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Mr. Bungle on Tour
Inventive and experimental rock band Mr. Bungle's avant-garde style includes a unique blend of of instrumentation and genres that can include ska, death metal, jazz, lounge, pop, Middle Eastern, surf and funk, and more. Mr. Bungle's hybrid sound invites listeners on a sonic rollercoaster ride, hopping from genre to genre. This unique sound has amassed them a global cult following.
They released their first studio album, Mr. Bungle, after signing with Warner Bros in 1991. Their next album, Disco Volante, was released in 1995, followed by California in 1999. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo was released as a full-length album in 2020.
With their genre-defying, sonic experimentation, there's never a dull moment at a Mr. Bungle concert.
Mr. Bungle Live in Concert
Having reunited in 2020, Mr. Bungle's lineup includes Mike Patton (lead vocals), Trey Spruance (lead guitar), Trevor Dunn (bass), Dave Lombardo (drums), and Scott Ian (rhythm guitar). Ian was a member of the pioneering thrash metal band Anthrax, and Lombardo was Slayer's former drummer and has worked with hardcore punk groups like the Suicidal Tendencies and Dead Cross. Patton and Spruance are original members of Mr. Bungle.
Originally formed in Eureka, California, by high school buddies, the first iteration of Mr. Bungle consisted of Dunn, Danny Heifetz (drums), Theo Lengyel (alto saxophone), Clinton McKinnon (tenor saxophone), Patton, and Spruance. The band's name comes from a '60s children's educational film that was later featured in Pee-wee Herman's first HBO special. Mr. Bungle reformed in 2020 for what was supposed to be three shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Brooklyn. The plan was to perform their 1986 demo -- The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo -- in its entirety, but demand for tickets was so high that additional nights were added, and the spark to tour was ignited.
Mr. Bungle's unique sound has influenced legendary artists like Korn, System of a Down, Incubus, and Uncle Kracker.
Really terrible sound. Just a ball of distortion and bass drums. I would not be able to differentiate the songs. And about the songs: they only played their new recording of the demo album. So if you're expecting to hear the musical, talented Mr. Bungle, you're out of luck. You'll hear power chords and screaming. Donc get me wrong, I listen to hardcore, but this isn't what I wanted to hear from the incredible band that is Mr. Bungle...
C'était un bon concert, mais... le groupe n'a joué que des pièces de leur dernier album (plutôt métal), sauf pour un pot-pourri d'anciennes chansons. Bon nombre de fans - comme moi et d'autres à qui j'ai parlé - auraient aimé entendre les morceaux de leurs précédents albums qu'on adore. Cela aurait permis d'apprécier toute la richesse et la complexité du registre musical et vocal de Bungle. Par ailleurs, j'ai trouvé le mixage sonore un peu déséquilibré : on entendait peu la voix du chanteur, ce qui est bien dommage, considérant la voix extraordinaire de Patton. À vrai dire, j'ai préféré leur spectacle de 1999, qui est un des meilleurs concerts que j'ai jamais vus. Ce que je ne peux pas dire de ce dernier concert, même s'il était quand même bon. Donc, en résumé, c'était un bon concert de musique métal (10/10), mais un peu moins bon (7/10) comme concert de MrBungle.
Best show I've ever seen in my life. Now that is how it's done. A real thrash metal show. Thank you.
