Faith No More, in spite of the fact that they had the hefty task of headlining at the same time as the widely popular Kings of Leon, gave a performance that will be considered by many as the most impressive of the festival. The musical geniuses, having recently reformed after a 12 year split, again proved in the same style that they had shown to have at Download Festival, to have virtually no areas in which they could be criticized. Front-man Mike Patton showcased to the crowd his extraordinary versatility in beginning the set with the instrumental piece Midnight Cowboy. The band showed no signs of having aged 12 years, proving to be as energetic and inspiring as they were renowned for being in the ‘90s. Patton appears to have lost none of his bounding sense of humour with the addition of a walking stick to the set during a number of classic hits, although he had no need to use it as anything other than an amusing prop. Timeless tracks including Epic and Midlife Crisis have lost none of their mind-blowing brilliance, and peppered with various renditions of the Eastenders theme tune, even the younger members of the audience who were not around during the early years of Faith No More found them selves receiving thrills which bested almost all other acts playing the festival. Returning to the stage for an encore after a set which had outrun that of King’s of Leon by almost an hour, Reading will have felt humbled to have showcased these rock legends during a comeback which, providing all goes smoothly, will last for many years to come.
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Faith No More - Reading Festival '09
Faith No More, in spite of the fact that they had the hefty task of headlining at the same time as the widely popular Kings of Leon, gave a performance that will be considered by many as the most impressive of the festival. The musical geniuses, having recently reformed after a 12 year split, again proved in the same style that they had shown to have at Download Festival, to have virtually no areas in which they could be criticized. Front-man Mike Patton showcased to the crowd his extraordinary versatility in beginning the set with the instrumental piece Midnight Cowboy. The band showed no signs of having aged 12 years, proving to be as energetic and inspiring as they were renowned for being in the ‘90s. Patton appears to have lost none of his bounding sense of humour with the addition of a walking stick to the set during a number of classic hits, although he had no need to use it as anything other than an amusing prop. Timeless tracks including Epic and Midlife Crisis have lost none of their mind-blowing brilliance, and peppered with various renditions of the Eastenders theme tune, even the younger members of the audience who were not around during the early years of Faith No More found them selves receiving thrills which bested almost all other acts playing the festival. Returning to the stage for an encore after a set which had outrun that of King’s of Leon by almost an hour, Reading will have felt humbled to have showcased these rock legends during a comeback which, providing all goes smoothly, will last for many years to come.
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This is really good Ama ... almost makes me wish I had been there! Moomin
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