Mr. Bungle - Mr Bungle
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Artist: Mr. BungleBrand: MR. BUNGLE
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-08-06
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Quote Unquote
- Slowly Growing Deaf
- Squeeze Me Macaroni
- Carousel
- Egg
- Stubb (A Dub)
- My Ass Is On Fire
- The Girls Of Porn
- Love Is A Fist
- Dead Goon
Music reviews of Mr Bungle
Music Review: Mr. Bungle's musical madness
Rating: 5 Stars
Some say there is a thin line between genius and insanity. Mr. Bungle walked all over it.
Mr. Bungle's self titled debut defines unpredictable. Some bands have frequent key, time and tempo changes. Mr. Bungle takes all these elements, adds to them frequent genre shapeshifting, a level of catchiness (but not commericialism) and sophomoric potty humor.
However, Mr. Bungle are far more intelligent than their lyrics may suggest. Your average musician could not execute the very difficult and complex music. Despite this, none of the band members step out for wanky solos even with their ability. Each instrument plays its part and does it well. The guitar, drums, bass and various brass instruments lay down a unique sound tapestry that is funky and at times downright scary. Styles like death metal, thrash, funk, jazz, are all traversed. It all sounds like a sick sonic circus. Check out Quote Unquote for an example.
The music has so much depth that you shouldn't expect to figure it out on first listen. Mr. Bungle is one of those albums where you discover new things everytime you listen to it.
Atop the sea of sound, are Mike Patton's manic vocals. He gives a great performance here. Going from his bratty The Real Thing singing voice, to his Angel Dust smooth deep voice, to his forceful Epic style rapping, to a gutteral roar, to high pitched screams, and everything in between. His vocals add a whole new dimension to this album. Check out his powerful screams in My Ass is on Fire, and Love is a Fist as well as his singing on Stub a Dub.
Quote Unquote starts off with silence, followed by the sound of breaking glass. This is one of the scariest songs I've ever heard. The ominous keyboards, a massive funky riff, and jazzy ambience make this a standout.
The next song Slowly Growing Deaf is a funky lounge rock song interspersed with Nintendo samples. I love the part where Patton goes "Ears are ringing" over and over again atop Trey Spruance's atonal yet perfectly rational guitar squiggles.
Squeeze Me Macaroni is a fast paced jazzy, rap laced song with funky slap bass and frentic vocals. The lyrics are suggestive food puns which are hilarious.
Carousel is insane little ditty with a bit of ska mixed in. Patton seems to sing "Will Warner Brothers put this record on the shelf" in the pre chorus. It totally breaks down toward the end with Patton and co. pretending to throw up followed by Mr. Bungle's version of carnival music.
Egg is a funky jazzy piece with a great vocal line of "blah blah blah...". The band muses about chickens, eggs and other random things. It culminates with Patton saying "There's no place like home" in different voices including a hilarious old granny voice.
Stub a Dub is an entertaining, and often quite pretty eulogy to a dead dog. Starts off with serene keyboards and piano topped by Patton's great crooning vocals. As this is Mr. Bungle, the songs gets insane with crazy keyboards and bass. There's a riff in here that reminds me of the first song. The best part of the song is the part where Patton goes "throw a stick bring it back...". Beautiful guitar there.
My Ass is on Fire is one of my favorites with boundless energy. The screaming leading up to the chorus is impressive and powerful. Drums and bass perfectly compliment the music at the chorus. I also like the guitar riff here. The song ends with Patton screaming "Redundant" while the band breaks down.
Girls of Porn is a catchy and dirty song with plenty of sexual references. The funky riff here is cool. I like the chorus too.
Love is a Fist is another great song. The soft jazzy parts here transform into the thundering chorus with a thrashy riff. Check out the scream 3 minutes into the song. The in between song chatter here is funny too.
The final song Dead Goon is an apt closer. It starts slow before a great Patton vocal line. Bassist Trevor Dunn is particularly impressive here. He has a great jazzy bassline at 2:00. Outstanding job here.
Mr. Bungle is one of those albums that you rediscover with every listen. Though it is not for everyone, anyone with an open mind can appreciate this.
Description of Mr Bungle
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Media Type: CD
Artist: MR. BUNGLE
Title: MR. BUNGLE
Street Release Date: 08/13/1991
Genre: ROCK/POP
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