton. The guy is a never ending fountain of talent. Tomahawk? Lovage? Everything he touches is gold. I think I wore out my Angel Dust tape back in the day.

[@wormfost5578]

I’m so glad you did this. It’s known that there are some bands with a rabid fan base that you won’t touch but, you did. Faith no more for me, is one one the top 30 greatest bands of all time. Top 30 might not be impressive but there are literally millions of bands out there but few make the impact that creates ripples like FNM. Thank you for shining some light on a legendary group of individuals that some of your viewers might not have even known about. 👏👏👏

[@jedklampett8886]

Mike Patton is the master of a puppets… the guy behind the curtain… the man your mother warned you about. He’s the guy trapped under the thin ice of a shallow frozen lake that you can see screaming at you, but can’t quite hear… searching vehemently for the fracture that will free him. All of his project are on heavy rotation in my life/home, and I still get the same looks from people when they hear a song they’ve never heard with him on vocals just like when I was cranking Mr. bungle in junior high school. It’s awesome. Highly underrated performer/artist. I really wish the best for him and I hope he breaks through that ice one day and gets the credit he deserves.

[@jakebeaudrie]

The record run of Angel Dust, King for a Day, and Album of the Year is just amazing to me. Every song on all of three of those records works for me. Fucking LOVE it.

[@pricila6511]

Same hear. Didn't really get into The Real Thing though but those three albums are legendary classics.

[@SethHMG]

Don’t you look so surprised…

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@@SethHMG "...happy birthday...f*cker!" had to finish that line up for you---that song is not exactly subtle, no?

[@SethHMG]

@@ignoblesavage5559 “You blow that candle out, we’re gonna kick you, kick you…” Subtle as a sledgehammer

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@@SethHMG yessir it is. Brilliant album, that one.

[@MrHURRICANE43]

When I was in high school I would call into the local rock station and request FNM when I first got into metal. I got to the point where I was the FNM kid and the DJ would give me extra concert tickets whenever he had them. Good times.

[@martincox7278]

Thank you for covering FNM. One of my favorite bands. It is hard for me to pick a favorite album because I have always appreciated their variety.

[@tommyvercetti6035]

King for a day. Did it for u

[@BigBubbaloola]

My fave band. Saw them live the first time at Wembley in 92 for the G'n'R Use Your Illusions Tour and they were the best thing that day. Loved them ever since. No one seems to give enough thought to them and their career. Thank you for this.

[@AlwaysAudacity]

When Epic came out, it was just so different than anything else on the radio. Really couldn't ignore the power of it.

[@lethalinflection]

I remember being little thinking "I wish they would play more songs like this one," but there wasn't anything else like it.

[@doedarling1215]

I was 3 when Epic played on MTV. It is my earliest childhood memory and I can listen to the song on repeat now at 36. Plus Patton was one of my first crushes, haha!

[@danielkinn782]

I first saw FNM in, I think 88. May have been early 89 in a very small town in Northern California. They BLEW me away. One of rhe best live performances I've ever seen. Chaos,power,beauty, and twisted all rolled into a hour and half set. I bought a t-shirt that night and wore that shirt for the next 15 years. Mike had remained one of my favorite front men and they will always hold a special place for me. Thank you Finn for also mentioning Mr.Bungle. Another super underrated band!

[@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m]

Mike Patton is from Eureka CA, Humboldt County

[@danielkinn782]

@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m yes I'm aware. I'm from Sonoma County which is right next door lol. FNM and Mr.Bungle played where I saw alot of bands often

[@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m]

@danielkinn782 Nice, I grew up two towns south of Eureka, my older sister used to get stuck babysitting me and took me with her to a few Mr. Bungle shows at house parties in Arcata, Fortuna, this was mid-late 80s

[@danielkinn782]

@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m I grew up in Petaluma. I'm sure you heard of The Pheonix. I saw soooooo many amazing bands there. Then I mover to Sebastopol. Les Claypool was my neighbor for a few years. We'll technically he lived 3 streets over

[@Thecoolbonnie]

Thank you for giving them the credit they deserve. Like you, Epic was my introduction to the band...but 'The Real Thing' is one of my favorite albums of all time...not to mention that Mike Patton is absolutely gorgeous

[@danniejones2032]

One of the best bands ever. Always killed live. Mr Bungle's album is sooo good! Live they also killed it. Mike Patton should have a residency in Vegas because he has that range.

[@chocolateface4885]

Thatd be fucking awesome I'd see them all the fucking time

[@WordUnheard]

Mike Patton is a legend, and deserves the praise you gave him. I remember seeing him open for Tool with Tomahawk, and the crowed booed them the entire time. It was so disrespectful and infuriating!

[@HeaDzmold]

Omaha?

[@WordUnheard]

@@HeaDzmold New Orleans

[@TheKey304]

Same here in Charleston, WV too. Only time I saw a Mike Patton project and it bummed me out. Mike did jaw back with the crowd tho, I remember lol. From what I could tell, it didn't really affect him.

[@chauncybrukshut9279]

Mike Patton > Tool

[@distortedgrinch2795]

Yoo I saw tomahawk open for tool in Charleston WV and got booed the whole time. Maynard kept his back to the crowd the whole time 😆

[@jackstevens585]

Back when cds came in an oversized box, I had the Angel Dust album cover on my locker at school which led to a three day suspension! Small Victory is my favorite song and it hits a little different theses. I’ve gained amazing amount of wisdom through great music like Faith No More!

[@breefitzgerald2037]

It doesn't surprise me they would do something like suspend you for 3 days over something that silly. I'm so glad people understand music more today than they ever have, but it's also very hard for new artists to blow up "like Nirvana did" because now a days everyone can find some sort of fame do to social media. Everything comes with its ups and downs, here is a perfect example of both. 🤭🙂🙃

[@Bronk0Nagurski]

One of the things that's amazing to me is that no Faith No More album sounds like the next one. However, every album sounds like Faith No More. That's talent on a whole other level.

[@peterfischer9751]

I love them bc you rarely find this versatility in heavy metal, especially their vocals and their basslines. I also think their keyboarder is contributing to the catchiness of their songs.

[@joewilson557]

THIS IS THE BAND THAT LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE! PERSONALLY, THE GREATEST BAND EVER!

[@richparkinson9647]

Mike Patton's work on Nathaniel Merriwether presents Lovage is one of my favorite early 2000's albums. Dude is just so versatile and eclectic with projects he chooses to do.

[@paulharkabus4148]

I've seen them many times and I loved all their albums. Idc what anyone else has to say about them or their albums... not even whatever Mike Patton said... because they're all great. Period. Their evolution from song to song, album to album is inspiring. Real musicians. No box to put them in. They are their own invention. Much love

[@sharktooths]

Mr Bungle was the last band I saw before the 'rona. I'm catching them again this may with the Melvins, it's one of my most anticipated shows this year!

[@KnivingDispodia]

Melvins put on a great fucking show. Stoked for you

[@denverrandy7143]

Nice,Both bands are coming to Denver this spring and going for sure!!!Saw Melvin's back in the day.And yes,they put on a killer show!!!

[@beatsandskies3]

That’s a killer line up. Would be stoked with either of them touring nearby.

[@jacobprice8048]

Nice. I'm catching the Oakland show on the 24th

[@sharktooths]

@@jacobprice8048 I'm there the 23rd. Wish I could afford both nights! But its time off work and a trip to the city.

[@Ksoism]

King for a day is my favorite, one of the best ever. Every song is different, true, but they knit together unbelievably. They work together, they sound cohesive. It's such a fresh, diverse and beautiful album. There are huge, beautiful great songs, bit it's easy better as a complete album.

[@wolfsguitarden740]

Yeah not a big Pierce the veil fam but that song is pretty good..............😂😂😂

[@briancynn392]

I was in love with FNM after TRT but Angel Dust changed my life..as a 10 year old kid it opened doors in my mind not only musically but with all art and my perception of the world,I still listen to that entire album often...never gets old 😂🖤🖤🖤

[@mikethemechanic7395]

Same. I was 17 when it came out. Angel dust is my number 1 album. I actually put in my will. This album to be played at my funeral..

[@derekrichardson9105]

One of my first gatekeeping experiences was a band playing in a bar that I worked at. They played "From out of Nowhere" and said here's a Faith no More song, and it's not Epic. I think they expected no one to respond to the song, but the bar went nuts! That's when I knew that FNM was still loved.

