Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty

Infobox Single
Name = Quiet in Heaven"
"Song of Liberty


Artist = Faith No Man
Released = 1982
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = 1981 at Dangerous Rhythm
Genre = Post-punk, no wave, gothic rock
Length = 9:23
Label = Ministry of Propaganda small|FNM1
Producer = Matt Wallace
Writer = Mike "The Man" Morris
Chronology = Faith No More singles
This single = "Quiet in Heaven" "Song of Liberty"
(1982)
Next single = "We Care a Lot"
1985
Misc =

"Quiet in Heaven" and "Song of Liberty" are two songs released together as a double single and is the only official release by Faith No Man (stylised as Faith. No Man.), before the majority of their members quit and formed Faith No More. The single has been long out of print, making it very difficult to find.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?sql=10:fbfyxqw0ldde |title=Song of Liberty/All Quiet in Heaven - Overview |accessdate=2008-07-13 |last= |first= |author=Bradley Torreano |publisher=Allmusic] The artwork, which was credited to Mike Morris; amongst other things, features an edited picture of Hitler wearing a dress on the A-side of the disc and a track listing on the B-side with a pale grey slipcase. [cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/961287 |title=Faith No Man - "Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty" |accessdate=2008-07-13 |publisher=Discogs]

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the release a rating of 3 out of 5 stars (rating|3|5) describing Mike Morris's vocals as "actually really good" and calls the lyrical content "typical angry San Francisco punk topics: they hate the government, they hate their girlfriends, and they're terribly unsatisfied." Allmusic also credited it as sounding better than their official début, "We Care a Lot", and being a "solid post-punk/pre-goth single in general."

Track listing

1. "Quiet in Heaven" – 5:31
2. "Song of Liberty" – 3:52

Personnel

* Mike "The Man" Morris – vocals, guitar, artwork
* William Gould – bass
* Wade Worthington – keyboards
* Mike "Puffy" Bordin – drums
* Matt Wallace – producer, technician

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