The Real Thing by Faith No More (CD, Jun-1989, Reprise)

This album was the first Faith No More album to feature Mike Patton as the frontman - his deep and incredible voice together with the musical talent of Jim Martin, Roddy Bottom, Bill Gould and Mike Bordin made for the first of several incredible albums!
There is not a track amongst the 11 featured on this CD, that I do not like. Epic became the standout track from this album receiving heavy air play, and will always be known on MTV as that video with the flopping fish out of water at the end! The negative part about this being there are so many other superb songs on this album that often get overlooked!
The title track - the Real Thing - starts off slow, with lyrics almost at a whisper, then comes alive with Pattons strong vocals almost rapping their way through the chorus. Indeed Faith No More is one of the first bands to be credited with the fusion of Metal and rap.
Falling to Pieces is also a personal favorite that I will never tire of, and look out for probably one of the best versions of War Pigs - the Classic Black Sabbath track! The Morning After is a rich and powerful track and From Out of Nowhere just rocks!! Zombie Eaters is another song that takes Patton from soft melodic singing to just plain loud!!
This album is another personal all time favorite...in fact this guide has just reminded me just how much I love it and need to upload it to my shuffle!!