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This Is It: The Best of Faith No More - Faith No More (CD 2003)

Track Listing
1. Arabian Disco
2. We Care a Lot - (Slash version)
3. Anne's Song
4. Introduce Yourself
5. From Out of Nowhere
6. Epic
7. Falling to Pieces
8. War Pigs
9. Cowboy Song, The
10. As the Worm Turns - (1990)
11. Midlife Crisis
12. Small Victory, A
13. Be Aggressive
14. Easy
15. Digging the Grave
16. Evidence
17. Last Cup of Sorrow
18. Ashes to Ashes
19. Perfect Crime, The

Details
Distributor:WEA (distr)
Recording Type:Mixed
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Faith No More includes: Chuck Mosely, Mike Patton (vocals); Jim Martin (guitar, backgound vocals); John Hudson (guitar); Roddy Bottum (keyboards, background vocals); Billy Gould (bass, background vocals); Mike Bordin (drums, congas, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Trey Spruance (guitar).
Producers include: Faith No More, Matt Wallace, Steve Berlin, Andy Wallace, Roli Mosimann.
Compilation producers: Billy Gould, Emily Cagan, John Vassiliou, Karen Ahmed.
Recorded between 1985 and 1997. Includes liner notes by Paul Gargano.
All tracks have been digitally remastered
Faith No More was one of the most direct links between 1980s college rock and heavy metal, a pairing that helped give way to the broad "alternative metal" genre in the '90s. Formed in the early '80s, the San Francisco band bridged musical styles with gleeful abandon, as Roddy Bottum's New Wave-inspired keyboards and Jim Martin's metallic guitar riffs bounced off of bassist Billy Gould's funk lines and drummer Mike Bordin's tribal percussion.
This well-selected 2003 collection presents a concise overview of the group's output, from early tracks featuring Chuck Mosely, a hopelessly off-key--but admirably energetic--singer (nicely showcased on the rambunctious hit "We Care a Lot"), to the group's heyday with the mercurial frontman Mike Patton. Starting with the revved-up "From Out of Nowhere" and the genre-hopping, omnipresent hit "Epic," THIS IS IT focuses on the band's Patton years, moving into the more aggressive and experimental territory of '92's ANGEL DUST (the seething "Midlife Crisis") and on to later albums, throwing in a few rarities for good measure. While FNM's influence on nu-metal has been acknowledged, this 19-song compilation also points the way towards Patton's adventurous later projects (Fantomas, Tomahawk, et al).

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...If only today's metal crop could boast such misanthropic wit and invention...
Uncut (05/01/2003)

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    Reviews
      THIS IS IT,..... BUT I WANT MORE!!!!
    Review created: 02/17/08

    AS FAR AS "BEST OF COLLECTION'S" GO,IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL,BUT,YOU ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A LOT'S BEEN LEFT OUT.NEGATIVES-MUCH OF FNM'S BEST TRACKS WERE NOT HITS,MEANING YOU FEEL SEMI-CHEATED.IN THEIR ABSENCE,THOUGH,SOME UNEXPECTED OTHER NON-HITS APPEAR"PERFECT CRIME"&"AS THE WORM TURNS",WHICH IS A COOL TRADE-OFF.WITH A BAND LIKE THIS,WHO HAS AMPLE MATERIAL,AND ALL OF IT'S GOOD,TRUE FANS DON'T NEED THIS,YOU SHOULD OWN ALL THEIR STUFF BY NOW!FNM RULES!!!!


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