It can’t be understated how much of an impact Faith No More made on the alternative music scene in this era. One other thing I’d like to add is Billy Gould on bass and Mike Bordin on drums are an underrated rhythm section.
Absolutely, you can really hear so many elements that a lot of bands embraced in the years following this record. Faith No More are such a huge band in terms of experimentation and pushing the envelope on what rock/metal music can be. And yes the bass and drums are fantastic across this album! Just such a talented band 🔥
Faith No More and Jane's Addiction did so much to enhance the musical landscape at the time. The hair bands at the time (Maybelline rockers) had limited appeal, and all started sounding alike after a while. In come Jane's Addiction and Faith No More, from opposite sides of California, who both showed that you don't have to fit neatly into a single genre to make something challenging, yet compelling and eminently listenable.
@@applescruff909 To be fair, a few of the members of FNM went to high school together in L.A., when they were called Faith No Man. They only got more successful when they got to San Francisco, but it's not as if weren't well acquainted with the L.A. music scene. Billy and I went to the same high school, although I'm much younger. His youngest brother was the year ahead of me.
@@applescruff909 I came here to say exactly this. Faith No More, Jane's Addiction...as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk and Soundgarden's Louder Than Love (for me). I had these on cassette at the time and they represent the murky alt rock waters that people never seem to very often mention in the whole grunge / Nirvana killed hair metal discussions. They were a huge impact on my changing music tastes at the time.
It is one of the most creative albums in the last 40 years. I would rank it up there with Liquid Swords and Ok Computer for creativity. Every song rocks right away and brings something new to the experience.
I cannot disagree. Also enjoy Panteras rendition of Electric Funeral. Planet Caravan too. It would be cool to watch Molly do full song format from time to time too.
I remember buying this cassette at Tower Records and popping it in as I drove home, I had to pull over to comprehend what I was hearing. One of the best albums (and bands) of all time.
This was one of those albums from that time that I loved every song that wasn't a hit. I was so cool and edgy even then... From out of Nowhere was good until it was overplayed, but that is not an issue for modern listeners.
"Surprise! Here's bread!" is a bakery concept that I've been toying around with off and on over the years. Hearing the song reignited the flame. What a muse of a record!
@@mollyesanborn By the way, those "mystery" sounds are coming from synth/piano player extraordinaire, Roddy Bottum. Guy came up with some amazing stuff.
That "surprise here's bread" is gonna stick in my brain now. It is like Sepultura - Roots where I've been stuck with singing "Boots, Muddy boots!" for the last few decades lol
Hi Molly! The orchestral strings and atmospheric sound you mention in the background are Roddy Bottoms synth overlays , he is a genius keyboard player. When you put that with Patton's vocals Goulds bass and Jim Martins guitar on this album you have an absolute masterpiece album. You're so lucky to hear this album for the first time. Great video. Have a nice week!
He is fantastic, I absolutely love all of those touches that he adds on the keyboard. And yes this album is brilliant, I'm so glad that I've finally heard it!
Such a pinnacle album for me...was 14 when this was released, my first taste of Mike Patton and it really cemented by love of multiple genres which they do so well....groundbreaking record...one of the best rhythm sections ever.
I've been listening to FNM, AIC, STP, PJ, Ministry, WZ, etc for like 30 years and I really like your reactions to my favorite bands, Cheers from Lima Perú !
Buenisimo, a mi también me gusta la Alternativa Pesada, ese es mi estilo, y también escucho la mayoria de esas bandas qué mencionas. Saludos desde Costa Rica. 🤟
Uhm - I find it so surprising for now over 30 years how many people see the lyrics of this song rather narrow minded and dont talk or even see about the possibility to interpret it in several ways - especially as a description of a very fetishized relationship with huge power gap. But yeah - its a great song.
One of my favorite things about this album, is the pairing of Underwater Love and Morning After. Listening to the lyrics, it always gave me the impression of being a pair of songs, narratively. Underwater Love sounds like some kind of serial killer, romanticizing the way he drowns his victims, and then Morning After sounds like the emotional turmoil he experiences when he comes out of his homicidal fugue, and sees what he did. Talking about the blood on his face, or is it the love from someone else. Feels like someone mentally unstable, having a manic murder incident, reveling in the homicide of it, and then when the adrenaline and chemicals level out, realize the horror of what they did. The whole album is great, well, frankly I'm not a huge fan of Surprise Your Dead, specifically BECAUSE it's such a tonal shift from the rest of the songs up to that point, and after.
FNM has literally been my favorite band since this album came out, and it makes me so happy to see a new generation discover them! So thoughtful and articulate, excellent job!
It's such an important album. Both for the band itself and for alternative music in general. Faith No More's first two albums were good examples of funk metal, but overall were nothing special. They definitely had their impact, but they couldn't be compared to "The Real Thing". First album with Mike Patton. You can clearly hear here that Patton's vocals aren't fully formed yet At times his pitch is reminiscent of early Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Some have even accused him of imitating Kiedis, which is doubly funny considering the further feud between Mr. Bungle and RHCP. The first album where the band began to move away from their early sound and experiment more with alternative rock, adding more keyboard stuff from Roddy Bottum and beyond. Songs like "Zombie Eaters", "Woodpecker From Mars" and "Edge of the World" are clear sneak peaks of where FNM's sound will develop in the future. "Epic" is one of the most famous rock anthems of the early 90's. Personally, I think the band has stronger songs, but you just can't underestimate the importance of this track. Summarizing, "The Real This" is a milestone. One of those albums that with its mix of punk, funk, metal and rap determined the future course of heavy music for the next decade and a half. A unique story of resounding success in the gap between 80's hair metal and before grunge finally brought alternative music into the mainstream in the early '90s. The first encounter of a wide world audience with the mad genius of Mike Patton.
Thank you so much for the comment. In listening to this album I can see why it's considered a milestone, there is so much variety on it and Faith No More really expands the boundaries of what rock/metal music can be. I absolutely love how they experiment so much with their music. Mike's voice really is incredible here too, considering it's his first with the band too is very impressive. I'll have to listen to the first two Faith No More albums and hear what they were like before Mike Patton joined them.
