Angel Dust (album)

Angel Dust, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music), was the fourth studio album by US rock band Faith No More, and the third to feature vocalist Mike Patton.

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1992 - 1992 in music - Faith No More - Mike Patton

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After the commercial success of the previous studio album The Real Thing, Angel Dust is a very complex and at times hard to approach album. Although much of the material retains the straightforward pop-rock sound which made them famous ("Midlife Crisis", "A Small Victory", "Everything's Ruined"), elsewhere the band begin to drift into less familiar and more experimental territory, often indulging Patton's penchant for screaming and being deliberately offensive ("Jizzlobber", "Malpractice", "Be Aggressive").

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These unusual moments arguably make the album unique amongst the band's output, at a time when they were beginning to lose out to grunge in the commercial stakes. Other notable features of the album include the white trash-baiting monologue of "RV" (a truly odd song; piano-driven and in waltz-time), and the band's version of the theme from Midnight Cowboy.

Related Topics:
Grunge - White trash - Piano - Waltz - Midnight Cowboy

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