Mike interviewed on Stereo Warning about FNM, Peeping Tom & Axl Rose
The blog Stereo Warning has an interview with Mike re: working on Peeping Tom, what it would take to get FNM back together and why he doesn’t like Axl Rose, among other things. Read it here.
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February 5th, 2007 at 1:05 PM
First!
Anyone else is down with getting the two briefcases full of money to him?
“Are you down with it?
Keep on dreaming on…”
February 6th, 2007 at 5:09 AM
no. I’d rather spend it on cheap red plonk.
February 7th, 2007 at 6:22 AM
Good interview.
At least he takes the old FNM reformation qusetions with a bit of civility now, even when he is being asked about it for the nth time.
I quite agree with his whole philosophy on album packaging. Sure, we have all downloaded shit (legally or otherwise) from the web before, but you just can’t beat the buzz of getting home with a brand new album by one of your favourite artists and listening to it whilst scanning the packaging and inserts. Anyone who disagrees ain’t got no soul!
BTW, I wasn’t the brain surgeon in Scotland who offered the suitcase full of dosh for the FNM reformation. Was it you Portly Jim?
February 7th, 2007 at 9:05 AM
if I had a suitcase full of cash, don’t you think I’d get my bulbous boobs seen to first?
February 7th, 2007 at 12:32 PM
hey I was actually going to post about it being you!!
By the way, it was me putting on a Scottish accent.
And pretending to have a suitcase full of cash.
February 7th, 2007 at 2:35 PM
Yay! Another lovely Patton interview… I’m so glad I found this site! I agree, I’m still all about bringing home an actual album. I have a lovely collection of CDs and it’s always fun to add to it. To have an original hard copy of the music is very important to me because it’s part of my unique collection. Having tons of music on a stupid hard drive that can just go and crash isn’t my thing. It took me forever to get a stupid MP3 player!
February 8th, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Owning the Cd with packaging in toe is like a trophy to me. I feel robbed whenever i pay for data and will only do it if i’m desperate to get hold of an album quick.
What’s the news with Patton? What is it that we can expect this year from the man? I feel uninformed at the moment…
February 9th, 2007 at 4:20 AM
Withdrawn,
Obviously more touring with PT. Whether more PT stuff is released this year (there is supposedly 2 more albums worth of material) is unknown. Fingers crossed.
The new Tmamhawk platter should be out by the summer. Patton will also appear on the new Massive Attack album, also due out in the summer.
Just the usual quiet, snail-paced year!
BTW, this was the reply Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother gave to the slagging from Patton: “The c##t has covered a Carpenters song. He’s not exactly in a position to slag us off, is he?”
February 9th, 2007 at 5:54 AM
what carpenters song did MP cover?
oh, and he is in a position to slag them off. he’s heard them. that’s position enough.
February 9th, 2007 at 6:07 AM
Strange, I didn’t know that.
Didn’t the Carpenters do a cover of Burt Bacharach’s This Guys in Love With You but called it This Girl’s in Love with You??
That’s the only connection I can think of. But I might be wrong.
So Wolfmother, you are probably WRONG!!
Hey anyway it’d be great to hear MP doing a cover of Rainy Days and Sundays!!!
February 9th, 2007 at 7:23 AM
I’m 99% sure the Carpenters did What The World Needs Now (another Burt Bacharach ditty-what a guy!), the tune that Bungle covered at the start of the Bizarre festival 2000. Check out the DVD-you won’t be disappointed.
February 9th, 2007 at 7:31 AM
Anymore of this and we’ll have to change the name of the site to Carpenters Volante! It’s starting to wear a bit thin(sick pun intended).
February 9th, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Andrew Stockfag can eat shit. Typical comment from an immature, untalented, cocksucker. He should talk about covers! HAH! His whole fucking BAND is some a lame copy of what we’ve heard over and over and over and over and over and over again!
February 10th, 2007 at 6:09 AM
Good point, Seacreature 15! I love Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, but I don’t need Wolfmother to channel them for me. Yet another undeserved overhyped band…
February 10th, 2007 at 8:12 AM
Calling Patton a ‘cunt’ is a bit uncalled for.
February 10th, 2007 at 1:28 PM
if Patton is a ‘cunt’, what does that make Wolfmother?
February 10th, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Patton once said that the opening piano sequence in FNMs Everythings Ruined was stolen from The Carpenters… maybe referring to that I suppose.
I can’t imagine many things duller than a Wolfmother gig – one song over and over and over………..
February 10th, 2007 at 1:51 PM
I wouldn’t imagine the Wolffucker guy would know that much about Faith No More – I didn’t!!
On the balance of it I would have to say its the Bungle link – only 6 years ago and it’s a Carpenters song.
February 11th, 2007 at 12:46 PM
ah, I never knew karen & co. did WTWNNIL, as we call it in the trade. that would explain it.
bungle’s version is thing of wonder though.
