Faith no More

King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime

Great overlooked album

Review Score:

(8/10)
This is another mighty fine record from a mighty fine band,
I listened to this album for like 6 weeks straight when it first came out, A lot of people talk about the Keyboards missing, don't believe it, the Keyboards are there,
They just aren't as dominent as they are in the previous records, and some songs don't have any at all, I think they are "Get Out" "Gentle Art", "Ugly in the morning" and "Digging the Grave", the rest of them have Keyboards, The album is just more guitar driven, which Trey Spruence is a Great guitar player, but I missed Jim Martins style and sound, I think that played a big part in the band. now I'll rate each song.
1. Get Out- A good rocking song, I like the chorus. B
2. Ricochet- Probably my favorite song on the album, very FNM, sounds like it could've been on Angel dust. A+
3. Evidence- Another Fantastic song, its got a real funky, jazzy upbeat lounge feel to it, great guitar work. A+
4. Gentle art of making enemies- Not one of my Favorites, its alright, I really like the verses and the choruses, and its got some cool riff in it, but theres something about the song as a whole that I'm not fond of. I still like it though. C+
5. Star A.D.- Good song, really funky feel, with horns, I like this one. B+
6. Cucoo for Caca- Great song, Very noisy, lots of screaming, weird lyrics, Great music. B+
7. Carlo Vahdor- I don't know if I spelled that right, But I dig this song a lot, its very laid back, and if you had the cassette tape, its a perfect song to end the first side. A
8. Ugly in the Morning- Another noisy song, and I love it, its got a good groove to it. B+
9. Digging the Grave- Great song, one of the best, no keyboards but it rocks and has a lot of melody A+
10. Take this bottle- My least favorite, its not bad, its just got a real country feel to it, and I'm not feelin it. D+
11. King for a Day- Excellent, Keyboards and Bass are strong in this song, its great. A+
12. What a Day- Cool begining, rocking song, nice beat. A
13. Last to Know- I really like this song, some say its boring, but the Vocals and The guitar get me into it, and I like it. A+
14. Just a man- this is different but great, the music is cool and the vocals are great. good way to end the album. B+

Considering the rough time the band was going through at the time, this is a killer album, A lot of people just don't know how to take the diversity of Faith no More, but thats what makes them great, and this album is a must have.

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