alternative metal, funk metal, hard rock, rap metal 55 min 11 tracks Reprise Records
The Real Thing is the third studio album by American rock band Faith No More, released on June 20, 1989, by Slash and Reprise Records. It is the first album to feature singer Mike Patton, following the dismissal of previous vocalist Chuck Mosley. On this album, Faith No More continued to advance their sound range, combining alternative metal, funk metal, and rap metal.
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Character
Spare, character-led, contemporary and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- The Direktory of Heavy Metal5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Kerrang!5/5
- NME4/10
- Pitchfork7.6/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB−
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Tracks
- 1From Out of Nowhere3:22
- 2Epic4:54
- 3Falling to Pieces5:16
- 4Surprise! You’re Dead!2:27
- 5Zombie Eaters5:59
- 6The Real Thing8:14
- 7Underwater Love3:52
- 8The Morning After3:44
- 9Woodpecker From Mars5:41
- 10War Pigs7:46
- 11Edge of the World4:11
11 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Faith No More
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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