February 12th, 2007 at 1:17 AM
4 Deg: If the man in question is a cunt, then Wolfmother is a filthy, wart infested, fire-hydrant worthy asshole.
February 12th, 2007 at 6:14 AM
I wonder what they are saying about Mike Patton on the Wolfmother blog site?
“Short-haired flamin’ American weirdo woose!” or some other stereotypical Aussie comment.
February 13th, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Wolf….. what??, Who the fuck are this shitty-heads uhh??…
Hey i think its enough, why are you wasting time talkin about bands or persons wich nobody knows??, back to the topic up here ok?
Hey Pascal, Pope, whadayya think about Mark Gonzalez on Liverpool´s team??, I think Benitez doesn´t count on him very well as Zenden or Bellamy wich is not exactly a “Better player” uh??
February 13th, 2007 at 1:32 PM
Thats right back on topic Rad ha ha ha!
Well I’d have him in my team (Man City) but at the moment an old lady would improve our squad!
February 13th, 2007 at 3:16 PM
Here’s our chance to ask Wolfmother directly about Mike and about why they suck so bad compared to anything Mike has ever done.
Stereo Warning (the blog who did the Mike interview we’ve been commenting on here) is going to interview Wolfmother and they’re asking for reader’s questions. Go to stereowarning.com and post your question for the Sabbath/Purple copycats.
February 14th, 2007 at 8:52 AM
Strewth! Leave it out ya bastards! It wasn’t me who started this whole flamin’ yahoo carry-on.
February 17th, 2007 at 12:27 AM
Rad – I take it you are Chilian? Gonzalez is a good player but he should have joined another team because there’s too many other players at Liverpool who play his position.
I’m happy with what we’ve got in Dyer, N’Zogbia, Duff and Milner – come on the toon! Hahahaha!
Hey, I can’t believe we’re all getting along again! I think it’s better when we slag off OTHER bands rather than Mr Patton.
February 17th, 2007 at 5:43 AM
Pasc,
if you want a laugh watch BBC1 tomorrow cos we’re going to get stuffed off Preston!
You can get me back son because I was laughin my tits off when Birmingham totally embarrased the Toon.
February 19th, 2007 at 1:57 PM
Pope – I nearly got to piss myself laughing!!! Youse came through in the end, though!
We’re shored up at the back now, thanks to our new linebacker….I mean centre-half.
February 20th, 2007 at 12:17 AM
Hey guys!!,ok, you`re right pascal!!, Well, what would you think if he goes to Tottenham`s team??, would you like him on your team like Pope??.
I have a question guys, do you remember the “Digging the grave” video??, yup, it`s so damn great as the song is, anyway, by any chance do you remember have seen Roddy on Guitars with Menta??, he was supposedly playing a fukin guitar??, when the hell did he learned to play like that??.
I remember in the Concert they did here on `95, they played the song, and the man was playing the “same” damn guitars, i don`t feel bad about it, but to me it seems more like a fake, to have him “playing” something on the diggin`s song during the live shows, when we know he doesn`t know how to play a guitar, i mean not in the level that he has to know to play the way you can hear it on the song…??
Anyway, what do you think about it??
By the way, i was on Boca Juniors`s stadium, really impressive, it is a shame they only scored one goal, and the game finished 1-1
February 20th, 2007 at 1:31 PM
Rad – Roddy played the guitar live on the FNM Bizaare festival (Germany)footage (Naked in front of the computer) and it was soooo bad! Bless him. I think he also plays guitar in his other band “Imperial Teen”. I hope he got some lessons!
If you watch the Champions League game between Liverpool and Barcelona, Gonzalez will probably come on as substitute – he’s a good player but I think Spurs have that area covered.
I think Liverpool are gonna get their arses kicked by Barca!!!
February 20th, 2007 at 1:31 PM
Rad – Roddy played the guitar live on the FNM Bizaare festival (Germany)footage (Naked in front of the computer) and it was soooo bad! Bless him. I think he also plays guitar in his other band “Imperial Teen”. I hope he got some lessons!
If you watch the Champions League game between Liverpool and Barcelona, Gonzalez will probably come on as substitute – he’s a good player but I think Spurs have that area covered.
I think Liverpool are gonna get their arses kicked by Barca!!!
February 20th, 2007 at 1:38 PM
Hi, Rad – I’ve responded to your comment but it’s “awaiting moderation”, which mean’s it will never show up! Basically, what I said was:
- Roddy has played live on some of the Germany Bizarre festival stuff and it was so bad! Completely out of tune! Hahahaha!
- Gonzalez will probably come on as a substitute against Barca in the Champions League – he’s a decent player but I don’t think Spurs are after him. I think they want to buy Damien Duff from us (Newcastle)!
