Faith No More 2022 Interview. Making 'Angel Dust' - Drugs, Sexuality & Musical Freedom.

[@ThePit]

Glad everyone's digging the video! We have a few more recent interviews with the guys about other albums & topics here: www.wearethepit.com/band/faith-no-more/

[@willd4731]

The absolute peak of that band was Angel dust. One of the greatest albums ever made in any genre.

[@deanjones1477]

No doubt

[@_Only_Zuul]

they described angel dust as the storm brewing before KFAD album.

[@danieldemayo6209]

Angel Dust is special but I’d say there almost all equal. You can’t compare Hanzo swords ;)

[@trenken]

I didnt even like it much compared to the real thing.

[@pennyhemens478]

Absolutely not. The 1st record was the timeless art and the rest were certainly good, no filler really happening till the record after Angel Dust. Not saying Angel Dust wasn't edit way more influential. But the whole thing with Chuch Mosley was more human.

[@Senseijohn84]

I'm 48 years old, been a FNM fan since I seen them open for Metallica in 89. Angel Dust is on a level of it's own. Ground breaking, mind blowing and an instant classic! No other album like it.

[@darrenhoefler4447]

I was there too if you seen them in LA at Irvine Meadows Mike busted his hand and proceeded to get booed but instead of leaving Mike Enjoyed it wish there was video

[@Bazzeboy]

I agree, I totally agree…

[@arongamman9360]

Angel Dust is where Mike Patton fully comes out with the depth and breath of his voice.

[@Burglekutt3000]

Whatever

[@vinceventura2393]

Angel Dust and King For A Day Fool For A Lifetime are timeless and pathbreaking masterpieces!

[@Melvinator]

and don´t forget the Real thing

[@jasonrobison650]

@@Melvinator album of the year....the fab 4

[@DanielFerrellMusic]

Any Mike Patton FNM album is a gem.

[@DizzyDigsDeeper]

Every album FNM has put out including their last one Sol Invictus are perfection and ageless. Greatest band ever.

[@DanielFerrellMusic]

@@DizzyDigsDeeper yes!

[@elmerchudd8257]

Mike Bordin is criminally underrated

[@elmerchudd8257]

Same with Billy

[@Trainy2]

I don't think he is in music circles because he's drummed on a ton of different projects

[@meneldur19]

I think amongst drummers he gets recognition.

[@model3m]

jfc, he isn't underrated, you guys have to get this phrase out of your minds. Mike Borden has never been underrated.

[@andrepereira744]

Overrated comment

[@deceiver444]

Angel Dust left an indelible imprint on my mind. It struck a profound chord in my teen soul and really shaped my younger years. The dark and sometimes really menacing atmospheres on some tracks absolutely blew me away. Mike Patton's vocals/lyrics on Caffeine and Jizzlobber were so disturbing, intense and unique, sounding like no other singer I had ever heard, with a range so vast it seemed unreal. And after all the crazy array of emotion the album puts you through non-stop, Midnight Cowboy will eventually play and soothe you out of the madness in the most delicate way. 30 years later the power held by Angel Dust is still effective. This record has been one of the most faithful musical companion so far.

[@mickdestiny6542]

Jim Martin's guitar work on that album is nothing short of brilliant and incredibly influential on bands that came along after this album..

[@Lycanthropy54or]

Jim is the man! Very underrated

[@mickdestiny6542]

@@Lycanthropy54or yeah, i love his aggressive attack. A real shame things didn't work between him and the band.

[@RC-fi8nn]

Absolutely! I love his tone. Aggressive and distinctive. His lead lines are so good.

[@HabAnagarek]

As Matt Wallace has said, "FNM needs your big army boots, Jim". Essential ingredient.

[@whoaretheybear2028]

I'm not sure how true this is but I heard that Billy played a lot of the guitar on angel dust

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Angel Dust has inspired me as a person and as a musician more than any other album in existence.

