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King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime

King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime is a 1995 alternative rock album by Faith No More. It runs 14 tracks across 57 minutes on Slash Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

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1 rating: 65 /100
10 critics: 14
Tracks: 57 min
Runtime: 121 bpm
Tempo: E major
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Record Collector5/5
Los Angeles Times3/4
AllMusic3.5/5
The Buffalo News3.5/5
Los Angeles Daily News2.5/4
Select3/5
Spin6/10
The Austin Chronicle3/5
Entertainment WeeklyC−
Rolling Stone2/5

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King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime album cover

The King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime cover was designed by Robin Whiteside, photographed by Marko Lavrisha, illustrated by Eric Drooker, and art-directed by Melinda Maniscalco.

Design: Robin Whiteside
Photography: Marko Lavrisha
Illustration: Eric Drooker
Art direction: Melinda Maniscalco

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King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (2016 Remaster; Deluxe Edition)Deluxe edition · 2016 · 25 tracks
1. 1Get Out (2016 Remaster)
2. 2Ricochet (2016 Remaster)
3. 3Evidence (2016 Remaster)
4. 4The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (2016 Remaster)
5. 5Star A.D. (2016 Remaster)
6. 6Cuckoo for Caca (2016 Remaster)
7. 7Caralho Voador (2016 Remaster)
8. 8Ugly in the Morning (2016 Remaster)
9. 9Digging the Grave (2016 Remaster)
10. 10Take This Bottle (2016 Remaster)
11. 11King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (2016 Remaster)
12. 12What a Day (2016 Remaster)
13. 13The Last to Know (2016 Remaster)
14. 14Just a Man (2016 Remaster)
15. 15Evidence (Version en Español; 2016 Remaster)
16. 16Absolute Zero (Digging the Grave B-Side; 2016 Remaster)
17. 17Greenfields (Digging the Grave B-Side; 2016 Remaster)
18. 18I Started a Joke (Digging the Grave B-Side; 2016 Remaster)
19. 19Spanish Eyes (2016 Remaster)
20. 20I Won't Forget You (2016 Remaster)
21. 21Hippie Jam Song (2016 Remaster)
22. 22Instrumental (2016 Remaster)
23. 23I Wanna Fuck Myself (2016 Remaster)
24. 24Evidence (Versão em Português; 2016 Remaster)
25. 25Digging the Grave (Live in Los Angeles 27th April 1995; 2016 Remaster)
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (Remastered) [Deluxe Edition]Deluxe edition · 1995 · 27 tracks
1. 1Get Out (2016 Remastered Version)
2. 2Ricochet (2016 Remastered Version)
3. 3Evidence (2016 Remastered Version)
4. 4The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (2016 Remastered Version)
5. 5Star A.D. (2016 Remastered Version)
6. 6Cuckoo for C**a (2016 Remastered Version)
7. 7Caralho Voador (2016 Remastered Version)
8. 8Ugly in the Morning (2016 Remastered Version)
9. 9Digging the Grave (2016 Remastered Version)
10. 10Take This Bottle (2016 Remastered Version)
11. 11King for a Day (2016 Remastered Version)
12. 12What a Day (2016 Remastered Version)
13. 13The Last to Know (2016 Remastered Version)
14. 14Just a Man (2016 Remastered Version)
15. 15Evidence (Version en Español: 2016 Remastered Version)
16. 16Absolute Zero (2016 Remastered Version)
17. 17Greenfields (2016 Remastered Version)
18. 18I Started a Joke (2016 Remastered Version)
19. 19Spanish Eyes (2016 Remastered Version)
20. 20I Won't Forget You (2016 Remastered Version)
21. 21Hippie Jam Song (2016 Remastered Version)
22. 22Instrumental (2016 Remastered Version)
23. 23I Wanna F**k Myself (2016 Remastered Version)
24. 24Evidence (Versão em Português: 2016 Remastered Version)
25. 25Digging the Grave (Live in Los Angeles 27th April 1995: 2016 Remastered Version)
26. 26The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (Live: 2016 Remastered Version)
27. 27Faith No More Interview (2016 Remastered Version)

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King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by San Francisco-based band Faith No More, released on March 28, 1995. It was their first album recorded without longtime guitarist Jim Martin. The album showcased a greater variety than the band's usual heavy metal leanings, with Rolling Stone calling the result a "genre shuffle". The album spawned three singles-"Digging the Grave", "Ricochet" and "Evidence". Following Martin's departure, Trey Spruance was brought on to perform on the album, having also been in Mr. Bungle with Faith No More singer Mike Patton. Production of the album was further marred by the band suffering a car accident, and by the absence of keyboard player Roddy Bottum, who had been affected by the deaths of both his father and Kurt Cobain, who wife was Bottum's close friend. Spruance was replaced on the supporting tour by the band's former roadie Dean Menta. However, Spruance did play live with Faith No More for the first time in November 2011, playing the entire album during a show in Chile.

Critical reception to the album has been mixed, with its varied genres being cited as a detraction by several reviewers. The album earned the band two Bay Area Music award nominations, though neither was successful.

In brief

Is King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime good?: Riffiter listeners rate King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime released?: King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime was released in 1995 on Slash Records.
How many tracks are on King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime?: King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 57 minutes.
What genre is King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime?: King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Rock.
What BPM is King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime?: King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime runs at a median tempo of 121 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime?: Listeners of King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins, Ten by Pearl Jam.

King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime at a glance

Labels: Reprise Records, London Records, Slash Records
Produced by: Andy Wallace

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