The Real Thing (Faith No More album)
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| The Real Thing | ||
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| Studio album by Faith No More | ||
| Released | July 3rd, 1989 | |
| Recorded | December 1988 at the Studio D in Sausalito, California | |
| Genre | Funk Metal Experimental rock |
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| Length | 54:58 | |
| Label | Slash Records | |
| Producer(s) | Matt Wallace | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Faith No More chronology | ||
| Introduce Yourself (1987) |
The Real Thing (1989) |
Live at the Brixton Academy (1990) |
The Real Thing is the third album released by Faith No More in 1989. It was their first record with Mike Patton and became their breakthrough. On this album, Faith No More advanced their sound range combining metal, hardcore punk, hip hop, funk, jazz, and soul. The music recording was complete by the time Patton (the singer for experimental/thrash/funk band Mr. Bungle) came on board. Patton wrote the lyrics and recorded them over the already finished music. Patton's unusual musical ideas didn't impact the band's sound until their next record, Angel Dust.
Most known for its track "Epic," whose video featured a fish flopping about on the ground, the album's "Falling to Pieces" also became popular (its video was a favorite of MTV's "Beavis and Butthead"). The video for "Epic" was subject to controversy because of the perceived treatment of the fish, which appears to be dying--it was in fact slow motion footage; the fish was returned to its tank alive. Reportedly, keyboardist Roddy Bottum stole the goldfish from Icelandic singer Björk at a party she was throwing. He returned it to her after the shoot, which lasted mere seconds.
The album also contains the song "The Morning After." There is strong evidence this song was inspired by the David Cronenberg version of The Fly. The song asks, "If I am dead, why am I dreaming?" and includes lyrics such as: "So rescue me my love, splice us together / I remember loving you so much / But where are you and where's your fatal touch? / When I closed my eyes, was it my siesta? / Did I encounter a darkness stronger than sleep?" Note that the phrase "splice us together" is from the film.
The album also features "War Pigs," a cover of the anti-war protest song by Black Sabbath, as well as "Edge of the World," a jazzy piano ballad about a pedophile.
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[edit] Track listing
- "From Out Of Nowhere" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
- "Epic" (music: Gould/Martin/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)
- "Falling to Pieces" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton)
- "Surprise! You're Dead!" (music: Martin; lyrics: Patton)
- "Zombie Eaters" (music: Martin/Gould/Bordin/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
- "The Real Thing" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton/Gould)
- "Underwater Love" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
- "The Morning After" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton)
- "Woodpecker from Mars" (music: Martin/Bordin)
- "War Pigs" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward)
- "Edge of the World" (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)
The cassette version has "Edge Of The World" as track 6, ending Side 1. The vinyl version did not feature "War Pigs" or "Edge Of The World."
Official songwriting credits revealed in an email from Billy Gould, 2004.
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Real Thing | The Billboard 200 | No. 11 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Epic" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 9 |
| 1990 | "Epic" | ARIA Singles Chart | No. 1 |
| 1990 | "Epic" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 2 |
| 1990 | "Epic" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 25 |
| 1990 | "Falling To Pieces" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 12 |
| 1990 | "Falling to Pieces" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | No. 40 |
| 1990 | "Falling to Pieces" | The Billboard Hot 100 | No. 92 |
| Faith No More |
| Roddy Bottum | Billy Gould | Mike Bordin | Mike Patton | Jon Hudson |
| Chuck Mosely | "Big" Jim Martin | Dean Menta | Trey Spruance | Mark Bowen | Courtney Love | Wade Worthington |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: We Care a Lot | Introduce Yourself | The Real Thing | Angel Dust | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | Album of the Year |
| Lives and compilations: Live at the Brixton Academy | Who Cares a Lot? | This Is It: The Best of Faith No More | Epic And Other Hits | The Platinum Collection |
| Singles: We Care a Lot | Anne's Song | From Out Of Nowhere | Epic | Falling to Pieces | Midlife Crisis | A Small Victory | Everything's Ruined | Easy (Songs to Make Love To) | Another Body Murdered | Digging the Grave | Ricochet | Evidence | Ashes To Ashes | Last Cup Of Sorrow | Stripsearch | I Started a Joke |
| Related articles |
| Imperial Teen | Mr. Bungle | Faith No Man | Brujeria (band) | Peeping Tom | Coma | Tomahawk | Fantômas |
| Categories: Faith No More albums | Faith No More songs |
