Post by Rhiannon on Aug 2, 2006 10:43:38 GMT -5
Our winner for July is Faith No More!
Faith No More was formed in 1982 San Fransisco. It combines the styles and influences of heavy metal, pop, rap and funk. Keyboardist Roddy Bottum, drummer Mike Bordin, and bassist Bill Gould founded it out of the ashes of their previous band. Eventually guitarist Jim Martin was recruited. The band tried out several singers, and even Courtney Love joined them for a six month stint. Finally, Chuck Mosley became their full time singer. The band underwent a few changes in their line-up during their sixteen year reign, from their beginnings in 1982 until they disbanded in 1998. The complete line-up is as follows:
Roddy Bottum on keyboards from 1982-1998,
Billy Gould on bass from 1982-1998,
Mike "Puffy" Bordin on drums from 1982-1998,
"Big" Jim Martin on guitar from 1983-1993,
Mike Patton with vocals from 1988-1998,
Chuck Mosley with vocals from 1983-1988,
Jon Hudson on guitar from 1997-1998,
Dean Menta guitar 1995-1997,
Trey Spruance on guitar in 1995,
Mark Bowen on guitar in 1983,
Courtney Love on vocals in 1983,
and Wade Worthington on keyboards in 1982.
The band has come out with 11 albums, including live albums and compilations: We Care a Lot (1985), Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Live at the Brixton Academy (1990), Angel Dust (1992), King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995), Album of the Year (1997), Who Cares a Lot? (1998), This Is It: The Best of Faith No More (2003),
Epic & Other Hits (2005), and The Platinum Collection (UK, 2005). Not listed are their many singles. They have made over 20 music videos, also including live versions, and had several VHS and DVD releases.
'Faith No More have been credited as one of the innovators of the rap metal and funk metal genres. Some nu metal bands have cited the band as an influence.'
Faith No More has had many "outrageous" moments. As quoted from Wikipedia.com:
*During the 1992 Angel Dust tour with Guns N' Roses:
-At one show in Lisbon, the band invited the audience to throw garbage on stage. Patton then rummaged around and ate some of the trash.
-At another show in South America, the crowd was throwing empty plastic water bottles at the band. Someone threw a bottle on-stage that had urine in it. At one point in the concert, Mike Patton opened the bottle and poured the contents over his head, plunging the entire audience into shocked silence.
-Patton defecated in an orange juice carton and then sealed it and returned it to Axl Rose's tour bus vending machine.
*During the MTV Music Awards performance of Epic in 1990, Patton flopped around on stage like the controversial dying fish from the video.
*At a 1995 concert in Chile, the crowd began to spit on the band. Patton encouraged this and even invited people to spit in his open mouth while singing.
*During a European tour, Patton defecated on a park bench in front of Kensington Palace.
*During a 1991 concert in Denmark, Patton told the audience that tour-mates, Lenny Kravitz and Sinead O'Connor were copulating in the hospitality tent. Kravitz looked on in horror.
*Patton became infamous for talking about his self-stimulation habits in the press. He often wore a t-shirt with a grotesque image of a man sitting on a toilet seat, pleasuring himself, and the words "Girls are fine--but they're not the real thing."
*Roddy Bottum frequently made references to his homosexuality in an effort to alienate the crowd. At a show in Australia, he taunted the crowd: "I heard that homosexuality is illegal here. Too bad, because we were going to have some fun backstage."
*Mike Patton regularly did backflips while singing on stage. He often landed painfully on his back, but would get right up and continue singing without interruption.
"To touch the roots of experience
The most basic ingredients
To see the unseen glitter of life
And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife"
To visit the Faith No More website, go to fnm.com.
Faith No More was formed in 1982 San Fransisco. It combines the styles and influences of heavy metal, pop, rap and funk. Keyboardist Roddy Bottum, drummer Mike Bordin, and bassist Bill Gould founded it out of the ashes of their previous band. Eventually guitarist Jim Martin was recruited. The band tried out several singers, and even Courtney Love joined them for a six month stint. Finally, Chuck Mosley became their full time singer. The band underwent a few changes in their line-up during their sixteen year reign, from their beginnings in 1982 until they disbanded in 1998. The complete line-up is as follows:
Roddy Bottum on keyboards from 1982-1998,
Billy Gould on bass from 1982-1998,
Mike "Puffy" Bordin on drums from 1982-1998,
"Big" Jim Martin on guitar from 1983-1993,
Mike Patton with vocals from 1988-1998,
Chuck Mosley with vocals from 1983-1988,
Jon Hudson on guitar from 1997-1998,
Dean Menta guitar 1995-1997,
Trey Spruance on guitar in 1995,
Mark Bowen on guitar in 1983,
Courtney Love on vocals in 1983,
and Wade Worthington on keyboards in 1982.
The band has come out with 11 albums, including live albums and compilations: We Care a Lot (1985), Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Live at the Brixton Academy (1990), Angel Dust (1992), King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995), Album of the Year (1997), Who Cares a Lot? (1998), This Is It: The Best of Faith No More (2003),
Epic & Other Hits (2005), and The Platinum Collection (UK, 2005). Not listed are their many singles. They have made over 20 music videos, also including live versions, and had several VHS and DVD releases.
'Faith No More have been credited as one of the innovators of the rap metal and funk metal genres. Some nu metal bands have cited the band as an influence.'
Faith No More has had many "outrageous" moments. As quoted from Wikipedia.com:
*During the 1992 Angel Dust tour with Guns N' Roses:
-At one show in Lisbon, the band invited the audience to throw garbage on stage. Patton then rummaged around and ate some of the trash.
-At another show in South America, the crowd was throwing empty plastic water bottles at the band. Someone threw a bottle on-stage that had urine in it. At one point in the concert, Mike Patton opened the bottle and poured the contents over his head, plunging the entire audience into shocked silence.
-Patton defecated in an orange juice carton and then sealed it and returned it to Axl Rose's tour bus vending machine.
*During the MTV Music Awards performance of Epic in 1990, Patton flopped around on stage like the controversial dying fish from the video.
*At a 1995 concert in Chile, the crowd began to spit on the band. Patton encouraged this and even invited people to spit in his open mouth while singing.
*During a European tour, Patton defecated on a park bench in front of Kensington Palace.
*During a 1991 concert in Denmark, Patton told the audience that tour-mates, Lenny Kravitz and Sinead O'Connor were copulating in the hospitality tent. Kravitz looked on in horror.
*Patton became infamous for talking about his self-stimulation habits in the press. He often wore a t-shirt with a grotesque image of a man sitting on a toilet seat, pleasuring himself, and the words "Girls are fine--but they're not the real thing."
*Roddy Bottum frequently made references to his homosexuality in an effort to alienate the crowd. At a show in Australia, he taunted the crowd: "I heard that homosexuality is illegal here. Too bad, because we were going to have some fun backstage."
*Mike Patton regularly did backflips while singing on stage. He often landed painfully on his back, but would get right up and continue singing without interruption.
"To touch the roots of experience
The most basic ingredients
To see the unseen glitter of life
And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife"
To visit the Faith No More website, go to fnm.com.
