Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
One summer in the early nineties, I worked with a friend of mine doing remodeling and general labor. I used to get up very early in the morning and would put the TV on MTV and the video for this song would usually come on. This one and Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction were in heavy rotation. Rock was the way of the walk at the peak of the grunge era.
I rediscovered this one when Joel sent me a box of tapes and other goodies. I put the cassette with this one on when I was driving to New Mexico the week before last. It had been a while since I had heard this one but I was surprised at how modern it still sounds. FNM was sadly underrated and even poked fun at their lack of recognition with the title of their last studio album.
The lyrics are as equally offensive as they are accurate. Kind of the FNM ethos in a way. Too bad no bands today took up their mantle. We only have Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine rip-offs in the rock millieu today. It was refreshing to listen to this track, kind of made me think that Angel Dust is the Velvet Underground album people who were starting bands at the time should've listened to.
I rediscovered this one when Joel sent me a box of tapes and other goodies. I put the cassette with this one on when I was driving to New Mexico the week before last. It had been a while since I had heard this one but I was surprised at how modern it still sounds. FNM was sadly underrated and even poked fun at their lack of recognition with the title of their last studio album.
The lyrics are as equally offensive as they are accurate. Kind of the FNM ethos in a way. Too bad no bands today took up their mantle. We only have Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine rip-offs in the rock millieu today. It was refreshing to listen to this track, kind of made me think that Angel Dust is the Velvet Underground album people who were starting bands at the time should've listened to.

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Troy, Just glad to spread good music around.
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