[@swimraces]

Greatest band ever. It’s an interesting story. We (in Australia) embraced the band as did Europe. AD, KFAD, and AOTY we’re all greeted as masterpieces as they were released. It was evident how talented this band was and how they couldn’t be easily constrained to a single genre. Only the US seemingly didn’t get it. Nice to see sentiment changing on albums like AD and KFAD, even if it is 30-ish years too late

[@joewilson557]

DEFINITELY!

[@TheAtomfrieden]

That´s quite a phenomenon, much like Kraftwerk had to blow peoples minds outside of germany berfore peple here would appreciate them for the geniuses that they are.

[@MrLando0]

My metal head friend let me borrow his Angel Dust tape in junior high and I never gave it back. Such a killer album. Crazy to think they formed the year I was born.

[@hexgenetixmusic]

I remember when Epic came out. You couldn't escape it! It was all over radio and MTV on a daily basis! They blew up sooooo fast!

[@ignoblesavage5559]

and i grew to HATE that song...but i've loved FNM ever since. yes, even their pre-patton stuff (but when patton is the one that is on the mic for some of those songs it gets intense). nowadays i can barely listen to "epic," and i FIERCELY wish that it was not by far their most popular song. i mean, even the only other real rap-sounding song (kind of, i guess) they made, "midlife crisis" from angel dust, is infinitely better than "epic." why can't that be the one, or "caffeine" or "land of sunshine?"

[@breefitzgerald2037]

I also obviously remember as well when they blew up, I was 10 years old..... lol I know they wore it out like they always did in those days but, still absolutely love that song until this day!!! ❤️ Maybe because it brings me back to my childhood but, still I believe also it's just an amazing song! Hence why it became what it was and what it did.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@@breefitzgerald2037 oh, i get it, trust me. it's objectively a very good, very catchy song. even if one does not care for the "rapping" parts (i prefer the style he used in "midlife crisis" by far). i just have a weird thing where even something i love gets ruined for me if i hear it too much. it also happened for most of Pearl Jam's "Ten." and a lot of other songs and albums. and when that happens i lose the connection to the time and place, for the most part; that strong memory that you described above. but that's OK, i have all of angel dust, king for a day..., and album of the year to fall back on. and sol invictus, for that matter. cheers--

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

@@ignoblesavage5559 I understand exactly where you're coming from. The Real Thing is my least listened to FNM album and Ten is my least listened to PJ album. I'm sure we could name tons of other albums that have had the same effect. There are songs that were so overplayed on the radio it took me 20-25 years to listen to them again. "Rooster" and "Black Hole Sun" come to mind. And all of Nevermind lol, which I listened to on the 30th anniversary vinyl recently and probably won't listen to again for another 5-10 years.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@@LegendoftheDragonSword egg-sackly. I also think this is why some music listeners are always looking for unique-sounding new music. 1 band I apparently cannot get sick of? They were called Fair to Midland, & their 1st album is almost unlistenable...but after that, everything they made was BRRRILLIANT. They had an EP called The Drawn & Quartered EP that was simply amazing...2 of my 3 favorite FTM songs are on there, & a 3rd song is on my top 7. Only 4 songs on that thing. (1) Granny Niblo, 2) Orphan Anthem 86, 3) Abigail. That's for starters. Everyone seems to like the album Fables From the Mayfly best. I have it @ #3 for me. They released an LP (InterFundaStifle) that contained songs found in the EP while other songs appeared on Fables (w/betterproduction, slightly different versions of the songs). Their last album was kind of an epic...Arrows & Anchors. So many great songs. Whiskey & Ritalin, Musical Chairs, Uh-Oh, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Short-haired Tornado, the Greener Grass...all great, plus more. They also have a couple of demo songs you can find on YT... Sound like...I don't know, maybe if Tool & System of a Down had a love child (just without Serge's weird nasally voice). Speaking of, FTM was on Serge's record label for 2 of those albums. Don't think they liked the experience. I heard Serge kind of bullied his way onstage with them a few times, incl. Coachella, IIRC. AND if you find you like FTM, check out the somewhat similar-sounding Rishloo (starter songs: Freaks & Animals, Scissorlips, Diamond Eyes). Their vocalist is wicked talented, as is Darroh fr. FTM. CHEERS

[@oscarcaceres666]

I had always liked Faith No More, as I knew they were s big influence to my favorite bands from my teens (Korn, Deftones), but never got really into them. That would change drastically in 2009, when they reunited, and they played in Peru!!! ( In an unfortunately half empty venue), and it was one of the best shows I'd seen in my life!! Went on to see them again in 11 and in 15!!