@alltheserobotsshallfall th3 forst 2 albums weren't an example of funk rock at all. They were very alternative; very progressive. With a very strong identity too ' which is why Patton's vocals sound as they do 'he didn't write anything on this album beyond lyrics and vocal melodies. Tye first 2 albums are great in their own right. This album whilst fantastic, us a very transitional one. Angel Dust had more Patton influence so was quite different from this one.
I always find it amazing when listening to FNM and remembering what year these albums actually came out and realizing how groundbreaking and influential they were as they do things that clearly informed what so many other great bands did later.
Hell Yeah! I'm so excited you reviewed this album! I got goosebumps when you stated The Real Thing is your favorite team because it's been mine forever. You really can tell how much you enjoyed this album from your facial expressions and grooving to the music. War Pigs is a Black Sabbath cover and they killed it. This was my introduction to FNM soooo many years ago and I love it's variety of genres and vocal deliveries. Album of the Year is the next one to check out. It's a genre bender too. You'll love it. 💓
Album of the year should be a fun listen. If you get chance check out some faith no more live footage. They were a great live act. Oh and another band for your list. Opeth.
fun fact is that Mike Patton wrote the lyrics to the music that had been already mostly composed in just 2 weeks after he agreed to join the band (the haste was because they had a schedule for a recording studio IIRC)
Such a great album. Takes me back to middle school in 1990. My brother and I wore out the cassette tape we listened to it so much. Also, my first introduction to Black Sabbath.
Thanks, Molly! I was like 14 when this came out. Weirdness galore lol, it was a game changer. Angel Dust will always be my favorite; that’s a top 3 ever album for me. Then came Mr. Bungle into my life and everything went out the window. Patton is the man!
Thanks for watching! Yeah this album was such a pleasure to listen to, such a wildly creative album that brings so many elements to the table. I'm glad I've finally heard it!
@@mollyesanborn You should check out their earlier stuff with their first singer. Chuck was cool. He was no Patton, but he was cool. Try their debut album We Care A Lot and see what you think!
Cool to see you do more Faith No More. This album and King For A Day kind of fight for being my second favorite album from them. Definitely one of my favorite bands. From Out Of Nowhere, Epic, Falling To Pieces, Underwater Love, and the War Pigs cover are some of my favorites on this album. Thanks for reacting to this album.
ohhh I was waiting for this for a while :) Also a suggestion. There is an OST out there called Judgment Night. Metal and hip hop fusion. I think you will love it.
I remember buying this album when it first came out, because I loved the song "Epic" and the video for it. 35 years later Faith No More is still one of my all time favorite bands, as well as anything Mike Patton (a lyrical and vocal genius) touches. So glad to see you reacting to this and I hope you get a chance to check out much more of their catalogue. Cheers and thanks for the great content!
A truly monumental mega-influential album. Expertly engineered, produced and mixed. Epic is not even the best song on this album, but certainly was extremely popular back in the day. I was fortunate enough to see FNM on the tour for this album at a TINY club in Downtown OKC. Patton was climbing and hanging from the exposed pipes. What a night. I love all the Patton FNM records. Don't forget to listen to Album of the Year!
Hell yeah Molly!!! U finally made to it. To me this is the best faith no more album. Mike Patton had no idea that they already had the songs basically done but with no melodies or lyrics for the vocals so they told him that he had 2 weeks to come up with the lyrics and melodies for his vocals. He was a little hesitant at first after all he was still with Mr. Bungle but he agreed to it. He was done with everything in less then 2 weeks. His vocals are soooo different from ALL the other faith no more albums because this was very early in his joining the band and he never planned to leave Mr. Bungle. So to show loyalty to Mr. Bungle he changed his voice in Faith no More so it would not sound like the way he sang in Mr. Bungle. That is what Matt Wallace who was friends with Billy Gould (bass player) and produced the album "The real Thing" said on interviews. As Mike Patton felt more comfortable in Faith no More his voice started to change back to his normal singing voice. If you watch earlier live shows with Mike Patton you will notice clearly that his singing changed over time and that is where there is a clear barrier to the way he sings which is from before 1991 and after 1992. From the time Mike joined Faith no More he started to shape his singing to what in my opinion was perfection in 1990 at Brixton Academy live concert. That was a sold out concert that for that same reason they decided to record it and if you watch it you will see how inspired and talented the hole band was at that time. Mike Patton decides to incorporated to the end of the song Epic the chorus for the song Pump Up the Jam and it came out perfect. He did the same thing with the song We Care a Lot and incorporated to the song You Got It (The Right Stuff) from New kids on the Block and it was genius. Mike Patton performance was the best ever! They ended up releasing their only live album called "You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy" which I would recommend you react to it some day even because it has 2 extra songs that didn't make into "the real thing" so they included to this album. I got to see Faith no More in 1991 at Rock in Rio and Mike was still singing like he did at Brixton Academy and it was one of the best concerts I've experienced. Now as Mike singing from 1992 and on is a completely different beast and it has to do with the album Angel Dust. I think that about Angel Dust would be more appropriate if I commented about it on ur reaction of that album.
@@mollyesanborn It's funny because I didn't really start listening to much music until I was older, so I missed a lot of the things you covered that released in the 80s and 90s that I 'should have grown up with'.
@@lordcrispen better late than never! I'm right there with you, I feel so late to the party hearing some of these albums for the first time but I'm so glad to finally be discovering these bands.
I was anticipating your facial reaction to "Surprise! You're Dead!" and was not disappointed 🙂I had the same reaction...a long time ago...when I heard this album for the first time as well. I was like "wtf did I just listen to?" Now I love that song!
Hey Molly. Just confused on how you ended up backwards on the FNM journey, but so cool to see. You are amazing in your calm and honest thoughts. Becoming a big fan from seeing the FNM and Primus stuff you have tackled. Fantastic analysis! So much more you can get to.... Keep up being who you are, such a blessing!
