Biography
In
1981, Bay Area California musicians Mike "Puffy" Bordin, Billy Gould,
Mike Morris, and Wade Worthington formed a band called Faith No Man. A year
later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike
"The Man" Morris was ousted, the group began calling themselves Faith
No More. After going through a series of singers which included Courtney Love,
the band was joined by Chuck Mosely in 1983. The same year, Jim Martin was
recruited to replace guitarist Mark Bowen. A four-song demo tape recorded in
1984 led to the band's first real album, "We Care A Lot," released on
Mordam Records in 1985.
Within
a year the band signed up with Slash Records, and in 1987 their second album,
"Introduce Yourself," was released. The subsequent tour brought Faith
No More a good deal of press in Europe, but when the tour was over the rest of
the band chose to fire Mosely due to his constant drinking, limited vocal
capabilities, and squabbles with bandmates.
Mike
Patton, frontman of Eureka, California band Mr. Bungle, was a replacement
suggested by Jim Martin, who had heard a demo tape that exhibited the long-gone
death metal side of Mr. Bungle. Patton was hired in January of 1989. In two
weeks he had written lyrics for the songs Faith No More was working on for
their next album, and "The Real Thing" was released six months later.
The
album was a critical success, and the band toured with Metallica shortly,
playing in front of huge audiences. Even so, it wasn't until the song
"Epic" was released as a single in January of 1990 that Faith No
More's popularity took off in the U.S., thanks in large part to heavy rotation
of the video (which even received some negative attention for a brief scene of
a fish flopping around out of water) on MTV. Another successful video for
"Falling To Pieces" followed. Members of mega-rockers Metallica and
Guns N Roses named Faith No More among their favorite rock groups. The band
received a Grammy nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock performance. By the
end of the year, "The Real Thing" had gone platinum in the U.S.
In
1991, following the impressive success of "The Real Thing," Faith No
More released in Britain a recording of a live show they played there, along
with two previously unreleased tracks, entitled "Live At Brixton." A
video of the same performance called "You Fat B**tards" was released
elsewhere. The San Francisco band was now playing large venues worldwide as the
main act, their unique sound & Patton's manic stage antics a draw for fans
of all kinds of music.
With
Faith No More's fourth studio album, "Angel Dust," Patton had more
time to compose as a full-fledged member of the band, and Gould, Bottum, &
Bordin, thanks to the success of "The Real Thing," had more
confidence in their ability to create the album they wanted to. At the same
time, Martin began to become dissatisfied with the direction that their music
was going, and often did not show up at scheduled rehearsals. Gould was
sometimes forced to fill-in guitar parts. In the summer of 1992, after the
release of the album, its first single, "Midlife Crisis," played
regularly on MTV and radio. It was followed by videos for the b-side
"Easy," which was very popular in Europe, and "A Small Victory."
The
latter, though an excellent video, was almost entirely overlooked by MTV,
perhaps because neither song supported the hard rock image of the band
prevalent since "The Real Thing," and MTV U.S.A. favors music that is
easily categorized. Meanwhile, Faith No More was part of the biggest tour of
the year, opening for rock giants Metallica and Guns N Roses. After that tour,
on which they received lukewarm responses from fans of the main acts, they
embarked on tours of the U.S. and Europe as headliners to smaller crowds.
In
the end, there was no single on "Angel Dust that measured up to the
success of "Epic," and the album did not sell as well as "The
Real Thing" had in the U.S., but it did sell enough copies to go gold. It
was even more popular in Europe and Australia, outselling "The Real
Thing" in Britain.
By
the time the touring for "Angel Dust" was complete, the rest of the
band agreed that Jim Martin was holding them back with his lack of enthusiasm
for the direction their music was taking. In November of 1993 he was fired.
For
1995's "King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime," Mr. Bungle guitarist
Trey Spruance was recruited. However, once the album was recorded, however, he
left the band before touring began. The reasons given for his departure varied
depending upon whom you asked; Faith No More maintained that Spruance was
unwilling to commit to a long, worldwide tour. Trey claimed that he was ready
to tour, but the others decided he wasn't right for the band, and never really
made him a permanent member in the first place. Dean Menta, a former Faith No
More roadie & guitarist for the band Duh, was Spruance's replacement.
Though
"King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime" reached number one on the
charts in Australia, and spawned such overseas hits as "Evidence,"
the album was hardly noticed in the U.S. Videos were made for "Digging The
Grave," "Evidence," and "Ricochet," all songs with
commercial potential, but which were virtually ignored by American MTV. A less
than enthusiastic response to shows in the UK prompted the band to cancel the
second portion of the European "King For A Day" tour, although band
members insisted that this would provide an excellent opportunity for them to
get back in the studio & start working on their next album while they were
happy with their current line-up.
Over
the next two years, rumors of a breakup were rampant as several members of
Faith No More spent time with various other projects. Drummer Mike Bordin
toured with Ozzy Osbourne, Mike Patton toured with Mr. Bungle in support of
their new album & released two solo works, and Roddy Bottum found success
with his Imperial Teen.
Once
again they had to find a new guitarist. "Dean had been our guitar player
and worked great for the tour, but when it came to writing, we found that we
worked differently," said Bill Gould. They settled upon Jon Hudson, a
friend of Gould's and former member of Systems Collapse. The band's sixth
studio album, "Album of the Year" was released (June 1997), along
with singles and videos for "Ashes To Ashes," "Last Cup of
Sorrow," and the electronica-tinged "Stripsearch." Successful
tours of America, Europe, and Australia ensued.
In
the early months of 1998, break-up rumors spread even more intensely than
usual. There was speculation that the band members' many side-projects were
taking their toll, and interest in Faith No More was waning. On April 19, 1998
Bill Gould began spreading the following by e-mail and fax:
"After
15 long and fruitful years, Faith No More have decided to put an end to
speculation regarding their imminent break up... by breaking up. The decision
among the members is mutual, and there will be no pointing of fingers, no
naming of names, other than stating, for the record, that "Puffy started
it". Furthermore, the split will now enable each member to pursue his individual
project(s) unhindered. Lastly, and most importantly, the band would like to
thank all of those fans and associates that have stuck with and supported the
band throughout it's history. "
In
February 2009 the band members convened for the first time in 11 years, and as
a result of this reunion, mutually decided to reform the band. Shortly
following their announcement, they confirmed a string of shows in Europe and
have now officially embarked on a new path as a band, and a currently unwritten
future
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