Album of the Year

Album of the Year
Faith No More studio album
Publication (s)	June 3, 1997
admission	1996-1997
Label (s)	Slash
Genre (s)	Alternative metal , alternative rock
Title (number)	12
running time	43:04
occupation	Mike Patton - vocals Jon Hudson - guitar Billy Gould - bass Roddy Bottum - keyboards Mike Bordin - drums
production	Roli Mosimann , Billy Gould
Studio (s)	Brilliant Studios, San Francisco , California
chronology King for a Day ... Fool for a Lifetime (1995) Album of the Year Sol Invictus (2015)

Album of the Year is Faith No More's sixth studio album . It was released on June 3, 1997.

Origin and style

Hudson replaced Dean Menta, who only played on the King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime tour . The album was recorded in Billy Gould's own studio. It's produced a little smoother than the previous albums. Some pieces have hard rock and pop influences, synthesizer sounds can be heard, while others are harder and some also seem more experimental. The album cover shows the Czechoslovak President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk .

Naked in Front of the Computer addresses the possibilities of e-mail contacts, which were becoming more popular at the time, while Pristina refers to the Yugoslavia conflict of the 1990s and tells the story of two lovers who are separated by the war. After this album, the band broke up in April 1998.

reception

The album was recorded mixed. Marcus Schleutermann awarded seven out of ten points in Rock Hard magazine . He criticized it as "a calculated looking, complacent and boring infusion" of Angel Dust and a lack of willingness to take risks. However , he rated Mike Patton's singing positively. Greg Prato from Allmusic rated it four out of five stars. Stripsearch , Last Cup of Sorrow and Ashes to Ashes are outstanding pieces, and with Collision they also contain heavy rock songs. The album is a worthy end to the band's career.

Track list

1. Collision - 3:24
2. Stripsearch - 4:29
3. Last Cup of Sorrow - 4:11
4. Naked in Front of the Computer - 2:08
5. Helpless - 5:26
6. Mouth to Mouth - 3:48
7. Ashes to Ashes - 3:37
8. She Loves Me Not - 3:29
9. Got That Feeling - 2:20
10. Paths of Glory - 4:17
11. Home Sick Home - 1:58
12. Pristina - 3:51

The Bonus Limited Edition of Album of the Year was released in Germany and Great Britain and includes remixed versions of a number of tracks, including by Rammstein .

13. The Big Kahuna - 3:05
14. Light Up and Let Go - 2:18
15. Last Cup of Sorrow (Rammstein Mix) - 4:19
16. Ashes to Ashes (Hardknox Alternative Mix) - 6:42
17. She Loves Me Not (Spinna Crazy Dub Mix) - 4:35
18. Last Cup of Sorrow (Sharam vs. Faith No More Club Mix) - 7:24

Total playing time: 71 min. 30 sec.

Another limited edition of the album was released in Australia and includes six bonus tracks on a second CD.

CD # 1 - regular album

CD # 2 - Bonus CD:

1. Last Cup of Sorrow (Bigfoot and Wildboy Mix) - 8:42
2. Last Cup of Sorrow (Bonehead Mix) - 4:52
3. Ashes to Ashes (Hardknox Horned Hand Mix) - 6:45
4. Ashes to Ashes (Automatic 5 Dub) - 6:08
5. She Loves Me Not (Spinna Main Mix) - 4:39
6. Ashes to Ashes (Dillinja Mix) - 5:28

Total playing time: 36 min. 35 sec.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Greg Prato: Review - Album of the Year. In: allmusic.com. Allmusic , accessed on September 24, 2016. (English).
2. ↑ Marcus Schleutermann: Review - Album of the Year. In: rockhard.de. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
3. ↑ Comprehensive Faith No More discography. In: fnm.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
4. ↑ Faith No More - Album of the Year CD, Album, Limited Edition. In: discogs.com. Discogs , accessed September 24, 2016.
5. ↑ Album of the Year. In: musicbrainz.org. MusicBrainz , accessed September 24, 2016.
6. ↑ Faith No More - Album of the Year CD, Album, Limited Edition In: discogs.com. Discogs , accessed September 24, 2016.
7. ^ Album of the Year (bonus disc). In: musicbrainz.org. MusicBrainz , accessed September 24, 2016.

Web links

• Album of the Year at Allmusic (English)