Album of the Day

Faith No More's combustible mixture of heavy metal, funk and alternative rock exploded in 1989 with the release of THE REAL THING. The band's third album - but the first to feature the powerhouse line-up of Mike Bordin (drums), Roddy Bottum (keyboards), Bill Gould (bass), Jim Martin (guitars), and Mike Patton (vocals) - peaked at #11 on the charts and was certified platinum. Singles “From Out Of Nowhere,” “Falling To Pieces” and the Top 10 hit “Epic” sounded like nobody else on MTV at the time, and the Deluxe Edition of THE REAL THING, which includes a bonus disc of remixes, B-sides and live recordings, displays the band's talent for pushing the musical envelope even more clearly.