February 21st, 2007 at 5:18 AM
I think Roddy only picked the guitar up cos there’s not much for him to do ceretainly for the KFAD tracks. What was the reason for this ? Wasn’t it because he’d got upset about splitting up with his fella and wasn’t in the studio much?
Doesn’t he play guitar on Imperial Teen tracks though?
Anyway who cares Man City scraped through to the next round so I’m happy. Until Arsenal dump us out anyway!
February 21st, 2007 at 9:06 AM
MMMMhhh, i see, my mistake, i thought you were from Tottenham since Chimbonda plays there, i know they want mascherano to play for them, and Duff, yeahh, he plays good, but i would rather chose Martins or Michael Owen, but remember; no one has the power of “speedy”, if Gonzales has the chance to be on the game, he will score for the team, and Ronaldinho is not gonna show his smiley face anymore
Greetings from Buenos Aires!!
February 21st, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Aah! I wondered why you mentioned Tottenham! No connection – just picked the name at random! You definitely know your Premiership football!
Unfortunately, I can’t see Liverpool giving him a chance – they never give players a few games to settle into the side. Benitez is an arsehole.
Yeah, I wouldn’t swap Martins or Owen for anyone!
February 22nd, 2007 at 5:59 AM
FNM suck ass. Conventional, dated, uninteresting. Move the hell on!
Bungle’s where it’s at. And Lovage – a great big helping topped with fresh Anchor UHT whipped cream sprinkled with crumbled Cadbury’s Flake.
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:48 AM
Ok Cartman, err I mean Bashman
February 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 AM
It’s always an honour to be compared to Cartman.
Bash
February 26th, 2007 at 3:56 AM
FNM is dated and uninteresting? Every time I listen to Angel Dust my jaw hits the floor, 15 years later.
If Patton is given the opportunity to reform FNM he should take it. They brought the best out in him, and vice versa.
February 26th, 2007 at 4:38 AM
Indeed..
February 26th, 2007 at 6:18 AM
Yep, well said Devnull
February 27th, 2007 at 7:58 AM
While I too think Angel Dust is an amazing album, for them to reform now would be shallow and completely mercenary. They’d become one of those, so called “real” rock bands bands I’ve always hated (Metallica, remainder of Alice in Chains, I’m looking at you…)
Sure, the music was great and it was fun and exciting back then. But the fact is that Patton’s created music since then which far supercedes FNM in terms of quality/originality. If they were still going now, they’d just be a parody of themselves, and no better than a band like Metallica in my eyes. That they completely disregarded on-going commercial prosperity to follow their own artistic desires before they became another pastiche fortifies their place as one of the greatest rock bands of all time (in my eyes, anyway).
It had to end when it did. I’m glad. One guy on YouTube put it perfectly when he said “FNM was just chains holding Patton back” at the end and I couldn’t agree more.
It kind of pisses me off that most people here seem to be only into FNM and completely oblivious to the guys other work. I don’t think there are many real fans on here, mostly just bored cliche meathead rock fans who want the guy to conform to the un-changing, insipid constraints of mainstream rock. It’s *never* going to happen. He’s an avant-garde artists and it’s going to stay that way. Go back to your Papa Roach & Korn CDs you freaks.
February 28th, 2007 at 3:07 AM
Nah, Ive listened to Patton’s other work. Most of it is not quite as interesting as Mr Bungle, and not quite as listenable as FNM. None of it has anywhere near the same replay value.
Patton is simply conforming to this whole non-conformist scene
Hopefully its just a phase, he’ll grow out of it.
February 28th, 2007 at 6:10 AM
“Conforming to this whole non-conformist scene”
What a fantastic quote! Priceless!
February 28th, 2007 at 2:51 PM
Last time I checked, the whole “non-conformist” scene were precisely those shitty boring mainstream rock bands that FNM never were (but exactly what they’d become if they reformed). Bungle had lots of life left in it, creative boundaries not nearly pushed to breaking point – and it’s a shame they’re defunct. Two completely disparate bands. Faith had run its course. If they released a 7th album it would sound like Guns N Roses.
Fantomas & Tomahawk sound much fresher to me than FNM does now. Peeping Tom ehh.. not so much. It feels like a parody of Bungle/FNM/Fantomas/Lovage melodic stripped down moments. Nice CD package though.
Any Patton fans here? Or are you all just balding old nostalgic conservative farts whos minds are inexorably stuck in the 90s…
Bashman
March 1st, 2007 at 3:25 AM
Im the second thing you said
Nah, my mind is stuck in the 80s. I have Introduce Yourself, Lick It Up and Thriller on random play
Seriously though, this whole ‘avantegarde’ thing is tiresome. Everything has been done. Trying to be avantegarde in this day and age is like arriving at an orgy with your dick in your hand only to find the janitor mopping the floor. Instead, why not try to make some listenable stuff that people will actually enjoy.
As for Peeping Tom, I listened to the album a few times and got bored very quickly. I listened to Angel Dust again today. Simply astounding.
