List of Faith No More band members
American alternative metal band Faith No More has had nearly fifteen band members, many for such a short period of time they were not documented, including: five vocalists, eight guitarists, as well as two keyboardists; one drummer; and one bassist.
The band, consisting of Mike Morris, Billy Gould, Wade Worthington, and Mike Bordin, first formed in 1979 under the name Faith No Man, recording just one release. Wade left shortly afterward and was replaced by Roddy Bottum. In 1982 the band, minus Mike Morris, quit to form Faith No More. During this time they went through the majority of their long list of vocalists and guitarists, Courtney Love being the third and longest-standing vocalist at the time.[1] They then settled on Chuck Mosley and Jim Martin, with whom they recorded and released their first two studio albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself. After the tour for Introduce Yourself the band fired Mosley and hired Mike Patton from the experimental band Mr. Bungle. This was Faith No More's longest-standing lineup and featured the most releases, including the studio albums The Real Thing and Angel Dust. Following the departure of Jim Martin in late 1993 the band went without a guitarist until starting the writing of the follow-up to Angel Dust, King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, for which they hired Trey Spruance, also of Mr. Bungle. Spruance left before the tour and was replaced by Dean Menta. Menta was then replaced by Jon Hudson before the recording of the band's final album, Album of the Year. Faith No More split up in 1998.[2]
In February 2009, Faith No More announced they would be re-forming for a European tour that began in June in Brixton Academy, London, and then Download Festival in Donington Park, the UK's biggest rock festival.[3] Since their reformation, the lineup has been identical to the final lineup prior to the band's 1998 breakup.
Members
Current members
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Billy Gould |
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Mike Bordin |
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Roddy Bottum |
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Mike Patton |
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| All releases since The Real Thing (1989) | |
Jon Hudson |
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Former members
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Mike Morris | 1979–1983 |
| "Quiet in Heaven", "Song of Liberty" (1982) (as Faith No Man) | |
Wade Worthington |
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Paula Frazer | 1984 | vocals | none | |
Courtney Love[4] | ||||
Mark Bowen | 1983–1984 | guitars | ||
Chuck Mosley | 1984[5]–1988 (guest; 2010, 2015, 2016) (died 2017) | lead vocals |
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Jim Martin | 1983–1993 |
| All releases from We Care a Lot (1985) to Angel Dust (1992) | |
Trey Spruance | 1993–1994 (guest; 2011)[6] | guitars | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995) | |
Dean Menta | 1995–1996 | King for a Day single b-sides |
Timeline
Line-ups
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1979–1983 |
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1983 |
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1983–1984 |
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1984 |
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1984 |
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1984 |
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1984–1988 |
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1988–1993 |
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1993 |
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1993–1994 |
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1995–1996 |
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1996–1998 |
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Disbanded 1998–2009 | ||
2009–present |
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References
- ^ Aswad, Jem (May 1992). "Faith No More: Angel Dust in the wind". Issue 25. Reflex Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Faith No More Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
- ^ Adams, Jason. "Faith No More reunion update: 'We Care a Lot' because this is 'Epic'!". Entertainment Weekly. February 23, 2009.
- ^ "7 musicians who got fired, and the strange reasons why – BBC Music". May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Chuck Mosley, former lead singer of Faith No More, dies at 57". TheGuardian.com. November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Faith No More to Play Classic King for a Day Album with Trey Spruance in Santiago, Chile -". September 22, 2011.
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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