Fantomas - The Director's Cut
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Free Music Notes for The Director's Cut
Free Music Review: The Most Insane Soundtracks you've ever (never) heard
Hit: 5 Stars
I actually picked up this release having had no prior exposure to Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, The Melvins, or Slayer, and bought it on the reputations of the players involved. This band had received a lot of praise from colleagues of mine (progressive rock/progressive metal, fusion) who enjoy music slightly off the beaten path...and I soon discovered that this band is not just *slightly* off the beaten path; it's off-roading. I wasn't sure what to expect; the result is somewhere between a speed-metal band, Frank Zappa, Queen's scarier moments, Carl Stalling (Looney Toons composer), and an amalgam of every horror-movie score composer you've never heard of. The initial lilting horn of the familiar Godfather theme kicks off the disc...with double-bass blastbeats and vocal mayhem (I'm not sure it's a HUMAN voice making those deranged sounds!) carrying the second verse, making you wonder if Slayer had just recorded a new single in Sicily. The whole album only gets more insane from there, and parts are so hilariously tongue-in-cheek and over the top that you can't help but laugh, and laugh heartily. I came away not sure of anything except the realization that Mike Patton is a musical GAWD, and now I have to go get as much of the man's recorded output as I can, since it can only get better from here--which is saying a lot!
Free Music Review: A Band With This Much Talent Cannot Go Wrong
Hit: 5 Stars
If I were to pick my dream band it would consist of every member of Fantomas except Trevor Dunn (who is still a magnificent bassist). Mike Patton, along with being unquestionably the best vocalist in rock music, is my idol. Melvins (another of my favorite bands) guitarist King Buzzo is unrelenting with his blistering guitar riffs. Trevor Dunn does get drowned out at times, but is still an amazing bassist, whether playing an electric or standup bass. Dave Lombardo is just amazing. All I can say is listen to "One Step Beyond", and you will understand what I mean. Put all these pieces together, and the product is utter perfection. With this album Patton and the boys decide to take some of their favorite musical pieces from motion pictures and re-create them in a speed/death metal style. Unlike their first album, Directors Cut actually has lyrics rather than only using the vocals as another strange sounding instrument. Fantomas even throws in a pop number, "Experiment In Terror", just to set you up for the blistering, "One Step Beyond". Now, I will admit that Directors Cut is not for everyone. Many Patton fans will be turned off by Fantomas. But, if you are disgusted with all the untalented dung being played on every radio station these days, then Fantomas is your savior.Free Music Review: Yo meshbacks! - go buy some Naked City
Hit: 5 Stars
Hey, sure, this is a fun, smart, hip album with as much brains to it as cojones, and y'all already KNOW that, apparently, but I've read, like, 30 of these reviews o' yours, dear fellow Amazonians, and only one of 'em, like, even mentions John Zorn. Wha? As cool as you guys are, then (you Patton-heads), I am forced to conclude that you still are STILL sitting a little too close to the radio, no offense intended; trust me and go buy some Naked City stuff, esp., say, that first Elektra release (for accessibility), or if you really wanna CHALLENGE yourself, mebbe BLACK BOX. (RADIO is fairly listener-friendly, too, tho' not so Out There). Without John Zorn's influence -- Zorn produced that first Mr. Bungle album, in case yer wondering where you've heard the name before -- I very much doubt Patton would ever have made music like this; at times I have to actually REMIND myself that the nasal-hair-curling gibbering that sometimes bursts from my speakers on this disc isn't Eye. (So go buy POP TATARI too). OH, and if you really wanna get gooey, the Tzadik site (Zorn's label) probably still has a few copies of HEMOPHILIAC, featuring Patton (and signed by him, and Zorn, and Ikue Mori). P.S.: Sorry I called ya meshbacks; please don't beat me up.Free Music Review: Amazing recording, better than a 5 star rating
Hit: 5 Stars
There is nothing i can say about this record that hasn't already been said. This will be one of at least the 5 best releases of the year and the only cd to come out in July that's even worth looking at. Incredible covers from great musicians, as a big movie fan it was very interesting to see where Mike and the boys would take the Godfather theme, or Rosemary's Baby, but those dont even seem to be the stand out tracks on the album. I think my favorite is "Experiment In Terror", where the band breaks their short, speedy, heavy, and loud style to make a melodic and great song. The record is really varied and they've come a long way from the last disc.The band is Mike Patton as vocalist (Faith No More/Mr. Bungle/Peeping Tom/etc...etc...), Trevor Dunn on bass(Mr. Bungle), Dave Lombardo on drums(Ex-Slayer), and Buzz Osbourne on guitar (The Melvins).
This is more than a side project, in the last half a decade Mike Patton has made some of the best albums i've ever heard in my life and this is no exception. Definitely even in his top 3 albums, i can't wait for Peeping Tom's album. BUY BUY BUY.
Free Music Review: why is patton so sick?
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a question only he can answer. This album marks yet another legendary album Mike has helped create. Unlike the first Fantomas which was an excercise in short stocatto crunching squeels and non linear song forms, Director's Cut takes that chemistry and adds the beauty and harmonic complexity that FNM and Bungle both shared to create what I would consider another masterpiece. The soft parts are softer- the hard parts harder. Thick riffs and blast beats mixed with funk clav bass lines, exotica strings and dissonant falsetto vocals pushes the boundries of modern rock further than any band I've heard go. It's so refreshing to hear music like this. I'm glad no one else but Patton has the balls to try to pull this stuff off, because it wouldn't work. It would be simply embarrassing. In a world full Limp Bizkts, and Incubuses, the Fantomas are still heavier than all of them, and can be just as poppy too. I see no reason a song like Rosemay's Baby couldn't be on the radio. But then again it might scare people too much. Thanks Mike for introducing me to all these composers as well!