Matt Wallace: “people have decided to stick around for one more day because of this music”… man… Faith No More has kept me alive since I was 12 and until this very day… hope you’re reading this dear Matt. Thank you 🙏
This album is one of those albums that is timeless . Had the privilege to be on the Voivod / Soundgarden / Faith No More 1990 North American tour and watch these guys nightly .
The Real Thing and Angel Dust were the soundtrack to my late teens, early 20's. It's nice to finally put a face to Matt Wallace and hear him talk about the Masterpiece he helped create. Well done Gibson!!! Again. Now do one for Angel Dust 🤘🤘
The same thing here! The Real Thing and Angeldust (along with Godflesh:Street Cleaner) were my life's soundtrack. Nice to know other people had similar experiences!!
Both are brilliant albums, Real Thing is more of the outgoing album, and Angel Dust is very dark. Those will always be my favorite albums, with King For A Day being in a very close second.
I was 15 when this came out. I would ride my bike to school listening to my Walkman and FNM. This was the first music band that opened up my eyes. Angel Dust is my number 1 album of all time. When I saw Bill and Ted and when Jim Martin came out of the telephone booth. I stood up and cheered. I play my music at 47 still loud in my car. As a angry teen in the early 90s. FNM was part of my life. I would roam the burbs and vandalize cars and building while listening to FNM. I called off work during HS to race home and watch the premiere of Small victory on MTV.
Thank You Gibson 🙏 Please do more of the "Behind The Board" series 😎✌️❤️🙏 I acknowledge & appreciate all the hardwork, research & effort from all people involved & the time that it takes to capture these musical documentaries. ❤ Just like the legendary Gibson name & legacy, the stories behind the greatest albums ever recorded, by legendary bands needs to be documented & passed on to future generations 🙏 Eddie Kramer, Bob Ezrin Daniel Lanois, Butch Vig, Brendan O'Brien, Mutt Lange, Terry Date, Bob Clearmountain Bob Rock, Rick Rubin, Kevin Shirley, just to name a few legends.
Like x1000. Please can we have a directors cut where he talks through every song! And when that’s done, please can you do every other Faith No More album!
Love The Real Thing: as much as I enjoy their prior and subsequent work, it's the album that means the most to me. Wallace is spot on with his remarks about Patton's lyrics - real depth and emotional intelligence at a relatively young age - and comes over as a lovely, humble guy as well as a genuine music fan. An interesting watch and moving with it.
@@petrilampela It came out in 1989, but it really didn't gain the popularity till the following year in 1990. So you could say this was an early 90s record.
just got back from a bike ride and I started singing "From out of nowhere" out of nowhere. Now this popped in my feed...such a classic and important record in my musical journey this was.
Bought cassette of this on family vacation summer 1990. I remember listening to it in the dark, after everyone went to bed, when I was supposed to be asleep. Mind blowing... it really expanded my listening boundaries.
I'd agree with the expanding my listening boundaries thing, I'd go as far as saying Mike Patton's attitude to music in general was what opened me up to trying different styles. Watching FNM play Easy at a show blew my mind, a rock band playing easy listening? Patton and FNM are gods.
@@matthewwallace1374 wow, thank you for the reply! And thank you for at least two of my favourite albums ever, The Real Thing and the amazing Songs About Jane! It's a privilege to be talking to you! Cheers!
I did not expect that, but Matt is absolutely right, this album gave me the imputes to continue. Cannot say enough about this moment. It really got me. Thank you
@@matthewwallace1374 Thank you for your contribution on one of the greatest rock albums to ever grace mankind. You have no idea how much that record means to me!
I was at a sleepover at a friends house and saw this in his dads collection. The album art grabbed me so I asked if we could put it on and was instantly hooked. My favorite album, from my favorite band with my favorite bass player. I listened to this album when I took my dog to get put down this year... I listened to it when my grandfather passed away almost two years ago. This album has gotten me through everything and was my motivation for learning how to play bass. I've been playing almost 30 years now and can't thank you enough for the care and energy that you put into this. All of your efforts and all of your talent during those sessions are still playing today. Thanks Matt.
thank you. the focus should always be on the band/artists because that's the actual source of the sounds and feelings that people like me try our best to capture and support and encourage. i have to be humble because i can't write or perform like anyone in Faith No More.
First tape I ever got. It holds so many memories for me. Hearing Epic that first time was mind blowing. What a time to be alive and be witness to the explosion of muscle that followed. Picked up vinyl first press the other day and it all came flooding back. FNM and Matt Wallace - THANK YOU.🤘
Fantastic album. My personal favorite, which I'm sure is the same for many is Angel Dust. But, The Real Thing always has a special place in my heart. So many good memories. Thank you Matt and Faith No More. Now excuse me, while I mop up my tears while the Epic piano outro plays, as I remember all the good times I had with this album.
