FAITH NO MORE BAND - EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE

FAITH NO MORE

SONGWRITERS: BILL GOULD; MICHAEL ALLEN PATTON; MICHAEL ANDREW BORDIN & PRESTON SPRUANCE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: KING FOR A DAY… FOOL FOR A LIFETIME

LABEL: SLASH RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1995

 

      Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Roddy Bottum and drummer Mike Bordin are the longest-remaining members of the band, having been involved since its inception. The band underwent several early lineup changes, and some major changes later. The current lineup of Faith No More consists of Gould, Bordin, Bottum, lead guitarist Jon Hudson, and vocalist/lyricist Mike Patton.

      After releasing six studio albums, including best-selling records The Real Thing(1989) and Angel Dust(1992), Faith No More officially announced its breakup on April 20, 1998. The band has since reunited, conducting The Second Coming Tour between 2009 and 2010, and releasing its seventh studio album, Sol Invictus, in May 2015. After the touring cycle of Sol Invictus, Faith No More went on hiatus once again. In November 2019, the band announced that it would reunite to embark on a 2020 UK and European tour, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was postponed. Touring was due to recommence with a brief US tour in September 2021, followed by the previously postponed UK and Europe dates in June 2022, but all tour dates were cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons.

      King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by San Francisco-based band Faith No More, released on March 28, 1995, by Slash and Reprise Records. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a variety of musical genres, with Rolling Stone calling the result a "genre shuffle". King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime spawned three singles—"Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence".

        Following Martin's departure, Trey Spruance was brought on to perform on the album, having also been in Mr. Bungle with singer Mike Patton. Production of the album was further marred by the band suffering a car accident, and the absence of keyboard player Roddy Bottum, who was affected by the deaths of both his father and Kurt Cobain; Courtney Love, Cobain's wife and a former Faith No More vocalist, remains his close friend. Spruance was replaced on the supporting tour by the band's former roadie Dean Menta. However, Spruance played live with Faith No More for the first time in November 2011, playing the entire album during a show in Chile.

        Critical reception to the album has been mixed, with its varied genres being cited as a detraction by several reviewers. However, retrospective critique has been more positive and the record has subsequently appeared on several publications' "best of" lists. The album earned the band two Bay Area Music award nominations.

If you want to open the hole

Just put your head down and go

Step beside the piece of the circumstance

Got to wash away the taste of evidence

Wash it away

 

I didn't feel a thing

It didn't mean a thing

Look in the eye and testify

I didn't feel a thing

 

Anything you say, we know you're guilty

Hands above your head, and you won't even feel me

You won't feel me

 

I didn't feel a thing

It didn't mean a thing

Look in the eye and testify

Didn't feel a thing

 

I didn't feel a thing

It didn't mean a thing

Look in the eye and testify

I didn't feel a thing

 

I didn't feel a thing

It didn't mean a thing

Look in the eye and testify

I didn't feel a thing.