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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.
Mike Patton (pictured in 2009) wrote the lyrics for The Real Thing shortly after joining the band. Billy Gould (pictured in 2009) has writing credits on every studio album released by Faith No More. Faith No More collaborated on two songs for Plagiarism, a 1997 album by Sparks (pictured in 1974).
The original version of the song was one of the first five songs finished for We Care a Lot, recorded before the band received financial backing for the album [4] at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, California, and was re-recorded, with some updated lyrics, for their major label début Introduce Yourself in mid-1986 at Studio D in Sausalito, California.
Featuring songs like "Epic" and "Falling to Pieces", The Real Thing introduced Faith No More to the masses.30 Years Ago, Faith No More Unleash Their Shapeshifting Breakthrough Album The Real Thing ...
"Epic" is a song by American rock band Faith No More. It was released as the second single from their third album, The Real Thing (1989), in 1990 in United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The song was the band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 , number 7 on the US Cash Box Top 100 , [ 1 ] [ 2 ...
"Falling to Pieces" is the third single on Faith No More's first studio album with Mike Patton on vocals, The Real Thing. The song was released as a single on July 2, 1990. The song peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 40 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The song has rarely been performed live due to the band's ...
In the second version, Patton is wearing spandex shorts and a black and blue coat. Billy Gould is using a different bass, and there are many more exterior shots, as well as more words going across the screen. Only a few shots are kept from the first version, being some of the shots of Mike Bordin. This latter version was used on the video releases.
Martin joined Faith No More in 1983, four years after the group's formation. He played on the albums We Care a Lot, Introduce Yourself, their breakthrough record The Real Thing, with new vocalist Mike Patton replacing Chuck Mosley, and Angel Dust. Following the release of Angel Dust, Martin left the group for reasons that remain unknown.