donjunio

their most overlooked album, frankly

Curiosity: the intro of "I don't know anything" was also copied by Limp Bizkit in "Nobody Like You"...

The review is good, although for such a masterpiece, you could have written a little more. I honestly don't understand the controversy surrounding Cobain; I personally adore both Kurt and Layne. However, it doesn't seem to me that Layne is underrated, given the enormous number of epigones influenced by the sickly poetry of Alice in Chains. Certainly, Cobain exists on a different mythological plane, but that's inevitable: both due to the greater success of Nirvana and the historical significance of a song like "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which was to the U.S. what "Anarchy in the U.K." was to England, as well as his death at the peak of success. Perhaps Layne faced a certain ostracism, particularly from critics with punk-new wave backgrounds due to his early days. While Cobain was unequivocally a loser from a punk background (his early days and "Bleach" prove that), Staley and the early Alice in Chains emerged as a hard rock band, with glam influences and a desire to rival Guns N' Roses... in short, a sort of original sin. However, Layne fortunately proved even the most skeptical wrong with his lyrics and his musical vision, which often invigorated and made the predictable metal arrangements of Cantrell feel surreal... and this Mad Season project certifies his greatness. But, I repeat, there's no point in writing things like "Staley is better than Cobain"... they were both incredible artists.

Thank you all for the comments: I invite you to discover this album because it is truly a masterpiece. In the CD reissue, there are 14 tracks, some of which, like "winter in," are anything but fillers... and it's a mid-price. Lewis, I was convinced you'd do this sooner or later, so I took the liberty of "taking it from you"...

Hi superchums, it’s not the best review possible, but just a simple divertissement...... I got inspired and wrote it in 10 minutes, even making a few typos (besides the one pointed out by teacher Ramona, there’s the terrible mistake where I confused Kelley with Kim: I hope the Deal sisters will forgive me!). Nonetheless, I believe I highlighted that the record still sounds great today, and I invite someone to write a better and more serious one. Bye!

As a songwriter, I believe Francis was certainly the most talented, and an album as beautiful as "Teenager of the Year" proves that, along with all the wonders of the Pixies era. The point is that Kim also had her cards to play, and undoubtedly "Cannonball" was quite a trump card, even though she has been rather reserved over the years... If only Francis had kept his ego in check, the story might have been different, who knows... In any case, both she and Santiago were essential in shaping the unique chemistry of the Pixies. I don't agree with Gabbox about Jane's Addiction. Farrell with Porno for Pyros ended up like Frank Black; without Navarro and Avery, he got very little traction... and they had a reunion as well. A mirrored fate for what I consider the two real alternative bands that paved the way for grunge.

In the end, I think it's more accurate to say that Faith No More were the quintessential crossover band, and that nu metal was born from a branch of crossover. Just think of a band like the early Incubus, which was certainly devoutly inspired by FNM, but in songs like "Take Me to Tour Leader" sounded like a Faith No More-Helmet hybrid with nu metal undertones.

But look, pretazzo, one can name whoever they want as long as they back up their judgments... regarding Joe's statement, his claim about this album as a source of nu metal is indeed a bit too emphatic, but certainly many nu metal bands have listened closely to this album: I mentioned the almost plagiarism that Deftones did to "Caffeine" in "Nosebleed," but I could also cite "Counterfeit" from Limp Bizkit's first album, which features very Gouldian bass lines and clearly Faith No More-like keyboard touches that can remind one of many tracks here on AD... of course, Caz could argue that Limp Bizkit are also borderline in the nu metal context, although I believe that nu metal is fundamentally a journalist invention (and my judgment on the genre isn’t too far off from good old Sfascia-Carrozze’s). Only Korn can really be considered prime movers, along with all the bands inspired by Ross Robinson’s productions... however, since we all love FNM, I don’t think it’s worth getting too worked up.

If New Order borrowed from "Balla Ballerino" by Lucio Dalla, this can definitely be accepted too, after all.