Finally, who says FNM had run its course? FNM could have been whatever they wanted it to be. The only constraints on the band were the guys wanting to be avantegarde and uber-artistic. Good on puffy for doing Ozzie stuff – he knows where its at.
March 1st, 2007 at 6:43 AM
“Instead, why not try to make some listenable stuff that people will actually enjoy.”
because making music is not a service. it’s art. and art is individual expression. no artist is under any obligation to only live up to the low standards and narrow expectations of their fans who are stuck in the past. what they are obligated to do is to maintain their integrity and pursue ther vision clearly, with freedom to experiment and freedom to fail. if you like it, you like it, and that’s fine. but if not, there’s no point bitching about it because you’re no longer in synch.
yes, angel dust is far better than peeping tom. no argument. but by the same token, suspended animation is far better than album of the year. virginal co-ordinates is better than bungle’s first album. my left foot is better than my right one.
bashman, you’re totally spot on, fella.
March 1st, 2007 at 8:15 AM
Also, I don’t even think Patton is consciously trying to make music that fits into whatever archetype vision “avant-garde” is. I mean, as experimental and as choppy as Fantomas is, compared to something like Nurse With Wound which is just really intense, barely decipherable, black hole-esque shenanigans (as amazing as it is – NWW is truly awesome), Fantomas still shares a lot in common with metal music – it’s just organised & approached from a completely different angle.
And then there’s of course Peeping Tom, General Patton & Executioners and the Lovage stuff which isn’t really “avant-garde” at all, save for the odd suble quirkiness sparsed out.
Conclusion: the moron a couple of posts above just really doesn’t want to hear anything new. He’s losing out, because while they’re stuck in the past putting the same records on loop ad infinitum and whining about days gone by, the more adventurous of us are moving along and giving the recent stuff a chance. Some of it’s really good, some of it’s just ok, but unless you try to open your mind you can never really know.
Also, Ozzy sucks. But then I’m really fed up with the whole classic rock thing, especially because it was in my face so much growing up.
Bashman
March 1st, 2007 at 9:12 AM
What about the people who have already opened to this kind of shitty music you like and still doesn´t get the feeling that the old Patton´s music gives to them??, if you love fantomas that doesn´t mean all of us have to do the same way kid, it´s just a matter of tastes….., and you know what??, i don´t hate you or something, or also i don´t think you are a moron just because you don´t think the way i do, i just think that you are like many others wich claim the same stupid reason to justify Peeping Tom and the thousand other songs or special performances he has made with Zorn and company to try to make us feel happy because “the man” is making something this days……………..
I gotta say, i like Tomahawk pretty much, am a devote fan of “Mit Gas”, maybe more than many, but if you think about the mastermind behind this band then you´ll know that is not Mr. Patton, and i think that´s why i like it so much, Dennison has given to this band a musical structure wich is quite different to what we are used to hear and feel on P.T, fantomas, etc… a total change with real quality and attractive, a truly shame i can´t say the same about Norah Jones coop, as the rest of raper-boys who made it the final release..
I said this once, and i´ll say it again, to me Patton is not the perfect leader and frontman of any band, he never was the frontman on FNM anyway, and just look all the great works they made through the time…..
Patton, with the correct musicians can do great music, but in the end, when you hear something related to Patton-only´s mind, the thing tuns out to be very different and sometimes very dissapointing too..
Yeahh, ozzy sucks, but Peeping Tom too, maybe alot more, that fact makes things even, another reason to have them back doing real bussiness…
R.D
What the hell is taking so long with Tomahak´s new album….im gettin pee in my pants waiting this disc man….
March 1st, 2007 at 1:30 PM
The power of hindsight really is amazing. The Real Thing is a pretty awful album considering current Patton standards. Whiny vocals, dated, too funk-metalish – samey throughout. It’s rubbish. I was watching the Brixton Academy gig the other day on my DVD and it just doesn’t do anything for me anymore. And seriously, how diabolical was that Black Sabbath cover?
Suspended Animation is tops! I’m looking forward to the next Fantomas already. =) And as the above guy mentioned, Tomahawk…
Bashman
March 1st, 2007 at 7:26 PM
>>> What about the people who have already opened to this kind of shitty music you like and still doesn´t get the feeling that the old Patton´s music gives to them??
Well, there’s not much I can say to that. Smartie points to *you* for actually listening before judging – I get the impression that a lot of people on this site are sub-standard rock kids who like their music traditional, untampered, and are completely unwilling to try anything new. As for you not liking Patton’s more experimental stuff… um, tough shit I guess. If you’re exclusively into FNM and the other bands you like are more palatable mainstream rock stuff, then maybe CV/Patton fandom isn’t for you? Perhaps you should hang out at a Kerrang forum or something – you can be pretty sure that there are lots of people there who love rock and only rock and hate anything that is even remotely different.