[@mickdestiny6542]

I would say the Mr Bungle debut, released in between The Real Thing and Angel Dust had an effect on the band too, to really push themselves artistically.

[@hellion7514]

Having Mike Patton join the band was invariably going to push them in new directions 👍

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

My first concert at age 15 was Faith No More and Helmet. We hung out back by the busses and got autographs with FNM, it was an amazing experience.

[@earthsucks9555]

What city?

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@earthsucks9555 - Blacksburg, Va...

[@WhiteNucklin]

My first show at 15 was FNM with Babes in Toyland and Kyuss at the Roseland Theater. What a fucking ahow

[@earthsucks9555]

@@WhiteNucklin Awesome lineup Sounds like a blast

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@WhiteNucklin - For sure.....

[@evandrocg5736]

I didn't know that my country had such an influence on the creation of Angel Dust. It's perfect. Many Brazilians love Faith No More and this album.

[@SouthJerseyMatt]

I was 13 when this album came out. As a south Jersey boardwalk surf punk, this was the soundtrack to my teenage 90’s life. It still takes me back. I’m not crying, you’re crying!

[@kwoylee5617]

Angel Dust is one of the few albums that seems even more extraordinary NOW than it did at the time, for some reason.

[@shawncoventry5377]

This is without a doubt one of my all-time favorite albums.

[@ominousdarkrealms3303]

Faith no More Epic was my first cassette tape. It was blue. I rocked that album while I road my natas skate board down the street. Angel dust was bad ass too

[@electriceye1734]

I was skating when that album came out too ...I'm always taken back to that time when I listen to the real thing

[@nicolas.grisanti]

Angel Dust is a masterpiece!

[@stonerdemon]

Back in the heyday of Epic, the song became ultra popular here in Perú. So much that some company managed to book the band to give a concert in 1993 (it was very difficult to book bands to play in Perú back then). Fans were thrilled by the announcement, but all of a sudden, the concert was cancelled. I had to wait until 2008 to see them live in Perú. And it was one the most energetic, crazy, frenetic concerts I've ever attended, both from the audience and the band.

[@northstar5]

Faith No More have been a constant companion since I first heard them in 1989. I still vividly remember the day I bought Angel Dust in 1992. To this day, I can't go more than a few weeks without some FNM!

[@AllofJudea]

I can't get enough of angel dust. And I love the record too

[@formicaforever]

😂😂😂

[@TheologicalDissident]

One of the most impactful records in my life. Loved it from the moment I first heard it. Still listening to it to this day.

[@cowboycam2240]

I purchased my first compact disc player when Angel Dust came out. I had enough money to get one disc at the time. Angel Dust was my choice. So good. Still when I put it on, I have to listen start to finish. Play it loud. Thank you Faith No More.

[@rascaltuff]

Angel dust is by far their best record. Agree with Mike. Start to finish it’s amazing

[@SirMo]

I remember buying Angel Dust record and bringing it home. I had felt like had found gold. I've listened to it over all these years, and it's so good that I can't decide on the favorite song. It's really the whole album, is just a master piece. Though I love all the work FNM have done. Each album sounds distinctly different, and it's a journey discovering them each in their own right.

[@cirilovieira9782]

I saw them on that tour in Rio, they played 2 nights at Maracananzinho, I was 12 and begged my father to take me, he did and that changed my life!!! Thanks Dad!!! 12:45

[@dennis0belanger]

Just a fantastic album. I love how it makes me feel... the charge I get. It's very aggressive!

[@babylemonade2868]

Be aggressive

[@nicolec.5352]

They should tour playing this album in full, they already did with KFOAD but Angel Dust is hands down their best!

[@joshuafult84]

100% . They actualy were going to do that and having Jim Martin play the full album with them but Martin declined.

[@Pedroleum100]

@@joshuafult84 - Yeah, instead he preferred to play with some funk metal band. Can you believe it? [Note: I refer to Martin's gigs with the Infectious Grooves.]