[@ChaosandComics]

I love King for a Day, I'm a little younger but I discovered this along with the 3 main Mr Bungle albums.

[@meanmistermustard2485]

One of the greatest singers. With his vocal range, he can sing anything he wants.

[@mhh7544]

They came here( Finland ) to the one of the biggest festivals 1990, and as insane as it sounds, someone taped it on vhs, and that Faith No More part can be found in youtube.

[@Kodeb8]

I'm literally going through my Faith No More/Patton phase right now so this video couldn't have been released a better time!

[@bottlemanic]

Check out the ep Patton did with dillinger escape plan If you want your face torn off. Also lovage if you want some sweet baby makin music

[@piratealeks6865]

Me too!

[@erichshoup]

Dude... go down the Patton rabbit hole. It's so worth it. One of my favorite/best frontmen/singers of all time. Mr. Bungle, his ep with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Tomahawk, Lovage, etc. I love Mr. Bungle every bit as much if not more than Faith No More.

[@MarkKramKarmVI]

Fantomas...Suspended Animation hands down Lovely👌

[@shootingmach12]

The Patton rabbit hole is the best rabbit hole i've entered ever. So many incredible pieces, so many different sounds, it's definitely fantastic.

[@DizzyDigsDeeper]

Hands down the best band ever. Mike Patton’s genius can’t be touched. Big Jim’s crunching guitars were as metal as it gets.

[@johnlasalle8132]

This is going to be a loaded comment thread. I've been into FNM since grade school. I feel like you could do an entire video just based on Mike Pattons side projects. Particularly Loveage. Some people love it, others can't stand it. Thank you for making this video FNM seriously deserves more respect than they get.

[@laterallex]

Awesome Faith No More cover. Great job on this one, Finn. At first glance, I thought you wrote Patton and crew off as many other have but I can see you acknowledge their greatness.

[@apl2606]

I think I remember Finn roasting FNM several times. This video might be a case of "produce what the audience likes".

[@laterallex]

@@apl2606 I think I remember a few instances of roasted fnm, bungle, or Patton before. If Finn changed his opinion, I respect that. I respect people who put ego away and admit error. But if it’s just pandering then I have no respect for that, but by the looks of the video it feels genuine.

[@invaderjae]

So, obviously I heard Epic back when it came out in 1990. I was like 12 at the time. So I didn't really think nothing of it besides that it was a cool sounding song. Fast forward to about the summer of 95. A friend of mine(HUGE FNM fan) gave me a copy of King for a day fool for a lifetime. And I instantly fell in love. I have been a fan ever since. Including all of mikes side projects. I personally think Mike Patton is one of the best singers of the last 30+ years. He can literally do it all. Every album of there's holds a special meaning to me and I listen to them even still to this day. If you haven't given Mikes other bands a listen I highly suggest it. His range with bands is kinda astounding. Especially early albums of Tomahawk. Thanks for this video. You did a great job with it.

[@GabiBrooks]

I recently got into them. They quickly became one of my all-time favorite bands. For me it feels kinda like Queen on steroids.

[@svenjansen2134]

Ok?

[@GabiBrooks]

@@svenjansen2134 ok 😂

[@jaysoncornish4779]

What's particularly hilarious is the fact that when this video went to commercial the Alaska Airlines ad that uses "We Care A Lot" came on.

[@leaguespork5146]

Woodpeckers from mars, crack hitler, and Star A.D are my favorites but really every album they have is pure gold and mike patton is a genius.

[@puturro]

Suspended Animation by Fantomas is just a great piece of art. They played it top to bottom with Terry Bozzio on drums in Montreaux Jazz Festival in 2005. Amazing show, it's on KZbin

[@williemasterofdestruction5339]

I used to leave it blasting when I left to drive my tweaker neighbors insane. They seemed to either be asleep or more unsane when I would get home many hours later 😆👌

[@KatieKerney]

Probably one of my favorite albums

[@johnmichaelpatrick369]

Seriously, Terry Bozzio played with them? I absolutely have to check it out... One of the best drummers to ever do it, and that played for Frank Zappa! What more can you ask !?

