Faith No More - Introduce Yourself
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Free Music Review: great cd but i'd personally wish they'd have re recorded this with mike patton.
Hit: 5 Stars
this is a great cd the sound was lacking abit but at the time for the money,A+ but I've heard mike patton sing these tunes along with a couple from we care alot cd(as the worm turns) and they are much better.this cd is possibly the second best cd they did!Free Music Review: Dirty Jobs
Hit: 5 Stars
My son did good on his report card and I knew he wanted the Dirty Jobs theme song So I picked this up , very coolFree Music Review: Introduce Yourself! Right on!
Hit: 4 Stars
Okay, before I go ahead with the review itself, let's get some facts straight. Yes, Mike Patton is definitely a much more accomblished singer than Chuck Mosely ever was. Yes, it was definitely necessary for the band to switch Chuck Mosely out with someone else to progress both commercially and musically.
Does looking at these facts in retrospect make "Introduce Yourself" any less of a great album? No way! This little gem of a Faith No More album, is often disregarded simply because the lead singer isn't called Mike Patton. Instead, his name is Chuck Mosely and his vocal style is abrasive, brutish and more streetwise. However, like Patton would eventually end up do on "The Real Thing" (in his own way, of course), Mosely alters between elevated singing, rapping, back-up choir overdubs and various vocal effects. This multi-vocal approach fits in perfectly with the band's genre-blending sound. Unfortunately, Mosely doesn't quite have the same level of consistency as Patton, and on a couple of songs (especially on the latter half of the album) he falls through. But on the songs that does indeed work, he gives the songs a ton of character, and you come to accept and appreciate his raw approach. Speaking of the rest of the band, although all of them would, naturally, take their playing to the next level on "The Real Thing" they no less demonstrate the chops that would launch them into the limelight a few years later. Anyone who enjoys the band's sound from their next couple of records will feel right at home. Billy Gould's rocking and slapping bass, Roddy Bottum's ethereal keyboard sounds, Mike Bordin's thunderous drumming, Jim Martin's distorted metal guitars...it's here.
Song highlights of "Introduce Yourself" include, "Faster Disco", "Annie's Song", "Introduce Yourself", "Chinese Arithmetic" and "We Care A Lot". Listening to these songs, it's great to hear that the band themselves realized what worked and what didn't and evolved their sound accordingly on "The Real Thing". It's not hard to imagine that the massive hit "Epic" was fashioned in the image the funky bass/drum verse, sing a long word emphasis of "We Care A Lot". It was definitely on this album that Faith No More found their initial style, both songwise and soundwise.
I really recommend this album to anyone who can look (hear) past the first confusing minutes of "Huh? This guy sound like Mike Patton" and give Mosely a chance.
Free Music Review: Suprisingly good.
Hit: 4 Stars
Before the legendary Mike Patton joined the group, there was Chuck Mosley. I was a little skeptical in getting this at first since I wasn't very familiar with Mosley's vocal style. I had heard a few songs of his, none of which I was a big fan of, but had to get this to add to my Faith No More collection. My opinion of Mosley hasn't changed at all. I still think it sounds like he was drunk when recording this stuff, and his voice is a bit irritating. The 'talking' parts at the beginning of songs like "Death March" are annoying, and the lyrics on most of these tracks are just stupid...certainly the worst I've ever heard on any FNM record.
So why exactly did I give this album such a high rating? Simply put, the rest of the band sounds amazing here. Unlike future FNM albums, this one seems to be bass dominated, as evident on the band's first minor hit, "We Care A Lot". I've always thought that Billy Gould was an amazingly underrated bassist, and his work really shines on this album. The guitars are also some of the best I've heard on any Faith No More albums, and some of the choruses are downright catchy.
The many electronics used in the making of this album were also something different. I've never really considered Faith No More to be rap-rock or rap-metal, but there are a few moments where Mosley will start rapping (something that I've never seen Patton do). That may sound bad when you read it, but it's pulled off nicely on songs like "Chinese Arithmetic" and "The Crab Song". The overall feel of this album sounds pretty dark, definitely not as dark as "Angel Dust", but more so than "The Real Thing". If you're a fan of the band, this one's worth picking up.
Free Music Review: Pure FNM album
Hit: 4 Stars
Even though Mike Patton might have been the final key to the Faith No More glory, Chuck Mosely - era FNM still wasn't so bad. In fact, this is a brilliant album! For example, tracks like "Faster Disco", "Anne's Song", "Introduce Yourself", "We Care A Lot" or "Chinese Arithmetic" easilly equal the likes of "Zombie Eaters", "The Morning After", or "What A Day", for example. Chuck Mosely might not be the most talented vocalist in the business, but his attitude is impressive and his vocals often suite almost perfectly with the music. With Introduce Yourself, FNM achieved the groovy, funk-rhtyhm sound they are often known for. Especially on tracks like "Faster Disco", "Anne's Song", "Chines Arithmetic", "We Care A Lot" and "The Crab Song" you can hear what accomplished musicians Bordin, Gould, Bottum & Martin reaaly were - already. All in all, this is were the FNM sound reaaly took over. It's not really inferior at all compared to some of the Patton - era music. Enjoy!!!