Music CD - Faith No More: This Is It: The Best of Faith No More

	Music CD: This Is It: The Best of Faith No More Artist: Faith No More List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $7.43 Your Save: $ 4.55 ( 38% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Tracks: 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. The Cowboy Song 10. As The Worm Turns (Live, 1990) 11. Midlife Crisis 12. A Small Victory 13. Be Aggressive 14. Easy 15. Digging The Grave 16. Evidence 17. Last Cup Of Sorrow 18. Ashes To Ashes 19. The Perfect Crime
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0081227609924 Label: Rhino / Wea Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rhino / Wea Release Date: 2003-01-28 Studio: Rhino / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: INTRODUCE YOURSELF.... Comment: ....To the world of Faith No More. This is an excellent source of introduction to the wacky metal-funk band. Spanning from some of the earliest hits, through the hey-day and into the bands final years, you get a decent amount of everything on this one disc collection. (There is also a very impressive 2 disc set out there too, called We Care Alot... if you want a heavier mix, but for newbies this is a good start... I always think of hits packages as a gateway to obtaining proper albums from the band- which is what you SHOULD do- thus making smaller hits packs a better bet, usually) Also- for the casual fan, this album pretty much has everything you could need. FTM wasn't really a big radio band ever (the only song I've ever heard on the radio ever has been EPIC (yes, that is the "you want it all-but you can't have it" song) .. the term "hits" here must refer to band and fan favorites, and they really mixed them together well.) Epic is a great song but hardly demonstates the whole structure of this band. Nowadays its almost a novelty song on the radio... these guys had so many great tunes... even some cool covers... check out the intensity of WAR PIGS, or the breezy feel of EASY... two opposite ends of the spectrum right there. Check out the mysterious EVIDENCE or the shout along classic WE CARE ALOT! theres something for everyone, and a few things in between. These cats were a very innovative band, who had a leg up on the nineties rock scene as far back as the mid eighties. The Real Thing was there smash album in '89, and other stuff has basically been adored by fans... I think it's time you introduce yourself to some brilliant stuff, if you ain't never done it before. Customer Rating: Summary: Great album!! Comment: Normally, Greatest Hits albums come up short. I can say this album does not!! I just recently got into Faith No More, and have found them to be nothing short of incredible!!! I bought the album on March 12th, it arrived today on the 15th!! This album has pretty much all their big hits, and is great for the fairly new and/or casual fans. Stand-out tracks include: "We Care A Lot" "Epic" "Falling to Peices" "Cowboy Song" and "Midlife Crisis". The band also did an awesome job covering the Sabbath classic "War Pigs"! Overall, a great album and highly recommended! Customer Rating: Summary: Freakin Awesome! Comment: When I heard this album at my friends house a few years back I was just in awe. I immediately went straight to the store and bought myself a copy. Before I heard it the only sond I'd known from them was epic .This album is a "buffet"(i know that sounds corny) of what they have to offer. You get everything from punk, funk, rock, and even some electronicish music. I especially liked the song evidence. What a smooth song that is. How many kids were a result of that one? Anyways, If you're familiar with faith no more or not, get this album. I myself am now a huge fan of any Mike Patton project. Customer Rating: Summary: Serious Potential Comment: First off the only reason I gave this album only 4 stars 4 one reason and one reason only. it's a greatest hit collection. if I were to give a greatest hits collection 5 stars them meaning of 5 stars from me would be lessened. This is the only FNM album I have and I got it about 2 weeks ago. B4 this album I had downloaded Epic and Midlife Crisis. I thought they were pretty tyte so I got this album only because it was the only FNM album the store had. I was looking for Angel Dust but oh well. When I got it I listened instantly and at first I was a little dissapointed. The only tracks I had herd on the radio were Epic, and Last Cup of Sorrow. I picked it up the next day gave it another try and I guess like overnight I had become an FNM fan. I have listened to this album everyday since I got it, as as a matter of fact im listening to The Perfect Crime right now. I read through the cd booklet and I was quite shocked at what I read. I realized what this band would do to not become sell outs. They had the chance to follow up The Real Thing with probibly a multi platinum master piece. And a master piece it was but not multi platinum. Only because of the Album name. "Angel Dust", A beautiful name but a terrible drug. They could have named it anything else no matter how stupid like Doorknob, or Throat Lump, or just something and retarted and it would have sold millions. but with a name like Angel Dust, many parents would refuse for thier children to have such a record. Brilliant and Retarted at the same time. They achieved thier goal of not being sell outs but didn't even recieve enough money to be able to feul a marijuana habit. Personally I have always thought if you are givin the chance to make tons of money, and be even more famous as a band and remembered longer, to accept that oppurtunity. But what surprised me is how huge of a band they were and probibly haven't even sold 10 million albums yet. I have herd about them long ago adn expexted them to have you know, like have 2 number 1 albums. sold 15 million in U.S. alone. all that stuff. I believe they were like #52 on VH1's best rock artists or something like that. next to the Sex Pistols they are probibly the best non sell out band ever. I always thought they were huge until i got this album. Now about the album, fabulous. We Care A Lot, is a fuuny, clever, catchy song, that gets stuck in your head the first time u here it. Epic, is one of the best songs from the eighties, and one of the best music videos ever. Falling to Pieces is my personal favorite, great vocal preformance form Patton. War Pigs, is just as good as the Sabbath original. The Cowboy Song, is tight. Midlife Crisis is a classic, An amazing song. A Small Victory is different than any other FNM song cool. Be Aggresive is awesome and up there with NIN's Closer for perverted rock songs. Evidence, yyou know I take it back This is the oddball of the FNM collection. Last Cup of Sorrow, CRAZY!, The Perfect Crime, great bass, great song, kinda sounds more like the talking heads instead of FNM. I want to get Angel Dust next, but this is good 4 getting into FNM. Customer Rating: Summary: If you buy a Faith No More compliation, make it this one Comment: 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. 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Editorial Reviews: 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.