Bungle, with the ledger “There’s a tractor in my balls again”. Patton is sporting a t-shirt of his “other” band, the deeply experimental Mr. There’s some great blink-and-you’ll-miss-em moments. Perhaps the band’s crowning glory is the video for their 1990 hit single ‘Epic’. Few bands captured their own essence with such brilliant visual nous also. Few alternative rock bands approached the MTV era with the gusto of Faith No More.
Or the… nope, we’ve got no idea what’s going on in ‘Falling To Pieces’ (lizards! A stuffed stoat! Exploding goldfish! THE INSIDE OF MIKE PATTON’S FACE!). Or the Caligula-esque-orgy-cum-wine-tasting-in-a-funeral-parlour vibe of ‘Ashes To Ashes’ (an incredible cut from 1997’s modestly titled ‘Album Of The Year’). Whether it’s the band goofing around in front of cheap-ass found-footage for the song ‘Everything’s Ruined’ ( “Warner’s had spent the video budget,” explains bassist Billy Gould). Next time you’re at a wedding, go ask the DJ if they’ve ‘got ‘Jizzlobber’. But they have one called ‘Jizzlobber’ (also, ‘Angel Dust’). Not only do they have a song called ‘Crack Hitler’ (from 1992’s ‘Angel Dust’). Not only do they have one called ‘Woodpecker From Mars’ (also, ‘The Real Thing’). Not only do Faith No More have a song called ‘Surprise! You’re Dead!’ (from 1989’s ‘The Real Thing’). Not only has he (alongside Lynn Truell, drummer for The Dicks and a gazillion other amazing underground rock bands) fronted the genius indie-pop band Imperial Teen since 1994, but in 2013 he wrote an entire opera… about Bigfoot! No band, before or since, has ever been as good at song titles One of Bottum’s greatest contributions to Faith No More is his authorship of the song ‘Be Aggressive’, a song about sadomasochism and sucking dick (key lyric: “ Ugly seed reach down my throat, you filthy bird that’s all I need”) that the keyboard player claims he wrote largely in an attempt to “embarrass” the heterosexual Patton.īottum, by the way, is a hero in every way conceivable. Faith No More keyboard player Roddy Bottum came out to American LGBT magazine The Advocate in 1993, saying, “ I would never have thought as a gay teen I’d be in a band that would be considered heavy metal or hard rock.” The latter’s singer was one Axl Rose, a man who has openly described himself as “pro-heterosexual”. In 1992, Faith No More would tour the United States opening for Metallica and Guns N’ Roses. Heavy rock hasn’t always been the most… enlightened of environments. Another told the band, “I hope none of you guys bought houses”. When the band’s label executives attended production sessions, one suggested they title the record ‘Commercial Suicide’. And yet, when the record was released in 1992, it would be untrue to say that everyone agreed with its genre-melding genius right away.
The record has sold over 2.5 million copies and is the first FNM record to feature real creative input by Patton – the singer had joined the band with 1989’s ‘The Real Thing’ recorded sans vocals. With apologies to both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone, you could actually make a strong claim for its creators having invented the genre. The band’s fourth album, ‘Angel Dust’, is now widely viewed as one of the greatest alternative metal records ever made.
Alternative metal? They invented that shit The band paid tribute, saying, “ We were a family, an odd and dysfunctional family, and we’ll be forever grateful for the time we shared with Chuck.” Which is perfectly put, really. Also notable for a stint fronting hardcore legends Bad Brains, Mosley died on November 9, 2017, of a drug overdose. Though his departure from the band was messy (he once punched Billy Gould onstage), the singer was on good terms with his former bandmates in later years, frequently guesting onstage with them. Other than Patton, however, it’s the late Chuck Mosley – singer on the band’s first two records, ‘We Care A Lot’ in 1985 and ‘Introduce Yourself’ in 1987 – who gave the most to the Faith No More cause. It just got too much.” Love has claimed that the reason she was dismissed from the band because the group wanted more “male energy.” “She liked to sing in her nightgown, adorned with flowers…” And here comes the ‘but’… “She was a very chaotic personality. No, really! “She was an awesome performer,” remembers bassist Billy Gould. He only recorded one double A-side single in 1982, when the band were called Faith No Man (that’s not even that bad a name, considering they were called Sharp Young Men previously), entitled ‘Quiet In Heaven/Song Of Liberty’ (it’s really good actually). And yet, Mike Patton wasn’t always the Faith No More singer.
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