[@ronaldguidry2256]

Album of The Year was actually my first FNM album. I was familiar with them, but never dove in. I started with AOTY and moved backwards. One of my all time favorite bands.

[@colecrick]

A few things: 1) Looks like some other commentors took care of calling attention to the fact - but i shall repeat - that it was "Easy" by The Commodores that FNM covered around the time of Angel Dust. This song was not featured on the original version of Angel Dust - but was, instead, included as a part of an EP - "Songs To Make Love To" which was released (at least here in the US) in 1993. 2) After Jim Martin was fired, Trey Spruance came aboard and helped write King For A Day. Apparently, when he realized how severe the upcoming FNM tour was going to be he excused himself from the band. Dean Menta, who had been a tech for the band filled in. From Wikipedia: "Menta went on to serve as the guitarist for the rock band Faith No More from 1995 to 1996. He had been a keyboard tech for the band, first meeting them in 1991, while working at a San Francisco art gallery. Menta was recruited to handle guitar duties after Trey Spruance declined to tour for the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime. He appears in their videos for "Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence". He was replaced as Faith No More guitarist by Jon Hudson." 3) For those who might care to witness it - this is an early FNM performance featuring Courtney Love -- warning -- it is... dated: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n363eJ93haygpK8

[@marcdigiambattista751]

Thanks for the link. Rough as all hell but I actually enjoyed that.

[@solearesoul]

Another fun fact about Mike Patton’s video game contributions: he just sang the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song in the game Shredder’s Revenge that came out in 2022.

[@brandon_png9743]

King for a Day has been my go to album for the past couple years, it just does so much somehow keeps it's identity. Idk if it's just me but I can hear bits of System of a Down in songs like Digging the Grave and The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. Also a lot of the B-Sides could have easily made the album and been singles such as Absolute Zero and I Won't Forget You.

[@MMm-kr2zi]

Midlife crisis - lifechanger that one. Back then, with that song in your walkman, you felt cool, no matter the circumstances. There are few eternal bands, Faith no more sure is one of them for me. Thanks for featuring it.

[@dylanadams1455]

that monster beat!

[@nikoteardrop4904]

The Real Thing changed my life. At age 12, I saw the video for Epic, and it's like a switch flipped. I went from a pop loving Michael Jackson megafan to a metalhead seeking out everything I could get my ears on. Just in that moment. Never looked back (but Jackson was still one of the greatest entertainers this planet has seen).

[@teppichopfer7294]

Best Album from FNM is King for a Day. What a mix of genres, Chill out Evidence, Sick Cuckoo for Caca, Classic Ricochet, Rock Digging the Grave and Ballade Just a Man. This band is genius.

[@alicspellman6938]

Don't look at me, I'm ugly in the morning

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I LOVE Faith No More LOVE Mike Patton ❤❤❤❤ Got his autograph and still have it. Got all their albums, B sides, Pattons our band projects everything. Trying to choose just one album from FNM is hard as hell. I love them all. King for a day is my top, but then I love Angel Dust so hard to choose. Patton is just amazing. I went to that concert to see Limp and walked out in love with Patton and the band. I enjoy Album of the Year too ❤ Collision is my track

[@LivingwithPerks]

Video starts at 2:23 past the wikipedia description and sponsorship for some meal prep service.

[@ryantherusskie]

They've been my favorite band since 91. I'd want their whole discography while marooned on a desert island, because you basically would have every genre of music represented, and all of it done well. I'm so glad they recognized Courtney Love wasn't the answer back in 83! :D

[@jessiegarcia82]

One of the most underrated bands of all time.

[@kaldriver6241]

My all time favourite band. I'm so happy you covered this.

