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California

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date November 08, 1999
Bungle are of course no more now, but their legacy was three completely diverse pieces of work. From the ska-punk-metal crossover of the first album, to the bizarre death metal-clubland mess of Disco Volante, to this glorious exploration of the dark side of sun-kissed west-coast 50's and 60's teen culture. All the influences are here: the Beach Boys on "Air-conditioned Nightmare"; Chris Isaac on "Pink Cigarette"; 50's rockabilly on "None Of Them Knew They Were Robots"; Hawaiian pedal-steel and Phil Spector-esque production on "Sweet Charity"; Doo-wop on "Vanity Faire"...and yet all with Bungle's superb knack for giving them a new and surreal twist. As always, Patton's vocals are immaculate. And there are two genuinely ... Read More:

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Mr. Bungle

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date June 19, 1999
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Disco Volante

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date June 19, 1999
Mr. Bungle's second album is nothing short of bizarre. The album covers various genres including italian avant-garde, death metal, space age pop, lounge and plenty of others, Disco Volante has it all.

However, if you are looking for music you are ill-advised to buy this. The entire piece consists of Incoherent sounds and instrumentals, and patton's (few) lyrics are mumbled and distorted in the most profound fashion to create a very unsettling and bewildering journey for the listener.

Because of this I find Disco Volante extremely hard to review because every listener will have vastly different views on whether this is art and musical genius or just simply random noises which no one can comprehend.

Personally, I find every track to be genius ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Disco Volante [VINYL]

by: Mr Bungle

Release Date November 17, 2008
Mr. Bungle's second album is nothing short of bizarre. The album covers various genres including italian avant-garde, death metal, space age pop, lounge and plenty of others, Disco Volante has it all.

However, if you are looking for music you are ill-advised to buy this. The entire piece consists of Incoherent sounds and instrumentals, and patton's (few) lyrics are mumbled and distorted in the most profound fashion to create a very unsettling and bewildering journey for the listener.

Because of this I find Disco Volante extremely hard to review because every listener will have vastly different views on whether this is art and musical genius or just simply random noises which no one can comprehend.

Personally, I find every track to be genius and masterfully ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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California [Us Import]

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date December 23, 1999
Bungle are of course no more now, but their legacy was three completely diverse pieces of work. From the ska-punk-metal crossover of the first album, to the bizarre death metal-clubland mess of Disco Volante, to this glorious exploration of the dark side of sun-kissed west-coast 50's and 60's teen culture. All the influences are here: the Beach Boys on "Air-conditioned Nightmare"; Chris Isaac on "Pink Cigarette"; 50's rockabilly on "None Of Them Knew They Were Robots"; Hawaiian pedal-steel and Phil Spector-esque production on "Sweet Charity"; Doo-wop on "Vanity Faire"...and yet all with Bungle's superb knack for giving them a new and surreal twist. As always, Patton's vocals are immaculate. And there are two genuinely brilliant pieces: the fusion of Greek-style ceremony ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Mr. Bungle [VINYL]

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date November 17, 2008
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Mr. Bungle

by: Mr Bungle

Release Date August 06, 1991
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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California (French Import)

by: Mr Bungle

Release Date
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Disco Volante [VINYL]

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date January 01, 1996
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Disco Volante [VINYL]

by: Mr. Bungle

Release Date October 17, 1995
Mr. Bungle's second album is nothing short of bizarre. The album covers various genres including italian avant-garde, death metal, space age pop, lounge and plenty of others, Disco Volante has it all.

However, if you are looking for music you are ill-advised to buy this. The entire piece consists of Incoherent sounds and instrumentals, and patton's (few) lyrics are mumbled and distorted in the most profound fashion to create a very unsettling and bewildering journey for the listener.

Because of this I find Disco Volante extremely hard to review because every listener will have vastly different views on whether this is art and musical genius or just simply random noises which no one can comprehend.

Personally, I find every track to be genius and masterfully portrayed despite the overall absurdity ... Read More: