WE DON’T CARE AT ALL
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 12:00pm by Axl RosenbergFour words before I start this little rant:
FUCK YOU CHUCK MOSLEY.
Now that that’s outta my system…
We’ve known for awhile that Mosley, a.k.a. “The former Faith No More singer no one cares about,” had re-recorded the FNM classic “We Care A Lot” for his new solo album, Hel-lo! Does Anyone Remember Me? I mean I know I’m Not Mike Patton but I Gotta Eat, Too! And while that immediately struck me as a terrible idea, the fact that FNM keyboardist Roddy Bottum was playing on the track gave me hope that it wouldn’t be terrible.
But, hey, guess what? It’s terrible.
Holy shit. That was so bad it sounds like a Korn cover. In fact, it’s almost as though, after a decade of Mike Patton basically saying “I can’t believe we influenced all these awful bands like Korn,” Mosley walked in and said “We influenced Korn?!?! AWESOME!!!” Which is extra funny, since I’d wager that no one in Korn cares about any FNM album prior to The Real Thing.
And I’m aware that FNM have already re-recorded this song once before (although never with Patton, unless you count live recordings). But this should lay to rest any thoughts that Mosley was a driving creative force for that band’s genius. ‘Cause at the end of the day, he was really just a dude who sounded like he had a terrible head cold and was keeping Patton’s spot warm for him.
The saddest part is that I actually liked that other song from this album that I heard that one time. But this is just a cash-in on former glories, and a really, really, really, really, really, really, really sucky one, at that.
Here’s the actual “We Care A Lot,” the one that I love, the one that I grew up with, the one that doesn’t make me wanna eat Chuck Mosley’s family alive while he’s made to watch.
That bouncing baby makes me smile every time.
-AR
[via Reign in Blonde... thanks for ruining my morning, Elise]
i like korn…
Quit busting Mosley’s balls and get that Gojira interview up already.
“fuck you chuck mosley” is four words.
No prob, mister.
I don’t know the story of how Mosley left FNM and Patton joined, or what Mosley’s been up to since; but I DO know this: Introduce Yourself is waaaay underrated. I listeded to that thing just yesterday; and I enjoyed the heck out of it!
This is actually way better than Jim Martin’s re-recording of “Surprise You’re Dead.”
Yeah that cover is pretty bad. But Korn are pretty awesome. Well, they used to be, anyway.
Awful…and Korn was/is/and alway will be Uber-Gay
This should seem like an obvious statement, but judging by some of the other comments, I guess it’s not. Thanks for reiterating. I mean really…are all you posers STILL listening to that Korny crap?
Korn >>>>>>>>>> This
I hate to kick a guy when he’s down, but wow did that ever suck. And who covers their own material?
Im still gonna stick with the original thanks
The Korn singer actually makes an appearance on this album.
“The former Faith No More singer no one cares about”. Speak for yourself dickhead.
I actually purchased this CD. And while this may not be THE defining moment of the album, you shouldn’t down the whole thing or even the artist just because YOU YOURSELF don’t like one song. This CD actually has a number of great songs, (even the dick that wrote this said he liked Tractor, go figure) This cover of WCAL is not the best version, I certainly agree, but what about the cover of Pile Driver, a song originally done by Cement? Oh you never heard of Cement? Well that might be because you have had your head up your ass for the past 20 years after Chuck left FNM. Cement was Chucks band formed after fronting Bad Brains on tour. While doing a promotional tour for the second album, the tour bus got into an accident and Chuck broke his back, (hence the reason he has been out of the spotlight for the past 15 years. Maybe if you did a little research on something before talking shit, you won’t make yourself out to look like such a jackass! BUY THE FUCKING ALBUM AND REVIEW THE WHOLE THING BEFORE YOU TALK SHIT FROM NOW ON, ASSHOLE!!!
Oh and by the way, that “actual” version of WCAL is not the original. It is also a remake for the Introduce Yourself album. If you want the original, go find the very first FNM album with the same name. That is the one I grew up with which over shadows the one you love so much. Hhmmm, maybe I should write an article that glorifies that version while bashing this one. Grow the fuck up!
his voice sounds great but man the fucking song sucks so bad
SUPRISE! YOU’RE DEAD! AH HAHAHAHAHA
Did no one tell Chuck not to talk with his mouth full? I was expecting worse, but it’s certainly the weakest version of the song.
Though it may not be the “original”, I think Introduce Yourself’s version is easily as good as the original from the s/t. I would’ve liked to have heard a couple more of the songs (besides We Care A Lot and later, As The Worm Turns) given a second shot in the studio.
This might have worked better without the rambling. Or the cheap Limp Bizkit ripoff. I had a hard time making it past “Rollin’, rollin’…”
“since I’d wager that no one in Korn cares about any FNM album prior to The Real Thing”
it’s funny you out yourself as having done zero research for this article considering that not only does Jon Davis of Korn appear on this disc but also that he and the rest of Korn are constantly talking about Chuck’s influence on them.
i can understand if you do not like the material as it is not for everyone and is clearly not metal, but the whole album is good hard rock with other influences mixed in beautifully. Chuck has great style, lyrics, and his voice has improved a lot over the years now that he is taking vocal duties seriously.
anyways, good luck with this half assed website and as long as your happy putting no effort into your articles i am sure great things will happen for you.
I wasn’t sure what to expect since I never heard of Chuck’s Cement stuff. I was surprised on how good the record is. It makes me wonder why he has been inactive for so long. Chuck is a great punk rock frontman. I think this Chuck record is just as good a record as some FNM records. Maybe not as good as AD or KFAD, but it’s on par with TRT or AOTY. The people who don’t like Chuck are the same ignorant people who hear FNM play As The Worm Turns or Death March or Mark Bowen and think it’s a new song. Pre-Patton FNM is great stuff too.
95 cents!?????! Fuck you i’ll skate to the beach, and look better gettin there!