Mr. Bungle is the musical equivalent of a David Lynch movie. On its uncompromising second release, Disco Volante, the group focuses its sound a bit more than on its 1991 self-titled debut but still keeps things unruly and completely unpredictable. This is a band whose sole purpose is to break all the pre-existing rules of music and doesn't think twice about taking chances. What they've created in the process is a totally original and new musical style and an album that sounds like nothing that cur...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! Mr. Bungle's debut for Warner Bros., originally released in 1991, is one of the most difficult major label "rock" records of all time. Led by Mike Patton and with Downtown New York legend John Zorn as producer, Mr. Bungle is a twisted and schizophrenic ride through genres from metal to klezmer, all punctuated by Patton's brutal, filthy, and often hilarious lyrics. Faith No More may have seen greater success but there's no doubt that Mr. Bungle was the better representation ...   [ read more ]

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To say that Mr. Bungle is unfocused is like criticizing a rapper for not being able to sing -- it may be true, but it misses the point of the music. Mr. Bungle is a dizzying, disconcerting, schizophrenic tour through just about any rock style the group can think of, hopping from genre to genre without any apparent rhyme or reason, and sometimes doing so several times in the same song. Mike Patton's lyrics are even more bizarrely humorous than those he used in Faith No More, and they're also ...   [ read more ]

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