Without a doubt.... And mindless is the LAST thing it is.... Riffs, arrangements and compositions being so complex and worked out...
Syncopated poetry in motion....
"Retrovertigo" and other songs on "California" (1999) finally rounded off the set with with some classic Faith No More-esque songs that balanced their catalogue/setlist beautifully.....
Lana... Did you know that "Warm beer" bit from "Squeeze me Macaroni" was quoting Frank Booth in David Lynch's "Blue Velvet"?
Patton quotes him a fair bit......
Yup and Jim Martin used to play in "The Chickenfu**ers" with Mike Bordin and none other than Cliff Burton too...
And when the recording of "The Real Thing" occurred, Martin was disatisfied with his tone on "Introduce yourself" and "We Care A Lot" LP and consulted Mr.Hetfield for best miking techniques...
The Metallica/FNM relationship was indeed strong....