Back in 92 I was in highschool walking home, I heard someone playing the video on their TV full blast with the front door open, I ran up into their door away and was jamming. A kid walked out of the kitchen and asked me "you want soda bro" best friends ever since.
Aww the times when mtv played music not shit :,,) (i didnt live in those times tho but all of my mom’s stories about her youth have mtv playing in the background)
So true....I was 17 in 1989....I liked it but got tired of hearing it. Seemed like they played this, Guns n Roses, Anthrax, and Metallica's "One". Which is funny because Metallica at the time had only one music video. Music was segregated. There was Yo MTV raps, headbangers ball, whatever Allen Hunter liked and I remember for a brief time Dwezil Zappa as a VJ and he played a crazy mismatch of wtf he wanted. Remember Randy of the Redwoods? Now you are a true middle aged MTV used to watcher.
My lovely friend passed away at the end of November. She picked this song as her farewell song. I’ll always think of her when I hear it now. What a legend she was picking this. She said rock music always needs to be played extra loud. X
@@SunDogGod I listened to both growing up, and have to disagree. If you listen to any of the early to late 80's Peppers, there was a lot more funk to the songs with heavy bass rifts. Rock mixed with rap was also nothing new during that time with the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Anthrax, etc. The only thing similar is the aesthetics of the leadsingers having bith long hair, very animated, rapping and singing, but the sounds from both bands sound quite different. FNM leans more rock, and the Peppers leans more funk.
Fun fact: a guy went to live with his grandmother after attempting suicide. He was lying on the couch, wondering where his life would take him, then this song came on. I think it was their live mtv performance. It inspired this guy so much that he went on to become the lead singer of a band you may have heard of. It was Corey Taylor from Slipknot
I'm not sure how many people understand how amazing Mike Patton's vocals are. He sounds like like about 50 different musical artists. That's how diverse and wonderful his singing is!
1989, just bought the LP because of MTV, put in on, listen to From out of and Epic, soooo excited, lifted the needle back with trembling hands, Epic once again, dropped the needle....35 years later. the scratch is, of course, still there.....a tragedy those days, no money, no www.....today i hear this skip once created every time this song is playing anywhere....good ol´analog times!!
When this song came out, it blew everyone away. All the elements of modern music: rock guitar, rap, new wave keyboards, and pounding rhythm section, all combined to create such musical tension. It was so ground-breaking at the time. Thank you Faith No More for taking chances and pushing boundaries.
@toad4ever103 Comments like your makes me feel and wish I was a well known reporter, asking you questions about your life etc. Much respect and keep on rocking too.
Dude, they were just a Chili Peppers clone. Anthony Kiedis was very critical of their success, given that Mike Patton ripped off Kiedis style so much during these years. Mike Patton always talks about "being original" but the only thing he's ever really done is akin to sampling old music people don't care about or have forgotten about and stamping it out as "new".
Juan Cortez Yes and no. They were able to work a metal guitarist into a new wave sound, which is impressive, but the hard funkiness was already done by the Chili Peppers at this point, and even Funkadelic before that.
Not sure about the rest of their catalogue, but this (as good as it is) is a shameless Chili Peppers rip off, from the funk backing, to the white-boy rapping style, to the clothes, to the hand movements, and even to the "quirky" faces he's making
Two of the most iconic visions of the early 90’s in one video… The flopping fish 🐟… And the exploding piano 🎹…. “You want it all, But you cant have it..”
lol, that's what brought me here. Was just watching beavis and butthead and the "epic" episode played. Wanted to see the vid and hear the song without them talking over it. lol.
Rapper singer Classic pianist Rock drummer Metal guitarist Funk bassist Pretty damn cool if you ask me. Edit *Added funk bassist.* The cool things you learn from others online. I had to give credit where it's due both to the forum and the performer.
25 years from now, no one will be listening except you through your hearing aids. Meanwhile, people will still be hearing Freebird and Stairway to Heaven or Baba O Reilly in their Teslas on autopilot.
My wife and I were downtown Saginaw, Michigan when this song came on the radio. We both reached for the volume nob. It gets cranked to 10, with pioneer stereo and asskickin speakers. I look over, and my wife is head banging in time with mine. I look passed her to see the soccer mom keeping time with us in the next car over. My wife does the same thing and sees a guy in the truck next to me also keeping time with us. Then they notice we are keeping time with them. The guy throws a two fingered rocker sign, and the soccer mom throws us a piece sign as the light turns green and we go our separate ways. Synchronicity.
Did you know Bjork gifted that fish to them, and when she saw what happened to it during that solo she went full on psycho at them when she saw them again. You should sleep better now knowing that ha.
I am 58, sitting in my back yard in 76 degrees, rocking it with Faith No More, replayed it, have listened to it for years, and still pull Epic up quite often, full blast, I might add
40 years old here and living in Syracuse. Currently 30° outside. Speaker cranked up high & 17 year old neighbor is jamming out to it on his porch. ❤️. This song truly is epic.
I spent about 5 years back in the 90s waiting for them to play this song on the radio, hoping they would say the name of the bands name. Specifically because of the intro. It did something to me that I never knew music could do.
This song sounded so good through my foam covered headphones...plugged into a not-sony walkman as I skated to school and around town....then it sounded even better in my first car, with that dual exhaust V8 rumble underneath it...And then it sounded even better when my mom heard it and liked it....Now, in my twilight years, it sounds even better, because it brought back all those moments.
From around 3:34, the piano starts kicking in while the other instruments are still playing. All these instruments beautifully blend in and play together until all the instruments, except for the piano, start fading away leaving the piano solo. Just amazing.
