Epic and Other Hits
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Compilation album by Faith No More | ||||
Released | October 4, 2005[1] | |||
Recorded | 1984–1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Label | Flashback Records | |||
Faith No More chronology | ||||
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Epic And Other Hits is a compilation album released by Faith No More in 2005. Despite the album's title, only a handful of songs on it are actual hits, even though the band had other hits which do not appear here.
Background
The compilation greatly focuses on the band's 1989 album The Real Thing, with six out of the ten tracks taken from it. Epic And Other Hits is generally considered a "weak" compilation, and many fans see it as a way to cash in on the success of Mike Patton.[2] Most notably, the Mosley-era track "Arabian Disco" is included, from the We Care A Lot album, which was then out of print on CD. The album also contains no tracks from King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime or Introduce Yourself. It is presumed that this album consists of a small selection of songs licensed by Warner Bros Records to the budget label Flashback, and as such no other songs could be included without breaching copyright. This compilation is generally not mentioned in the band's canon due to their lack of involvement in it, and has not been included on Spotify or other streaming platforms.
The liner notes mistakenly list Album of the Year as being released in August 1997, when it was in fact released during June 1997.[3]
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Track listing
- "Epic" (Music: Gould/Martin/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)
- "We Care a Lot" (Live) (Music: Gould/Martin/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Mosley)
- "Arabian Disco"
- "Falling to Pieces" (Music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton)
- "Last Cup of Sorrow" (Music: Gould; lyrics: Patton)
- "Surprise! You're Dead!"
- "Zombie Eaters"
- "Midlife Crisis" (Music: Martin/Bottum/Gould/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)
- "The Real Thing"
- "War Pigs"
Personnel
- Mike Bordin – drums
- Roddy Bottum – keyboards
- Billy Gould – bass guitar
- Jon Hudson – guitar
- Jim Martin - guitar
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Craig DeGraff - Producer
- Bob Fisher - Remastering
References
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- Mike Bordin
- Billy Gould
- Roddy Bottum
- Mike Patton
- Jon Hudson
- Mike Morris
- Wade Worthington
- Mark Bowen
- Courtney Love
- Chuck Mosley
- Jim Martin
- Trey Spruance
- Dean Menta
- We Care a Lot
- Introduce Yourself
- The Real Thing
- Angel Dust
- King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
- Album of the Year
- Sol Invictus
- Live at the Brixton Academy
- Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits
- This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
- Epic and Other Hits
- The Platinum Collection
- The Works
- The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
- "Quiet in Heaven"/"Song of Liberty" (as Faith. No Man)
- "We Care a Lot"
- "Anne's Song"
- "From Out of Nowhere"
- "Epic"
- "Falling to Pieces"
- "Midlife Crisis"
- "A Small Victory"
- "Everything's Ruined"
- "(I'm) Easy"
- "Another Body Murdered"
- "Digging the Grave"
- "Ricochet"
- "Evidence"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Last Cup of Sorrow"
- "Stripsearch"
- "I Started a Joke"
- "Motherfucker"
- You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy
- Video Croissant
- Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Videos
- Double Feature: Live at the Brixton Academy, London (You Fat Bastards) / Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Videos
- Album of the Year Tour
- The Second Coming Tour
- Sol Invictus Tour
- Brujeria
- Dead Cross
- Fantômas
- General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners
- Imperial Teen
- Mr. Bungle
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Peeping Tom
- Primitive Race
- Tomahawk
- Discography
- Songs recorded
- Members
- Tribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More