Either way, it’s your loss. The rest of us have a lot more to appreciate out of the guy as he keeps releasing new stuff. =)
As for the new Tomahawk album… you might be totally disappointed with it. According to all the interviews, it’s going to be a completely stripped-down rock album, hugely different to the more conventionally structured twisted/country-style rock of the first two. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t give it a go of course! Just don’t expect an easy ride.
March 1st, 2007 at 7:27 PM
Stripped-down “rock” should be stripped down FOLK. Rectified.
March 1st, 2007 at 8:46 PM
Check sales of FNM vs General Patton. The human race defines what is ‘good’. Therefore, FNM is better than General Patton. And TRT is better than Mit Gas
BTW, comparing Tomahawk to other Patton stuff isnt really fair – its not a traditional Patton vehicle, in that I dont believe he is in the driver’s seat. That’s probably why some of it is pretty good
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:42 AM
Check sales of FNM vs celine dion. The human race defines what is ‘good’.
worst argument ever.
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:58 AM
Yeahh, it´s a great loss for me…………………………………. i don´t know what am i doing, i wonder why i made that mistake of not listening to this kind of weird experimental sounds, mmmm, maybe it´s becasuse i don´t like it
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:34 PM
Bashman, stop being so annoying. If people don’t or don’t want to understand the true genius that Mike is, than that is their problem. I get the point and agree with you on some level. But, Faith No More is and always will be my favourite band. That being said, I hope that reunion happens one day but I totally understand and respect his opinion about it. I really enjoy his work, almost everything he does but nothing can fill the void that FNM left. You have to understand that. Shame that Mr. Bungle is defunct but as long as I have Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Fantomas and more accessible music that he creates, I’ll be happy.
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:51 AM
Portly Jim: exactly. My point is, if Patton really was an ‘artiste’ as you all think he is, why would he even bother recording?
“making music is not a service.”
Indeed it is. If it werent, they wouldnt bother trying to sell albums or concert tickets. Everyone in the music biz is trying to make $$$, or in the case of Gene Simmons, get laid.
March 3rd, 2007 at 2:34 AM
oh, don’t talk such utter crap.
of course there are people who are in music purely for the cash, and that greed and cynicism usually comes through in their sounds.
but there are literally millions of musicians around the world that make the music they do because – gasp! – they love doing it. it’s in their soul. they HAVE to make music.
the order of priorities goes something like this:
air>water>food>music>everything else.
I’m one of these people. I make music, and it costs me money to do so. because of a) the kind of music I make and b) my lack of interest in promoting it, I’m fully aware that I’ll never recuperate my costs. and that’s fine.
but if music to you really represents nothing more than a way for people to get laid and make money, then I feel incredibly sorry for you.
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:48 PM
Dudes
Anyone seen the trailer for The Darkness videogame? Here it is:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Darkness-New-In-Game-Trailer-48051.shtml
Patton is the voice of The Darkness – the sounds a bit shite but you can hear it if you turn the sound right up.
Pretty cool – but it won’t make me shell out on a 360 to see it!
March 3rd, 2007 at 8:03 PM
Well, am gonna stick with a PS3 anyway, we`ll have it in mind since i still can`t see Firecrcker movie
March 3rd, 2007 at 8:06 PM
Jim: And Im sure youll forgive me if I say Angel Dust is better than your stuff?
March 4th, 2007 at 4:29 AM
that’s absolutely fine, but only if you’ve heard it. to do so in a state of total ignorance would be a bit foolish, no…?
March 4th, 2007 at 1:03 PM
Heeeeh, I go away for a week and everyone’s squabbling again.
I’m sat on the fence here there’s nothing wrong with liking ANY music you are into including that Celine woman – yes I hate her as much as anyone can but when you live a few years (I’m the balding guy stuck in the 90′s) you realise that that even if people aren’t pushing boundaries if people like it so what ? Patton related or anybody – there shouldn’t be this musical racism – you like what you like. I for one have tried Fantomas and some of the other experimental stuff but I feel like I’m wasting my time when I do cos thats me -thats no what I like. I like FNM bits of Bungle, Tomahawk, love Lovage and Peeping Tom. I don’t care about his musical adventures I’m just a big fan of his voice so the more singing he does the better. I don’t even like “Metal” only the “Metal” MP does cos “it just fits” but no more than Lovage. I’m more excited about this 60′s Italian music he’s done than Tomahawk (excited about both though).
Ah well, I’m off now to listen to A Small Victory for the billionth time……(!)
March 4th, 2007 at 4:02 PM
There’s nothing shameful or taboo about wanting your music to be heard, to try to put it out there. It’s not necessary or even relevant though – the best music is that which is made out of nothing more than a pure love of doing it. You can really tell the difference between something genuine and material that’s fabricated merely for attention. If it comes from within is what’s the most important.