It's actually sad. What happened to all of the artists??? This world killed them all. If you're around kids much...it's not ok anymore to be different and artists are always different. There are now rules to being different, even the so called misfits judge
I was driving home today and queued up this song on Spotify, I came home and not even five minutes later I heard my dad blasting the exact same song upstairs. Faith No More was the first band he ever saw live so this band means a lot to him. I guess I really am my dad’s daughter 😂
It's rare that a song grabs you from the very first note and completely holds your attention the entire time. Not only did this song do that thirty plus years ago, it still does it to me today. Astonishing music...
I hope you know that all their stuff is really good. They experiment a lot and, to me, its all amazing. Too bad I wasted so much time thinking that 'Epic' was their only good song. 😑
@@monstro3874 oh I didn't just listen to FNM. I loved Mr Bungle too, Mike is just on another level when it comes to singers of that era, or any era for that matter. I loved the Chili Peppers EXCEPT for Kiedes and his obvious inferiority complex when it came to seeing someone do what he thought was HIS style just much better. He can't sing for shit, whereas Mike is on the level of an opera singer he has so much control. So Anthony got butthurt and wouldn't do shows with them, etc and FNM got their potential massive fame cut short. Kind of a shame for many who barely got to hear them much, but those of us who did know who the real badass was. Truly legendary band...
This song came out when my son was learning to walk. I remember crawling all around the house so I could be at his eye level to move things out of the way so he wouldn't get hurt or break things. I sang this to him all the time. What a great song from a great band. What great memories. thank you....
Tykenolm Well, the main rock station we've got plays them occasionally, but not enough, and only two or three of their songs. Yeah, I usually just use my iPod. I think the guy I work with was listening to their new album the other day :P
Grandpa simpson: I was with it once! And then they changed what it was! And now what I'm with isn't it and what's it seems weird and scary to me! And it'll happen to you!
I was born in the very late 80s, and was too young to be aware of Faith No More , never really heard them until now, MAN! They rule!Patton is an absolute mad man, I love it.
Got to hang with Mike and Jim Martin at the Bayou in Washington DC. During this tour. They came out after sound check and my friends and I chatted with them for over an hour. Jim bumming cigs. Cool as hell to hang with. Snagged Mike's watch when he was crowd surfing. Went to give it back but he tool me to keep it. Circus of Power opened. Awesome night. Went on to meet Mike a couple more times.
I think PETA objected to the tha video due two the flopping fish at the end,, I guess they gave never sold any coconut crusted snapper for $28.99 , as a special,, 86 blueberry cheesecake,,,, HEARD LOL
I remember watching this song video in MTV back in the early 90's. There are not enough words to describe the nostalgic feeling that 80's to 90's music has embedded in our DNA.
A go-to band when you want to remember your youth and carefree times. My brother introduced me to so many bands as a kid including FNM, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Soundgarden to name a few. He would copy tapes for me so I would have my own instead of stealing his 😊I still listen to these bands 30+ years on. Good times. Happy memories. Great music.
Same here, and other bands like RATM, Green Day, Nirvana. People always say their parents influenced their musical tastes but, for me, it was definitely my brother.
LYRICS: Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway You will never understand it 'cause it happens too fast And it feels so good, it's like walking on glass It's so cool, it's so hip, it's alright It's so groovy, it's outta sight You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet But it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet You want it all but you can't have it It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floor So you lay down on it and you do it some more You've got to share it, so you dare it Then you bare it and you tear it You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain It's sad it happened and it's a shame You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) What is it? It's it
I went to high school with Mike Patton @ Eureka High, the Home Of The Loggers. I was not friends with him but we would pass in the hallways and say what's up.. He was a cool and crazy guy. He definitely can sing!
This song means more to me than mere words could describe. More than anything i've felt from life, the first time I felt love, fear, happiness, etc. I was 4 years old standing in front of a TV when this video came on MTV in 1990. And I still vividly remember how mesmerized I was by it, it completely enraptured me into a feeling I cannot explain. Even then, as a small child I felt something pulling at me, and tonight I realized it was a born cherishment for music. And now as I grow older I feel it growing with me. And as many insane musical binges I go on, Epic will always be the meaning for all of it.
These guys really blended genres. Very unique. The ending where they close out with that piano just demonstrates to me that they are true musicians....... You can see how the notes played in those piano lines are really the foundations of the whole song... I truly appreciate how good this song is. I would venture to say that when this song was released we were ALL shook! We had never heard anything like it before. It dropped like a bomb!
They certainly don’t have their own sound, the drumming was stolen from Def, the guitar was stolen from any other band. Hell, they’re even trying to look like Red Hot Chili Peppers from Under The Bridge, they don’t even have their own look.
@@lilprotein You're entitled to your opinion, Amin. However, the album "The Real Thing" came out before the album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." Also, maybe you should take up stolen sound with Led Zeppelin, as they were successfully sued by Willie Dixon for the song "Whole Lotta Love." I'm searching the internet, and not seeing a successful lawsuit against Faith No More. Take care, and have a nice day.
@@mkoschara the drumming’s sound was still stolen from Def, Anthony Keidis has been performing with his erratic moves way before the band became official, I don’t wanna hear that bs. FNM didn’t need a lawsuit, getting kicked out of a gig where RHCP was performing was just good enough to make them so angry that they had to mock them at an October fest later on that year. Faith no more is just one of those bands that just didn’t make the cut, it’s why you don’t hear about them, I heard about them from a RHCP documentary rofl. One band clearly has their own sound, the other is generic rock. Have a good day, mate!
