"For so many fans, this album was the first that they had experienced the band, and what better way to be introduced to Faith No More than the barnstorming opening track “From Out of Nowhere”, which blazes out of the speakers without warning and trips the album into overdrive from the outset. Energetic and browbeaten from the start, it is a killer opening, and surely impressed the fans who knew the first two albums with the onus on the new lead vocalist.

Everybody on the single’s release knew “Epic”, a song particularly well named for the way it sounded and the way it was treated on release. The video is mayhemic, and indeed created some controversy because of the vision of a fish out of water, flapping madly to breathe. But it was the manic energy of the track both on screen and on vinyl and CD that made it so popular, that drove the sales of the album because it funnelled the popularity of the single into people wanting to dive into the album itself and find out what else they could find. Surely no one left disappointed".

On this episode we are going to talk about “The Real Thing” by Faith No More, the band’s 3rd studio album released 35 years ago this week, on today’s ‘it’s not over yet, you don’t remember I won’t let you forget’ episode of Music from a Lifetime.

"While I did pick this up on CD at some point following the demise of the band in the mid-1990's, my best guess is that it was after the demise of Cobain, and a point at which I had played both “Nevermind” and “In Utero” to death and went back to find this album as a stop gap. I was also eventually gifted this on vinyl by a work colleague, who had a still shrink wrapped second edition vinyl on the Sub Pop label, unopened and unplayed, which he claimed he would never listen to because he didn’t have a turntable. So that was an absolute bonus. Cheers Trent.

One of the problems with re-listening to this album over the past couple of weeks has been that at the same time I have been listening to an album that was released just five days after this, one that got a far greater exposure around the world, one which I knew a lot more of on its entry point to the world, and is a far superior release in every way, shape and form".

On this episode we are going to talk about “Bleach” by Nirvana, the band’s debut studio album released 35 years ago this week, on today’s ‘Barney ties me to the chair, I can't see, I'm really scared’ episode of Music from a Lifetime.

"As an album, the songs here can be categorised into two specific areas – the out and out more aggressive death metal tracks, where Chuck’s vocals reach the guttural growl that is one of the major characteristics of that genre of metal along with the groove of the guitars and drums, and the more typical Testament guise of thrash metal, where the vocals are more recognisable from the band’s early days, and the music is less toned down and more acceptable in the fast and bright tones that the early albums resided in. Both categories of songs here are terrific, don’t get me wrong there, but there is a line down the middle in regard to the style, and there is certainly more of the death metal scene here than the band’s original thrash roots.

On the thrash side, the opening track “D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)” is a beauty, kicking the album off in terrific tyle, fast and unabashed, with Chuck crushing hard with his vocals throughout. Ditto for the following track “Down for Life”, a song that could have come straight from those early albums, fast and thrashy guitars, terrific drumming from the master of speed Dave Lombardo, and Chuck’s vocals hitting right in the sweet spot. This is such an awesome song, no holds barred, and no time to rest to take a breath. Perfect Testament in the very best form".

On this episode we are going to talk about “The Gathering” by Testament, the band’s 8th studio album released 25 years ago this week, on today’s ‘no one lives forever, there is no forever’ episode of Music from a Lifetime.