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Michael Allan "Mike" Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, film actor, and voice actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also handled lead vocals for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas and Peeping Tom.

Known for his eclectic influences and experimental projects, Patton has earned critical praise for his diverse vocals, which touch on crooning, falsetto, death growls, rapping, chanting, mouth music, beatboxing and scatting, among other techniques.

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Mike passing out on stage lmao

I'm not sure who the person helping him up is. It may be Chris Cornell?

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2024/12/03
00:09 UTC

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Ipecac Black Friday Sale (25% off)-- Blixt & Townsend only, no Bandcamp (Music only, no merch)

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2024/11/30
20:49 UTC

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Less popular bands

Tetema is fucking gold, sort of like a much more polished Fantomas. And Nevermen are amazing as well. Kaada/Patton grew on me, but the second record they made was very hard to understand far as the concept goes...When I think of more, I'll share!

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2024/11/30
19:42 UTC

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Mike Patton bands explained on fingers (sorry if i'm wrong in some statements)

Mr Bungle: Faith No More but add more craziness, experimentalness and a little bit of carnival vibes; Faith No More: Mr Bungle but take away carnival vibes, make it less experimental and crazy and more listenable for ordinary listener; Tomahawk: take Faith No More "King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime" era sounding and make it less funky but add a horror vibe; Fantômas: same as Tomahawk, but add more Mr. Bungle vibes such as craziness and experimentalness

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2024/11/29
19:24 UTC

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Mike Patton and Kaada in an animated short film The Absence of Eddy Table

Really bizarre, creepy, visually stunning, kind of unsettling animated short. I looked it up because Mike Patton does the main character’s voice and Kaada did the music and I think some extra voices. Mike doesn’t say anything, though. Just yells, grunts, breathing, that kind of thing.

2 Comments
2024/11/23
22:17 UTC

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Firecracker (2005) – Karen Black, Mike Patton in an unknown masterpiece, free to watch on the director's channel!

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2024/11/23
18:59 UTC

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Peeping Tom - across 110th street (live in cologne 2006)

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2024/11/23
08:33 UTC

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Found this old shirt in a container in the garage

I saw them 14 years ago at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. One of my first concerts.

3 Comments
2024/11/22
23:33 UTC

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Im proud

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2024/11/19
13:02 UTC

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I actually really want this shirt. any idea what is is or where to get it lol?

20 Comments
2024/11/18
06:22 UTC

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Bootleg poster of a Dead Cross show I went to

Thought yall wouldn't enjoy this. Printed, double matte cut and framed by me.

12x16 image in a 16x20 frame.

(Yes I got permission from the artist Eric to make this).

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2024/11/12
00:01 UTC

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Girlfriend got me a sick present for my birthday

Love the blue

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2024/11/07
06:35 UTC

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:(

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2024/11/05
05:59 UTC

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What is this?

It says it’s Tomahawk. Sounds nothing like them.

7 Comments
2024/11/01
20:16 UTC

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Do you guys find there are a lot of disturbing parasocial Patton fans?

Patton is one of my favorite musicians. I probably obsessed with him when I was seventeen and only had one other friend who loved his music as I do, so I wasn't really exposed to other fans for years, but I heard other people say they were weirded out. It wasn't until I went to see Dead Cross live that I saw what they were talking about. There were a lot of guys dressed like Mike from different eras it was super uncomfortable. It was so bad that Chuck Mosley was actually there and I thought it was someone dressed like him for a good while. There were even guys arguing in the lobby about where he's lived in the past and stuff about his wife or ex wife. I've also tried to listen to podcasts just to get a glimpse into his personal life because I just want to know where the guy's creative headspace is at. The psycho host talks about yet again dressing like Mike and a story about ripping his chin hair off at a random bar then embroidering them in his gloves. And some of you wonder why the guy's so private about his personal life.

79 Comments
2024/11/01
18:01 UTC

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This week marks two years since the release of Dead Cross II. To date it is the longest stretch of time that Mike Patton hasn't put out music in any form.

It's not a dig (if anyone deserves a sabbatical it's Mike) but just something that struck me. I think the only other gap between major albums that comes close would be California (1999) and The Director's Cut (2001) which were one week shy of two years apart, but even then there was an EP's worth of guest appearances and an experimental album (She) in the interim.

Technically there's the Calibro 35 collab although that hasn't had a full/official release.

Knowing only that there's a Tomahawk show lined up for next year, anyone have any hopes for what might be coming next?

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2024/10/30
10:53 UTC

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2024/10/28
08:04 UTC

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FNM is “kind of on semi permanent hiatus”

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2024/10/26
00:22 UTC

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What are your picks for Mondo Cane II?

I'm dubious that this'll ever come out, but for fun, what tracks would you like to hear in this fictitious sequel?

My picks are:

Impazzivo Per Te (Adriano Celentano)

Una Sigaretta (Fred Buscaglione)

L'amore Sfiortaro (Madreblu)

So Che Ti Perdero (Chet Baker)

Stivali E Colbacco (Adriano Celentano)

24 Comments
2024/10/23
14:24 UTC

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Just realized I’m kinda proud of the weird/great selection I’m currently driving around with.

Had to drop my truck off at the shop and took the cds I had in there back home. Hope this is ok to post here; I think it’s a neat and wacky little handful that represents me pretty well. 🤷

22 Comments
2024/10/21
21:20 UTC

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Thoughts and opinions

https://youtu.be/9JsEXYTU3DU?feature=shared

Could this be in the next Mike Patton or am I just an A-hole for even thinking that? Please give your thoughts and opinions on this.

10 Comments
2024/10/21
12:49 UTC

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About FNM really

So just really a question from me about FNM, they were booked to tour at least Australia as far as I know a couple of years ago and it got canned. Not much said from FNM camp since but Bungle toured worldwide over at least 18 months after that. It was great to see Mike back out there with Bungle but the FNM thing has just never come back up.

To never see or hear about a band again since, I actually feel like some shit stuff went down in that FNM camp one night.

21 Comments
2024/10/19
08:36 UTC

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I know the feeling,it is THE REAL THING...

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2024/10/19
00:45 UTC

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I have in my hands: The Best Album Ever

35 Comments
2024/10/18
21:01 UTC

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