When you say Def, you mean Def Leppard, right? I just want to clarify, as I can hear some similarities in the drumming. As for FNM versus RHCP, I've never met FNM but did have the pleasure of having breakfast at an airport with RHCP in 1995. They were nothing but nice, cordial (They passed me the jam a the communal table). Look, I totally get that FNM is cut from the same cloth as Oingo Boingo, Ratt, or the Hoodoo Gurus, as what they all have in common is it's just fun music to blow off steam to. However, this doesn't make them generic, or formulaic, it just means that they don't take themselves as seriously at Flea or Anthony Keadis (Though Flea was great in The Big Lebowski). @@lilprotein It's early here (Costa Rica), but late where you are. I hope that Brexit works out for you. Cheers.
@@mkoschara I hate when mfs say goodluck about brexit, I know already goddamn lol. Deff def leppard but their drummer has always been great, nobody will ever be a bonham(Achilles last stand was a masterpiece, thanks for mentioning Led Zappeli). Maaaan, Flea is one of the greatest bassists of all time, the man walked up about 10 steps while doing a handstand, bass wrapped around his back, then started playing around the world, you can’t top that, so you’re right about him being serious, Anthony as well for being a great frontman for the band. Fuckin brexit mate lol
I love how everyone in this comment section is sharing their memories around this song. This is definitively a good time to live, rock still kicks a*ses.
For sure, I always come back and listen to this song! I knew Mike in high school and his father was my PE coach. Wish I could go back and live in the 80s forever.
My memory of this song was when my dog died, dear dear Cuthbert, he just couldn't take it anymore. My Mum came scooting in the room to wrestle him from his hanging noose but sadly slipped on a bar of soap. Worse, she was carrying an open razor and as she broke her neck managed to sever Dad's jugular. My dear ol grandpappy laughed so much his appendix burst and he died in a pool of blood by the fireplace. Granny just sat there staring as he gurgled. Still, love FNM and play it every day.
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Angel Dust!
why there is less comment
@@rockjod.7270 ?mm?
The Real thing
The real thing
Back in 92 I was in highschool walking home, I heard someone playing the video on their TV full blast with the front door open, I ran up into their door away and was jamming. A kid walked out of the kitchen and asked me "you want soda bro" best friends ever since.
Yoo this Story is amazing
That’s so epic dude. The 90s were a different time😞
Sounds untrue but I'm choosing believe this 😌
Awesome story
@@schotzfired 'Epic' story
MTV did not dare go more than 15 minutes without playing this.
remember mtv this
Aww the times when mtv played music not shit :,,) (i didnt live in those times tho but all of my mom’s stories about her youth have mtv playing in the background)
So true....I was 17 in 1989....I liked it but got tired of hearing it. Seemed like they played this, Guns n Roses, Anthrax, and Metallica's "One". Which is funny because Metallica at the time had only one music video. Music was segregated. There was Yo MTV raps, headbangers ball, whatever Allen Hunter liked and I remember for a brief time Dwezil Zappa as a VJ and he played a crazy mismatch of wtf he wanted. Remember Randy of the Redwoods? Now you are a true middle aged MTV used to watcher.
Ah back in the day when MTV meant music TV that actually played music... I remember it well.
@@lordshadow3822 it should be "R"TV now for "Reality" Television
I can't think of anything that captures the vibe of the transition from the late '80s into the early '90s more than this video
Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You
Jesus Jones - Right here Right Now
A couple off the top of my head that capture the 80's-90's transition.
^^ THIS!!!!!!! Upon hearing 'The Real Thing', I tossed my Poison/Warrant/Cinderella/OtherGlamBands albums and exclaimed: "READY FOR THE '90s!!!!!"
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
Nine inch nails - pretty hate machine
@@tmorelli1982
And down in it
Two things this song taught me
1: I want it all! 🎉
2: I can’t have it… 😞
Best comment, hands down.
@@Volvaura LOL glad you liked it 😂
But can I have it?
@@tkillian77 no. no you may not. if i cant have it no one can
You didn't already know that?
Hmm🤔
My lovely friend passed away at the end of November. She picked this song as her farewell song. I’ll always think of her when I hear it now. What a legend she was picking this. She said rock music always needs to be played extra loud. X
Your friend deserves to be remembered.
Yikes
🙌 you're friend sounds like they were awesome
Your friend ruled! And for a woman especially. I used to play this at parties in the 1990s and most women walked out in a fit.
@@bigneiltoo Rules the graveyard now
This song created a whole new era of music.
And marked the passing of an old
Actually apparently the style was already in heavy use by rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Yeah this just sounds like they ripped off early chili peppers hard
@@SunDogGodKeidis is a dickhead and RHCP changed these guys have that thrash sound
@@SunDogGod I listened to both growing up, and have to disagree. If you listen to any of the early to late 80's Peppers, there was a lot more funk to the songs with heavy bass rifts. Rock mixed with rap was also nothing new during that time with the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Anthrax, etc. The only thing similar is the aesthetics of the leadsingers having bith long hair, very animated, rapping and singing, but the sounds from both bands sound quite different. FNM leans more rock, and the Peppers leans more funk.
Back in 1990 this video ruled. Best of the year.
I love this song plus the music video.
first heard this in Saints Row The Third
@@superpenguinzzznobody asked you werido
May b🤪
Yeah
Back in the day when music was inovative. So glad i was there. One of my favorite songs of all time. Pure energy
Fun fact: a guy went to live with his grandmother after attempting suicide. He was lying on the couch, wondering where his life would take him, then this song came on. I think it was their live mtv performance. It inspired this guy so much that he went on to become the lead singer of a band you may have heard of. It was Corey Taylor from Slipknot
No cap?
@@aguila1077 I don’t speak tik tok. But yea, Corey said it himself in an interview.
@@danas3765 Lmao!! "I don't speak Tik Tok" Fucking love it dood.