What an AMAZING video...Kudos to Matt Wallace for capturing this great band.....Loved this album from Day One....For whatever reason, am rarely all into the hit singles on any record, but Falling To Pieces is truly a standout track that is indescribably magical and is unlike any kind of music that came before....
This album got literally stuck in my car's cassette player one summer right after it had dropped, so it's basically all me and my girl listened to for months on end. I became enamored with every track in one way or another, and as a musician I still hear them in the stuff that I write to this very day. I can't express the impact that TRT had on me back then, and it still sounds fresh when I listen to it today. What an amazing achievement! Thank you for this vid, thank you Matt for your outstanding work, & THANK YOU FAITH NO MORE for being the soundtrack to a great chunk of my youth. Cheers!
A truly fantastic record from start to finish (the amount of solo headbanging i did in my room to 'Woodpeckers from Mars' in my teens!). And know I also know there is a beautiful human being that helped putting it together. The ability of music to speak to the soul of many and create communion is truly a gift of humankind to itself. Thanks Mr.Wallace 🙏
The Morning After is an underrated masterpiece of a track. Can't believe you guys didn't do an in depth discussion of Zombie Eaters. The part where the growling bass kicks in is the real epic on this album. Back when power ballads were all the rage, that one was a monster. Long live The Real Thing and FNM. 🤘
My favorite song by FNM. Possibly my favorite song period. I have used it countless times to focus, get through super difficult trials, and succeed. Aside from being one of the most inspirational songs in my life, it’s also just a statement as far as song writing. As close to perfection as it gets.
What a nice guy Matt Wallace seems. Thanks so much for putting this together. Would love to hear more producer memories of Angel Dust and King For A Day please!
Matt Wallace had no part in producing King for a day. It was Andy Wallace, who at the time was producing bands like Slayer, Sepultura and White Zombie. It's the only album of FNM that Matt Wallace didn't produce and that's why it sounds so much slicker than any other FNM album. Still a great album!!!
One of the most iconic albums ever made. They created a genre. With that bass coming in on the one and it’s piano string elements. All of it is just some of the most eccentric beautiful music ever created.
I was in fifth grade... skateboarding with my friends...those songs always take me back to those days...hard to believe we were listening to something that cool as fifth graders
thanks for the kind words. but, basically, it's 85%-90% Faith No More and i (if all goes as intended) try to bring the last remaining 10%-15%. but, to be clear, they GENERATE and CREATE everything. i just do my best to capture (and hopefully not ruin) their magic.
Absolutely one of the most influential and ultimately formative records of my life. It definitely shaped and changed the way I listened to music from that day forward. I can remember the first time I heard it like it was yesterday. My only criticism of this is that they didn’t cover every song.
Same, I had the exact same reaction & at age 13 it changed my entire musical trajectory. Before there was hair rock, with splashes of alternative brilliance from bands like Janes Addiction & heavy stuff like Metallica, but after this album it was like a door into the right timeline opened & we all walked thru.
@@JeighNeither 6am age 10 I saw the Epic video and thought it was the greatest song I've ever heard. I didn't hear it again for 2 years but I kept the song in my head every day. I got The Real Thing as my first CD at age 12.
I agree - fantastic record that influenced millions. Very appreciative of this mini-doc but to a huge fan it is criminal that they didn’t cover Zombie Eaters which is so freaking great and interesting from recording and song writing standpoints
The Real Thing changed everything for me musically. I could not understand why I liked that album so much. I didn't realize at the time how incredible it was and still is today. Faith no more taught me a lot about music. This why I say Faith no more is my absolute favorite band.
This album is a masterpiece I was there when it came out and I am 41 still a killer album!!! I wish they would revisit it with everyone involved today, Btw if you see this I will always love you Chels
One of my all time favourite albums. To hear the passion, drive & effort that went into creating this masterpiece which was a huge inspiration in my life is exactly how I hoped it was. It was new, we had never heard anything like it & changed the music scene for ever. So many bands swear by it. Every time I listen to it, it takes me back to my early teens & great times.
