The Real Thing (Faith No More album)
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| Studio album by Faith No More | |||||
| Released | June 20, 1989 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1988 – January 1989 Studio D in Sausalito, California | ||||
| Genre | Funk rock Rap rock Alternative metal |
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| Length | 55:03 | ||||
| Label | Slash | ||||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | ||||
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The un-cropped vinyl cover
Music samples
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The Real Thing is the third album by Faith No More, released 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 heavy metal, Progressive metal, 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.[1]
Most known for its tracks "Falling to Pieces," and "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.[2] 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. Mike Patton claimed during the band's "Live at the Wireless" performance for Australian radio station Triple J, in 1990, that the title track was "Written after my girlfriend left me for Sebastian Bach." The Real Thing is Faith No More's best selling album, selling 2 million copies in the US alone and around 4 million worldwide.The Real Thing is considered their best album. Singles released were 'Epic, From Out Of Nowhere, Falling To Pieces and Edge Of The World of this album. "Epic" also ranked #30 in VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs in May 2006.
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 paedophile. "Surprise! You're Dead!" also had a video that didn't see much airplay on TV.
"Epic" is featured in the video games Rock Band and Burnout Paradise.
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[edit] Accolades
The information regarding accolades acquired from AcclaimedMusic.net
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year"[3] | 1989 | 1 |
| Sounds | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year"[4] | 1989 | 20 |
| Villiage Voice | United States | "Albums of the Year"[5] | 1989 | 27 |
| Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"[6] | 1998 | 50 |
| Classic Rock | United Kingdom | "100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever"[7] | 2001 | 64 |
| Rolling Stone | Germany | "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"[8] | 2005 | 105 |
| Robert Dimery | United States | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[9] | 2005 | * |
| Classic Rock & Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s"[10] | 2006 | * |
[edit] Track listing
- "From out of Nowhere" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton) – 3:21
- "Epic" (music: Gould/Martin/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton) – 4:51
- "Falling to Pieces" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton) – 5:17
- "Surprise! You're Dead!" (music: Martin; lyrics: Patton) – 2:25
- "Zombie Eaters" (music: Martin/Gould/Bordin/Bottum; lyrics: Patton) – 6:00
- "The Real Thing" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton/Gould) – 8:12
- "Underwater Love" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton) – 3:36
- "The Morning After" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton) – 3:40
- "Woodpecker from Mars" (music: Martin/Bordin) – 5:41
- "War Pigs" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) – 7:42
- "Edge of the World" (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton) – 4:10
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 song writing credits revealed in an email from Billy Gould, 2004.[citation needed]
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Chart | Peak |
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 The Billboard 200 |
11 |
 UK Albums Chart |
30 |
 Swedish Album Charts |
38 |
 RIANZ Album Chart |
48 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart positions | ||||
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| Hot 100 [11] | Main- stream Rock [11] | Modern Rock [11] | UK Singles Chart [12][13] | ARIA Charts (AUS) [14] | ||
| 1989 | "From out of Nowhere" | - | - | - | 23 | 83 |
| 1990 | "Epic" | 9 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| "Falling to Pieces" | 36 | 38 | 12 | 41 | 26 | |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The biography page on fnm.com, retrieved February 22, 2008
- ^ Q15 on the fnm.com FAQ, retrieved February 22, 2008
- ^ Kerrang! - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
- ^ Sounds - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
- ^ Village Voice - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
- ^ Kerrang! - Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
- ^ Classic Rock - 100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 7, 2008]].
- ^ (Germany) The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone (Germany). Retrieved on [[April 7, 2008]].
- ^ Dimery, Robert - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; page 856
- ^ Acclaimed Music - Classic Rock and Metal Hammer 200 List. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 7, 2008]].
- ^ a b c Billboard.com chart history for Faith No More, retrieved February 22, 2008
- ^ chartstats.com page on FNM, retrieved on January 27, 2008
- ^ everyhit.co.uk, an archive containing all UK top 40 charts, retrieved February 22, 2008
- ^ austriancharts.at, Austrian charts page for 'Faith No More, retrieved February 22, 2008
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