Yeah I wanted to start with Angel Dust as that album was the one being suggested the most. All of their records have been fantastic so far, I look forward to hearing more from Faith No More. And thanks for the kind words, I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos :)
@@mollyesanborn After subscribing, I have seen that you have done so much content, much is close to my heart (Pantera, Soundgarden, etc). Exciting to see more. If you are taking suggestions, I would start with Mr. Bungle (self-titled) album with Mike Patton and then just anything else Mike Patton does, and then in a little bit different direction I would start the Megadeth journey in Chronological order and that will keep you busy for a while. Trying to figure out what part of the country you are from. Guess = Michigan? Love your content so far! Keep it up!
Mr Bungle is great, I've done a few of their albums on the channel as well. So creative and different, they really are not afraid to carve their own path when it comes to fitting into a single genre.
Impossible to count how many times I've listened to this album through my whole life. The title track was always my favourite, too. Although I wasn't alive, this album was a big hit in Brazil. MTV was a new thing for us, and the Epic music video was getting played all the time. I really like the two albums with Chuck Mosley on the vocals, too, especially the second one. But Mike was really something special for them, glad they crossed paths.
I love this album. From Out of Nowhere, Underwater Love, The Morning After... my faves. The title track too. I recommended giving the first two albums with Chuck Mosely a listen. A bit different. Darker. Has almost a Post-punk sound at times. I know people complain about Chuck's singing, but it was a vibe. Kinda stoner ish.
Their album “Live at the Brixton Academy” is also well worth it. It’s mostly tracks from The Real Thing plus the song We Care A Lot. There’s a lot of Mike Patton being Mike Patton on it, it’s great 😊
Jonathan Davis of Korn once said Faith No More are the band that made him want to start playing music. Which I guess is a good thing if you like Korn, or a terrible thing if you hate Korn.
Nice, that's such great timing! Maybe we are subconsciously connected somehow. This album is such a banger, absolutely stacked with amazing tracks and so much variety as well. I had a blast listening to it.
i was so into this album as a young teen when it came out. Epic was such a great song and then they performed it live on the mtv video music awards and blew away everyone on the whole show. we all got to see them live for the first time. . that was a great moment.
The entire album is fantastic, but Epic and From Out of Nowhere have always been my favorites from this album. Mike's vocals are so much fun to listen to. Thanks for reviewing this one, can't wait to see what's next on the Molly List! Also, I'm not sure if you've ever thought about doing this or not, and I know this a reaction video, but I think it would be pretty cool if, at the end of it, you gave it a grade of some kind, like a letter grade, or a number grade to 10 or 5. Just a thought! =)
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the reaction! I'll have to keep the grading thing in mind, it's so hard for me to do something like that with only one listen but it would be kind of fun.
If you want to see what this album sounds like live, there's a recording on YT called "Live at Brixton Academy", where you will see that Faith No More are as good live as they are on album. With Patton leading them, it makes it too easy to over look the other band members, but all of them are amazing musicians in their own right and I truly believe that the band never sounded better than it did during The Real Thing years.
I've been waiting for you to review this one for a while, ever since you reviewed Angel Dust. It was worth the wait, excellent review and reaction, and so glad to see you enjoy such an amazing album Molly :)
You said it sounded a little like Corey Taylor, well there is a story to that. Corey was in a dark place in his life when he seen FNM perform Epic on the MTV music awards which inspired Corey to start working on music. Mr Bungle and FNM are credited for starting the Nu Metal genre being influences to Slipknot and Korn.
This is an almost perfect album. I was late to the game, getting into this around 1995ish, and I gotta say, it just keeps getting better with time. It's like RHCP if RHCP was actually good.
Oh man. Diehard FNM fan here and this one is a freaking gem! The vocal range of MP is off the charts. Album of the year is a good listen if you're bored.
Love that you are enjoying this! Yes all the horns and string instruments are done on keyboard (patches) by Roddy Bottom the piano player. Also the backing vocals are by Mike Patton and Roddy mostly, the rest of the band joins in on some. The only thing this album suffers from is the track order.
Another album from this general era that I personally loved, but a lot of people skipped on, was the album Dopes to Infinity by Monster Magnet. It's a fantastic album in my opinion. One of those that I can listen to from start to finish and just love every track
Such a killer album, so glad younger people are discovering these awesome bands🤘 Underwater love always had me feeling i was looking into a very clear blue aquarium with the light coming in. As a 90s kid i would like to recommend Life of Agony albums River Runs Red and Ugly. Just like Mike Patton, Keith/Mina Caputo has a distinct voice.
Yes I'm so glad to finally be hearing some of Faith No More's music here on the channel. They're such an extremely talented band, so much variety to their sound. That description of Underwater Love is spot on, that's exactly what it sounds like to me as well. They really captured an amazing atmosphere with the tone of that one. And I'll make sure that Life Of Agony is on my list, thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome album. Glad you were able to listen to this. Saw them on tour for this album and it was an amazing experience. They have a live DVD from this tour. You should check it out.
war pigs is a cover for a black sabbath song. there is a bonus song in later deluxe album releases called "the cowboy song" - it's on youtube and it's great. every FNM album is great, but i really love their first album, "we care a lot". very raw yet awesome with their first vocalist, who brings so much raw emotion.
And Sweet Emotion and The Grade: ruclips.net/video/To7EeBQtBRQ/видео.htmlsi=0TpbIwec86W-sehz and ruclips.net/video/5DfYJq6R2Bs/видео.htmlsi=VLDRVYhPVSUNSp7Z Sweet Emotion unfortunately being my fav FNM track!!!
This was one of the first albums I bought the guitar book for when I started playing in HS. I learned to play "War Pigs" from this version, plus most of the album (love playing "Woodpeckers from Mars" guitar transcription of the synthstring part and the guitar transcription of the piano part in "Edge of the World.") Thanks for this one! edit: not sure if someone else has mentioned this, but all the music for the album was finished before Patton joined the band, and he added his own lyrics
This album was the first one with Mike Patton and it really broke them. Epic was all over the radio and on MTV at the time. It's kind of funny, because it was the one song that he is rapping on (maybe a bit also on Falling to Pieces but not as heavily) and to this day, people equate them to nu metal because of it. But they are a lot more than just that song. I would recommend checking out the album before this one, Introduce Yourself. The debut, We Care a Lot has some good songs on it but then quite a few others that are odd and about half the album is skippable IMO. Also, continuing after King For a Day is a good route as well.
