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Vocal --- Mike Patton
Guitar --- Jim Martin
Drums --- Mike Bordin
>Base --- Bill Gould
Keybords --- Roddy Buttum

Formed in San Francisco in 1980, Faith No More, titled after a greyhound
on which the members had placed a bet, were among the first outfits to
experiment with the fusion of funk, thrash and hardcore styles that effectively
became a new musical subgenre. The band initially comprised Jim Martin

(b. 21 July 1961, Oakland, California, USA; guitar, ex-Vicious Hatred),
Roddy Böttum
(b. 1 July 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA; keyboards),
Bill Gould
(b. 24 April 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA; bass),
Mike Bordin
(b. 27 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA; drums)
and Chuck Mosley
(vocals). Böttum had attended the same school as Gould,
while Bordin was recruited from his course in tribal rhythm at Berkeley University.
Gould had met Mosley on the Los Angeles club circuit in 1980, while Martin had
been recommended by Metallica 's Cliff Burton. This line-up recorded a low-budget,
self-titled debut on the independent Mordam label, followed by the groundbreaking
Introduce Yourself on Slash, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers Records. It encompassed
a variety of styles but exuded a rare warmth and energy, mainly through Mosley's
melodramatic vocals, and was well received by the critics
(not least for the signature
tune 'We Care A Lot'). However, internal disputes led to the firing of Moseley on
the eve of widespread press coverage and favourable live reviews, although it had
been reported that the band underwent a period when every single member walked out
at some point. Mosley went on to gig temporarily with Bad Brains, before putting
together his own band, Cement. Against the odds, his replacement, Mike Patton

(b. 27 January 1968, Eureka, California, USA), was even more flamboyant and
actually more accomplished as a singer
(it was also rumoured that Courtney Love
of Hole auditioned/rehearsed with the group). The Real Thing, the album that followed
Patton's recruitment, was a runaway success, with the single 'Epic' reaching number
9 on the Billboard chart in June 1990, and denting the UK Top 40. Their style was now
both offbeat and unpredictable, yet retained enough melody to remain a commercial
proposition. Despite the universal adulation, however, it transpired that offstage,
there was still a great deal of acrimony between the band members.
Live At The Brixton Academy was released as a stop-gap affair, while the band
toured for nearly three years on the back of the worldwide success of their most
recent studio album. After Patton temporarily defected back to his original,
pre-Faith No More outfit, Mr Bungle, the group finally returned with Angel Dust.
A tougher, less accessible record, in keeping with the group's origins

(despite a cover version of the Commodores' 'I'm Easy', which reached UK number 3
in January 1993), it made the US Top 10 and UK number 2 as their commercial
ascent continued. However, in 1994, following a good deal of press speculation,
the ever-volatile line-up of Faith No More switched again as Jim Martin was ousted
in favour of Trey Spruance, who had formerly worked in Mr Bungle. Martin went on
to form The Behemoth. Böttum formed Imperial Teen as a side project in 1996.
Album Of The Year received a mixed reaction, including one or two scathing reviews.
The same year they collaborated with Sparks on a bizarre reworking of the latter's
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us'. In April 1998 they announced that
they were disbanding.