& STONE SOUR
True...corey taylor interview wikipedia fact or fiction Loudwire
I'm not sure how many people understand how amazing Mike Patton's vocals are. He sounds like like about 50 different musical artists. That's how diverse and wonderful his singing is!
Yeah bro, even Nina Hagen comes up ... super cool dude!!!!
He's a vocal genius
"Adult Themes for Voice"LP
proves that in spectacular way.😎
He is awesome in Mister Bungle.
Which really means, he's not unique at all. I always thought he was grossly overrated as an artist, and he's also an egomaniacal gobshite.
Remember when MTV played music all day and was cool? Takes me back to those simple times.
Yes, me too! Now the good music has been replaced by a bunch of stupid shows, fake "reality".
@@ricsim78 yeah, thank god for youtube I mostly watch music videos. 😎
Then rap videoes came along and ruined Music forever
@@justmusicAI so true
With Camilla Raznovich 🥰
1989, just bought the LP because of MTV, put in on, listen to From out of and Epic, soooo excited, lifted the needle back with trembling hands, Epic once again, dropped the needle....35 years later. the scratch is, of course, still there.....a tragedy those days, no money, no www.....today i hear this skip once created every time this song is playing anywhere....good ol´analog times!!
The analog is not easy to modify.
This song is truly "EPIC". 2022 and it still rocks!
Absolutely!!! 🤘🏼
It still gets radio paly all the time
Listened loudly to this song on my way to the gym!! I'm 64 💪🤘
2023
2023 🤘🤘🤘
I'm 80 and blasting this in the retirement village. Volume all the way up to 11. 🎤🎸🎶🤘
That's because you Rock!!!!🍺🤘🏻
Good for you old timer... Without aging hippies rock woul b dead
I love you!
And can barely hear it. ;)
80?!
When this song came out, it blew everyone away. All the elements of modern music: rock guitar, rap, new wave keyboards, and pounding rhythm section, all combined to create such musical tension. It was so ground-breaking at the time. Thank you Faith No More for taking chances and pushing boundaries.
Best band ever
Definitely.
ÉPICO 🎊
If you hadn't heard Run-DMC or Beastie Boys before, maybe.
@@amityislandchum Or Public Enemy.
I'll be 73 in a few days and I still love this song!
My congratulations bro 🎉
Omg I love it. Loved this song since I first heard it
Rock on legend.
@toad4ever103
Comments like your makes me feel and wish I was a well known reporter, asking you questions about your life etc. Much respect and keep on rocking too.
I am 66 and still listen to it but this is the first time seeing what they look like.
This track was way ahead of its time.
Thanks to me
When I heard this song on MTV when I was a kid it was the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Its still far ahead of todays music !!!
This song gave birth to the 90s
And hacks like Korn and LB make alot of money thanks to this guys
32 years later, and this song is still EPIC!
🤘🤘🤘
It is. That guitar what really makes it
This song is 32 years old?
My back hurts. Get off my lawn!
You betcha !
I wish it was summer of ‘90 again 😢
I cannot remember what happened last week.
But after 24 years of not seeing this video, I still know ALL THE LYRICS PERFECTLY.
@AngieDoctor damn bruh, you hyper intelligent or something?
same here
I watched this video hundreds of times between age 8-12 but WHAT DOES HE SAY before he says "What is it??"
Oh yeah!
ME TOO!!
Let’s all agree: one of the greatest songs ever created
I hate it
Yes!
Idk but it brings back childhood memories
Correct" Michael Patton, Lead Singer" Faith No More"😊
That’s a pretty high bar you set to make that claim. It’s a good song, but not even close. 😕
I'm still watching this video in 2024, brings back so many memories
me too~
Still hits on point
'It' is success he had to give me the job at 4ad how are you going to make it up to me?
Turning Point isn't a success it's a dive
You and me both my friend ❤
Faith no More was WAY ahead of their time in music!!!
So were Living Colour!!!
that's definitely true.
Dude, they were just a Chili Peppers clone. Anthony Kiedis was very critical of their success, given that Mike Patton ripped off Kiedis style so much during these years. Mike Patton always talks about "being original" but the only thing he's ever really done is akin to sampling old music people don't care about or have forgotten about and stamping it out as "new".
Juan Cortez Yes and no. They were able to work a metal guitarist into a new wave sound, which is impressive, but the hard funkiness was already done by the Chili Peppers at this point, and even Funkadelic before that.
Not sure about the rest of their catalogue, but this (as good as it is) is a shameless Chili Peppers rip off, from the funk backing, to the white-boy rapping style, to the clothes, to the hand movements, and even to the "quirky" faces he's making
I am still listening to this epic song today, and I am 70
Rock on sir!
Hell yeah!!
Good Luck, Paul, me also !! Greetings from Nürnberg :) I am 58
What about Ugly Kid Joe
We are going to be some Epic old people 😂😂
Instantly as staggering as it was 32 years ago. Truly, nothing compares today...
I'll be 61 this year and I still bang my head to this song. A masterpiece.
👍
Also 61 brother :-)
👋 55 here 👍
Me too Bro….62 y…..😊
@@tomasnokechtesledger1786 Yuh just a kid still!
That piano solo at the end will never get old.
Two of the most iconic visions of the early 90’s in one video…
The flopping fish 🐟…
And the exploding piano 🎹….
“You want it all,
But you cant have it..”
Yes!!!!
After decades of bad fish out of water dying nightmares, I agree.
Right after he stepped away from the piano, it exploded.
This song is a rip off of "rock me Amadeus" by falco
Nothing about this song feels old, in fact it feels fresh. That's remarkable.
i first heard this on the radio in the 90s and couldn't believe it was 89...it felt more new cuz of the rap part
Us kids say it slaps these days.
true that brother true that
That's the true glory of good music. It never dies.