Thank you for covering this album. The Real Thing is my favorite song as well. The mood swings from song to song make this a front to back album listen for me. Such a ride. Love haring your thoughts as always.
Mike Patton reminds me of an equally talented, organized, driven, and "less" crazy version of Jeffery Lee Pierce R.I.P. If you've never heard The Gun Club you might want to check out Fire of Love and proceed through their Catalog. Jeffery Lee Pierce one of the last great U.S. Singer Song Writers and way way too underrated. Yes Faith No More was one of the bands the kicked the door open for what was soon to be called "Alternative" Genre of music. I'd say it was Faith No More and Jane's Addiction seriously cracked the frame and foundations of 80' Butt Rock/Wannabe Glam bands(I say wanna be b/c none could come close to holding a candle to The New York Dolls)house of shallow plastic music. Faith No More's talent(as you heard)lays not just in their musicianship but their ability to seamlessly change genres from song to song. With Mike Patton in Faith No More, every new album was a guessing game song by song. I would buy one of their new albums like "Angel Dust" and think okay this song was a soft piano song and next song hmm wow okay next a Hardcore song that would make Sick Of It All proud. Faith No More (even We Care A Lot with Mosley R.I.P)represents the kind of band that isn't afraid to play whatever it is they want to play, but do it with an organic precision and feeling that make you think they've been playing this style all their lives. Great album from when I was 13 and first heard it and great to this day for me.
I have a similar connection... the emotions I discovered listening to Zombie Eaters were congruent to the feelings I experienced watching Kefka actually win and destroy the world. What a time for a boy to experience.
Hi Molly. I just found your channel today. If it hasn't been mentioned yet, I'd like to suggest adding Peeping Tom to your Mike Patton journey. It is his unique take on a "Pop" album. I'm not sure how other Patton aficionados feel about it, but I think its amazing. Your insights/reactions (that I've seen so far) have been enjoyable.
Jim Martin the guitar player shared a practice space with Cliff Burton of Metallica and rumor has it they traded and write songs together. FNM got 'Suprise Your Dead' and Metallica got 'Ride the Lighting'
There are 5 members of FTM. Drums, bass, guitars, vocals, and keyboards. Every song has keyboards. Almost all of the various instrumentation and other stuff you are hearing in there is Roddy Bottom on the keys!
It can’t be understated how much of an impact Faith No More made on the alternative music scene in this era. One other thing I’d like to add is Billy Gould on bass and Mike Bordin on drums are an underrated rhythm section.
Absolutely, you can really hear so many elements that a lot of bands embraced in the years following this record. Faith No More are such a huge band in terms of experimentation and pushing the envelope on what rock/metal music can be. And yes the bass and drums are fantastic across this album! Just such a talented band 🔥
Faith No More and Jane's Addiction did so much to enhance the musical landscape at the time. The hair bands at the time (Maybelline rockers) had limited appeal, and all started sounding alike after a while. In come Jane's Addiction and Faith No More, from opposite sides of California, who both showed that you don't have to fit neatly into a single genre to make something challenging, yet compelling and eminently listenable.
@@applescruff909 To be fair, a few of the members of FNM went to high school together in L.A., when they were called Faith No Man. They only got more successful when they got to San Francisco, but it's not as if weren't well acquainted with the L.A. music scene. Billy and I went to the same high school, although I'm much younger. His youngest brother was the year ahead of me.
@@applescruff909 I came here to say exactly this. Faith No More, Jane's Addiction...as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk and Soundgarden's Louder Than Love (for me). I had these on cassette at the time and they represent the murky alt rock waters that people never seem to very often mention in the whole grunge / Nirvana killed hair metal discussions. They were a huge impact on my changing music tastes at the time.
They pretty much conceived nu metal
Faith no more? Yeah I'll watch Everytime
This was the first album where I loved every track.
I wish War Pigs wasn't on the album. An unnecessary addition within a bunch of solid original songs. Works as a "b side" to a single release though.
It is one of the most creative albums in the last 40 years. I would rank it up there with Liquid Swords and Ok Computer for creativity. Every song rocks right away and brings something new to the experience.
@@borislugosi54 Nah their cover of war pigs is incredible
"War pigs" is "Black sabath" cover.
Ahh thanks for letting me know!
Now you have to do that album.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I've always thought that FNM's cover is better than the original Black Sabbath track.
It's not a hot take @CharlesJosepDelDotto
I cannot disagree.
Also enjoy Panteras rendition of Electric Funeral. Planet Caravan too.
It would be cool to watch Molly do full song format from time to time too.
one of the best albums of all time!
Agreed along with Angel Dust
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I remember buying this cassette at Tower Records and popping it in as I drove home, I had to pull over to comprehend what I was hearing. One of the best albums (and bands) of all time.
That is so awesome! Yeah this album is great, I'm so glad to have finally heard it.
This was one of those albums from that time that I loved every song that wasn't a hit. I was so cool and edgy even then... From out of Nowhere was good until it was overplayed, but that is not an issue for modern listeners.
Also the cassette tape was inner lining was solid blue! so cool.
"Surprise! Here's bread!" is a bakery concept that I've been toying around with off and on over the years. Hearing the song reignited the flame. What a muse of a record!
Haha, that's a great name for a bakery! And yes this album is fantastic, Faith No More sure delivered on the variety with this one.
@@mollyesanborn By the way, those "mystery" sounds are coming from synth/piano player extraordinaire, Roddy Bottum. Guy came up with some amazing stuff.
@@NerudoP-Clowes thanks for letting me know!
That "surprise here's bread" is gonna stick in my brain now. It is like Sepultura - Roots where I've been stuck with singing "Boots, Muddy boots!" for the last few decades lol
Hahahaha eating your ryeee
Hi Molly! The orchestral strings and atmospheric sound you mention in the background are Roddy Bottoms synth overlays , he is a genius keyboard player. When you put that with Patton's vocals Goulds bass and Jim Martins guitar on this album you have an absolute masterpiece album. You're so lucky to hear this album for the first time. Great video. Have a nice week!
