Faith No More bassist Billy Gould briefly reflected on the legendary alternative metal band’s debut album “We Care A Lot” turning 40 yesterday, November 30th. Originally arriving back in 1985, that scrappy funk metal record found the band fronted by the late Chuck Mosley.
While the group would go on to find fame in 1989, after firing Mosley and replacing him with Mike Patton, “We Care A Lot” was by no means a forgotten footnote for the band. An often overlooked cornerstone of the band’s career, it unwittingly helped lay the blueprint for the nü-metal and rap metal genres that followed. The title track was also a minor hit for the outfit, which has found new life over the years, including being covered by Korn back in 2016 and being *ahem* introduced to wide swathes of audiences over the years as the theme song for the reality TV show ‘Dirty Jobs’.
Gould said on social media yesterday of the album:
“Once the music is recorded and it let out into the world, everything becomes subjective: is it better, is it worse, is this the band at its most intuitive or most naive? On a techical level, this one is far from our best work. But in terms of spirit, it’s right up there. A highly willful gang of presumptuous kids, not quite understanding who they were, but yet, clearly feeling where they need to go.
The band was unknown, so there were no outside expectations. But plenty of freedom and drive, and though we did argue a lot, we were united in the project on a core level..we spent money that we didn’t really have to create a vibe, and when it was finished, we looked at ourselves differently. So to me, this might be the one that matters the most, and set the stage for what was to follow.”
Unfortunately, as it currently stands, Faith No More once again remain dormant amid apparent discord within their ranks.
