Naked in Front of the Computer
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| Studio album by Faith No More | ||||
| Released | June 3, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 at Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
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| Album of the Year bonus limited edition | ||||
Cover for the 18 song limited edition released in Europe.
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| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Pitchfork | 2.4/10 |
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Album of the Year is the sixth studio album by American rock band Faith No More. It was released on June 3, 1997, (June 9, 1997 in the UK and Europe) and is the first album with the band's current guitarist Jon Hudson. It is the final studio album by the band to be released through Slash/Warner Bros., as well as their last album of new material until 2015.
The album was recorded in Billy Gould's home studio, and is described by Allmusic as being "more straightforward musically than past releases." The album spawned three singles: "Ashes to Ashes," "Last Cup of Sorrow" and "Stripsearch." It was a success in non-North American territories, particularly Australia, although it continued the band's commercial decline in their native USA.
Guitarist Jon Hudson joined the band after the departure of Dean Menta. Regarding Menta, Billy Gould said "We didn't fire Dean because he was an asshole, we didn't fire Dean because of anything, it was just because we couldn't write. And he had already written songs but it wasn't working. He toured fine." Producer Roli Mosimann encouraged the band to utilize Pro Tools during the recording process, something they had previously never done before. Gould stated "he said there were some things that he'd like to change in Pro Tools. A good example of Roli's editing was the song 'Mouth to Mouth.' It wasn't sounding right to us at all. It was almost a throwaway song. But Roli really liked that one, so he ended up taking the [acoustic] drums in the choruses and moving them to the verses in Pro Tools. It gave the song a whole new life."
"Naked in Front of the Computer" is one of the few songs in the Faith No More catalogue written solely by Mike Patton. When asked about the song's meaning, Billy Gould replied:
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