He is fantastic, I absolutely love all of those touches that he adds on the keyboard. And yes this album is brilliant, I'm so glad that I've finally heard it!
Such a pinnacle album for me...was 14 when this was released, my first taste of Mike Patton and it really cemented by love of multiple genres which they do so well....groundbreaking record...one of the best rhythm sections ever.
The Real Thing, Angel Dust, King For A Day is one of the best 3 album runs of all time.
@@nondescriptcat5620 Album of the Year is underrated. Stripsearch, Helpless, Mouth to Mouth and Ashes to Ashes are among their best songs.
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I've been listening to FNM, AIC, STP, PJ, Ministry, WZ, etc for like 30 years and I really like your reactions to my favorite bands, Cheers from Lima Perú !
Ministry-Scarecrow is my favt.
Those are all great bands, I'm so happy to finally be discovering their music and am glad you're enjoying the reactions :)
Buenisimo, a mi también me gusta la Alternativa Pesada, ese es mi estilo, y también escucho la mayoria de esas bandas qué mencionas.
Saludos desde Costa Rica. 🤟
Name might be too much for RUclips but Jourgenson’s band Revolting Cocks have some good songs early on
Zombie Eaters is my favorite. Check out the lyrics. It’s from the point of view of a little baby.
Mine too. Wipe my butt and piss me.
Definitely, the drop with the overdriven bass is my fave FNM moment ever.
One of my favorites too, such a fantastic song!
“A bouncing little baby”
Uhm - I find it so surprising for now over 30 years how many people see the lyrics of this song rather narrow minded and dont talk or even see about the possibility to interpret it in several ways - especially as a description of a very fetishized relationship with huge power gap.
But yeah - its a great song.
Woodpecker from Mars always gives me the image of a mosh pit at a Bar Mitsvah. It has a bit of a Fiddler on The Roof feel with they synth violin bit.
my favourite album of all time! loved the reaction ❤
A 90s classic that still rips! Patton has a killer voice and range! Glad you are doing this one!
One of my favorite things about this album, is the pairing of Underwater Love and Morning After. Listening to the lyrics, it always gave me the impression of being a pair of songs, narratively. Underwater Love sounds like some kind of serial killer, romanticizing the way he drowns his victims, and then Morning After sounds like the emotional turmoil he experiences when he comes out of his homicidal fugue, and sees what he did. Talking about the blood on his face, or is it the love from someone else. Feels like someone mentally unstable, having a manic murder incident, reveling in the homicide of it, and then when the adrenaline and chemicals level out, realize the horror of what they did.
The whole album is great, well, frankly I'm not a huge fan of Surprise Your Dead, specifically BECAUSE it's such a tonal shift from the rest of the songs up to that point, and after.
This album was in the tape decks of so many of us for so many years. These songs are the literal soundtracks from our teens and twenties.
FNM has literally been my favorite band since this album came out, and it makes me so happy to see a new generation discover them! So thoughtful and articulate, excellent job!
Thank you so much, I'm so happy to finally be hearing Faith No More's music. They're such an amazing band!
Yes. A great album and one of their best. Mike is one-of-a-kind and so talented. And you get so much of what makes this special.
It's such an important album. Both for the band itself and for alternative music in general. Faith No More's first two albums were good examples of funk metal, but overall were nothing special. They definitely had their impact, but they couldn't be compared to "The Real Thing".
First album with Mike Patton. You can clearly hear here that Patton's vocals aren't fully formed yet At times his pitch is reminiscent of early Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Some have even accused him of imitating Kiedis, which is doubly funny considering the further feud between Mr. Bungle and RHCP.
The first album where the band began to move away from their early sound and experiment more with alternative rock, adding more keyboard stuff from Roddy Bottum and beyond. Songs like "Zombie Eaters", "Woodpecker From Mars" and "Edge of the World" are clear sneak peaks of where FNM's sound will develop in the future. "Epic" is one of the most famous rock anthems of the early 90's. Personally, I think the band has stronger songs, but you just can't underestimate the importance of this track.
Summarizing, "The Real This" is a milestone. One of those albums that with its mix of punk, funk, metal and rap determined the future course of heavy music for the next decade and a half. A unique story of resounding success in the gap between 80's hair metal and before grunge finally brought alternative music into the mainstream in the early '90s. The first encounter of a wide world audience with the mad genius of Mike Patton.
Thank you so much for the comment. In listening to this album I can see why it's considered a milestone, there is so much variety on it and Faith No More really expands the boundaries of what rock/metal music can be. I absolutely love how they experiment so much with their music. Mike's voice really is incredible here too, considering it's his first with the band too is very impressive. I'll have to listen to the first two Faith No More albums and hear what they were like before Mike Patton joined them.
@alltheserobotsshallfall th3 forst 2 albums weren't an example of funk rock at all.
They were very alternative; very progressive. With a very strong identity too ' which is why Patton's vocals sound as they do 'he didn't write anything on this album beyond lyrics and vocal melodies.
Tye first 2 albums are great in their own right. This album whilst fantastic, us a very transitional one. Angel Dust had more Patton influence so was quite different from this one.
I always find it amazing when listening to FNM and remembering what year these albums actually came out and realizing how groundbreaking and influential they were as they do things that clearly informed what so many other great bands did later.
Hell Yeah! I'm so excited you reviewed this album! I got goosebumps when you stated The Real Thing is your favorite team because it's been mine forever. You really can tell how much you enjoyed this album from your facial expressions and grooving to the music. War Pigs is a Black Sabbath cover and they killed it. This was my introduction to FNM soooo many years ago and I love it's variety of genres and vocal deliveries. Album of the Year is the next one to check out. It's a genre bender too. You'll love it. 💓
1989 - worth noting to put a bit of context - such a banger that really changed music that followed.
Perfect album.
The hidden ending at the end of "The Real Thing" is the vacuum tube on the guitar amp blowing out. The more you know!
“Droplets of yes and no in an ocean of maybe”
Falling to pieces was about the conflict Patton was feeling being pulled between FNM and Mr Bungle.