It is still crazy to me how underrated The Real Thing is... the number of music fans that don't know about this album blows my fucking mind... I discovered this album when I was 16 and it changed how I viewed music
A perfect record to me. The songwriting and especially the sounds he captured on tape made it an instant classic. Those guitar sounds are some of the most powerful ever recorded. Thank you Matt.
my first introduction to Faith No More was them opening on the Justice for All Metallica tour. I honestly didn’t give them a chance since I had just gotten into metal and Metallica was my favorite band. A few days after seeing that show a friend of mine who was with me at the show puts The Real Thing on in his car. I immediately was drawn to it. He made sure to not tell me who it was until he was sure I liked it. So confusing and so awesome. Been a huge fan ever since
Another amazing piece by the team at Gibson TV. Thank-you so much for the amazing content. Love this album so much. The Real Thing (song) is one of my all time favourites pieces. The intro with the minimal drums, and sliding bass kills me every time.
Awsome to see you get emotional Matt. Brought a tear to my eyes seeing your reaction of people aticking around one more day. Like Corey Taylor and a lot of other people. U really dont know how my life would've been without Ftm. Thank you Ftm and thank you Mr. Matt Wallace 😂😘😜🙏
Is it though? At the time Angel Dust wasn't as regarded as it is today, & a lot of people thought it was a bit of a let down from The Real Thing. It also took them a long time to release it. I think TRT is '88 & Angel Dust was 93, after grunge had exploded on the scene. The Real Thing was so radically different than anything before it, that it inspired a lot of musicians to be. Genre smashing had never been done quite like that & suddenly everyone could see all the possibilities. Although tbf, you did say "arguably" so this is my argue against that take, lol, -Cheers!
@@JeighNeither I'm gonna have to say as someone who lived through that era that, yeah Angel Dust was massively well regarded when it came out, from critics to so many bands of that era. The fact that the buying public didn't buy it as mush as TRT, means they missed the point, and TRT sales were based on casual rock fans, which have always been mercurial, but among those in the hard rock/metal community, it was and still is a huge deal of an album.
thank you. yeah, i worked with, and was friends with Billy and Bordin starting around 1983-ish and was lucky, fortunate, blessed to have been invited to be with them throughout their journey of self-discovery. as a producer, i'm only as good as the artists/bands i work with.
Thank you so much to Gibson TV and Matt Wallace for doing this. You made my day with this video! I’ve watched it twice already. Faith No More were my Beatles and their music changed my life in 1990 when I bought this on cassette. I immediately saved up for a CD player just to listen to this album and Introduce Yourself. Matt Wallace seems like the kindest, most humble human being for someone who has accomplished so much. It was especially great learning more about him and his techniques. The Real Thing remains perfect to this day. The drums sound huge while the vocals and guitars sound in your face. It’s the perfect hybrid of late eighties and what became the early nineties style of production. I still can’t believe Mike Patton was 20-21 when he wrote the lyrics to these songs. Apologies for the long comment, I’m just so happy.
Faith no more, that album was that one in a million bands/albums that you listen to, but it's like listening to 10 different styles/genre's of great music. All in one package deal. It changed how I thought about music. At the time I played in local bands, bars and clubs every weekend. I never had any illusion of fame or anything, it was just fun. The most fun of my life. That album made me rethink everything about how I played and how our band played. Great video
Based on Matt's comments about "The Real Thing" track, I think Patton is a largely underrated lyricist. Most can agree he's an excellent and diverse vocalist, but, as he put it, his ability to detail the "human condition" largely goes unrecognized. As a DJ in college radio during this era, bands like FNM, Primus, Limbomaniacs, Fungo Mungo, etc. (several of whom I got to interview) were mainstays of my radio show. This was really fantastic. Thanks!
I was in my second year of high school when Epic came out, and it hit me at just the right spot! I was(and still am) a big Van Halen, Def Leppard, Rush, Metallica and Epic' combination of heaviness, pop and progressiveness in it musicality just hit me hard. I was singing those songs in my head all the damn time in that era! And I know Jim Martin was never part of the core of the band, but FNM has never been the same without him, and the classic Sabbath/Metallica metal style songwriting and guitar playing he brought and had to fight to get into the songs at times.
This album was a huge part of my early teen years. Growing up in a family full of audiophiles from my grandparents to my parents to me and now with my children music is and always will be an important part of life and when I first heard this album upon it's release I was blown away with the quality. Put this album on through a good set of studio quality headphones and enjoy.
Can we stop to appreciate there fact that Matt wanted "it all" and Mike wouldn't let him have it, specifically regarding the line, "You want it all but you can't have it." Life imitates art.
this album created the 90s for me. not 1 rock album since is as good as The Real Thing. yes, there was a boatload of incredible stuff in the 90s, but IMHO the 90s would have never got there without this.