[@_Only_Zuul]

the best and most unique snare and kick drum sound i've heard on any album ever. i have collected those drum samples and use them in my own music. i have a billy gould zon bass signed by him 🙂

[@HabAnagarek]

Old school, acoustic drums mic'ed, no samples, no gridding, cutting and pasting.

[@_Only_Zuul]

@@HabAnagarek i'm meant that i have sampled them, not FNM. i cut the snare and kick samples out of the master track. of course they didn't use drum samples, although there was once a comment made by roddy in interview that one of the FNM producers used drum samples without their knowledge and that only could have been matt or andy so.. 🤷🤷🤷

[@Pedroleum100]

@@HabAnagarek - AFAIK, there was a lot of layering used on this album which also concerned the drums. So what you hear is not just "acoustic drums mic'ed". And they even used samples containing drum parts, e.g. the drum intro in Midlife Crisis contains a sample from Simon & Garfunkel's "Cecilia" (along with Mike's drumming). What you describe can be found on "King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime", where the recording process was much more straight forward.

[@HabAnagarek]

@@Pedroleum100 Sure, but the Simon and Garfunkel wasn't sampled on Bordin's drum hits. To my ears, I hear him playing his part, and there's the sample track(s) over him or under or whatever.

[@Pedroleum100]

@@HabAnagarek - Okay, but if you don't count the samples (which were used intensely on this album) this still leaves all those layers. I recall that Bordins once complained that Angel Dust “had layers of stuff heaped on it and you had to go looking for it” and that is why the band approached the recording of "King for a Day ..." differently, i.e. more sparsely.

[@ThePerro]

Kindergarten is one of my favorite songs off of Angel Dust. Showed my friend the song recently and he’s a fan now lol

[@psyberdelicxp6042]

I got AD when it was new. Given to me by friend who knew i liked FNM. My initial reaction was perplexing. But i liked l mr Bungle my tolerance for rapidly shifting weirdness is high. The album was the only CD in my car for years. It grew on me. Im convinced its thier best album, its so unique, and distinct. Truly timeless. Legit the soundtrack of my youth

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

I remember buying Angel Dust and first listening to it;I was expecting The Real Thing ll and it most definitely WASN'T,I was blown away regardless. Still in my top ten after all these years.

[@LOFLYT]

I got this for Christmas. Mum didn't appreciate Be Aggressive over breakfast. She also didn't believe "I swallow, I swallow" was related to bacon, or toast.

[@Fakename70]

Mum knows what’s up

[@pennyhemens478]

@@Fakename70 His mom I guess does. Thats cool.

[@TheoBc]

Amazing record. Amazing band. Never bettered.

[@karlepaul6632]

Angel Dust is my absolute favorite, because not only is every song great, but each one sounds like it's being performed by a different band, YET you still knew it was FNM. I can't explain it, that's how it comes off as to me. Just absolutely brilliant (American and English use of the word).😆

[@CristianoDias-j1k]

Verdade ,angel dust parece uma coletânea de várias bandas

[@pjs777s.8]

Angel Dust is one of my all time favorite albums. I wore that cd out.

[@chumdm3]

An Underrated masterpiece of an album in an era of so much good music. It holds up and sounds as good or better today.

[@vinceventura2393]

Underrated by whom?

[@Monsieurbungle]

It's not underrated.

[@joshuafult84]

I love how layered Angel Dust was

[@musicM0VESme]

I love Angel Dust. In fact every FNM album is a masterpiece to me and I'm ready for another one.

[@GlassThirdEye]

Angle Dust is my favorite FNM album. It's fantastic from start to finish.

[@solearesoul]

Same

[@sheqse]

30 years ago, i was teenager and it was summer, so school is off , i was sitting in a sofa, afternoon, bored, and watching MTV. This weird video clip starts, and i was like "wtf is that ??!", I saw "Midlife Crisis" for the first time. This album is one of my top 5 best albums of all time. The unique combination of Mike Patton's talent and a Crazy great musicians, brought us something that is so special , that cannot be done again.

