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Mike Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music. He may be rock's most valuable player as well, since he has divided his time between at least five projects: Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, and an experimental solo career. Born in Eureka, CA, on January 27, 1968, Patton discovered his vocal talents when he and some high-school friends formed the whacked-out Mr. Bungle. The group touched upon almost every musical style imaginable and became popular in their region. The members of Faith No More first met Patton around 1988, when they were playing a show in the area.

The bandmembers were having problems with their singer at the time, Chuck Mosley, and gave a careful listen to a Mr. Bungle demo that Patton gave the group. They were blown away. When Mosley finally got the boot a short time later, the band set out to find a replacement. Since Patton was quite content with being a college student and playing with Mr. Bungle, he didn't exactly jump at the invitation (interestingly, the band also asked Chris Cornell of Soundgarden). Eventually he did change his mind, but made it clear that he would be a member of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle.

The Real ThingPatton proved to be an important addition to FNM, as they gained worldwide recognition with releases like The Real Thing, Angel Dust, and Album of the Year. Mr. Bungle signed to Warner Bros., due in part to Patton's newfound fame, and released their self-titled debut in 1991 (produced by experimentalist John Zorn) and the critically acclaimed Disco Volante in 1995. Although they didn't acquired massive FNM-like success, they obtained a loyal and constantly growing fan base. Patton continued to work with John Zorn, releasing a pair of solo albums for Zorn's Tzadik label, in addition to guesting on tracks by Sepultura, the Kronos Quartet, and the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., among others.
California A year after Faith No More called it a day in mid-1998, Patton launched his own record label, Ipecac. The label's first release was the self-titled debut by the Patton-led, all-star experimental outfit Fantômas, who also included former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, Melvins guitarist Buzz Osbourne, and Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn. Patton then returned to Mr. Bungle, contributing to one of their finest albums, the Beach Boys-tinged California. He subsequently joined ex-Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison's Tomahawk (featuring ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier and Melvins bassist Kevin Rutmanis) and formed the R&B/pop/electronic experiment Lovage (a collaboration with hip-hop producer the Automator). He also contributed tracks to Tzadik Records' tributes to Burt Bacharach, Serge Gainsbourg, and Marc Bolan.

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Colours said:

That's pretty cool that you can search by moods/themes. I'll check that place out.

Have you heard of SoulSeek? Don't know how I forgot to mention it. Its a P2P file sharing program, 100% legit and safe, unlike Limewire and Kazaa and all those big names back in the day.

You can create a name, search and download music, but also go through other peoples collections of music and download entire folders or just files(songs). So it's kinda like what you were talking about.

http://www.soulseekqt.net/

Also, my bad, on Discogs it's "Sort". I wasn't looking at Discogs when I described it as "View as". So, after I've combined some genres on the left side of the page, I'll use the Sort function. I usually just switch between "Recently Added" and "Most Wanted"

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Yeah, now I see what you mean, you're on the mainpage of Discogs.
Of course, what was I thinking? I'm always going straight to the artist's page so I never even thought to look on the mainpage. Cool to know, I'd missed that. Also, will check out that website.

Knew about the radio-locator site, I love listening to WFMU and KALX!

hex_enduction said:

Rateyourmusic, Last.fm, and wikipedia mainly. Kind of hate the community on RYM but the site just contains so much valuable information about so much music.

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