Wow! I have loved Faith No More ever since I heard this album! I can’t believe I have somehow missed this video until now!!?? Thank you for this awesome video and thank you for recording this album Matt Wallace!!!🔥🔥🔥😊🎸🎸🎸
What incredible work Wallace did on this record, one of my very favorites of the era and probably one of the best-sounding rock records ever. I admit I was a little surprised to hear his criticism of "From Out of Nowhere" - what he singles out as a fault is probably what made my hair stand on end and immediately push this band to the forefront of my attention. It's the patience, in a song with such urgent energy and immediacy, to hold back that soaring chorus (post-chorus?) until well into the song, and then to unleash it fully only at the end - and then to snatch it away again, leaving the listener wanting more. To me, delivering it all upfront would have made it sound more formulaic - as it was on record, it instead stood way out from the pack and made me rush to buy the album to find out more. It's a credit to Wallace that he supported the band's vision on the song structure (and of course, made it sound so incredible). This listener agrees with his lightning-in-a-bottle assessment - every member of the band was astoundingly on the money throughout.
This was wonderful. One of my favorite albums of all time. Haven't listened to it from beginning to end in a long time, but now I have to play it no matter what the neighbors say. (It's 1:33 AM) ;)
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Matt Wallace: “people have decided to stick around for one more day because of this music”… man… Faith No More has kept me alive since I was 12 and until this very day… hope you’re reading this dear Matt. Thank you 🙏
thank you for your kind words. beautiful.
Came here only to say: same. Thank you.
Beautifully said 👏. Same 👍
Awesome to hear this. I believe Corey Taylor of Slipknot has said exactly the same. Imagine being part of that. 💪❤️
This band just makes me happy.
This album is one of those albums that is timeless . Had the privilege to be on the Voivod / Soundgarden / Faith No More 1990 North American tour and watch these guys nightly .
saw that tour in NYC...what a show!!!
Faith no more is timeless .
@@geraldrauch1701 gerald- was it at lamours brooklyn? i was at that show. faith no more opened- voivod headlined!
It's too dated with the sound palate. Angel Dust is timeless. This album is amazing but definitely nothing close to timeless
@@rickcpu5 no brother, the ritz...cheers!!! i waz there for voivod, but waz just starting to dig FNM at that point...
BIG JIM MARTIN. YOU"RE STILL ONE OF MY HEROES! Thank you for bringing the HEAVINESS! \M/
The Real Thing and Angel Dust were the soundtrack to my late teens, early 20's. It's nice to finally put a face to Matt Wallace and hear him talk about the Masterpiece he helped create. Well done Gibson!!! Again. Now do one for Angel Dust 🤘🤘
If you look a bit, there's a 3 hour doc on angel dust on UA-cam
The same thing here! The Real Thing and Angeldust (along with Godflesh:Street Cleaner) were my life's soundtrack. Nice to know other people had similar experiences!!
@@stornkolson Yes!! The Making of Angeldust is out there on UA-cam and it's definitely not to be missed.
Both are brilliant albums, Real Thing is more of the outgoing album, and Angel Dust is very dark. Those will always be my favorite albums, with King For A Day being in a very close second.
Angel dust was a great record
I was 15 when this came out. I would ride my bike to school listening to my Walkman and FNM. This was the first music band that opened up my eyes. Angel Dust is my number 1 album of all time. When I saw Bill and Ted and when Jim Martin came out of the telephone booth. I stood up and cheered. I play my music at 47 still loud in my car. As a angry teen in the early 90s. FNM was part of my life. I would roam the burbs and vandalize cars and building while listening to FNM. I called off work during HS to race home and watch the premiere of Small victory on MTV.
Thank you Gibson. This is the type of content I love to see.
Thanks for watching Eric!
Great interview
Faith No More, 1 of my Favourite bands of all time! ❤
Thank You Gibson 🙏
Please do more of the "Behind The Board" series 😎✌️❤️🙏
I acknowledge & appreciate all the hardwork, research & effort from all people involved & the time that it takes to capture these musical documentaries. ❤
Just like the legendary Gibson name & legacy, the stories behind the greatest albums ever recorded,
by legendary bands
needs to be documented & passed on to future generations 🙏
Eddie Kramer, Bob Ezrin Daniel Lanois, Butch Vig, Brendan O'Brien,
Mutt Lange, Terry Date,
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Rock, Rick Rubin, Kevin Shirley,
just to name a few legends.
More episodes coming this year!
All I can say is thank you Matt Wallace, for producing my all time favourite album
you're too kind. thank you.
Like x1000. Please can we have a directors cut where he talks through every song! And when that’s done, please can you do every other Faith No More album!
“Music can save a life”, speaking from personal experience you are absolutely correct.
Thank you, Gibson TV, and Todd Harapiak and his excellent team, once again, for putting together such an excellent interview!!!!
