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Classic Album Review: Faith No More | Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Hits

It's hard to care at all — never mind a lot — about this filler-filled compilation.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Three ways to know that you shouldn’t be releasing a double greatest-hits CD:

3) Nearly a quarter of the 23 tracks are cover tunes like Lionel Richie’s Easy, John Barry’s Midnight Cowboy Theme or Deep Purple’s Highway Star. These are others’ greatest hits, not yours.

2) The entire second CD is unreleased tracks tacked on to clear the vaults because you’ve broken up.

1) You only had one hit in your entire career — the 1989 metal-funk Red Hot Chili Peppers knockoff Epic. It’s hard to care at all, never mind a lot.