The Real Thing
by Faith No More
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 July 1989
- Label: Slash
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:41:49
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 17 ratings
Artists on this release: Mike Bordin, Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Introducing Mike Patton as their new frontman, 'The Real Thing' skyrocketed Faith No More to international fame and heavily codified the funk metal genre. The album is an incredibly energetic, highly eclectic fusion of heavy alternative metal riffs, rhythmic basslines, and quirky, satirical lyricism.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, satirical, rap, funky, guitar-driven, genre-blending, theatrical, metallic
Tracklist
- From Out of Nowhere (3:21)
- Epic (4:53)
- Falling to Pieces (5:13)
- Surprise! You're Dead! (2:26)
- Zombie Eaters (6:00)
- The Real Thing (8:14)
- Underwater Love (3:51)
- The Morning After (3:43)
- Woodpecker From Mars (5:41)
- War Pigs (7:45)
- Edge of the World (4:10)
- Sweet Emotion (4:53)
- Epic - Radio Remix Edit (3:59)
- Falling to Pieces - Matt Wallace Remix (4:32)
- Cowboy Song - B-Side (5:13)
- The Grade - B-Side (2:05)
- From Out of Nowhere - Extended Remix (4:17)
- War Pigs - Live in Berlin 11.9.1989 (7:59)
- Surprise! You're Dead! - Live in Sheffield; B-Side (2:51)
- Chinese Arithmetic - Live in Sheffield; B-Side (4:15)
- Underwater Love - Live in Brixton (3:33)
- As the Worm Turns - Live in Brixton (2:45)
Credits
- Faith No More - primary artist, producer, written-by
- Jeff Price - art direction
- Billy Gould - bass
- Mike Bordin - drums
- Jim "Watts" Vereecke - engineer, engineer [assistant]
- Matt Wallace - engineer, producer
- Craig Doubet - engineer [assistant]
- Jim Martin - guitar
- Roddy Bottum - keyboards
- John Vassiliou - management [career direction for w.e.m.]
- Warren Entner - management [career direction for w.e.m.]
- John Golden - mastered by, mastering
- Lendon Flanagan - photography by
- Mike Patton - vocals, vocal