Mr. Bungle

I'm a huge fan of Mike Patton's contributions, and this one is no exception. My wife hates it though.   

I actually only became a fan of Mike Patton's FNM after hearing that first Mr. Bungle. I was a big Chuck Mosely guy so I naturally had to protest The Real Thing. Plus when I saw them open for Billy Idol they had all kinds of problems and came off unready to be playing big arenas. I dig when a guy like Patton can get some success and then go off and do other stuff that isn't as commercially viable. And for twenty plus years he's continued to do so. His record label puts out some great things too.

Mr. Bungle is awesome. My fiance doesn't like it either but I understand why. Its way too weird for everyone to like it. All of their albums are great. I wish they would make a come back. Disco Volante was really out there, barely any music on that one haha.

If you like Mike Patton and Mr. Bungle, check out Dog Fashion Disco or even Polkadot Cadaver. Both very similar bands to Mr. Bungle.

I like them a lot. I keep trying to get into more of Mike Patton's stuff, as he's an excellent musician. But aside from Mr. Bungle and Peeping tom I just cant. Tomahawk is just kinda boring to me, and Fantomas is too weird for the most part, even for me.

I liked their first album. But after that I didn't care for any of their other stuff.

I'm a big fan of Faith No More and Mike Patton, but I haven't really dove into Mr. Bungle aside from the first album. I like it, but it's not a favorite or anything. It's an interesting listen when I'm in the mood for it.

Mr Bungle has some full blown thrash songs! It definitely has a lot to do with Dave Lombardo and Scott Ian joining. The Slayer and SOD influence is very clear. So far what I’ve heard is far removed from the sound of the other albums.

Heard those songs the other day and really liked them. I don't own anything from them, but that might change soon.

One of their former members was recently convicted of murder.

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2024/oct/12/theo-lengyel-ex-member-eurekas-mr-bungle-found-gui/

I bought the first Mr. Bungle as a new release in 1991.

Too bad this guy turned into a sick bastard!

nevermore wrote:

I liked their first album. But after that I didn't care for any of their other stuff.

I was a big fan of his work on The Real Thing by FNM. So I naturally bought Mr Bungle when I heard about it.

Looking back now, it’s an insanely weird record, but also amusing. It seems like alternative bands were trying to compete to who is the weirdest. Primus was high up on that list!

The latest album from Mr Bungle couldn’t be any more different than the first album. It’s basically a very aggressive thrash album.

I heard it’s an updated version of their original demo.

I still need to listen to their latest album. Dave Lombardo being on board really piques my interest.

Wurthless wrote:

I still need to listen to their latest album. Dave Lombardo being on board really piques my interest.  

I like it!

The new one rips AND it does not sound jaded or contrived <--- (IMHDO)

I'm sure it pissed a lot of folks off that it wasn't a weird abstract circus-music death-metal surf-rock hybrid like some of their material, lol. I'm jamming on some of it now and it is pretty goddang rock solid. Mike Patton sounds great as always.