This album holds a special place in my heart, maybe it hasn't saved my life but my life wouldn't be the same without it
Love The Real Thing: as much as I enjoy their prior and subsequent work, it's the album that means the most to me. Wallace is spot on with his remarks about Patton's lyrics - real depth and emotional intelligence at a relatively young age - and comes over as a lovely, humble guy as well as a genuine music fan. An interesting watch and moving with it.
Master Matt, thanks for that wonderful sound and intention in this great album.
Such a great band. The 90's was such a great decade for rock music.
The Real Thing came in the eighties though 😉
@@petrilampela It came out in 1989, but it really didn't gain the popularity till the following year in 1990. So you could say this was an early 90s record.
just got back from a bike ride and I started singing "From out of nowhere" out of nowhere. Now this popped in my feed...such a classic and important record in my musical journey this was.
What a privilege it is to be able to have an insight like this into the recording one of the most groundbreaking albums? Thank you.
Dude, this is kind of a dream come true: Seeing an in-depth on one of my all time favorite albums, and done by Gibson TV no less!!! 👏🙏🙏
Such a great sounding album. Iconic timepiece that defined the times.
Part of that because of that album, that band and that man too. Thank you.
My first concert ever was the classic line up of Faith No More opening for Metallica and GNR. Such an amazing and unique band.
FNM torched both of them at the Detroit show.
Wooow, great time to be at a show form all of them!
This is one the best albums ever. Absolute classic.
Bought cassette of this on family vacation summer 1990. I remember listening to it in the dark, after everyone went to bed, when I was supposed to be asleep. Mind blowing... it really expanded my listening boundaries.
Where was your family vacationing at?
I'd agree with the expanding my listening boundaries thing, I'd go as far as saying Mike Patton's attitude to music in general was what opened me up to trying different styles. Watching FNM play Easy at a show blew my mind, a rock band playing easy listening? Patton and FNM are gods.
One of my all time favorite albums that I still love every single song!!
That ending choked me up at same time as Matt. He really seems like a good dude. Great content, Gibson. Keep it coming.
thanks for your kind words, Bruno.
@@matthewwallace1374 wow, thank you for the reply! And thank you for at least two of my favourite albums ever, The Real Thing and the amazing Songs About Jane! It's a privilege to be talking to you! Cheers!
I did not expect that, but Matt is absolutely right, this album gave me the imputes to continue. Cannot say enough about this moment. It really got me. Thank you
@@matthewwallace1374 Thank you for your contribution on one of the greatest rock albums to ever grace mankind. You have no idea how much that record means to me!
I was at a sleepover at a friends house and saw this in his dads collection. The album art grabbed me so I asked if we could put it on and was instantly hooked. My favorite album, from my favorite band with my favorite bass player. I listened to this album when I took my dog to get put down this year... I listened to it when my grandfather passed away almost two years ago. This album has gotten me through everything and was my motivation for learning how to play bass. I've been playing almost 30 years now and can't thank you enough for the care and energy that you put into this. All of your efforts and all of your talent during those sessions are still playing today. Thanks Matt.
My alltime fav album. After all these years still perfect to my ears
This was great. Now do one for Angel Dust!
Amen to that! Awesome idea
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I love this album it got me into faith no more. Was lucky enough to see them live a few times . A great time in my life!
He is such a humble/simple man. In the best way possible.
thank you. the focus should always be on the band/artists because that's the actual source of the sounds and feelings that people like me try our best to capture and support and encourage. i have to be humble because i can't write or perform like anyone in Faith No More.
This album has and will continue to stand the test of time.
First tape I ever got. It holds so many memories for me. Hearing Epic that first time was mind blowing. What a time to be alive and be witness to the explosion of muscle that followed. Picked up vinyl first press the other day and it all came flooding back. FNM and Matt Wallace - THANK YOU.🤘
Fantastic album. My personal favorite, which I'm sure is the same for many is Angel Dust. But, The Real Thing always has a special place in my heart. So many good memories. Thank you Matt and Faith No More. Now excuse me, while I mop up my tears while the Epic piano outro plays, as I remember all the good times I had with this album.
The sound clips in this are the best quality version of these songs in UA-cam
What an AMAZING video...Kudos to Matt Wallace for capturing this great band.....Loved this album from Day One....For whatever reason, am rarely all into the hit singles on any record, but Falling To Pieces is truly a standout track that is indescribably magical and is unlike any kind of music that came before....
Great story! The Real Thing has definitely stood the test of time. I had it on cassette as a pre teen. The tape was blue. I'll never forget it!
A timeless masterpiece. Thank you Matt Wallace and FNM.