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

This album is a killer from start to finish

[@areamusicale]

I worked as stage crew for Faith No More. What a GR8 experience !!!

[@angryagain3801]

It's an insane sounding album and I love it . This retrospective was a lot of fun to listen to.

[@liamfolk6382]

Angle dust my have not been the album people wanted but we sure as hell needed it! Love that album

[@thedreamisstilldead]

Angel Dust remains one of the best albums ever made.

[@corneliuswalker1971]

This is one of the very few albums that I’ve played front to back again and again and again. It never gets old

[@carlosnovaes6993]

Great Musician! Great Drummer! Great Grooves! Great Sound!! Great Person! I'd like to see more from Mike Bordin on youtube!! 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@deathstar830]

Shout out to the pit for acknowledging this record truly appreciate it thanks

[@mcbillygoat]

Faith No More is just an epic band with the best production on some of the most incredible songs. As influential as they come, but Angel Dust put them in the highest echelon of songwriters.

[@user-mi7nw5kt4w]

It's a shame Angel Dust didn't get the recognition it deserved in America. So many rock bands that blew up in the US in the mid to late 90s were influenced by that album.

[@zack6701]

Korn, Deftones, Incubus, Papa Roach, Rage Against the Machine, Sevendust, Disturbed. Angel Dust is the pre-eminent influence on nu metal

[@johnscott6481]

It totally did and is. It was beloved on arrival,was a hit critically as well as video chart success, it was not some overlooked album. Its been lauded since midlife crisis hit mtv.

[@user-mi7nw5kt4w]

@@johnscott6481 critically it may have been well received but commercially it wasn't nearly as successful as their previous album. It only sold half as many copies as The Real Thing did in the US. They also got booed a lot during their tour with GNR and Metallica in 92.

[@teetoys76]

They entire album is golden . Can’t pick a favorite.

[@dereksendrak]

Angel dust poster has been hanging up in my house since 1998🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@michaelrhudak]

A singular album. Literally nothing sounds like it. There was so much amazing and creative heavy music in the early 90s, (RATM, Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Kyuss, tons of others), but Angel Dust is a record that sounds like nothing before or after it, including anything in FNM's catalog. I think most of that has to do with Roddy's use of the sampler and Mike's insane vocal acrobatics (and the very liberal use of overdubs to make it sound like there are ten of him at once). Timeless. Love it. Top 10 all-time, any era.

[@Madpoet66]

One of my all time top ten albums for sure.

[@MrTommydrums]

As a drummer Mike is one of my biggest influences and 3 of their albums are absolute soundtracks to my life ….thanks for the music FNM!!🤘🏻

[@TerryParr]

Introduce Yourself, The Real Thing, Angel Dust, Fool for a Day are all masterpieces.

[@derkeheath5172]

For me, Album of the Year is ALMOST a classic. The first half or so is excellent. Unfortunately, there's 3 filler tracks on side 2 that knock it down for me.

[@TerryParr]

@@derkeheath5172 I agree with ya. I love AOTY but a few songs are filler. I usually skip Paths of Glory (I know some people like it but not for me).

[@MrNebauer]

As a massive FNM fan of the first two albums and in particular, The Real Thing, I do remember being somewhat turned off a bit by Angel Dust when it first came out. It was only years later that I was able to step back and listen to it for what it was rather than comparing it to The Real Thing. Every since, I feel Angel Dust is my favorite FNM album.

[@guyinpajamapants6892]

Saw Mike Bordin when he stepped in for Korn. You couldn’t tell it wasn’t David if you closed your eyes. Beyond talented.