[@hbyoshi26]

YESSSSS!! Angel Dust was the first serious music tape I bought when I was 11 (it had been all weird Al and the simpsons album before)! I saw that white bird in the "new music" section at the Warehouse and recognized the name because I loved the Epic video, so I figured it would have to be good. I listened to that damned tape until it disintegrated. I think I grew up such a fan of music, and all really kinds of music, because Angel Dust was my first foray into it as a kid - it left me hungry for more. Sadly that meant buying a lot of shit thinking I would strike gold again, but Angel Dust was my gateway drug, no doubt about it! Great call on this one!

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

Very cool. I remember it as the first new album I bought on CD transitioning from cassette tapes. I thought it was incredible the first time I listened to it. All these years later it's still one of my favorite albums ever made. And we all bought some shit back in the day, so don't feel bad about it. We couldn't just look stuff up on the internet back then. Sadly. We'd all have more money in the bank if we could have lol.

[@johnmichaelpatrick369]

Mr. Bungle, live in Montreal in 2001, just after the release of California, was and remains the greatest show I have ever seen or heard... It was a highly spiritual experience that shook everyone in the audience to their very core ! And the members solo projects are so good... I'll mention Mike Patton's Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Fantômas, Mondo Cane, etc... But my favorite one is Trey Spruance's megaproject Secret Chiefs Three, which is subdivided into 6 "bands" playing different styles, and ultimately merging together... A lot of rabbit holes, definitely worth exploring !

[@billyhughes9776]

King For A Day,.... my favorite by them. So good -- actually one of my favorite records of all time.

[@youngloudandsnottytv]

Ditto

[@sillylung]

Thank you for making this video. It's always awesome to see people talk about this or any other of Mike Pattons bands

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

F'ing amazing band. I remember them during their Epic heyday, but the music still is awesome. More need to know about this band.

[@kidtrinity2157]

My favourite non-FNM Mike Patton project is the EP he did with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Irony is a Dead Scene. Such a versatile vocalist and he complements their sound well. Faith No More is great, definitely deserving of a video like this. Nice one!

[@controlZchannel]

The band that either no one has heard of or everyone loves yet never mentions for some reason.

[@sd3457]

I feel so lucky to have seen them on their first UK tour with Mike Patton in 1989. Newcastle Riverside, with about 500 other fortunate souls. I'm 52 now and it still ranks in my top 10 gigs ever.

[@jamesjarmin6125]

I absolutely love FNM. Amazing band and MP is God tier vocalist.

[@Bungletronics]

Thank you, Finn. FNM/Bungle are my fav bands and I'm a huge Patton head. I love seeing stuff like this.

[@RestrainingHollywood]

As a longtime fan since 1990 i can honestly say they're so much more than just the pioneers of Nu-Metal. This Band could do it all. They kept it real & danced the fineline between mainstream and underground. All the while having the best vocalist in the game...FNM have been my Fav Band since 1990 & Angel Dust is STILL my all time Fav Album..💘

[@austintrousdale2397]

Yes. Calling FNM the originators of nu-metal would be like limiting The Beatles to the progenitors of Britpop.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

agreed, strongly agreed. it actually annoys the hell out of me when they're referred to in that way, because it does a disservice to a band that HAPPENED to pass over musical styles that do inform nu-metal...but they passed through SO MANY different styles.

[@raddastronaut]

Thanks for this one! Been a huge fan since the premiere of epic on mtv. Even though I love funk. I love evidence and just a man these last 20 years. That said Sol Invictus is my fav album. They’re so good. I’ll ever forget when ashes to ashes came out. It blew my mind. Best thing of my senior year.

[@Logrowlf]

Man, this takes me back through my youth. FNM were a huge part of the soundtrack to it.

[@21palica]

I remember buying "Album Of The Year" the morning of my 17th birthday, sticking the tape in my Walkman (yes, it was that long ago), and taking it out maybe 3 or 4 days later. I loved it then, and I love it still. It was a much more mature album, that sounded different, but definitely amazing. Certainly stood the test of time, which you can't say about a lot of albums by popular bands at that time. Then, hearing some songs from the album live, ten years later, on their "Reunited" tour, made me appreciate it even more. While their stage performance that night cemented them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time in my book.

[@hexgenetixmusic]

Album of the Year was a fantastic album. I hated all the haters back in the late 90's for it. It mostly came from all the gatekeepers and short sided people obsessed with the inception of nu-metal.

[@flintironstag2381]

It was ok, but nothing special IMHO. It could be because Angel dust and KFAD were so good that anything less would suck.

