- We’re a few days late to this but its been busy. Faith No More broke up on 20 April 1998, 12 years ago this week. Here are some of the press obituaries of the time:
- New York Times: “Faith No More, the 15-year-old San Francisco rock band known for its energetic mix of punk, jazz, heavy metal, samba, polka and easy-listening, has broken up. The group’s announcement this week said the decision was mutual and, in typical band fashion, ended with a joke: ”There will be no pointing of fingers, no naming of names, other than stating, for the record, that Puffy started it.”
- Rolling Stone (no link as they’ve gone all pay wall): “During Faith No More’s fifteen-year run, they spent nearly as much time diffusing break-up rumors as they did making music. As of today, they no longer have to worry about either. The band officially announced its break-up eleven months after the release of its sixth album.”
- MTV: “Faith No More has officially called it quits. Earlier this month, the band had played a handful of overseas concerts in Spain and Portugal, a move that served to at least temporarily set their fans’ minds at ease in light of a never-ending sea of rumors, but their relief was short lived.”
- Not sure if I posted this previously but even if I have it is worth a second look. It is a feature from MTV in 1995 and shows interviews with the band and footage from the Evidence video shoot.
The second part kicks off with Bill promoting Andy‘s original Caca Volante website and mailing list complete with nostalgic mentions of Mosaic and Netscape. It also includes their appearance on John Stewart’s show.
- Commenter Lusty has got the second part of her Warfield post up on her Anywhere but here blog. Billy, bed bugs, Bungle tshirts and bed bugs right this way.
- Patton Archivo unearthed and tweeted this gem earlier today. I grew up on Zig and Zag, the extra-terrestrial aliens, on Irish TV in the late 80s and early 90s and here they are covering Epic in their Two Elvises guise in 1994.
- Still no word of a summer UK date on this second Second Coming European tour but UK fans can get their FNM fix from new tribute act Faith No Man. Their next date is in the Midlands on 21 May. Check out their tour dates and covers here.
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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m glad they got back together.
Brilliant, Admin thanks for this. I and my friends grew up watching Zig and Zag (and Zuppy) and still to this day tell people to try singing songs “Elvis Style” because of the skits they done. to any non Irish / UK readers try it with a song you know (alcohol helps). I always found Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” worked a treat to. I have never seen the FNM skit though so being pissing myself laughing, and singing for the last few minutes.
Zig and Zag do EPIC….that is too funny…a hearty giggle after a long days work…thank you once again FNM 2.0….thanks again…..that is funny stuff!!!!
Great links – no I’m not biased! Zig Zag, plus Evidence behind the scenes vid = win. I love that interview…especially the commercials…STAY TUNED FOR NEW MUSIC FROM FNM, ALICE IN CHAINS, SOUNDGARDEN….lol nothing’s changed!
PS you said bed bugs twice but I agree, it is worth emphasizing.
Lusty
I use to eat my breakfast watching Zig and Zag!
Yeah, why no UK Faith No More this THIS year…?! I am not losing hope…
Amen Firsa!
FNM broke up on 420? I consider myself a fan but had no idea. Thanks for enlightening me.
Let’s update the 420 list – Stoner Holiday, Hitler’s birthday, Columbine, and now the day FNM first broke up. Got it.
I remember I cried a lot the day FNM broke up! hehe
But you know what?! With this wonderful return that surprised all of us, I completely forgot about that day!! I´m so happy with this!
…Reunited and it feels so gooood.. veeery good!
420 yet… uuuugh this day reminds me bad memories!! Funny cause I discovered FNM a 4.20 eight years ago and now, I’m just stuck to it!!! It’s cool to see them reunited, PLUS I’m gonna see them one more time this summer in Spain and maybe in Belgium…
Anyway, I just can’t imagine the reaction of the fans at that time, if I was on their shoes, I’d certainly got myself into a severe breakdown but, they’re back and still kick their ass and also ours!!! BTW, I posted the Zig & Zag vid, on my own blog and I used to watch it too during my diaper era on early 90s… Awesome vids!!!
@Mike: mhahahahahah the 420 list, not so bad, man!!!
Twas a sad day indeed in FNM land. I wasn`t as into them when they broke up but I remember my buddy being quite down about it. That is why we need to rejoice and savour every moment of this reunion. I know it`s been said again and again but god damn I hope a new album is on the horizon because most of the music out there sucks right now! FAITH NO MORE we need you more than ever. Reward your LOYAL followers! I`m still humming songs and watching the videos pretty much every night from the third Warfield show! Halleluliah!
Unlike many here, I don’t remember at all when they broke up because I couldn’t have cared less – I lost track of them in 1990 after being turned off by “Epic”…!
I rediscovered them about a week before they reunited thanks to Left4Dead + Wikipedia research + morbid curiosity (literally my first thought after seeing the wiki pic of Mike Patton: “Wow, he cut his hair!”). I was in the process of having my mind blown by all of these songs I never knew about, and was getting to really know and like the band when the reunion happened; and that just knocked me out of orbit! I’ve been crazy for them since.
So none of this stuff is “nostalgia” for me… it is almost all new. And the way they are playing these songs now – they all sound so fresh and not at all like they are 15-20 years old! This tour and reunion have been a real anomaly, a miracle even, and an incredible ride. So yes, amen, Shawn
I remember driving around in 1998 listening to the radio and hearing the DJ say “Faith No More has broken up” and just thinking “Fuck!” Though I wasn’t too surprised, as I recall there had been a lot of rumors about them breaking up going around that time. It’s kind of like never forgetting where you were when you heard Kennedy had been assassinated, I’ll never forget where I was when I heard Faith No More had broken up, lol.
If FNM do decide to cut another LP what do you folks think they should title it?