This Is It: The Best of Faith No More | ||||
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Released | January 28, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, experimental rock, alternative metal, funk metal | |||
Length | 79:32 | |||
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This Is It: The Best of Faith No More is a 2003 best of compilation album by American alternative rock band Faith No More. The compilation was organized by Rhino Records, and was co-released by Slash Records and Reprise Records with Rhino Records, on compact disc on January 28, 2003. Most of the material was already owned via the band's former Slash Records releases, but "Arabian Disco" was licensed from Mordam Records through Warner Music and "The Perfect Crime" from Interscope Records through Warner Music.
The release contains 19 signature Faith No More songs from albums and singles released between 1985–1997. It is notable for being one of only two (the other being Epic and Other Hits), among numerous Faith No More compilations, to include material from the band's independently-released 1985 debut album, We Care a Lot . It also covers material from the band's (at the time) entire span, making it one of the group's more comprehensive retrospectives. Though the booklet's liner notes contains several inaccuracies, it also includes contributions from nearly all of the band members. [1]
The compilation includes four non-studio album songs: "The Cowboy Song," "As the Worm Turns (Live, 1990)," "The Perfect Crime," and "Easy." "The Cowboy Song" and "As the Worm Turns (Live, 1990)" were taken from the band's 1990/1991 live album/video You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy , though the former is a studio recording b-side from The Real Thing , recorded in 1988–1989. The latter was professionally recorded during the concert on April 28, 1990, and was included on the video but not the soundtrack release; it was however released on a version of the "Epic" single and was sourced from this release, not from the VHS. "The Perfect Crime" was taken from the then out-of-print soundtrack of the 1991 comedy film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (in which guitarist Jim Martin appeared). The band's cover of Commodores' "Easy" was recorded during the Angel Dust session in 1991–1992, but was not released on the original version of the album. Once the song was released as a single in late 1992, it was added as a bonus track to foreign pressings of the album and American re-issues. It is generally considered part of Angel Dust's track listing.
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This Is It: The Best of Faith No More was generally positively received. Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, and described it as "a fine collection of one of hard rock's all-time best", though noted that "longtime fans may squabble about key tracks that are absent". [2] Classic Rock also gave the collection four stars out of five, praising its "unique sexual intensity", and feeling that it represented a "handsome legacy". [4]
Credits are adapted from the compilation's liner notes and from ASCAP publishing reports.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Arabian Disco" | We Care a Lot | 3:18 | ||
2. | "We Care a Lot" (Slash version) |
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| Introduce Yourself | 4:03 |
3. | "Anne's Song" |
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| Introduce Yourself | 4:46 |
4. | "Introduce Yourself" |
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| Introduce Yourself | 1:34 |
5. | "From Out of Nowhere" |
| The Real Thing | 3:22 | |
6. | "Epic" |
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| The Real Thing | 4:54 |
7. | "Falling to Pieces" |
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| The Real Thing | 5:14 |
8. | "War Pigs" | The Real Thing | 7:47 | ||
9. | "The Cowboy Song" |
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| You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy | 5:14 |
10. | "As the Worm Turns" (Live, 1990) |
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| You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy | 2:46 |
11. | "Midlife Crisis" |
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| Angel Dust | 4:21 |
12. | "A Small Victory" |
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| Angel Dust | 4:57 |
13. | "Be Aggressive" |
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| Angel Dust | 3:42 |
14. | "Easy" |
| Angel Dust | 3:09 | |
15. | "Digging the Grave" |
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| King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 3:05 |
16. | "Evidence" |
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| King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 4:54 |
17. | "Last Cup of Sorrow" |
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| Album of the Year | 4:21 |
18. | "Ashes to Ashes" |
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| Album of the Year | 3:39 |
19. | "The Perfect Crime" |
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| Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture | 4:25 |
Total length: | 79:32 |
Credits are adapted from the compilation album's liner notes.
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