When singer Chuck Mosley left their ranks amid much rancour and rumoured narcotic abuse, Faith No More were a cult rock oddity most notable for their slamming single We Care A Lot, a sardonic stab at crass 80s pop star philanthropy that featured on both of their underground albums.
The addition of new singer Mike Patton, a brattish 21-year-old from Eureka, California who was employed on the strength of demo recordings with his avant-rock band Mr Bungle, brought about something of a musical blood transfusion. Their third album The Real Thing bolted out of the gates with strident opener From Out Of Nowhere and suddenly the pomp of hairspray metal’s days seemed numbered. That their fresh-faced frontman was both good-looking and contrary possibly didn’t harm their cause either.