Are you a time traveler?
Masterpiece. 30 years old and still miles better then music made today.
I love this song, it's like hair metal, rap, rock, classical, 80/90s fused all into one.
This singular song bridged multiple forms of pop-rock. The 80s turned into the 90s in the 4+ minutes this song elapses.
FUCK hair metal.
Its just metal not hair metal.
Sound like early red hot chilie peppers PLUS metal
This is called California Funk Rock or commonly called Funk Metal.
This is one of those songs that INSTANTLY evokes memories of MTV and Beavis & Butthead for me.
lol, that's what brought me here. Was just watching beavis and butthead and the "epic" episode played. Wanted to see the vid and hear the song without them talking over it. lol.
They showed cooler videos on B&B than on regular MTV. Hell, they even played Ween on B&B.
For me too.
I remember Beavis & Butthead singing "diarrea tchatchatcha"!!!
The SNL performance for me
The 90's began with this song!
Good point
Actually these guys kicked off the 90's back in the 80's with We Care A Lot haha.
kind of
It is a timeless classic for going into a Topless bar and hearing this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it so bad that I am 61, with 7 grandkids, and the door to my office is shut with this playing full tilt.
I'm 127 and I listen to all the new stuff.
well I'm 23 and always turn this song (or anything Mike patton) up full bull!
Debbie Byrd I'm 63 with 7 grandkids and I still love this music!
I'm 37..no kids..doing laundry in the complex I live in bangin my muthafuckin head....👊👊👊👊
Debbie Byrd not bad at all, this is all we got, so is it ever too late? I'm 35
Every single member of the band is nuts and I love them.
Same lol
😅
I'm sorry but I can't with that keyboardist. That dude fortunately only ruins the video.
beautifully said
Rapper singer
Classic pianist
Rock drummer
Metal guitarist
Funk bassist
Pretty damn cool if you ask me.
Edit
*Added funk bassist.*
The cool things you learn from others online. I had to give credit where it's due both to the forum and the performer.
For a while, that was Ozzy's Drummer
Imagine seeing that in dreams.
You forgot "Funky bassist"
Would sound like shit in most cases but Faith No More pulls it off in the most perfect manner
mike shinoda can more
just had the biggest smile on my face when hearing this on BO6.
Same! Along with Bust a Move at the pool in the Skyline map!!
No way it was in BO6
@jamestrageser3753 its on the map red card when you enter the stands
Its in the stadium area of the map red card@jamestrageser3753
@jamestrageser3753 It's in the background in the Red Card map.
It is scientifically impossible for this song to get old.
25 years from now, no one will be listening except you through your hearing aids. Meanwhile, people will still be hearing Freebird and Stairway to Heaven or Baba O Reilly in their Teslas on autopilot.
This song rocks!
Agree dude! It is just impossible!
6 octaves, kudos!
This song is an element. Like Gold or Helium.
My wife and I were downtown Saginaw, Michigan when this song came on the radio. We both reached for the volume nob. It gets cranked to 10, with pioneer stereo and asskickin speakers. I look over, and my wife is head banging in time with mine. I look passed her to see the soccer mom keeping time with us in the next car over. My wife does the same thing and sees a guy in the truck next to me also keeping time with us. Then they notice we are keeping time with them. The guy throws a two fingered rocker sign, and the soccer mom throws us a piece sign as the light turns green and we go our separate ways. Synchronicity.
There's a reason it's called Epic.
Best comment ever. #Michigangirl
@@ksilver365 Michigan ROCKS! 😎
One of life's beautiful moments
The world aligned
That piano solo is heaven
FAITH NO MORE É FODA PRA CARALHOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!
Chills
🔥🔥🔥
Did you know Bjork gifted that fish to them, and when she saw what happened to it during that solo she went full on psycho at them when she saw them again.
You should sleep better now knowing that ha.
It sucks, the triangle solo is the best
I was 18 ...in the pub in England playing pool at lunch time from college... Drinking a pint and this song came on the music TV........
I am 58, sitting in my back yard in 76 degrees, rocking it with Faith No More, replayed it, have listened to it for years, and still pull Epic up quite often, full blast, I might add
As you should!
Wish I lived next to you
No other way 🙂
40 years old here and living in Syracuse. Currently 30° outside. Speaker cranked up high & 17 year old neighbor is jamming out to it on his porch. ❤️. This song truly is epic.
This song brings back so many memories, because I went to school with Mike and his father was my PE coach.
This was the most important thing in the universe when I was a teen.
Sung this every damn day in Math class haha
Mmmmmmm!! X🙏🙏😋😅😅👌
The Real Thing
I remember this video blowing up on mtv. I was either 12 or 13 when I first saw this video in 1990
Same. I saw FNM live in 1990 my 1st concert ever with Billy Idol at The Forum in LA. I was 14 years old. Will never forget this band because of it.
56 yrs old. lying in bed jamming full tilt with my headphones on. Love it.
62 years old sitting at my desktop blasting neighbors for miles around...at 11:37pm. And yes, I'm a Mr. Bungle fan too.
❤🔥
@@kimmyfreak200 💕 Faith No More.... Listen to Outlaw Shit by Waylon Jennings, I love all music
57 years old blasting it full tilt with my headphones on,too!
@@richardhartley5557 Hahahaha, nice one :)
And now the lead singer has his own label!!! Still in the biz after all these years
That outro is still gives me goosebumps and I’m not ashamed to say it’s beautiful 🥹
So true, no shame there .
Outro has lived rent free in my head since I saw the video play on mtv
I spent about 5 years back in the 90s waiting for them to play this song on the radio, hoping they would say the name of the bands name. Specifically because of the intro. It did something to me that I never knew music could do.