[@robwalsh9843]

I think Album of the Year was a little more restrained compared to the other albums, but it still had that Faith No More musical versatility. Last Cup of Sorrow could have easily been a track off of Angel Dust.

[@humanerr0r_]

The blame for "Album of the Year" being branded a "failure," lies solely on the music critics and journalists that relentlessly panned the album without explanation. That didn't make it any less popular with fans, it was just more of a slow burn than a pop hit (like mainstream turn of "Angel Dust"). Album of the Year's always been my fav FNM album. Patton didn't have a lot to do with it lyrically - it was mostly Gould. An album of grief, sorrow, and dealing with the inhumanity of man and war. The song "Pristina," is about the genocide in the city of Pristina, during the Kosovo War... Along with the rest of the Balkan Wars (Cold War proxy wars). Gould and other band members visited survivors & refugees. A few bands of the time went out there to give proceeds from concerts to SA crisis centers, like Nirvana (primarily Kurt), and were likewise also moved lyrically by witnessing that trauma. Idk what "gatekeepers" were "obsessed" with Nü Metal, especially given Album of the Year came out in *1997* ...where it likely got unfairly lumped-in with the Post-Grunge mvmt that was on its way out in the late-90s. Nü Metal was subversive as hell, started around '94/'95, but wouldn't get any radio play or circulation on MTV until the end '99/2000. In the immediate aftermaths of Post-9/11, it got torn apart by the harshest music censorship since the decades long witch hunt that suppressed Jazz, Blues, & early Rock 'N Roll under "obscenity laws"... Until white racist Elvis Presley ripped everyone off. FNM has consistently paid homage to Jazz on every single album, while the melding of hip hip, funk, and punk/thrash were simultaneously coming-up with fellow cross-genre pioneers Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Brains (briefly shared FNM's first singer), and later _early_ RHCP thanks to Hillel (RIP) & Flea. I love all those bands & Nü Metal. Many later bands branded under the banner of Nü Metal were actually Rap-Rock, but there was a lot of crossover. When we're talking commercialism taking over the genre, that's Papa Roach - dude that got quoted in this video. Deftones fell under the banner because they got mainstream hits while being a rock band, but they don't have any Nü Metal elements. Their sound's a lot more like what what Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Smashing Pumpkins were doing in the late-90s & early 2000s. BTW, it's short-sighted* (not "sided").

[@flintironstag2381]

@@humanerr0r_ I don't know about that. I really never listened to critics before buying a CD. When I got album of the year, it just fell a bit flat to me personally as a fan.

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

​@@humanerr0r_Out of the Nu Metal bands out between 94-98, only Korn got any real coverage from MTV.

[@sparkpenguin]

having never known the "epic" band ever did anything else, at age 20, i found angel dust on cassette in a box with my older brother's things back in 2007. i'd just bought a 91 firebird. it had a tape deck. best summer ever.

[@tieriletroll]

FNM is my lifetime band. It opened my ears, my thirst for sound experience in music genres and I will always thanks them for that. One thing that was not mentionned enough is that FNM are among Grand Masters of the Stage (huge contribution there of Mr Patton for sure !). I had the chance to see them in Paris' Rock en Seine festival with my wife and a younger cousin who came to see Offspring playing before them on the main stage. All day long I was telling him to ready himself for the last show and he was bragging about Offspring that was about to kill it. Man, was he in for a huge disappointment and an even bigger revelation after ! This Reunited show was the best 2 hours of my life. Such energy, such confidence on how to manage and drive the crowd reaction(s). I saw Mike Patton with Dead Cross later in the Download Festival but that wasn't the same taste. Sure he was grabbing the stage and throwing it to the pit but FNM was on another level of communion with the fans at their show(s).

[@bystanderbutch3509]

Sometimes I wonder "what is it". Then I listen to this band and I get my answer, "IT'S IT"! The man is a genius!

[@solearesoul]

Finn… dude… THANK YOU! I’ve been waiting to hear you talk about FNM since I started following you years ago. I know you were reluctant to because of their rabid fan base (I’m one of them; one of my all time favorite bands), but you did a great job. Was so excited when I woke up today and saw you uploaded this. Cheers.