Time to listen to it again. It still gets me going.
This is a “no skip” album. One of the best overall albums from ANY band I’ve ever heard. Trying not to be too bias since FNM is in my top 3 ever
This album got literally stuck in my car's cassette player one summer right after it had dropped, so it's basically all me and my girl listened to for months on end. I became enamored with every track in one way or another, and as a musician I still hear them in the stuff that I write to this very day.
I can't express the impact that TRT had on me back then, and it still sounds fresh when I listen to it today. What an amazing achievement! Thank you for this vid, thank you Matt for your outstanding work, & THANK YOU FAITH NO MORE for being the soundtrack to a great chunk of my youth. Cheers!
Matt's a God amongst men! So greatful for him and Faith's music!
Humble guy, astounding record...defined my adolescence
“Give Patton the mic and just let him do what he wants. He’s got good instincts.”
I’d say so, lol. Long live FNM.
A truly fantastic record from start to finish (the amount of solo headbanging i did in my room to 'Woodpeckers from Mars' in my teens!). And know I also know there is a beautiful human being that helped putting it together. The ability of music to speak to the soul of many and create communion is truly a gift of humankind to itself. Thanks Mr.Wallace 🙏
The Morning After is an underrated masterpiece of a track. Can't believe you guys didn't do an in depth discussion of Zombie Eaters. The part where the growling bass kicks in is the real epic on this album. Back when power ballads were all the rage, that one was a monster. Long live The Real Thing and FNM. 🤘
Billy Gould, so underrated. This record was never off my CD player. The Real Thing, what a song. Thanks Matt!
My favorite song by FNM. Possibly my favorite song period. I have used it countless times to focus, get through super difficult trials, and succeed. Aside from being one of the most inspirational songs in my life, it’s also just a statement as far as song writing. As close to perfection as it gets.
@@alexbaum2204I love that song so much
Crystal Clear production. Great songwriting and great musicians. Mike added so much. Top 10 album of all time for me
Same here!
What a nice guy Matt Wallace seems. Thanks so much for putting this together. Would love to hear more producer memories of Angel Dust and King For A Day please!
Matt Wallace had no part in producing King for a day. It was Andy Wallace, who at the time was producing bands like Slayer, Sepultura and White Zombie. It's the only album of FNM that Matt Wallace didn't produce and that's why it sounds so much slicker than any other FNM album. Still a great album!!!
@@wc1994 Matt Wallace didn't produce 'Album Of The Year', or 'Sol Invictus'. Though he did help with the mixing of the latter.
thank you for your kind words.
@@matthewwallace1374 Love your work you did with this Band!!!
@@stefupton630 You're right. Billy produced Sol Invictus
There’s an only handful of albums that I can truly changed the way I listen to music, and The Real Thing is easily the one that started it.
What a talented, down to earth and humble man. Legend for me in the late 80s/early 90's. Great video about a great album. Thanks
One of the most iconic albums ever made. They created a genre. With that bass coming in on the one and it’s piano string elements. All of it is just some of the most eccentric beautiful music ever created.
I was in fifth grade... skateboarding with my friends...those songs always take me back to those days...hard to believe we were listening to something that cool as fifth graders
Great work Gibson. Please keep these Behind The Board episodes coming.
More episodes to come!
My god this album was and still is a masterpiece front to back.
Thank you who ever did this. It's so beautifuly composed.
Terrific album, terrific band, terrific producer who seems to have a terrific heart. Love both The Real Thing and Angel Dust.
thanks for the kind words. but, basically, it's 85%-90% Faith No More and i (if all goes as intended) try to bring the last remaining 10%-15%. but, to be clear, they GENERATE and CREATE everything. i just do my best to capture (and hopefully not ruin) their magic.
The real thing is a F IN masterpiece. Probably the best lyrics I've ever heard. Still. And Billys a musical genius!
What an ending 👏👏👏. Music can enrich lives immeasurably - but as he said, it can also most definitely save lives.
Absolutely one of the most influential and ultimately formative records of my life. It definitely shaped and changed the way I listened to music from that day forward. I can remember the first time I heard it like it was yesterday. My only criticism of this is that they didn’t cover every song.
You could be talking about me too.
Same, I had the exact same reaction & at age 13 it changed my entire musical trajectory. Before there was hair rock, with splashes of alternative brilliance from bands like Janes Addiction & heavy stuff like Metallica, but after this album it was like a door into the right timeline opened & we all walked thru.
@@JeighNeither 6am age 10 I saw the Epic video and thought it was the greatest song I've ever heard. I didn't hear it again for 2 years but I kept the song in my head every day. I got The Real Thing as my first CD at age 12.
