Faith No More's Best Work

Review Score: (8/10)
4 and 1/2 stars....

I knew these guys could do it! When I first heard 'Epic' from their 1989 album "The Real Thing", I knew this band was going to be big. But their following release "Angel Dust" proved a bit lacking for me. I liked some of it, but felt that the band was far from realizing their potential.

With "Album of the Year" FNM have released a solid hard rock disc loaded with great hooks, melancholy minors, and thick bombast. "Head-On Collision", "Last Cup of Sorrow", "Stripsearch", "Ashes to Ashes" (the standout on the album), and "Pristina" (a beauty!) are top notch. They make up for one or two other tracks that are good but not great.

By the time this disc was released, many people (including myself) had written off FNM as early 90's has-beens. That is unfortunate because this disc is far superior to the garbage being released by so many other bands these days....

More Reviews:

• Collision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Don't let the title fool you
• A sad goodbye to one of the greatest bands of all time
• Funny Title, But Not Very Adequate
• Good way to Go out
• So long to a FANTASTIC band!
• May Take A Few Listens
• FNM-Most under-rated band in the last 10 years
• A GOOD ALBUM WITH SOME SHABBILY WRITTEN SONGS
• Just When You Think It's Over... It Isn't!
• Album Of The Ear.
• Honestly, it probably WAS the best album of the year
• .....But sadly not of their career.
• Album of the Year?
• The last FNM album
• A Handfull of Great Songs . . .
• I didn't get it.
• A quality swansong
• Stripped to the bone
• The irony of it all
• head on into greatness
• GREAT RETURN TO FORM
• I miss this band...
• The title is not just an ironic joke.
• Album of the Years 1997-2001
• Simply the best
• Shouldn't be Overlooked
• Faith No More can get away with anything
• Just Buy It!
• An inspiring finale
• The End of The Best
• At least has has the SINGLE of the year
• What a Swan Song!
• Dasein's Plight: the existential cd
• Serious fun
• Compelling and unique
• The title says it all
• Orgastic!
• Low key
• FNM are gods.
• What?
• Pathetic, plain and simple
• Patton is a lyrical genius!!!
• Amazing isn't quit the word!!
• Grows on you quick
• The best album of eternity
• FNM WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THEIR LOYAL FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• After another listen, the album has grown on me.
• I need to give this album more of a chance.
• faith no more returns
• Words can hardly do justice...
• The Return Of Faith No More...