Rappin' and Rollin'

"WHAT. IS. IT? IT'S IT! WHAT IS IT?"

That's a good question. What is it that has encouraged Faith No More to come back together? The only announcement is that they are reuniting for a European Tour, but they are just crazy enough to want to make another album. I'd actually give someone one of my kidneys if they could explain to me the exact thought process and psyche of Mike Patton.
For those of you (Lesley, my only reader at the moment) who don't know Faith No More, they were a band existing in the period of 1982-1998. They rapped. They rocked. Essentially, rap metal. This rarely exists nowadays. Sure, Korn is still around, but the rap metal and rapcore genres are DEAD. Faith No More proved to be successful while around, but chose to split for solo careers. So can we accept a reawakening of rapcore or rap metal???
Well, it always suprises me what anyone can grow to like in the music world. I'm STILL amazed that their are girls in my high school who are absolutely in love with the Jonas Brothers. For the mainstream casual listener, Faith No More has to make something with a good beat. If it's singable, Faith No More can pull it off. They are just so odd, it's hard to forecast whether or not they could reestablish a big fan base. But it can be said that FNM will definitely have to "modernize" a little bit.
Take "Epic" for example. Released in 1989, it is the band's biggest single. But the lyrics are... Something. The music video is also... Something. The only conclusion you can draw from watching the music video and hearing the song in this day and age is that the band is going to have to adapt to the times. It's practically impossible to describe. The only way I can think of putting it is... It's it. Good luck Faith No More. It's gonna take more than "killing" Bjork's fish to make it in the biz today.
Enjoy. :)