[@mastermams]

Can confirm. 97 wasnt it? untouchable european tour. INSANE drumming from Mike on those Korn songs. Perfect feel for it.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Angel Dust and Album of the Year are FNM's peaks for me, with Angel Dust being a delightful mess of insanity and Album of the Year being a mature, focused record with really good songs. That said, King for a Day is a great album, as well. Either way, Faith No More is great. ☺

[@derkeheath5172]

My friends all LOVED The Real Thing, but when King for a Day came out, all of those friends were making fun of me for still listening to Faith No More and said that Patton's singing was infantile and stupid. Within a week of constant playing, though, the album won most of them over. Even my stuck-up elitist friend had to admit that Coralho Voador was an amazing song.

[@bodkie]

@@derkeheath5172 man, of all statements to age like milk left in the sun, calling Patton's singing infantile and stupid is kinda out there.

[@markdodson5866]

That cover is undeniably perfect. I can’t imagine going in a different direction with Hallmark aesthetic. The cover got me into the band

[@darthlazlo]

This record came out the week I graduated high school and it couldn’t have been more perfect soundtrack.

[@vlakieste]

Noticed Billy's Dubioza Kolektiv shirt and was briefly annoyed since they haven't been selling in the US - how did he get one? Checked their site and it's available and we bought a bunch. Thanks Billy!

[@whoaretheybear2028]

Caffeine is amazing land of sunshine is amazing freaking jizz lobber everything on there I love Faith No More

[@jonnysee2948]

This album made me fall in love with FNM. Much love to y’all. Your art inspires me. Appreciate you.

[@raimywinter2309]

ANGEL DUST AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR ARE TRUE CLASSICKS

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

I've always thought this is one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

[@LordEradicus]

Very insightful interviews. Angel Dust was a seminal album for me. Not only did it cement me as a FNM fan, it also was very influential for me as a bass player (thank you, Billy Gould). It is an album that flows from start to finish, and I learned that I never knew what to expect from Faith No More.

[@erics.4113]

Love this band and many thanks to FNM for the music. It started with Real Thing for me as a teen, buying the cassette without any expectation of what it would contain. I played it constantly and went deep into those songs, pressing my orange colored foam headphones as hard against my ears as I could, trying to just get further into that mix. I was floored. Still am today. I'm a hifi junkie now and just ran through angel dust and king for a day last week. I can't stop. One of my top favorite bands for life.

[@bogrot69]

I gave King For a Day a very loud spin this morning. Bliss!

[@christiangibbs391]

I'm glad you pulled on the rope 🤠🪢📿🚡🎠🥁

[@ChristianIce]

The Real Thing is still my favourite.

[@ct5625]

Angel Dust is one of my favourite albums of all time. I was the right age for it, but it was also in a span of about 8 years where great music was constantly being released. The early 90s was a pivotal time in music, not unlike the time when Bowie came to prominence. I had the great pleasure of seeing them play in the UK a few years ago, completely unexpectedly. I never thought I would get to see them live, I'm so glad they got back together to tour. I hope Mike is doing well and we'll get to see them all back in the UK some time soon. (Download Festival 2023, anyone?)

[@ruigen8046]

FNM created the perfect rock album with Angel Dust - Jim Martin we love you

[@kellyjplante71]

I appreciate your music it’s gotten me through a lot

[@vinceventura2393]

Mike Bordin is a very unique drummer! Lefty on a right handed kit.. Very powerful.. tribal beats on his huge rack toms.. always tasty grooves and fills..

[@FormsInSpace]

it came out when I was a freshman in highschool and I listened to it religiously. that album has a special place in my soul. we even covered a few songs, caffeine, smaller and smaller, a small victory.

[@ianmason2003]

I love The Real Thing but Angel Dust is a decade defining musical achievement, if not all time.

[@jace7859]

One of the greatest albums from one of the greatest bands ever FNM for ever

[@DizGuys]

Great band, great album...I'm glad they went with Jim's idea for the cover and not the hallmark card ;)

[@HabAnagarek]

One of my favorite albums by anyone ever.

[@sugrashica9254]

0:53 I love when Puffy opens the album's tracklist so he can read some of his fav songs.

[@savage75_]

Angel Dust and King For A Day... are amazing albums

[@volumedealer2716]

My friend gave me the album two weeks before it released. I loved it instantly.

