The Real Thing (studio album) by Faith No More

This album is instrumentally amazing and I love their playing on every song here, the main reason I can't rate it higher are vocals, because they're often over the top and cringeworthy and I don't think his rapping is very good either. But after second listening I warmed up to it a bit and I find his way of singing sometimes even enjoyable. My favorite tracks are From Out Of Nowhere with killer riff, Epic, Falling To Pieces, The Real Thing and Woodpecker From Mars which is a really ubderrated piece of instrumental.

From VictorVale 10/25/2022 15:49

Ponte entre o heavy metal clássico para o contemporâneo.

Not listened to this in ages and had forgotten what a "Epic" rock record it is including a great cover of War Pigs

A solid album that starts out with three absolutely phenomenal tracks that really kick the record off in style. Those starting songs are fuelled with energy forcing you to love the record right from the start. They are so infectious and fun to listen to that I think you could keep playing those 3 songs however much you like and you wouldn't grow tiresome of them. The record peaks at the second track though with that song being so incredible that it lifts the whole album up so much. Despite this, I really do find the flame of the album to dwindle as the time goes on. Most of the other songs feel like filler and are just making up the minutes so it makes up a decent length. There are obviously great moments still present such as brilliant vocals displays and some fantastic instrumental performances all around such as the drum work on Woodpecker From Mars but no song matches the level of the first 3. This makes the record feel very unbalanced and sometimes I do struggle to finish the album. The War Pigs cover is genius though and they really do the song justice. Overall, one of the best openings to a record ever and the rest of the album is solid but it isn't up to the same level.

From jeremy9 12/05/2019 13:04

Real very good album

Really good album.

Favorites: Epic; Falling To Pieces; The Real Thing; The Morning After; Woodpecker From Mars.

Favorite Tracks:Zombie Eaters

this is a good solid album I think its rightfully in its place on the list although this album starts off solid but does get a little dull in the middle section but redeems itself in the last section

From ImmortalAl 03/07/2019 03:20

This album should easily be in the top 100. Each song brings something to the table.

From Graeme2 01/21/2019 12:41

I loved the singles at the time and had a picture disc of From Out of Nowhere which I sold to the school metalhead. I also had that live album they had but never got around to getting this, even though after seeing them destroy GnR on the illusions tour, I should have been straight to the record shop. However by then, this stuff was mostly not my thing. Listening now it's good fun. Good enough for my 80s chart and the highs are the best of the tail end of the decade, even if they weren't too cool next to what was going on at the time. Reading RYM comments, someone said Patton sounds like Mansun's Draper, he does! Ever since I first heard Mansun, I always couldn't put my finger on who he sounded like ha.