Except for the poor fish suffocating 😢
I'm not even a vegetarian, I eat meat all day every day. But filming and enjoying animal suffering is fucked up
He has issues with fishes.same as "falling to pieces" video🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
This song sounded so good through my foam covered headphones...plugged into a not-sony walkman as I skated to school and around town....then it sounded even better in my first car, with that dual exhaust V8 rumble underneath it...And then it sounded even better when my mom heard it and liked it....Now, in my twilight years, it sounds even better, because it brought back all those moments.
I love how certain songs travel with us through life. Like our own personal soundtrack.
But why are you just showing off in the comments like that tho?! 😎😎😎😎
Soooo glad to have known the 80's 🔥
#bestcommentever
Lmao ok bro cool story
"twilight years" dude????!!!!?!??? I bet u got a lot of livin to do yet!!!!!!
Dude, you are only as old as the person you are feeling, and if you are not feeling anyone, you are like this song, timeless.
This video is so 90s it slapped a No Fear bumpersticker on my soul...
No evidence of a soul whatsoever
@@matimus100
Edgy.
Next to RonJon !
Forever faith no more 🤘 Mike Patton rules ❤️
From around 3:34, the piano starts kicking in while the other instruments are still playing. All these instruments beautifully blend in and play together until all the instruments, except for the piano, start fading away leaving the piano solo. Just amazing.
At the bar we'd run and flop on the floor at the end,lol!🤣 *Sigh*... good times!🤘
why does literally no one talk about that outro ever? I hate this song, but love that outro so much
Honestly, it's probably one of the greatest songs outros of all time.
2021 listening Faith no More Epic. From 1989. Good times!
I think it's 1990
@@davidbull7210 is there even a difference between 89 or 90? Were you even born yet? Im pretty sure The Real Thing was released in 89.
@@LCx829 Yes I was 13 and I remember when it came out. Were you born?
Same here man💪
January 30, 2020: 30 years since the release of this single!
A time-proof classic!
Amen
Don't fuck me brain
Jesus makes me old, i remember buying this on tape, still one of the best bands i have heard tho
Me too!!!
No QUESTION.
You don't have to like funk, or metal, or 'funk metal' to like this song, because it's energy is so addictive!
No matter when,
No matter where.
When this song comes on,
You rock out like your life depends on it.
😂😂😂 so true😂😂😂
It's crazy to me how today, in 2023, this song is still better than a lot of songs that are being given airplay!
It's actually sad. What happened to all of the artists??? This world killed them all. If you're around kids much...it's not ok anymore to be different and artists are always different. There are now rules to being different, even the so called misfits judge
Jews did this
Cause this is music 🎵
Because 90s were the best
@@eointrill4858 Actually, the '80s were the best. However, that doesn't change how great this song was and still is.
17 years old when this came out, and still loving it!!
mee too
What’s epic about this track is the fact it’s still being played and enjoyed by people everywhere. Based af.
I was driving home today and queued up this song on Spotify, I came home and not even five minutes later I heard my dad blasting the exact same song upstairs. Faith No More was the first band he ever saw live so this band means a lot to him. I guess I really am my dad’s daughter 😂
Why does that happen ?
I love it! This is an amazing and unique band. I am also super happy that my daughter is now a huge nirvana fan, so I’m sure your dad loves this.
Rock on
You were raised right!
Hey Kaitlin, what is up
It's rare that a song grabs you from the very first note and completely holds your attention the entire time. Not only did this song do that thirty plus years ago, it still does it to me today. Astonishing music...
I hope you know that all their stuff is really good. They experiment a lot and, to me, its all amazing. Too bad I wasted so much time thinking that 'Epic' was their only good song. 😑
@@monstro3874 oh I didn't just listen to FNM. I loved Mr Bungle too, Mike is just on another level when it comes to singers of that era, or any era for that matter. I loved the Chili Peppers EXCEPT for Kiedes and his obvious inferiority complex when it came to seeing someone do what he thought was HIS style just much better. He can't sing for shit, whereas Mike is on the level of an opera singer he has so much control. So Anthony got butthurt and wouldn't do shows with them, etc and FNM got their potential massive fame cut short. Kind of a shame for many who barely got to hear them much, but those of us who did know who the real badass was. Truly legendary band...
I feel so old, you saying this ...xxx
Mike had to have been talking to the musicians with his vocals.
No. It's not.
This song came out when my son was learning to walk. I remember crawling all around the house so I could be at his eye level to move things out of the way so he wouldn't get hurt or break things. I sang this to him all the time. What a great song from a great band. What great memories. thank you....
thats adorable 🥰
That is a absolutely awesome memory........
One of those songs that, no matter when it comes on the radio, you turn it up... not off. Epic indeed.
Placed near a speaker this song will actually cook a TV dinner.
😂
Alright, this one made lol
Except it wont cook the whole thing, because you want it all but you can't have it.
@@SomeJustice19k We got sve
@@melindanorbeck2786 pardon?
This song Is STILL played on my rock stations to this day!
Wouldn't be a rock station if it didn't play some FNM!
Tykenolm Well, the main rock station we've got plays them occasionally, but not enough, and only two or three of their songs. Yeah, I usually just use my iPod.
I think the guy I work with was listening to their new album the other day :P
KingdomOfApple FNM's New album? What are you smoking?
Tykenolm I fucking wish. Nah, man; Mastadons.
KingdomOfApple Oh, cool. I sure wish we go some mastodon once in a while... *sigh*
My God, Faith No More has aged well! They sound every bit as innovative and compelling today as they did in 1991. That is the mark of true artistry
1989 and yes they are.
