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Music : Mr. Bungle
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Rating: 
- Better than average. Not all of it is genius
Mr Bungle. With a name like that, you know its gonna be odd, or maybe humorous? Alas, the band have some cool toilet humour included. Some of the talking sections at the end of songs hit the mark, most fall flat however. I dont like the circus sections of the songs. It cheesy, plain and simple. Sometimes the record breaks down into cacophony such as #My Ass is on Fire, which I really enjoy until the 6 minute mark then it gets pointless.
However, there are some excellent songs on here, such as Slowly Growing Deaf, Carousel (which reminds me a bit of Madness when Pattons voice kicks in), The Girls of Porn (extremely humorous lyrics) and Quote Unquote.
They are definately unfocused on a lot of these songs however. I rate Mr Bungle second to Faith No More, as they wrote songs that were both traditional and experimental without losing the focus within a song. The same goes for Patton. I enjoy his screaming, but I dont wanna hear a 2 minute breakdown of screaming. I want structure, not pointless noise.
Some great tracks for sure, but its no Angel Dust.
Rating:
- Offbeat Masterpiece
I got into Mr Bungle back in high school - predictably via Faith no More - I wasn't sure what to expect upon buying this CD, which was probably a good thing at the time as it really does defy any sort of categorising - the only thing you can say for certain is that it's definitely NOT a Faith No More record, and anyone buying it hoping it's like that defunct band's sound will be sorely disappointed I think...
There's probably every sort of genre you can imagine thrown in there, but they all seamlessly tie together and mesh into the next "song". The musicianship and technical virtuosity of all members involved is astonishing, but despite what you might have heard, there are some great hooks to be had here, and plenty of bizarre humour (if you like that sort of thing in your music) as well as a whimsical (and genuine) importance-of-manners-for children PSA-type thing featuring the eponymous Mr Bungle.
Having had to sell the CD years back, I'm almost certainly going to re-buy soon - if for no other reason than to listen to Trevor Dunn's superlative bass work again - the only gripe I would have however, would be the dated, adolescent themes of Patton's lyrics - songs about masturbation are mildly humourous to listen to when you're 16 years old, but some fifteen years later it just sounds immature and daft. That said, given the choice of listening to this or an Oasis album, I'd pick this every time...
Anyone wanting to investigate Mr Bungle should buy this album, arguably being the most accessible of their releases - just remember to keep your musical mind open
Rating: - A Carnival for the Human Race
I did not really know what to expect when I bought this album. It turns out it is a work of twisted Genius. GENIOUS I TELL YOU! This album is a fantastic variety of sounds & styles, from Metal to Jazz to Funk to my favourite; CLOWN MUSIC! In fact clown music or carnival music is probably the closest description for this music. It is varied, an engaging listen, & HILARIOUS e.g Girls of Porn. Every time you listen to a song you discover something new like a new favourite 20 second riff of vocal line. It still happens to me & i've listened to the albums of times! If you try to show this album to people, they will either laugh or they will smile & walk away, ordinary people do not understand the majesty of Mr Bungle, & are worse off for it. The only problem with this album are the long silences at the end of each track, although you can hear some noises, you dont know waht they are. Overall though, the best album I bought in 5 years, & a bargain at just a fiver. BUY IT NOW
Rating:
- terrifying and eclectic
If you think music should be about unsettling and frightening people as well as uplifting them, this is the album for you. Whilst it proves to give us a bit more access into the thoughts of Mike Patton than we really need, his voice is certainly at its best here; at times soulful and sweet, at others simply deranged. John Zorn provides farmyard alto sax and produces the album superbly - some of the sounds here are truly remarkable. Check out the bizarre stereo panning towards the end of Dead Goon.
Things start well with Quote Unquote, a scary and bizarre meditation on the troubled psyche of John Travolta which is also laugh-out-loud funny. Who can resist Patton crooning "It's the time, it's the place, it's the motion" over swirling horror-movie synths? Carousel is an amusing and menacing ska/heavy metal track about the inherent spookiness of fairgrounds. Elsewhere, all kinds of musical styles are mixed and matched; thrash metal, lounge jazz, Mantovani, surf rock, fusion. The flirtations with funk-rock are now very dated but luckily they're shortlived.
Quotes from David Lynch's Blue Velvet are littered throughout the album and it's surprising the man himself hasn't repaid the compliment and used some of this music for his own movies - it would seem the perfect soundtrack. True, bands like Slipknot and Limp Bizkit probably wouldn't exist without this album - but don't let that put you off.
Rating: - Brilliant, Simply Brilliant
Mr Bungle's Debut album is a great rollercoaster ride of music, strange noises, heavy rock and of course Patton's trade mark vocal acrobatics. I loved it. Listening to the demo's of this album you can see the vision they had and pretty much executed it to the extreme in a great 'hello' to the world of music.
The tracks that stand out in my mind are 'Girls of porn' with its peverted lyrics and funky tune, 'Carousel' with its demented and crazy carn-evil feel to it, drwaing all kinds of visions and thoughts in my head, and last but not least 'Quote UnQuote' which is really a very interesting and somewhat creepy track. The rest of the tracks are amazing too and as any Bungle fan would feel the same, I'm sure you will love it.
Its a far cry from Fantomas and Tomahawk or even FNM, but still a very large peice of Pattonasia, and my personal favourate.
