FAITH NO MORE –
EVIDENCE (SLASH)
For the third single
from “King For A Day…Fool For A Lifetime” Faith No More played it smart as in
playing it intelligent rather than bankable.
Following a couple of subtle stonkers this was them being silky slick and
smooth in suave fashion unleashing one of their always reliable out of genre
workouts for the section of their audience with expansion and taste. It is also quite noticeable how the artwork
is no longer illustrations.
This song has Mike
Patton written all over it. In the
forefront is him crooning over a leisurely workout as it appears demons are
being exorcised and people that appreciated/enjoyed their version of “Easy”
are welcomed back into the fold. In many
ways, it is cheating.
“I didn’t feel a
thing.”
Personally I am a big
fan of “Evidence”. It expresses a kind
of remorse that I am very familiar with.
The sentiments are cold and scolded, defensive and hurt expressing a
front through lies and an exhibition of compromised truth.
If you’re going to do
a smoky jazz-funk number you might as well do it well and as Bill Gould’s bass
plays high in proceedings and Roddy Bottum’s keys point towards another state
of mind as the guitar licks at times are just out and out porno. Ultimately though it is the words of
confession that seal the deal as Patton is able to stretch the word “evidence”
to new ends as he puts on a front expressing nonchalance that is paper
thin. The song is the music equivalent
of a pained expression.
There are also
versions of “Evidence” recorded in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.
On the flipside the CD
single offers Westwood One recordings of classic live tracks from California
This is certainly not
vanilla.
Thesaurus moment:
attestation.
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