@@cynthiajones7514 they made the 90s. Shit, they made the current state of rock, IMO.
@@nbieghler if they made it in the 90s, how did they release it in 1989🤔🤔🤔
@@nbieghler oh darn i read it wrong, sorry for the troubles
@@nbieghler that's pretty epic
Oh yes , we are still here , love it !!
The piano melody at the end is so beautiful which makes this an epic rock classic.
This song is nearly 30 years old and is still EPIC! 🔥🔥
Hence the title epic!
from backstreet boys to faith no more,No 5 is a man of culture xD
🤟🤟🤟😎😎😎
Immortal song!!!
Now they might be able to afford a roof to the studio to keep out the rain and lightning.
Man I miss this music...
30 years later, and I still don't know what it is
Isn't It the clown that terrorizes Derry, Maine every 27 years?
Grandpa simpson: I was with it once! And then they changed what it was! And now what I'm with isn't it and what's it seems weird and scary to me! And it'll happen to you!
It is it
It makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet!
If you can’t then it doesn’t matter anyway
I have read all the comments all us old timers still rock this song I have seen them in concert Hell yeah rock on
No song lives up to its name like this.
One of the most genius piano melodies ever
Am 67 This rocks. Greetings from Perth. Western Australia. We if we listen to the music of our youth, will never feel old. Enjoy all.
I was born in the very late 80s, and was too young to be aware of Faith No More , never really heard them until now, MAN! They rule!Patton is an absolute mad man, I love it.
Got to hang with Mike and Jim Martin at the Bayou in Washington DC. During this tour. They came out after sound check and my friends and I chatted with them for over an hour. Jim bumming cigs. Cool as hell to hang with. Snagged Mike's watch when he was crowd surfing. Went to give it back but he tool me to keep it. Circus of Power opened. Awesome night. Went on to meet Mike a couple more times.
The piano part always gives me chills...love this song ❣️
I think PETA objected to the tha video due two the flopping fish at the end,, I guess they gave never sold any coconut crusted snapper for $28.99 , as a special,, 86 blueberry cheesecake,,,, HEARD LOL
Notice how the song will lift you up and feel epic despite the rather limited audio/video technology back then. That's what good music will do to you.
This is the fuckin nineties dude, Pink Floyd was fuckin 30 years earlier lol
"Limited audio and tech. "Dude, we grew up on MTV.😂😂😂
Epic by Faith No More heard playing on Red Card bo6, this is awesome, i love this song
I remember watching this song video in MTV back in the early 90's. There are not enough words to describe the nostalgic feeling that 80's to 90's music has embedded in our DNA.
Same :-)
When MTV was worth watching.
@@darrelltregear3571 in my case, 30yrs ago🤣🤪
Totally.. Sittin around bored watching mtv when it was good 👍 memories
A go-to band when you want to remember your youth and carefree times. My brother introduced me to so many bands as a kid including FNM, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Soundgarden to name a few. He would copy tapes for me so I would have my own instead of stealing his 😊I still listen to these bands 30+ years on. Good times. Happy memories. Great music.
Same here, and other bands like RATM, Green Day, Nirvana. People always say their parents influenced their musical tastes but, for me, it was definitely my brother.
I'm trying to remember if this song was my introduction to this kind of music
LYRICS:
Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?
If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway
You will never understand it 'cause it happens too fast
And it feels so good, it's like walking on glass
It's so cool, it's so hip, it's alright
It's so groovy, it's outta sight
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
But it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet
You want it all but you can't have it
It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floor
So you lay down on it and you do it some more
You've got to share it, so you dare it
Then you bare it and you tear it
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face but you can't grab it
It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win
It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain
It's sad it happened and it's a shame
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face but you can't grab it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face but you can't grab it
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's it
What is it?
It's it
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It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah)
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What is it?
It's it
This song certainly lives up to it's name,,,it is truly EPIC! I saw them live in 1992,had the time of my life.❤
This song makes me remember when MTV actually played music videos.
Kevin Anderson Yep. Before reality TV took over MTV...and networks everywhere.
Anyone remember when MTV labeled this song as "What is it" before they wrote the correct name "epic"?
i remember this being on the "mtv top 100 music videos" marathon. i was like, 10, and this song blew me away.
Actually they still play music videos. I set them to record MTV's Rock Block
silver0078 yeah but I meant MTV was originally just 24 hours per day music videos
My father introduced this song to me when I was 6 years old. Cheers from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
I remember this song from back in the 90's. These guys were very unique and awesome! Cheers from Michigan!
Your father is a great man, sir! :-) Greetings from Germany.
Awesome father! Cheers from The Land of Aussie
Your father showing this to you is probably the best example of human rights in Saudi Arabia ever 🇺🇸
Just like my dad, greetings from Costa Rica, the home of Billy (bassist) 🇨🇷
There's just something about that piano solo at the end..just love it
This song defined my teen years. I heard it every Friday night at the time. My friends and I always had the radio on. Good times.
That keyboard guy is so into it. Love that little lean back he does
and the arm pumping when he's not playing, heroic
Yep so is the lead guitarist.
The one and only Roddy Bottum
I went to high school with Mike Patton @ Eureka High, the Home Of The Loggers. I was not friends with him but we would pass in the hallways and say what's up..
He was a cool and crazy guy.
He definitely can sing!
D10 DozerMan thats cool. What was he like? Popular crowd, band kids, weird kids?
@@ry_antl_aqiqx_x7543 I wanna know too.
I kinda believe you, I kinda don’t.
that’s cool. Didn’t they form mr bungle around high school or college?
Kool story bro
The late 80s, early 90s were the best times ....
Those were the best freakin years of my life!
