Faith No More - This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
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Artist: Faith No MoreEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2003-01-28
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Arabian Disco
- We Care A Lot (Slash Version)
- Anne's Song
- Introduce Yourself
- From Out Of Nowhere
- Epic
- Falling To Pieces
- War Pigs
- The Cowboy Song
- As The Worm Turns (Live, 1990)
- Midlife Crisis
- A Small Victory
- Be Aggressive
- Easy
- Digging The Grave
- Evidence
- Last Cup Of Sorrow
- Ashes To Ashes
- The Perfect Crime
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Music Review: If you buy a Faith No More compliation, make it this one
Rating: 4 Stars
This Is It: The Best of Faith No More (2003.) A compliation from Faith No More.
Faith No More. When you think of that band name, you think of funk rock/metal. And while also being experimental when lunatic (in a good way of course) multi band frontman Mike Patton came on board after underrated previous singer Chuck Mosley left, that's what they were. Faith No More have released many awesome songs and a few albums in the late 80s-early 90s, and a few compliations have been made consisting of the band's singles and more, as well as backlashing on MTV. Does This Is It do the band any justice? Find out of course.
OVERVIEW:
WE CARE A LOT (1985)
TRACKS PRESENT: Arabian Disco, We Care a Lot, As the Worm Turns (Live)
COMMENTS: It's nice to see they gave a nice emphasis on the vastly underrated Mosley era, so the choices on this album couldn't have been any better. I know the live version of As the Worm Turns is with Patton, but since I have no place else to put it since it was a Mosley original, here it is.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF (1987)
TRACKS PRESENT: We Care a Lot, Anne's Song, Introduce Yourself
COMMENTS: Well maybe I didn't have to put We Care a Lot, but it was also on this album since it was rerecorded. Their major label debut couldn't have a better emphasis either since the Mosley era was so underrated.
THE REAL THING (1989)
TRACKS PRESENT: Epic, From Out of Nowhere, Falling to Pieces, War Pigs
COMMENTS: Here it is. The album that started it all with Patton and becoming legends. This has a good emphasis too since it has the 3 big hits and their excellent cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs (equally as good as the original). It would've also been nice to see Zombie Eaters, Surprise! You're Dead!, and the title track too, but I barely have any complaints.
LIVE AT BRIXTON ACADEMY (1990)
TRACK PRESENT: The Cowboy Song
COMMENTS: Some of the live versions of songs from The Real Thing that weren't on here could've gone here but that's cool. The Cowboy Song is a studio track, I know, but this is the only album it's on.
ANGEL DUST (1992)
TRACKS PRESENT: Be Aggressive, Midlife Crisis, A Small Victory
COMMENTS: Arguably Faith No More's most popular album. The song choices here couldn't be any better since it contains the 2 big hits and the not as popular but still is cheerleader like anthem Be Aggressive. Caffeine and RV would've also been good additions, but these selections are just fine.
SONGS TO MAKE LOVE TO (1993)
TRACK PRESENT: Easy
COMMENTS: Now this is technically the only song on this remix of it EP/single. It was normal to put Easy here, since it was their only Billboard 100 hit besides Epic and Falling to Pieces, and it's a great cover of the Commadores classic. It was also a bonus track on the Angel Dust rerelease.
KING FOR A DAY, FOOL FOR A LIFETIME (1995)
TRACKS PRESENT: Evidence, Digging the Grave
COMMENTS: This is my favorite Faith No More album, and I was disappointed that it didn't get at least a bit more emphasis. Granted, these are 2 of the best songs and big hits from the album, but why didn't they also include other masterpieces like Ricochet, Take This Bottle, The Last to Know or Just a Man as well? The album is every bit as great as its 2 preceeders, and why it didn't get at least 3 songs is beyond me. Oh well, there is one more song to be found on their other compliation Who Cares a Lot?, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (1997)
TRACKS PRESENT: Last Cup of Sorrow, Ashes to Ashes
COMMENTS: AotY was the band's most underrated album, and sadly their last. And it sure was the album of the year. It didn't get the best emphasis either, but the 2 big hits are here, so that's a good thing. Stripsearch (also on Who Cares a Lot?) and Collision would've made good additions too.
NEW/UNRELEASED/BONUS SONG - The Perfect Crime
COMMENTS: This song was an outtake from The Real Thing, and I must say it's great and I'm glad it has a place to be on a CD.
OVERALL: This was overall a very good compliation from one of the best late 80s-90s bands that nearly fills up the 80 minute time limit. A few more songs could've worked, but I'm not complaning now, am I? Another great thing about it is that the songs are in approximate order! (Well, The Perfect Crime could've been after The Cowboy Song, but since it wasn't released til this nah.) If you're a casual fan looking for the big hits and some underrated greatness, start here. Or if you want to start with an album, go with The Real Thing or Angel Dust, then get everything else after.
EDITION NOTES:
This compliation was released 2 1/2 years ago and is still readily avalible in local retailer stores. So you'll have no trouble finding it.
Description of This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
19 signature tracks from albums and singles released between 1985-1997. Includes 4 rarities only available here in the U.S. & the out-of-print soundtrack cut 'The Perfect Crime' from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Slash/Rhino. 2003.Alternative Rock CDs
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