I think it was a total fluke FNM ever got the attention it did. The music was great: I remember thinking at the time that there was nothing else like it, but I just can’t listen to that stuff anymore. It seems way too watered-down & inoffensive. After finally ‘getting’ Bungle and being weened on Fantomas & the John Zorn stuff, there was no going back for me. I too love it when Patton croons & immersing himself in melodies, but I think there were better/catchier song structures in Bungle than there ever was in FNM. No FNM song was ever as good as something like Sweet Charity or the Al Green cover Fantomas used to do. Fact!
I think the only post-FNM thing Patton’s done that’s not as good as FNM is Peeping Tom. Just my opinion.
Bashman
March 4th, 2007 at 5:11 PM
There’s nothing shameful or taboo about wanting your music to be heard, to try to put it out there. It’s not necessary or even relevant though – the best music is that which is made out of nothing more than a pure love of doing it. You can really tell the difference between something genuine and material that’s fabricated merely for attention. If it comes from within is what’s the most important.
I think it was a total fluke FNM ever got the attention it did. The music was great: I remember thinking at the time that there was nothing else like it, but I just can’t listen to that stuff anymore. It seems way too watered-down & inoffensive. After finally ‘getting’ Bungle and being weened on Fantomas & the John Zorn stuff, there was no going back for me. I too love it when Patton croons & immersing himself in melodies, but I think there were better/catchier song structures in Bungle than there ever was in FNM. No FNM song was ever as good as something like Sweet Charity or the Al Green cover Fantomas used to do. Fact!
I think the only post-FNM thing Patton’s done that’s not as good as FNM is Peeping Tom. Just my opinion.
Bashman
March 6th, 2007 at 9:52 PM
Pascal, I think you are absolutely adorable…Ahh..workin hard, eh?..Haha…I see what you do with your time:)…Is that your secret?;) This brings back so many memories…It is strange really!..Like I have been transported back to the early-mid-late 90s….Ahh, I wouldnt mind that:)…Did you read my Peeping Tom Lyrics, biotch!!??;) and you other Biotches, too!
March 7th, 2007 at 4:46 AM
………………………………
What the hell…………………….??
March 7th, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Radical: You read my mind.
March 8th, 2007 at 8:54 AM
MMMhhh, it would be fair if we wait for Pascal response to this, maybe he wants to share this “secret” with us LOL!
March 8th, 2007 at 9:57 AM
Folks: welcome to PiG21 – the baddest, shut yo mouth, pimp-muthafucker in Cinci!
I’m working DAMN hard, bitch! Heh heh heh! Terry says hello!!!! Yeah, your PT lyrics did the job – made me realise I was singing the wrong words! Wooooooaaaaaagggggghhhhh!!!
March 8th, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Boo.
March 8th, 2007 at 3:29 PM
There’s nothing shameful or taboo about wanting your music to be heard, to try to put it out there. It’s not necessary or even relevant though – the best music is that which is made out of nothing more than a pure love of doing it. You can really tell the difference between something genuine and material that’s fabricated merely for attention. If it comes from within is what’s the most important.
I think it was a total fluke FNM ever got the attention it did. The music was great: I remember thinking at the time that there was nothing else like it, but I just can’t listen to that stuff anymore. It seems way too watered-down & inoffensive. After finally ‘getting’ Bungle and being weened on Fantomas & the John Zorn stuff, there was no going back for me. I too love it when Patton croons & immersing himself in melodies, but I think there were better/catchier song structures in Bungle than there ever was in FNM. No FNM song was ever as good as something like Sweet Charity or the Al Green cover Fantomas used to do. Fact!
I think the only post-FNM thing Patton’s done that’s not as good as FNM is Peeping Tom. Just my opinion.
Bash
March 8th, 2007 at 8:07 PM
Grazie P, for the introduction…I highly approve;)..Ahh…good, good…Tell Terry that I miss him dearly, and that he is a total Fucking Cunt!!..hehe..About the Lyrics, yeah…Everyone’s been singing them wrong!! Grrr…And, that’s just wrong!:)..So, I’m trying to get em out there..Some good shite in there!!…So tell me “How U Feelin”?..:)…Are these peeps long time visitors..I don’t recognize any of the names so far, but that could easily be explained…Damn, you guys do got it baad, eh;)…XOXO…Even, the people that are bashing the PT project should appreciate the Lyrics..at least some…Mike has always come through in that category!..Hey, if you don’t agree..I’ll give you a Cincinnati Bow Tie, Biotch!…You can Google it…Peace and Love…Hahahahaha
March 9th, 2007 at 5:15 AM
“let´s roll it up and smoke it again”; yeahh, i see it, a very deep content in that kind of lyrics………if we can´t give him a credit for the music itself then let´s save the lyrics right???…
Guess what?, i don´t agree either……………….
Yeahh; what the hell…………………………..???