No, the 60's and 70's were.
Amazing yup but late 90s early 00’s for me :)
Nah
heading into the 90's was epic
I’m here for it at 51! Still pumps me up after all these years!
This song means more to me than mere words could describe. More than anything i've felt from life, the first time I felt love, fear, happiness, etc. I was 4 years old standing in front of a TV when this video came on MTV in 1990. And I still vividly remember how mesmerized I was by it, it completely enraptured me into a feeling I cannot explain. Even then, as a small child I felt something pulling at me, and tonight I realized it was a born cherishment for music. And now as I grow older I feel it growing with me. And as many insane musical binges I go on, Epic will always be the meaning for all of it.
yeah ok then
i get you x
AND YOUR COMMENT IS THE BOTTOM LINE CUZ STONE COLD SAID SO
Can I get a hell yeah?
makeithurtful HELL YEAH
Who's listening this master piece in 2021?
@Princess Peach Ouuuh Yeah! :)
Me!😀
Meeee
Hello from Russia
Fuck ya. Good memories
2024 please bring me back to senior year of high school 1992, when I first heard this song, my life was at its best!! ❤
Hopefully "at its best" compared to only what had come before?
One of the most underrated bands in history, it will definitely make history along with the greatest.
These guys really blended genres.
Very unique.
The ending where they close out with that piano just demonstrates to me that they are true musicians.......
You can see how the notes played in those piano lines are really the foundations of the whole song...
I truly appreciate how good this song is.
I would venture to say that when this song was released we were ALL shook!
We had never heard anything like it before. It dropped like a bomb!
To those still here in 2024:
Rock on! 🫶🤘
...i will...🖤
🤟🏻
🤘🤘🤘
I'm sitting in the lounge area. My arse melting into the faux leather...
64 fuck yeah.
These guys were way ahead of their time
hes still popular in australia and still making music
the lead singer that is
Absolutely. That's how Patton rolls. this song changed rock but will never be recognized as doing so.
@@shakezula5001 rival band? RHCP you mean?
I think Patton can take quite a bit of credit for that.
I remember this being played on a pub jukebox 10 times in a row back in the day….and no one complained!!
They made up their own unique sound, and we're forever grateful.
They certainly don’t have their own sound, the drumming was stolen from Def, the guitar was stolen from any other band. Hell, they’re even trying to look like Red Hot Chili Peppers from Under The Bridge, they don’t even have their own look.
@@lilprotein You're entitled to your opinion, Amin. However, the album "The Real Thing" came out before the album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." Also, maybe you should take up stolen sound with Led Zeppelin, as they were successfully sued by Willie Dixon for the song "Whole Lotta Love." I'm searching the internet, and not seeing a successful lawsuit against Faith No More. Take care, and have a nice day.
@@mkoschara the drumming’s sound was still stolen from Def, Anthony Keidis has been performing with his erratic moves way before the band became official, I don’t wanna hear that bs. FNM didn’t need a lawsuit, getting kicked out of a gig where RHCP was performing was just good enough to make them so angry that they had to mock them at an October fest later on that year. Faith no more is just one of those bands that just didn’t make the cut, it’s why you don’t hear about them, I heard about them from a RHCP documentary rofl. One band clearly has their own sound, the other is generic rock. Have a good day, mate!
When you say Def, you mean Def Leppard, right? I just want to clarify, as I can hear some similarities in the drumming. As for FNM versus RHCP, I've never met FNM but did have the pleasure of having breakfast at an airport with RHCP in 1995. They were nothing but nice, cordial (They passed me the jam a the communal table). Look, I totally get that FNM is cut from the same cloth as Oingo Boingo, Ratt, or the Hoodoo Gurus, as what they all have in common is it's just fun music to blow off steam to. However, this doesn't make them generic, or formulaic, it just means that they don't take themselves as seriously at Flea or Anthony Keadis (Though Flea was great in The Big Lebowski). @@lilprotein It's early here (Costa Rica), but late where you are. I hope that Brexit works out for you. Cheers.
@@mkoschara I hate when mfs say goodluck about brexit, I know already goddamn lol. Deff def leppard but their drummer has always been great, nobody will ever be a bonham(Achilles last stand was a masterpiece, thanks for mentioning Led Zappeli). Maaaan, Flea is one of the greatest bassists of all time, the man walked up about 10 steps while doing a handstand, bass wrapped around his back, then started playing around the world, you can’t top that, so you’re right about him being serious, Anthony as well for being a great frontman for the band. Fuckin brexit mate lol
This song........
This band........
So far ahead of their time.
Still kicks ass...
Always will!!!!!
Not really, it sounds like an 80's song. Mr. Bungle were ahead if their time.
Wrong. Wouldn't have a fucking hope in todays music world. Would be underground with all the other good shit.
@@brenmc5103 what the...
How you gonna listen to Brad Paisley and think your qualified to judge FNM
Lol
I love how everyone in this comment section is sharing their memories around this song. This is definitively a good time to live, rock still kicks a*ses.
I'm stil just like this is the Mr. Bungle guy
For sure, I always come back and listen to this song! I knew Mike in high school and his father was my PE coach. Wish I could go back and live in the 80s forever.
My memory of this song was when my dog died, dear dear Cuthbert, he just couldn't take it anymore. My Mum came scooting in the room to wrestle him from his hanging noose but sadly slipped on a bar of soap. Worse, she was carrying an open razor and as she broke her neck managed to sever Dad's jugular. My dear ol grandpappy laughed so much his appendix burst and he died in a pool of blood by the fireplace. Granny just sat there staring as he gurgled. Still, love FNM and play it every day.
yeah, really brings me back to old times. it's a one of a kind feeling
aint the same bruh be real