[@solearesoul]

Angel Dust is one of my all time favorite albums. Top tracks: probably Smaller and Smaller, Malpractice or Everything’s Ruined. Btw… Patton has the greatest vocal range of any rock singer. 7 octave range I believe.

[@annepatton8727]

My fav band and my fav singer, Patton. Thank you for this video!

[@headwerkn]

Discovering Faith No More (and Mr Bungle) in my teens way back when was a pivotal part of my musical development. They blended and bent genres at will, the music was challenging yet approachable and catchy. Patton is of course inhumanely talented but the rest of the band (past and present) are exceptional musicians and songwriters too. That’s why they have produced such a legacy of wildly varying albums which have only grown in reputation over the decades and continue to influence new generations of musicians. Along those lines, you really should do videos on Mr Bungle and Strapped Young Lad. Both being mostly underground projects - centred around a godly vocalist but also insanely talented musicians - that have disproportionately influenced generations of musicians ever since. Just imagine a Devin Townshend/Mike Patton collaboration! The resultant sound could strip paint from the walls. Assuming the house itself doesn’t implode 😅

[@ignoblesavage5559]

i'll second a nomination for a patton/townshend collaboration. music geek heaven right there.

[@erichshoup]

Been a huge Patton fan since high school (late 90s) but just found Townsend/Strapping Young Lad during the beginning of Covid/lockdown. Interesting stuff

[@nojuanatall3281]

Moonraker, Bucket head and Patton.

[@johnmichaelpatrick369]

Yes, a Mike Patton/Devin Townsend collaboration would be awesome ! And Devin is also an amazing vocalist with a big range, and as for Patton, he can scream like a demon as well as sign great melodies... They have a lot in common, maybe too much for a collaboration, I don't know !? What would be more likely to happen is something between Devin Townsend and Trey Spruance... I would LOVE to see that !

[@jfizz4808]

Their performance of Epic at the Mtv awards in 90…EPIC. I’m going on 46 this year. I had a band when I was 16-20 because of this band/song. EPIC 🤙🏻💯🔥💣💥

[@preachercaine]

Faith No More have never made a bad album. A rare thing for any band

[@kidmackenzie]

If you’ve ever listen to Mr Bungle you would not be surprised at the evolution of FNM. Patton is a insane genius! I was already into FNM when on head full of LSD someone decided to play the self titled Mr Bungle album and I absolutely lost mind! No one should ever go through that!

[@hooptyhoop7862]

FNM is one of my favorite all time bands. The Real Thing, Angel Dust, King For a Day…Fool For a Lifetime, and Album of the Year are albums I still listen to today. I even have the deluxe editions of the albums too and they got some really good b-sides. They’re just really unique and Roddy Bottum did something no keyboardist really does, make the keyboards prominent in their sound. Hands down, Mike Patton is the greatest vocalist I’ve ever heard, and even enjoy Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, and his Mondo Cane album. Even if Mike Patton hates the fact nu metal spawned from them, at least FNM is recognized for their contribution to music. But, I never hated their later albums for being different genres. I loved that from them. It was unorthodox at the time, sure, a metal band who made country, jazz, bossa nova, R&B, and funk was strange, however, that makes the band really talented for that reason. They really got such a strong repertoire of songs like the title track of The Real Thing, Midlife Crisis, Collision, Jizzlobber, Malpractice, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, King For a Day, Caffeine, The World Is Yours, Evidence, The Perfect Crime, Star A.D., Got That Feeling, and Ashes to Ashes are some of my favorites. FNM totally blew my mind when hearing them all for the first time. Heck, (I didn’t mention yet) Sol Invictus was great too, and I agree. It’s really rare albums from legacy artists who churn out albums after their heyday is over, such as that one, are really exceptionally good like that. The summer of 2015 was a good time and listened to that one so much. It’s like they never left and I hope to catch them live someday. But yeah, I got so much to say about their impact on me and how much I love them. They’re just some of the greats and got a really underrated body of work people really got to listen to. I actually believe they’re very important to music and glad Finn really touched on that.

[@jamesconklin9135]

i got the king for a day cd at a garage sale when i was 13 and it is still one of my favorites. mike patton rules.

[@peterrussell6029]

Incredible band - was blessed to have seen them on tour many times 👍