Again
R.D
March 9th, 2007 at 11:33 PM
So, you have only LISTENED to Mojo (at least in Part)…and I dig the music as well BTW!!…You probably wouldn’t understand them, even if you actually HEARD them, anyway…You just don’t wanna like Peeping Tom for some stupid ass reason… Probably,’Cuz’ you’ve got some regurgitated sheep code of what you types of music you should endorse..You could respectfully disagree, at least…appear to be a little more than a Chimp!?…..pssshh…
Hey, anyone dig Peaches??
March 9th, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Hey, 4 degrees!…It makes Wolfmother The Most Rancid, Paris Hilton, Cum-Bucket, Torn Up, Black Hole – ie (Texas Tunnel:), Fishy dischargin’, Tuna Salad, hacked up CUNT on the Planet!! Hahahaaha…Damn, thats sick!;)
March 9th, 2007 at 11:43 PM
Oh, my…my language! Wow, I really despise Wolfmother…”In a Michael Bolton way”…;)
March 9th, 2007 at 11:51 PM
Patton pop is good pop…two words that rarely go together…minor exceptions…this really isn’t pop!..NOT AT ALL!
March 10th, 2007 at 10:34 AM
OK, OK, relax, you two…
I think you could be friends after all:
Both of you like Patton’s Back For Good live cover.
Let’s singalong! Everybody!
“Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it…”
March 10th, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Jesus!!, does he never shuts up??……
Yup!!, what the hell……..??
March 11th, 2007 at 2:25 PM
“I just want you back for Good..”..Is that English, Star A??…I don’t know… Do the voices in your head ever shut up?…Jesus??…BTW… Thankfully, I am not Male!!…Hey P, just how many Fucktards are on here??…I prefer the Al Green cover more, P & C…And, Angel Eyes, ect., etc,..TOO many!..Peace
Jen
March 11th, 2007 at 7:22 PM
Yeah, most of Patton’s best cover versions have been with Fantomas, Bungle, et al.
Tower of Strength FTW. =D I simply *cannot* get enough of that one right now…
March 11th, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Holy Shit…I F-In Love that Cover!!…Right on Bashman!! I Love the original Frankie Vaughn as well!!…Wow, he has done so many GREAT covers…I would soooo give him a Cincinnati Bow Tie!!…Look it up;)…Peace
XOXO
March 11th, 2007 at 11:56 PM
Although, the “Glory Box” cover in Brazil (and everywhere else) with the sweat and spit flying everwhere…Oh Yea…I Love some Portishead! And Mike doing Portishead….G’nite..And, I miss you P!!!!!!!!!!!!:(..and Terry:(…;)
March 12th, 2007 at 12:01 AM
Oh, and P..I know all about it!! It has not changed one bit since I have last been here…Just having a little fun, eh…You know I need to! Don’t try to patronize me you Slimy Cunt!! I’ll kick this Boot right up in yo Grill!!:) Ciao, Amico(s)….Haha
March 12th, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Oh, did I mention ‘ol Mike sang “Angel Eyes” to me!!…I have plenty more a tale!! Yea, that’s right, Be jealous Biotches!..Haha..You know you all wanna Suck Patton’s Dick off! Otherwise you wouldn’t be on here talking about him! Shit, tell em’ P! Hahaha..Ciao..
Sponsored tonight by BLUE MOON…Belgian-Style Wheat Ale;)
March 12th, 2007 at 1:45 AM
Ancora una volta…General Patton vs. The X-ecutioners…Fucking Magnifico!! Esso è assolutamente Brillante..L’Amo…Esso i maschi me bagnato!! Fottere sì!!! Ciao….
March 12th, 2007 at 5:28 AM
Well, let´s correct star then:
Jesus!!, does she never shuts up??, it seems like a broken record
We were not talkin about Patton, we were talkin about an eventual FNM reunion bitch, if you want to suck his dick then do that…..don´t get us in your extravagant tastes.
Mamona conchetumare!!
Where the hell are the moderations when this place need it the most??
R.D
March 12th, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Found myself getting a bit bored of Michael Allan Patton recently – I’ve gotten addicted to Introduce Yourself album for some wierd reason – playing it loud n proud in the car, ahhhh its sooo good – y’know that orig FNM sound – Me mates say yeah sounds like FNM but with some Joey singing hahaha – Patton was influenced by Chuck tho – no doubt about it!
March 12th, 2007 at 3:57 PM
The scary thing is, that guy above probably really is Mark Bowen…
March 12th, 2007 at 5:09 PM
March 13th, 2007 at 12:18 AM
Wwwooooaaaahhhh mark, you’re alive!!!! I still think that original FNM sound is The Real Thing and nothing else. Ok but that’s just what I think
PS:hey Zira, do I know you?? hehehe,just kidding
March 13th, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Maja – I love you and everything but …. The Real Thing = bad 80′s, Introduce Yourself = good 80′s. Ok, Chucks voice sucks – thats beside the point, but musically….. ahhhhh…. I feel quite horny now, bye.