Album of the year should be a fun listen.
If you get chance check out some faith no more live footage. They were a great live act.
Oh and another band for your list. Opeth.
I'll definitely have to give Album Of The Year a listen too at some point, and Opeth is for sure on my list! Can't wait to hear them.
fun fact is that Mike Patton wrote the lyrics to the music that had been already mostly composed in just 2 weeks after he agreed to join the band (the haste was because they had a schedule for a recording studio IIRC)
That drum intro on the title track is so tight.
Such a great album. Takes me back to middle school in 1990. My brother and I wore out the cassette tape we listened to it so much. Also, my first introduction to Black Sabbath.
Great album, and great reaction, like alway's 😀. Thank You 🙂.
It was a pleasure to listen to this album, thanks for checking out the reaction!
Absolutely love this album
This one was great, such an entertaining listen!
Such a great game changer when it was released 🙌
Thanks, Molly! I was like 14 when this came out. Weirdness galore lol, it was a game changer. Angel Dust will always be my favorite; that’s a top 3 ever album for me. Then came Mr. Bungle into my life and everything went out the window. Patton is the man!
Thanks for watching! Yeah this album was such a pleasure to listen to, such a wildly creative album that brings so many elements to the table. I'm glad I've finally heard it!
@@mollyesanborn You should check out their earlier stuff with their first singer. Chuck was cool. He was no Patton, but he was cool. Try their debut album We Care A Lot and see what you think!
Angel Dust is so amazing 🤩
@@denniszipps1202 it really is!
I now need to listen to this again ... for the millionth time!
Love the FNM reactions! Can’t wait to see you react to album of the year & sol invictus
Thanks for watching! I look forward to hearing both of those albums as well.
Cool to see you do more Faith No More. This album and King For A Day kind of fight for being my second favorite album from them. Definitely one of my favorite bands. From Out Of Nowhere, Epic, Falling To Pieces, Underwater Love, and the War Pigs cover are some of my favorites on this album. Thanks for reacting to this album.
Yeah, so many great tracks on this album! A ton of variety too, I love how Faith No More always embraces to many different facets of their sound.
ohhh I was waiting for this for a while :) Also a suggestion. There is an OST out there called Judgment Night. Metal and hip hop fusion. I think you will love it.
I remember buying this album when it first came out, because I loved the song "Epic" and the video for it. 35 years later Faith No More is still one of my all time favorite bands, as well as anything Mike Patton (a lyrical and vocal genius) touches. So glad to see you reacting to this and I hope you get a chance to check out much more of their catalogue. Cheers and thanks for the great content!
A truly monumental mega-influential album. Expertly engineered, produced and mixed. Epic is not even the best song on this album, but certainly was extremely popular back in the day. I was fortunate enough to see FNM on the tour for this album at a TINY club in Downtown OKC. Patton was climbing and hanging from the exposed pipes. What a night. I love all the Patton FNM records. Don't forget to listen to Album of the Year!
Hell yeah Molly!!! U finally made to it. To me this is the best faith no more album. Mike Patton had no idea that they already had the songs basically done but with no melodies or lyrics for the vocals so they told him that he had 2 weeks to come up with the lyrics and melodies for his vocals. He was a little hesitant at first after all he was still with Mr. Bungle but he agreed to it. He was done with everything in less then 2 weeks. His vocals are soooo different from ALL the other faith no more albums because this was very early in his joining the band and he never planned to leave Mr. Bungle. So to show loyalty to Mr. Bungle he changed his voice in Faith no More so it would not sound like the way he sang in Mr. Bungle. That is what Matt Wallace who was friends with Billy Gould (bass player) and produced the album "The real Thing" said on interviews. As Mike Patton felt more comfortable in Faith no More his voice started to change back to his normal singing voice. If you watch earlier live shows with Mike Patton you will notice clearly that his singing changed over time and that is where there is a clear barrier to the way he sings which is from before 1991 and after 1992. From the time Mike joined Faith no More he started to shape his singing to what in my opinion was perfection in 1990 at Brixton Academy live concert. That was a sold out concert that for that same reason they decided to record it and if you watch it you will see how inspired and talented the hole band was at that time. Mike Patton decides to incorporated to the end of the song Epic the chorus for the song Pump Up the Jam and it came out perfect. He did the same thing with the song We Care a Lot and incorporated to the song You Got It (The Right Stuff) from New kids on the Block and it was genius. Mike Patton performance was the best ever! They ended up releasing their only live album called "You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy" which I would recommend you react to it some day even because it has 2 extra songs that didn't make into "the real thing" so they included to this album. I got to see Faith no More in 1991 at Rock in Rio and Mike was still singing like he did at Brixton Academy and it was one of the best concerts I've experienced. Now as Mike singing from 1992 and on is a completely different beast and it has to do with the album Angel Dust. I think that about Angel Dust would be more appropriate if I commented about it on ur reaction of that album.
Such a great album!!!
This is probably my favorite album of all time. My 13 year old self is stoked
Thanks for doing all these. I don't always know the band or the album but it's still enjoyable. Keep doing your thing! Looking forward to many more.
Aw thanks so much! I'm so happy that you're enjoying the videos and finding some great new bands to check out :)
@@mollyesanborn It's funny because I didn't really start listening to much music until I was older, so I missed a lot of the things you covered that released in the 80s and 90s that I 'should have grown up with'.
@@lordcrispen better late than never! I'm right there with you, I feel so late to the party hearing some of these albums for the first time but I'm so glad to finally be discovering these bands.
Hell yeah! Thanks Molly, Faith No More are incredible. They are virtuosos musically, but they see cheese and make it cool
Another great one Molly!!
I was anticipating your facial reaction to "Surprise! You're Dead!" and was not disappointed 🙂I had the same reaction...a long time ago...when I heard this album for the first time as well. I was like "wtf did I just listen to?" Now I love that song!
Hey Molly. Just confused on how you ended up backwards on the FNM journey, but so cool to see. You are amazing in your calm and honest thoughts. Becoming a big fan from seeing the FNM and Primus stuff you have tackled. Fantastic analysis! So much more you can get to.... Keep up being who you are, such a blessing!
