I’m
so excited right now that I couldn’t possibly review anything, even
though I’ve got a bunch of DC Collectibles stuff, Marvel Legends,
and who knows what else built up in my Pics folder. My brain is
racing. So I’m going to churn out some stream-of-consciousness
stuff so I can at least fool myself into believing I’m being
productive.
I
am also considering going to Raleigh the next night and Philadelphia
the night after that.
I
won’t actually
do that, but I’m thinking about it.
All
of this from a guy that was pretty harshly critical of a recently
purchased Faith No More “import” album that was recorded in
Germany in 2009.
I
suppose I should explain that.
I
have three live albums from the band. Live
from Brixton Academy
- an official release – an “import” from after Angel
Dust, and a German release from 2009.
The sound quality varies between them, but they’re pretty solid
performance-wise. The new one has okay sound quality, but the
performance is pretty erratic. By which I mean Mike Patton fucks
around and just plain doesn’t sing portions of songs a
lot.
I
love Mike Patton. He’s one of my heroes. He was one of three people
I was pretty sure I’d die if I met until I met him and he was very
nice and we talked about food for maybe fifteen or twenty minutes
(that time has jumped around since this happened and I’m honestly
not sure how long it was, but it was longer than a brief chat). I
think he’s got the best voice ever and everything he has done in
his career has been at the least interesting. From Faith No More to
his challenging solo albums to Fantômas to Mondo
Cane;
I’ve followed it all. I don’t like
it all, but I appreciate the body of work.
If
you are familiar with his stuff you know that Patton does weird
stuff. But Faith No More is different from the experimental projects.
I wouldn’t call it pop music, but there’s a format and I don’t
necessarily love it when he deviates too far from the format. And
we’re talking really far because when I go to a live show I’m
actually disappointed if the band just straight-up plays the albums.
I like improvising and playing around. But I was not super impressed
with Patton’s vocals at that German show. To the point where I was
a little wary of seeing them live again and potentially spoiling my
current awesome memories.
I’ve
told the story many times, but I was working at The Masquerade when I
saw them in ’97 and I got to sit right there on the stage and
watch. It was incredible. That was also when I got to talk to Patton.
That’s a great
fucking concert memory.
I
will say this – in 2009 Faith No More didn’t have any new music
to play. While their reunion was fresh, the music was the same stuff
they had been playing a decade before. My hope is that the infusion
of new material from their new forthcoming album, Sol
Invictus,
has reinvigorated everyone and that maybe things will be a bit more
on-point.
Also,
I am a little scared that someone from Faith No More might read this.
I know that sounds ridiculous, but you must remember that Joey
Belladonna read my tribute to Anthrax
a few years ago. These things happen (Faith No More – if you do
read this I’m sorry and you’re perfect and would you like to come
on my podcast?).
The
point is this – I love Faith No More and there’s no way I’m
missing this show. I took a day of vacation from work because they
have restricted the schedule to the point that there is no other way
to get a day off. It stinks to have to use twelve of my hard-earned
vacation hours, but it’s worth it.
Or
at least, I hope it is.
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