This is still up there with best album names of all time. It confused the hell out of people when it was first released (in Australia, at least). It probably could have lived up to its name, too, if it was not so overfilled with boring, boring songs.
This was the final album Faith No More recorded together, and by listening to it, there must have been problems while recording and writing it. It certainly is a mishmash, with not a lot of direction, or the vibrancy that is evident in their early releases. This seems to be coming from very old, disinterested men.
There are a couple of shining lights. The two singles, Last Cup Of Sorrow and Ashes To Ashes have a flicker of the old Faith No More. There are also some others that are tolerable. Overall, though, it is probably a good thing they disbanded not long after.
Memories : I saw Faith No More at the Hordern Pavilion on this tour in October 1997, which was filmed for an MTV special (still have it on video somewhere...). Apart from, I think, 4 songs, it was so totally boring that I was almost falling asleep (I had spent the previous four days at Bathurst at the top of the mountain, and had consumed a great deal of alcohol...).
Rating : Some good stuff, some not-so-good stuff. 2.5/5
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