Angel Dust

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  The Music Slut Committee

  Steve

  "Faith No More is one of my favorite bands. I think everything they do is original and inspiring. They're not afraid to pull from a wide range of influences, from bygone mainstream tastes to modern underground acts (which they love genuinely and not in a dumb hipster way). They take themselves seriously but have a shit ton of fun. The Real Thing is actually the more influential album for me. When my dad shared it with me it was a revelation (I couldn't believe he liked something that cool, tbh).

  But I went with Angel Dust as a Pride month pick because of Roddy Bottum's clear influence. Besides the obvious track he wrote, his keys are all over this album in fun and interesting ways. He's credited with coming up with with the name of the album as a way to reflect how something so horrible could have such a beautiful name, which is how they felt about the variety of sounds on the album. Even the guitarist at the time, Jim Martin, referred to the album derisively as "gay disco" during production (isn't that redundant?). It doesn't surprise me that he departed the band shortly after. I think he deservers way more credit than he ever got for coming out in an incredibly awful time to be gay and in a "metal" band. The entire band are Real Ones." - Steve

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