Faith No More / The Real Thing

Epic

Faith No More · The Real Thing (1989)

-13.7 LUFS
-0.1 True peak
7.8 Loudness range
17.4 Dynamic range
-11.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Rock · 1980s louder than 79% of 71 tracks (median -15.1 LUFS)

Funk · 1980s (secondary) louder than 82% of 36 tracks (median -14.7 LUFS)

Metal · 1980s (secondary) louder than 68% of 11 tracks (median -14 LUFS)

-23 to -22 LUFS: 1 track-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 2 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 5 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 4 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 5 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 18 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 13 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 17 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 4 tracks -13.7 -23 LUFS -18 LUFS -12 LUFS

Engineer cohort

John Golden (all tracks) louder than 34% of 28 tracks (median -13.3 LUFS)

John Golden × Rock louder than 34% of 28 tracks (median -13.3 LUFS)

-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 1 track-16 to -15 LUFS: 2 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 3 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 8 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 1 track-12 to -11 LUFS: 1 track-11 to -10 LUFS: 3 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 8 tracks -13.7 -18 LUFS -14 LUFS -9 LUFS

Studio cohort

K-Disc, Los Angeles (all tracks) louder than 34% of 28 tracks (median -13.3 LUFS)

4th loudest of 11 on this release

Metadata

Year
1989
Label
Slash Records / Reprise
Genres
Rock, Funk, Metal
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08
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