[@anon_laughing_man]

My favorite Faith No More album. I can listen to it over and over again.

[@twogungunnar9456]

Angel Dust is still one my favorite albums of all time, ever. It was amazing when it came out, and it's still amazing. I love it. Love it!

[@josemelendez9241]

In that album they proof that they are really good musicians.. that album its awesome

[@booshting3520]

Great album, such a thrill when it came out. Sol Invictus was great too. A really good comeback

[@lellamas2778]

Thanks so much FNM for doing your magic. Amazing when 4 or 5 humans really get together in unison - the end creation is EPIC

[@drewflanagan4296]

I'm just old enough to have known who Faith No More was pre-Angel Dust, I love everything FNM did post-Angel Dust but that album really is something special. 30 years later I still play it start to finish and it still blows my mind. Really cool to see you three talk about it a little. :))

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

I think Angel Dust, as Roddy alluded to, is the result of a band saying "why not?". A very ballsy and layered record.

[@koopsjunta]

Roddy Bottom is criminally underrated.

[@mauricioalvarado5764]

Amazing! Thanks The Pit

[@steverosten7101]

i love that album just like they said i listen to it all the way thru and totally dig the cover just awsome!!!!

[@WhiteNucklin]

My first concert without an adult with me was the FNM at the Roaeland Theater in Portland Oregon on their Angel Dust tour. Opening up for them was Babes in Toyland. And Kyuss. That show literally shaped the person I was to become. I’ll never forget the wild intensity and beauty mixed together with their performance. I’ll also never for the how much of an impression the band Kyuss had on me that lasts to this day and stench of bass player for Babes in Toyland . Anyway…Angel Dust is an absolute triumph on an album. Long live Faith No More

[@durden2480]

Possibly the best album of the 90s. Nothing can touch it

[@badmotorbreath5206]

The band is very right to feel proud of Angel Dust, as most FNM fans see the album for what it is, not only a single finger salute to commercial music but an epic album of such incredible depth and breadth It still feels fresh to me after 30 years of listening to it, stirs the same passionate emotions.

[@yhwhsozo3680]

The 2 greatest Mike’s at their craft in one band IMHO!! I love all FNM’s work and MikeP renditions of their older classics. Masterpieces and Legendary the whole lot!! Great guys as well although when I saw and met the band MikeP did not interact with fans post shows. Frustrating but I always respected him as a human and artist. Roddy and Billy can never be replaced nor truly replicated to boot. JimM’s grit and grinding are the pinnacle of their sound me thinks- choppy and melodic glory.

[@Silver_Viking73]

I know I am way late for this. But King for a day was great!

[@KevinLogsdonMusic]

Around 2014, I read somewhere that the lyrics to "Land Of Sunshine" were made up of fortune cookie fortunes and questions from the Scientology personality test. A few months later, I got one of the lyrics in a fortune cookie, the line "life to you is a dashing bold adventure." I still have it. It's funny that fortune cookie makers recycle fortunes like that lol.

[@user-uo1qr6vn1q]

Let’s just be clear… it was one of, if not the most influential rock record of all time. Unfortunately a good portion of those who found it influential ending up making shit music, but that’s not FNM’s fault. But it also inspired some great artists to make great records. Anyone who got it in 92 knows that, thx primarily to Grunge, it didn’t really catch on outside FNM fans until several years later.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

You could say that about Helmet or Pantera as well.

[@ct5625]

I don't understand the perceptions some people have about that era in music. Everyone I knew back then was listening to FNM right alongside Pearl Jam, Nirvana, GnR, Metallica, AIC... I see a lot of people saying there was some kind of division between the groups of fans but I never experienced that. Maybe I was just lucky.

[@curtisbush5728]

Thanx to these guys and bad brains, they changed the course of hard ire music to come! There would be no vision of disorder or GlassJaw! Angel dust is phenomenal from start to finish. I always listen to it as a full album!