I agree - fantastic record that influenced millions. Very appreciative of this mini-doc but to a huge fan it is criminal that they didn’t cover Zombie Eaters which is so freaking great and interesting from recording and song writing standpoints
The Real Thing changed everything for me musically. I could not understand why I liked that album so much. I didn't realize at the time how incredible it was and still is today. Faith no more taught me a lot about music. This why I say Faith no more is my absolute favorite band.
Before I didn't know him, I thought he was just part of the production, now I know he is a visionary person with a big heart.
Thanks Matt, I think the album is pure sonic bliss.
FNM are by far my favourite band by miles...I love hearing all this.thankyou very much❤
Humble genius. World needs more people like this.
thank yo for the kind words but, the band members are the humble geniuses... i'm just the guy who captures all their sonic glory.
Thank you Matt.
Timeless. This album is a journey 💚 I’m envious of those who get to hear it for the first time.
This album is a masterpiece I was there when it came out and I am 41 still a killer album!!! I wish they would revisit it with everyone involved today, Btw if you see this I will always love you Chels
What a privilege to hear the insight behind the making of an amazing album.
A band I never grew out of.
This and Angel Dust, have always been on my playlist. Huge Influence on my drumming.
One of my all time favourite albums. To hear the passion, drive & effort that went into creating this masterpiece which was a huge inspiration in my life is exactly how I hoped it was. It was new, we had never heard anything like it & changed the music scene for ever. So many bands swear by it. Every time I listen to it, it takes me back to my early teens & great times.
If you're a true passionate fan of music, this is a must watch - from a smart and articulate man.
thanks for your kind words!
The soundtrack of my early teens. What a great album.
My favorite album. Period.
It is still crazy to me how underrated The Real Thing is... the number of music fans that don't know about this album blows my fucking mind... I discovered this album when I was 16 and it changed how I viewed music
What an incredible guy!! Awesome band, great video
Such a beautifully recorded and mixed album. Crystal clear and well balanced. It sounds so huge. The guitar tone is just epic.
A perfect record to me. The songwriting and especially the sounds he captured on tape made it an instant classic. Those guitar sounds are some of the most powerful ever recorded. Thank you Matt.
my first introduction to Faith No More was them opening on the Justice for All Metallica tour. I honestly didn’t give them a chance since I had just gotten into metal and Metallica was my favorite band. A few days after seeing that show a friend of mine who was with me at the show puts The Real Thing on in his car. I immediately was drawn to it. He made sure to not tell me who it was until he was sure I liked it. So confusing and so awesome. Been a huge fan ever since
Another amazing piece by the team at Gibson TV. Thank-you so much for the amazing content. Love this album so much. The Real Thing (song) is one of my all time favourites pieces. The intro with the minimal drums, and sliding bass kills me every time.
Awsome to see you get emotional Matt. Brought a tear to my eyes seeing your reaction of people aticking around one more day. Like Corey Taylor and a lot of other people. U really dont know how my life would've been without Ftm. Thank you Ftm and thank you Mr. Matt Wallace 😂😘😜🙏
Quite simply one of the greatest albums of all time. Angel Dust is arguably more influential, but The Real Thing is close to perfection.
Is it though? At the time Angel Dust wasn't as regarded as it is today, & a lot of people thought it was a bit of a let down from The Real Thing. It also took them a long time to release it. I think TRT is '88 & Angel Dust was 93, after grunge had exploded on the scene. The Real Thing was so radically different than anything before it, that it inspired a lot of musicians to be. Genre smashing had never been done quite like that & suddenly everyone could see all the possibilities. Although tbf, you did say "arguably" so this is my argue against that take, lol, -Cheers!
@@JeighNeither I'm gonna have to say as someone who lived through that era that, yeah Angel Dust was massively well regarded when it came out, from critics to so many bands of that era. The fact that the buying public didn't buy it as mush as TRT, means they missed the point, and TRT sales were based on casual rock fans, which have always been mercurial, but among those in the hard rock/metal community, it was and still is a huge deal of an album.
Love The Real Thing, but We Care a Lot is the greatest Faith No More album.
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What a lovely guy, he was the 6th member of the band. What an album that is!
thank you. yeah, i worked with, and was friends with Billy and Bordin starting around 1983-ish and was lucky, fortunate, blessed to have been invited to be with them throughout their journey of self-discovery. as a producer, i'm only as good as the artists/bands i work with.
Matt, You are awesome! What a fun way to see the schematics of one of the best albums ever made!
Thank you so much to Gibson TV and Matt Wallace for doing this. You made my day with this video! I’ve watched it twice already. Faith No More were my Beatles and their music changed my life in 1990 when I bought this on cassette. I immediately saved up for a CD player just to listen to this album and Introduce Yourself.
Matt Wallace seems like the kindest, most humble human being for someone who has accomplished so much. It was especially great learning more about him and his techniques.
The Real Thing remains perfect to this day. The drums sound huge while the vocals and guitars sound in your face. It’s the perfect hybrid of late eighties and what became the early nineties style of production. I still can’t believe Mike Patton was 20-21 when he wrote the lyrics to these songs. Apologies for the long comment, I’m just so happy.
Thanks for watching Dynamite!!!
Faith no more, that album was that one in a million bands/albums that you listen to, but it's like listening to 10 different styles/genre's of great music. All in one package deal. It changed how I thought about music. At the time I played in local bands, bars and clubs every weekend. I never had any illusion of fame or anything, it was just fun. The most fun of my life. That album made me rethink everything about how I played and how our band played.
Great video
Based on Matt's comments about "The Real Thing" track, I think Patton is a largely underrated lyricist. Most can agree he's an excellent and diverse vocalist, but, as he put it, his ability to detail the "human condition" largely goes unrecognized. As a DJ in college radio during this era, bands like FNM, Primus, Limbomaniacs, Fungo Mungo, etc. (several of whom I got to interview) were mainstays of my radio show. This was really fantastic. Thanks!
I think part of it is that Patton always says how his lyrics have no meaning and says they have no personal connection
I was in my second year of high school when Epic came out, and it hit me at just the right spot! I was(and still am) a big Van Halen, Def Leppard, Rush, Metallica and Epic' combination of heaviness, pop and progressiveness in it musicality just hit me hard. I was singing those songs in my head all the damn time in that era! And I know Jim Martin was never part of the core of the band, but FNM has never been the same without him, and the classic Sabbath/Metallica metal style songwriting and guitar playing he brought and had to fight to get into the songs at times.
This album was a huge part of my early teen years. Growing up in a family full of audiophiles from my grandparents to my parents to me and now with my children music is and always will be an important part of life and when I first heard this album upon it's release I was blown away with the quality. Put this album on through a good set of studio quality headphones and enjoy.
Bravo Gibson for a great video. Matt Wallace is a Legend! FNM Rules!
The Real Thing is an absolute MASTERPIECE!! Some might even say..."Epic".
Can we stop to appreciate there fact that Matt wanted "it all" and Mike wouldn't let him have it, specifically regarding the line, "You want it all but you can't have it." Life imitates art.
One of my all time favorite albums! A beautiful assault.
I had chills in the end... What a testemony! 👏👏👏
this album created the 90s for me. not 1 rock album since is as good as The Real Thing. yes, there was a boatload of incredible stuff in the 90s, but IMHO the 90s would have never got there without this.
Wow! I have loved Faith No More ever since I heard this album! I can’t believe I have somehow missed this video until now!!?? Thank you for this awesome video and thank you for recording this album Matt Wallace!!!🔥🔥🔥😊🎸🎸🎸
Music is powerful, thanks Matt Wallace and Gibson for helping to bring it to us
amen!
@@matthewwallace1374 now i am gonna take advantage of you being a super nice guy. What do you think about billy Gould as a producer in Sol Invictus?
@@DonDiegoMorel he did an excellent job. more importantly, what did YOU think about him as a producer?
@@matthewwallace1374 I think he was amazing, love that record sonically. Cheers Matthew! You have saved way too many lives with your work.
What incredible work Wallace did on this record, one of my very favorites of the era and probably one of the best-sounding rock records ever. I admit I was a little surprised to hear his criticism of "From Out of Nowhere" - what he singles out as a fault is probably what made my hair stand on end and immediately push this band to the forefront of my attention. It's the patience, in a song with such urgent energy and immediacy, to hold back that soaring chorus (post-chorus?) until well into the song, and then to unleash it fully only at the end - and then to snatch it away again, leaving the listener wanting more. To me, delivering it all upfront would have made it sound more formulaic - as it was on record, it instead stood way out from the pack and made me rush to buy the album to find out more. It's a credit to Wallace that he supported the band's vision on the song structure (and of course, made it sound so incredible). This listener agrees with his lightning-in-a-bottle assessment - every member of the band was astoundingly on the money throughout.
So grateful to be alive to watch this! Thank for all involved ::))
This was wonderful. One of my favorite albums of all time. Haven't listened to it from beginning to end in a long time, but now I have to play it no matter what the neighbors say. (It's 1:33 AM) ;)
on my 12th birthday I asked my brother for this album, and I played it all, it was my favorite, it introduced me to rock!