March 13th, 2007 at 5:49 PM
I agree with Mark Bowen. The vocal approach on the Introduce Yourself stands out, maybe because of the fact that people are used to Mikes voice. I still very much enjoy it.
Ćao Majo.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:50 PM
Well, Mark,Zira…you’re wrong, because I’m right hahahahahahaha end of discussion
March 14th, 2007 at 12:58 AM
I agree with Mark…The Real Thing was the worst FNM album!…It was a little better than the Bad 80′s tho!…Chucks voice didn’t have to be good, it wasn’t supposed to be, either..But, his style was Great!! Good shit! Mike’s style on the Real Thing was a mess, really!..Angel Dust was “THE REAL THING”…That’s when The Mike P FNM was born!…/And Rad-Biotch, I was never talking to you, and would never want to…You are Obviously illiterate, anyway..Again Psshh..And, BTW Patton is part of FNM…And, who is this Jesus??…You didn’t even get it the first time, you twit!..Nor the sucking Mike’s dick part..It was an insult!… to you…Please address someone who actually wants to talk to you or cares!…Ciao
March 14th, 2007 at 1:04 AM
Why can’t people be more like Planetmaker?
March 15th, 2007 at 8:04 AM
Speaking of introduce yourself , that reminds me, the Patton version of “as the worm turns” is awesome, i wonder why they never released oficially, i think is an “Angel Dust” b-side song, i just got it on p2p…….. not a clue where you can have it on CD if you can really do that, anyway, listening to this song convince me that we don´t have to miss alot to Moseley, but i give him credit on a couple of songs, the truth is i can´t imagine Patton singin “Anne´s song”, it would be more fun than good..
Yeahh, i ask to myself sometimes why can´t people be like me either….
March 15th, 2007 at 8:20 AM
As The Worm Turns was on the Japanese release of Angel Dust – I managed to get a copy. You also got a free FNM sticker with it…. which was nice.
March 16th, 2007 at 7:33 AM
Give me the sticker!!
March 17th, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Do you really want the sticker Maja?, whats it worth baby?
Hahahaha I’m looking at the Japanese lyric sheet – The Japanese for Jizzlobber actually looks like a guy having a wank!
March 18th, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Greetings. If it’s true a reunion could not bring the ideal artistic continuation to FNM (the way Mike feels), still some time I believe it would be great for them to reunite for some tour of their old masterpieces. For the sake of those of us who never got to watch them, and were fckn dumb not to see their final gig in Lisbon, which just happens to be my hometown!! Damn, I will keep punishing myself daily until they show up again. Please help me with redemption, FNM.
March 20th, 2007 at 2:47 PM
Hey! Maybe I should start up my own cult and create a better society!
I looove As the Worm Turns the MP version – does anyone know of a MP Chinese Arithmetic? Studio, not live I already have that.
I just think we should crash the Ipecac website by flooding it with emails DEMANDING a reunion – that’ll get HIS attention!
March 20th, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Interesting idea.
Count me in.
March 20th, 2007 at 6:28 PM
Nope – there is no MP studio version of Chinese Arithmetic unfortunately – same with Death March, R’n'R – great fuckin’ tunes.
Who knows? maybe Roman Abramovich was a FNM fan – that’s the only kind of persuasion that would work I reckon.
March 21st, 2007 at 5:34 AM
Damn! Ah well..
Well, we know Danny Devito is a fan and surely he’s got a few quid?
March 21st, 2007 at 6:19 AM
At the same time that As The Worm Turns was re-recorded, another version of Arabian Disco from the 1st album was also re-recorded during the Angel Dust sessions. Where you get this I don’t know, but there is yet another greatest hits CD recently been released (how many of these are there now?) with a version of Arabian Disco on it. Could it be the re-recorded version? Anyone willing to risk a fiver and purchase it only to find they have a CD full of songs they already have!
March 21st, 2007 at 9:12 AM
MMmmhh, sounds like a real challenge!!!, i dunno, maybe this song appears on the german release of angel dust………. Das Schützenfest!!!!!!
Count me in pope!!
March 21st, 2007 at 1:16 PM
Judging from the samples it’s not Patton
http://www.empik.com/showobject.jsp?objectId=270067¤tCategory=2021100
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:59 AM
How awesome is Patton & Kaada’s Romances… beautiful, alien, incomprehensible – twisted melodies – excellent flow. It’s like Sigur Ros done properly.
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:12 PM
I agree with you in this one, Bash.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:44 PM
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the DVD.
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:45 PM
Hopefully it will contain more than just the few Roskilde festival clips up on YouTube (as lovely as they are, it’s only about 20 minutes worth of footage).
July 27th, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Some hot Paris Hilton sex tape pics…
Shouldn’t Paris Hilton have gone to jail because of her sex tape videos rather than because of not paying ticket charges?…