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An amazing album, Angel Dust unfortunately has limited appeal, although perhaps "unfortunately" isn't the right word; the record's oddities are also what make it such a fascinating listen. "Land Of Sunshine" is a rocker with a foot-tapping rhythm punctuated by insane laughter from vocalist Mike Patton, whose distinctive voice and frequently disturbing lyrics drive the album. To call it hard rock does Angel Dust a disservice; it's far more musically complex than such a label implies. There's the funk-influenced "Midlife Crisis", the ballad "RV" (a bitter monologue from the point of view of a middle-aged discontent sitting in his trailer), the hard-edged claustrophobia of "Smaller And Smaller," and the rock-married-to-electronic-organ "Be Aggressive", which includes positively inspired cheerleader chants on the chorus. Impossible to classify but incredibly entertaining, Angel Dust is well worth picking up. --Genevieve Williams
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FAITH NO MORE Angel Dust (1999 German 14-track CD album including the singles Midlife Crisis Land Of Sunshine A Small Victory Everythings Ruined and Easy fold-out picture sleeve with lyrics)
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It was a brave decision of Faith No More to make an album like this one, when it would have been an easier and more lucrative option to continue the pop catchfulness of its predecessor The Real Thing. Whilst the concept of generic heavy metal was fast becoming an anachronism, Angel Dust successfully managed to be heavy and dark without falling foul of standard metal cliches.
The opening track, Land Of Sunshine is as uplifting as it is dark. It's the kind of track that you could picture a few thousand youths jumping up and down to in time with its distinctive bass riff. The rest of the album, from Crack Hitler to the single Mid Life Crisis combines similar elements. A touch eerie and unsettling in places, but still capable of inspiring the listener to want to move.
As the thrash scene was imploding on itself and grunge was catching on quick, this album was part of neither of those movements. It sounded like Faith No More and nobody else. It was to ensure that the band never fulfilled its stadium potential, but also that they have produced an album that was at the cutting edge of their genre, without falling into a genre. And that takes some doing.
The opening track, Land Of Sunshine is as uplifting as it is dark. It's the kind of track that you could picture a few thousand youths jumping up and down to in time with its distinctive bass riff. The rest of the album, from Crack Hitler to the single Mid Life Crisis combines similar elements. A touch eerie and unsettling in places, but still capable of inspiring the listener to want to move.
As the thrash scene was imploding on itself and grunge was catching on quick, this album was part of neither of those movements. It sounded like Faith No More and nobody else. It was to ensure that the band never fulfilled its stadium potential, but also that they have produced an album that was at the cutting edge of their genre, without falling into a genre. And that takes some doing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By MideastMC
Format:Audio CD
This album is disturbing and brilliant. Cheery doses of funky slap bass and wah-wah vamps add a kind of perverse bounce to Faith No More's sometimes ear-haemorrhaging heaviness. And I haven't heard a voice so blood-curdling and smoky-sweet in such rapid rotation as Mike Paton's on this album. That this disorienting record never allows the listener to stay in any kind of comfort zone isn't to suggest even a hint of prog-stuffiness. Where it is eclectic it is gleefully so, often to the point of parody (redneck monologue, pipe organs, and that cover of Easy to close the album). But this always adds to the twisted fun rather than detracting from it. Listening to it in its 20th year, its clear that everything that was melodically interesting and unhinged in, say, System of a Down (though punkier and more accessible), had been mastered by Faith No More years earlier.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Mangetout
Format:Audio CD
It was 1998, and at two o'clock one cold morning in Cambridge, as a particularly drunken party was coming to a close, I asked a good and trusted friend to recommend something different to listen to- I had lived on a diet of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, etc for a long time. He simply said "Angel Dust, Faith No More" and then passed out.
The next day, I went to my favoured music emporium and purchased the record. Barely a fortnight has gone by since without it getting at least one airing, which is pretty good as I own and listen to a lot of music.
I was immediately blown away by the power and energy of this band and, being a big fan of Queen, appreciated the clever lyrics and theatrical heaviness of the whole thing. There are many twists and turns on this album- it is a ride of pure rock 'n' roll joy. Get it if you haven't already done so.
The next day, I went to my favoured music emporium and purchased the record. Barely a fortnight has gone by since without it getting at least one airing, which is pretty good as I own and listen to a lot of music.
I was immediately blown away by the power and energy of this band and, being a big fan of Queen, appreciated the clever lyrics and theatrical heaviness of the whole thing. There are many twists and turns on this album- it is a ride of pure rock 'n' roll joy. Get it if you haven't already done so.
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TWENTY YEARS ON IT'S STILL ESSENTIAL LISTENING
Recently the 20th anniversary of Faith No More's fourth studio album "Angel Dust" passed without much fuss from the music world, there was no lavish remastered deluxe edition with... Read more
Published 10 months ago by nin/ja77
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Faith No Mores finest hour
In my opinion this is the best album by FNM. It has a bit of everything. Some tracks won't be to everyones taste, Malpractice being the one that comes to mind, even though this is... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Morlock5K
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The Jewel in the FNM Crown.
Faith No More were always antagonistic. Angel Dust followed 1989's The Real Thing with like drunk hillbilly pig fondling neighbour gatecrashing a Royal Wedding. Read more
Published on 18 April 2011 by Champiodi
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Be Aggressive!
A legendary album that spawned a hundred pale imitators. Like all great musical events, there is a sound here that is hard to describe and an aura that binds the tracks together in... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2009 by Pablo K
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Probably Better than the original CD
Angel Dust is a great album. Period. Just received the remastered version. Doesnt sound that much different to the original. Probably worth it if you're a completist (which I am). Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2008 by Bob
3.0 out of 5 stars
Even better than The Real Thing..??
eeeeeeeerrrr, no. Not by a very long shot. Plenty to commend on 'Angel Dust', but increasing complexity of musical styles, and a determination not to feed the faithful, doesn't... Read more
Published on 25 July 2007 by R. L. Sexon
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genius
Mention three small words to bands like the Deftones, Korn, and Linkin Bizkit, and you'll see them turn pale, act like teenagers and say we're not worthy. Those words? Faith. No. Read more
Published on 2 July 2007 by Mr. M. A. Reed
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top of the tree...
I've always wondered why most Tool fans like Deftones, and vice versa, and then one day it finally dawned on me. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by Craig Baxter
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classic
time is indeed the mother of all realities,what we once percived to be true can soon lead to a mistake,for example,in the year that this was released grunge was taking off big... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2007 by sean paul mccann
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like a box full of surprises
I've read and heard people say that 'Angel Dust' is the best Faith No More album ever created. Not a bad word was said about it and there were no one star reviews on Amazon so it... Read more
Published on 31 July 2006 by Clear Rivers
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