- Better than average. Not all of it is geniusMr Bungle. With a name like that, you know its gonna be odd, or maybe humorous? Alas, the band have some cool toilet humour included. Some of the talking sections at the end of songs hit the mark, most fall flat however. I dont like the circus sections of the songs. It cheesy, plain and simple. Sometimes the record breaks down into cacophony such as #My Ass is on Fire, which I really enjoy until the 6 minute mark then it gets pointless.
However, there are some excellent songs on here, such as Slowly Growing Deaf, Carousel (which reminds me a bit of Madness when Pattons voice kicks in), The Girls of Porn (extremely humorous lyrics) and Quote Unquote.
They are definately unfocused on a lot of these songs however. I rate Mr Bungle second to Faith No More, as they wrote songs that were both traditional and experimental without losing the focus within a song. The same goes for Patton. I enjoy his screaming, but I dont wanna hear a 2 minute breakdown of screaming. I want structure, not pointless noise.
Some great tracks for sure, but its no Angel Dust.
Rating:
- Offbeat MasterpieceI got into Mr Bungle back in high school - predictably via Faith no More - I wasn't sure what to expect upon buying this CD, which was probably a good thing at the time as it really does defy any sort of categorising - the only thing you can say for certain is that it's definitely NOT a Faith No More record, and anyone buying it hoping it's like that defunct band's sound will be sorely disappointed I think...
There's probably every sort of genre you can imagine thrown in there, but they all seamlessly tie together and mesh into the next "song". The musicianship and technical virtuosity of all members involved is astonishing, but despite what you might have heard, there are some great hooks to be had here, and plenty of bizarre humour (if you like that sort of thing in your music) as well as a whimsical (and genuine) importance-of-manners-for children PSA-type thing featuring the eponymous Mr Bungle.
Having had to sell the CD years back, I'm almost certainly going to re-buy soon - if for no other reason than to listen to Trevor Dunn's superlative bass work again - the only gripe I would have however, would be the dated, adolescent themes of Patton's lyrics - songs about masturbation are mildly humourous to listen to when you're 16 years old, but some fifteen years later it just sounds immature and daft. That said, given the choice of listening to this or an Oasis album, I'd pick this every time...
Anyone wanting to investigate Mr Bungle should buy this album, arguably being the most accessible of their releases - just remember to keep your musical mind open
Rating:
- A Carnival for the Human RaceI did not really know what to expect when I bought this album. It turns out it is a work of twisted Genius. GENIOUS I TELL YOU! This album is a fantastic variety of sounds & styles, from Metal to Jazz to Funk to my favourite; CLOWN MUSIC! In fact clown music or carnival music is probably the closest description for this music. It is varied, an engaging listen, & HILARIOUS e.g Girls of Porn. Every time you listen to a song you discover something new like a new favourite 20 second riff of vocal line. It still happens to me & i've listened to the albums of times! If you try to show this album to people, they will either laugh or they will smile & walk away, ordinary people do not understand the majesty of Mr Bungle, & are worse off for it. The only problem with this album are the long silences at the end of each track, although you can hear some noises, you dont know waht they are. Overall though, the best album I bought in 5 years, & a bargain at just a fiver. BUY IT NOW
Rating:
- terrifying and eclecticIf you think music should be about unsettling and frightening people as well as uplifting them, this is the album for you. Whilst it proves to give us a bit more access into the thoughts of Mike Patton than we really need, his voice is certainly at its best here; at times soulful and sweet, at others simply deranged. John Zorn provides farmyard alto sax and produces the album superbly - some of the sounds here are truly remarkable. Check out the bizarre stereo panning towards the end of Dead Goon.
Things start well with Quote Unquote, a scary and bizarre meditation on the troubled psyche of John Travolta which is also laugh-out-loud funny. Who can resist Patton crooning "It's the time, it's the place, it's the motion" over swirling horror-movie synths? Carousel is an amusing and menacing ska/heavy metal track about the inherent spookiness of fairgrounds. Elsewhere, all kinds of musical styles are mixed and matched; thrash metal, lounge jazz, Mantovani, surf rock, fusion. The flirtations with funk-rock are now very dated but luckily they're shortlived.
Quotes from David Lynch's Blue Velvet are littered throughout the album and it's surprising the man himself hasn't repaid the compliment and used some of this music for his own movies - it would seem the perfect soundtrack. True, bands like Slipknot and Limp Bizkit probably wouldn't exist without this album - but don't let that put you off.
Rating:
- Brilliant, Simply BrilliantMr Bungle's Debut album is a great rollercoaster ride of music, strange noises, heavy rock and of course Patton's trade mark vocal acrobatics. I loved it. Listening to the demo's of this album you can see the vision they had and pretty much executed it to the extreme in a great 'hello' to the world of music.
The tracks that stand out in my mind are 'Girls of porn' with its peverted lyrics and funky tune, 'Carousel' with its demented and crazy carn-evil feel to it, drwaing all kinds of visions and thoughts in my head, and last but not least 'Quote UnQuote' which is really a very interesting and somewhat creepy track. The rest of the tracks are amazing too and as any Bungle fan would feel the same, I'm sure you will love it.
Its a far cry from Fantomas and Tomahawk or even FNM, but still a very large peice of Pattonasia, and my personal favourate.