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Mr. Bungle
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Humboldt County, California, United States (1985 – 2004)
Mr. Bungle was an experimental rock / avant-garde metal group from Humboldt County, California, United States. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and releasing three full-length studio albums between 1991 and 1999. The band toured in 2000 to support their last album but as of 2004 is considered disbanded. Although Mr. Bungle went through several line up changes early in their career, the longest serving members were vocalist Mike Patton, guitarist Trey Spruance, bassist Trevor Dunn, drummer Danny Heifetz, and Clinton McKinnon on saxophone and woodwinds.
Mr. Bungle was known for its distinctive musical traits, often cycling through several musical genres within the course of a single song. Many of its songs had an unconventional structure and utilized a wide array of instruments and samples. Live shows often featured members dressing up and an array of cover songs. An ongoing feud with Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis escalated in the late 1990s, with Kiedis removing Mr. Bungle from a number of large music festivals in Europe and Australasia.
Despite the fact that it was signed to a major record label, the band never experienced significant commercial success during its lifetime and only released one music video. Nevertheless, Mr. Bungle was critically acclaimed with All music referring to them as “among the most talented rock instrumentalists”. They achieved a degree of worldwide popularity due to a large cult following.
Mr. Bungle was known for its distinctive musical traits, often cycling through several musical genres within the course of a single song. Many of its songs had an unconventional structure and utilized a wide array of instruments and samples. Live shows often featured members dressing up and an array of cover songs. An ongoing feud with Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis escalated in the late 1990s, with Kiedis removing Mr. Bungle from a number of large music festivals in Europe and Australasia.
Despite the fact that it was signed to a major record label, the band never experienced significant commercial success during its lifetime and only released one music video. Nevertheless, Mr. Bungle was critically acclaimed with All music referring to them as “among the most talented rock instrumentalists”. They achieved a degree of worldwide popularity due to a large cult following.
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Nonclique343 wrote:
Join http://www.last.fm/group/Mike+Patton+is+God http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+Of+Mike+Patton
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pilchardz wrote:
there is a tractor in my bunghole
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Mishkin1 wrote:
the girls of porn is phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i miss the bungle!
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
The Girls of Porn is just phenomenal.
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SpaceFarm wrote:
Uh. Faith No More? Other than that not really, just Tomahawk I guess which is basically a noisy modern Faith No More anyway.
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dtismajesty wrote:
Has Patton done anything more melodic, I'd love to get into his work but It's really hard, this stuff is really off-colour
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HomelessHorde wrote:
Weird as fuck. I'm hooked.
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
I just started listening to Bungle. Someone kick my ass.
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Nonclique343 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Mike+Patton+is+NOT+God
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
nah
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RaditAndrogyny wrote:
This band is very weird
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luisrojas wrote:
Feel free to join up everyone: http://www.last.fm/group/Mr.+Bungle
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Blackscrew wrote:
http://blackscrew.eu/2009/11/24/mr-bungle-retrovertigo/
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ninjacat11 wrote:
It's amazing how subversive this band is, especially for its time.
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cokeboy2 wrote:
I just started listening to these..and they're amazing.
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shadowgendo wrote:
there's a tractor in my balls....again. :(
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shadowgendo wrote:
bungle jr, mrs. bungle, br. mungle, etc.
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nodoz89 wrote:
are there any mr bungle tribute bands?
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
Bungle vs. Secret Chiefs. I go for the Chiefs, sorry. Not anything against the genius band that was Mr. Bungle.
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josh853 wrote:
rhcp are not great, if anyone thinks they are better its because mr.bunge are beyond them
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