Yeah I wanted to start with Angel Dust as that album was the one being suggested the most. All of their records have been fantastic so far, I look forward to hearing more from Faith No More. And thanks for the kind words, I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos :)
@@mollyesanborn After subscribing, I have seen that you have done so much content, much is close to my heart (Pantera, Soundgarden, etc). Exciting to see more. If you are taking suggestions, I would start with Mr. Bungle (self-titled) album with Mike Patton and then just anything else Mike Patton does, and then in a little bit different direction I would start the Megadeth journey in Chronological order and that will keep you busy for a while. Trying to figure out what part of the country you are from. Guess = Michigan? Love your content so far! Keep it up!
I’ve been waiting a very long time for this one. Just a fantastic album all around.
Thanks for your patience, yeah this album is fantastic! Absolutely filled with variety and the instrumentals/vocals are impeccable.
My favourite band since this came out. Excellent review. Thanks for doing it 👍
Definitely one of the best albums ever written!
Mr. Bungle is totally kick-ass too!!
Mr Bungle is great, I've done a few of their albums on the channel as well. So creative and different, they really are not afraid to carve their own path when it comes to fitting into a single genre.
FNM were the first band I ever saw live. December 92. Well, technically L7 were the first band I saw live cos they were the support lol.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR NEXT
I look forward to hearing it!
Impossible to count how many times I've listened to this album through my whole life. The title track was always my favourite, too.
Although I wasn't alive, this album was a big hit in Brazil. MTV was a new thing for us, and the Epic music video was getting played all the time.
I really like the two albums with Chuck Mosley on the vocals, too, especially the second one. But Mike was really something special for them, glad they crossed paths.
I love this album. From Out of Nowhere, Underwater Love, The Morning After... my faves. The title track too. I recommended giving the first two albums with Chuck Mosely a listen. A bit different. Darker. Has almost a Post-punk sound at times. I know people complain about Chuck's singing, but it was a vibe. Kinda stoner ish.
Their album “Live at the Brixton Academy” is also well worth it. It’s mostly tracks from The Real Thing plus the song We Care A Lot. There’s a lot of Mike Patton being Mike Patton on it, it’s great 😊
Thank you for mentioning it to me, I'll have to check that out!
Awesome reaction! Definitely top three favorite Faith No More album for me
Jonathan Davis of Korn once said Faith No More are the band that made him want to start playing music. Which I guess is a good thing if you like Korn, or a terrible thing if you hate Korn.
You must be psychic, I've been back into FNM the last few days and rewatched your reactions! And today you do this! 😂
Nice, that's such great timing! Maybe we are subconsciously connected somehow. This album is such a banger, absolutely stacked with amazing tracks and so much variety as well. I had a blast listening to it.
What great musicians! Nice job Molly 😊
i was so into this album as a young teen when it came out. Epic was such a great song and then they performed it live on the mtv video music awards and blew away everyone on the whole show. we all got to see them live for the first time. . that was a great moment.
I loved this cd growing up :) you rock Molly
The entire album is fantastic, but Epic and From Out of Nowhere have always been my favorites from this album. Mike's vocals are so much fun to listen to.
Thanks for reviewing this one, can't wait to see what's next on the Molly List!
Also, I'm not sure if you've ever thought about doing this or not, and I know this a reaction video, but I think it would be pretty cool if, at the end of it, you gave it a grade of some kind, like a letter grade, or a number grade to 10 or 5. Just a thought! =)
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the reaction! I'll have to keep the grading thing in mind, it's so hard for me to do something like that with only one listen but it would be kind of fun.
Zombie Eaters and The Real Thing are masterpieces. Just an Incredible album and band!!!
If you want to see what this album sounds like live, there's a recording on YT called "Live at Brixton Academy", where you will see that Faith No More are as good live as they are on album. With Patton leading them, it makes it too easy to over look the other band members, but all of them are amazing musicians in their own right and I truly believe that the band never sounded better than it did during The Real Thing years.
I remember buying that CD back when it released just for “Epic”
Thank you so much for this. Love your reactions so much. Should try We Care A Lot.
Thanks for watching! I'll definitely have to give We Care A Lot a listen as well.
Album Of The Year is their 6th studio album that I highly recommend you checking out.
I'll definitely have to give it a listen as well!
The title track is one of my all time favorite rock songs and Edge of the World is such a vibe, despite the subject matter
The Real Thing was the first album with Mike Patton. Chuck Mosley was the singer on the first 2. RIP
The title track is my favorite song on this album and one of their best songs.
I've been waiting for you to review this one for a while, ever since you reviewed Angel Dust. It was worth the wait, excellent review and reaction, and so glad to see you enjoy such an amazing album Molly :)
You said it sounded a little like Corey Taylor, well there is a story to that. Corey was in a dark place in his life when he seen FNM perform Epic on the MTV music awards which inspired Corey to start working on music. Mr Bungle and FNM are credited for starting the Nu Metal genre being influences to Slipknot and Korn.
@@mwl78rwe I did not know that. It's a shame because not many bands inspired entire genres of music.
@@natashamarikleeba6239what did they say?
This is an almost perfect album. I was late to the game, getting into this around 1995ish, and I gotta say, it just keeps getting better with time. It's like RHCP if RHCP was actually good.
Your reviews are so good!
Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying them :)
Oh man.
Diehard FNM fan here and this one is a freaking gem!
The vocal range of MP is off the charts.
Album of the year is a good listen if you're bored.
Yeah, his voice is crazy! I've really been enjoying all of Faith No More's albums so far, this is a fantastic addition to their discography.
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Ya old boy does spanish opera (not joking) when he's bored.
I watched some of your videos..I like your style! keep on! I'm subscribing right now!
Love that you are enjoying this! Yes all the horns and string instruments are done on keyboard (patches) by Roddy Bottom the piano player. Also the backing vocals are by Mike Patton and Roddy mostly, the rest of the band joins in on some. The only thing this album suffers from is the track order.
Ahh, yeah I was wondering if they were using a keyboard. Those symphonic elements really add a nice touch to the sound of this record.
Another album from this general era that I personally loved, but a lot of people skipped on, was the album Dopes to Infinity by Monster Magnet. It's a fantastic album in my opinion. One of those that I can listen to from start to finish and just love every track
I'll have to check that one out, thanks for the suggestion!
Best use of the word "snarly" 🏆
Such a killer album, so glad younger people are discovering these awesome bands🤘
Underwater love always had me feeling i was looking into a very clear blue aquarium with the light coming in.
As a 90s kid i would like to recommend Life of Agony albums River Runs Red and Ugly. Just like Mike Patton, Keith/Mina Caputo has a distinct voice.
Yes I'm so glad to finally be hearing some of Faith No More's music here on the channel. They're such an extremely talented band, so much variety to their sound. That description of Underwater Love is spot on, that's exactly what it sounds like to me as well. They really captured an amazing atmosphere with the tone of that one. And I'll make sure that Life Of Agony is on my list, thanks for the suggestion!
@@mollyesanborn you're welcome🙏 enjoy the musical journey🙂
Awesome album. Glad you were able to listen to this. Saw them on tour for this album and it was an amazing experience. They have a live DVD from this tour. You should check it out.
Thanks for letting me know!
The Real Thing, Angel Dust and King for a Day... is a phenomenal three album run!
war pigs is a cover for a black sabbath song.
there is a bonus song in later deluxe album releases called "the cowboy song" - it's on youtube and it's great.
every FNM album is great, but i really love their first album, "we care a lot".
very raw yet awesome with their first vocalist, who brings so much raw emotion.
cowboy song:
ruclips.net/video/P1tSCCwnOrY/видео.html
And Sweet Emotion and The Grade: ruclips.net/video/To7EeBQtBRQ/видео.htmlsi=0TpbIwec86W-sehz and ruclips.net/video/5DfYJq6R2Bs/видео.htmlsi=VLDRVYhPVSUNSp7Z Sweet Emotion unfortunately being my fav FNM track!!!
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This was one of the first albums I bought the guitar book for when I started playing in HS. I learned to play "War Pigs" from this version, plus most of the album (love playing "Woodpeckers from Mars" guitar transcription of the synthstring part and the guitar transcription of the piano part in "Edge of the World.") Thanks for this one!
edit: not sure if someone else has mentioned this, but all the music for the album was finished before Patton joined the band, and he added his own lyrics
This album was the first one with Mike Patton and it really broke them. Epic was all over the radio and on MTV at the time. It's kind of funny, because it was the one song that he is rapping on (maybe a bit also on Falling to Pieces but not as heavily) and to this day, people equate them to nu metal because of it. But they are a lot more than just that song. I would recommend checking out the album before this one, Introduce Yourself. The debut, We Care a Lot has some good songs on it but then quite a few others that are odd and about half the album is skippable IMO. Also, continuing after King For a Day is a good route as well.
Thank you for covering this album. The Real Thing is my favorite song as well. The mood swings from song to song make this a front to back album listen for me. Such a ride. Love haring your thoughts as always.
Mood swings, YES that's a great way of putting it! I absolutely love how much variety this album has on it.
Out of nowhere is such as good driving song
Patton had just joined the band and wrote all the lyrics and most of the melodies in 2 weeks as the instruments were already recorded
Surprise! You're Dead! is one of my favorite songs... Vampires love! The Real Thing is about becoming enlightened on a heroic dose of acid.
1989, visiting family in New Jersey, and Epic comes on MTV. Started my love of heavy music there and then
What a great introduction to heavy music!
Faith No More kind of pioneered many elements of nu metal in some certain ways
Mike Patton reminds me of an equally talented, organized, driven, and "less" crazy version of Jeffery Lee Pierce R.I.P. If you've never heard The Gun Club you might want to check out Fire of Love and proceed through their Catalog. Jeffery Lee Pierce one of the last great U.S. Singer Song Writers and way way too underrated.
Yes Faith No More was one of the bands the kicked the door open for what was soon to be called "Alternative" Genre of music. I'd say it was Faith No More and Jane's Addiction seriously cracked the frame and foundations of 80' Butt Rock/Wannabe Glam bands(I say wanna be b/c none could come close to holding a candle to The New York Dolls)house of shallow plastic music. Faith No More's talent(as you heard)lays not just in their musicianship but their ability to seamlessly change genres from song to song. With Mike Patton in Faith No More, every new album was a guessing game song by song. I would buy one of their new albums like "Angel Dust" and think okay this song was a soft piano song and next song hmm wow okay next a Hardcore song that would make Sick Of It All proud. Faith No More (even We Care A Lot with Mosley R.I.P)represents the kind of band that isn't afraid to play whatever it is they want to play, but do it with an organic precision and feeling that make you think they've been playing this style all their lives. Great album from when I was 13 and first heard it and great to this day for me.
Ground breaking album. This is one of those albums where you don't skip over any of the songs.
This album takes me back to sitting in me and my brothers bedroom playing NES FINAL FANTASY with this cassette playing nonstop all summer!
I have a similar connection... the emotions I discovered listening to Zombie Eaters were congruent to the feelings I experienced watching Kefka actually win and destroy the world. What a time for a boy to experience.
My favorite is "Album Of The Year" hope you check that one out soon.
I'll definitely have to plan on a reaction for that album as well!
This album changed my grade 7 life.
Hi Molly. I just found your channel today. If it hasn't been mentioned yet, I'd like to suggest adding Peeping Tom to your Mike Patton journey. It is his unique take on a "Pop" album. I'm not sure how other Patton aficionados feel about it, but I think its amazing. Your insights/reactions (that I've seen so far) have been enjoyable.
This is THE one album i want in my vinyl collection...still looking🤞
Jim Martin the guitar player shared a practice space with Cliff Burton of Metallica and rumor has it they traded and write songs together. FNM got 'Suprise Your Dead' and Metallica got 'Ride the Lighting'
There are 5 members of FTM. Drums, bass, guitars, vocals, and keyboards. Every song has keyboards. Almost all of the various instrumentation and other stuff you are hearing in there is Roddy Bottom on the keys!