| Note | Man, what an utter disappointment. I thought this would be an in-depth look into the creation of one of my favorite records of all time, but instead it's the most tedious 4 hours I could ever imagine spending. "Making Of Angel Dust" is a very misleading title, because the source of this footage is a steadicam operator on-hand to interview the band for a music channel, and all of the actual in-studio shots are essentially his b-roll. Here's what's actually on these DVDs... The first 40 minutes document take after take of a 10-second background keyboard segment, over and over and over and over again. Then there's a 20 minute interview with Jim Martin, who comes across as a total douchebag who professes to hate all of the then-new music coming out, but who is so oblivious to what's actually coming out that he can't seem to name a single band of the era. A roughly 90-minute interview with Mike Patton follows that, the first half of which consists of the same questions the interviewer asked Jim Martin. Granted, they are inane and ultimately useless questions, but since Patton clearly has no interest in participating, he pretty much acts like a sarcastic dick (he's even eating an sandwich throughout) for most of the interview. This portion is mildly entertaining, but it gets old really fast. The rest of the set is rounded out by a quick bass run-through of the bridge from "Caffeine," then Billy demonstrating the main piano riff from "RV," before concluding with a half-hour worth of interviews with the other three band members, in which they are asked the exact same questions posed to Jim Martin and Mike Patton. Mike Bordin, Billy Gould, and Roddy Bottom are lot more engaging and friendly, but since the entire segment being produced concerns Faith No More's thoughts about what bands and musical trends will be coming to the forefront in 1992, there isn't a lot of intriguing insight. Even the staunchest die-hard fans won't find much of interest here (trust me, I'm one) and I seriously dare anyone to make it through the entire 4 hours without fast forwarding. The analog video has survived well, and despite some volume fluctuations, the audio is also pretty crisp (A-/A-). Yeah, it's aged nicely, but this is sadly just a miserable waste of time. Skip it and watch a couple of their numerous concert boots instead.
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