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Faith No More's 1997 release Album of the Year featured the talents of another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who replaced Dean Menta (Menta only toured with the group in support of King for a Day before being dismissed). Like King for a Day, Album is more straightforward musically than past releases and remains one of FNM's most focused and concise works. Recorded in bassist Billy Gould's home studio, Album of the Year would turn out to be their last studio recording before splitting up in 1997. A trio of outstanding tracks -- "Stripsearch," "Last Cup of Sorrow," and "Ashes to Ashes" -- blend hard rock and pop melodicism the way only FNM can, while "Helpless" is an unpredictable composition that alternates between heavy guitar riffing and Mike Patton's tempered vocals. The explosive album opener, "Collision," and "Naked in Front of the Computer" show that the band can still compose prime heavy rockers, while other musical forms were included as well (the romantic ballad "She Loves Me Not," the evil boogie of "Home Sick Home," and the Middle Eastern sounds of "Mouth to Mouth"). For the gripping album closer, "Pristina," the '90s turmoil in Yugoslavia is used as a backdrop for a tale of lovers being separated due to war. Album of the Year was a fitting way for one of alt-rock's most influential and important bands to end its career.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Additional Production, Remixer, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, Additional Production, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - DJ Spinna, Additional Production, Remixer - Jon Hudson, Producer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Hardknox, Additional Production, Remixer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums, Writer - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - ATOM, Engineer - DANIEL PRESLEY, Engineer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Michael Bogus, Engineer - Paul Ceppaglia, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Keith Walker, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar, ExecutiveProducer - Mike Bordin, Producer, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar - Charles Singer, Producer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Faith No More, MainArtist - Roli Mosimann, Producer, MixingEngineer - Geoff Pesche, Remastering Engineer - Billy Gould, Producer, Bass Guitar - Mike Bordin, Drums - Roddy Bottum, Producer, Keyboards - Mike Patton, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Jon Hudson, Producer, Guitar, Writer
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Faith No More's 1997 release Album of the Year featured the talents of another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who replaced Dean Menta (Menta only toured with the group in support of King for a Day before being dismissed). Like King for a Day, Album is more straightforward musically than past releases and remains one of FNM's most focused and concise works. Recorded in bassist Billy Gould's home studio, Album of the Year would turn out to be their last studio recording before splitting up in 1997. A trio of outstanding tracks -- "Stripsearch," "Last Cup of Sorrow," and "Ashes to Ashes" -- blend hard rock and pop melodicism the way only FNM can, while "Helpless" is an unpredictable composition that alternates between heavy guitar riffing and Mike Patton's tempered vocals. The explosive album opener, "Collision," and "Naked in Front of the Computer" show that the band can still compose prime heavy rockers, while other musical forms were included as well (the romantic ballad "She Loves Me Not," the evil boogie of "Home Sick Home," and the Middle Eastern sounds of "Mouth to Mouth"). For the gripping album closer, "Pristina," the '90s turmoil in Yugoslavia is used as a backdrop for a tale of lovers being separated due to war. Album of the Year was a fitting way for one of alt-rock's most influential and important bands to end its career.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:47
- Main artists: Faith No More
- Label: Rhino - Slash
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997, 2016 Slash Records / Warner Records 90 Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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