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    Another Mike Patton project, Mr. Bungle is one of his more fluid and direct efforts. There are still tinges of strangeness and vocal instrumenting but the music itself is more traditional. This... more
    
    Another Mike Patton project, Mr. Bungle is one of his more fluid and direct efforts. There are still tinges of strangeness and vocal instrumenting but the music itself is more traditional. This being my most favorite of the Mr. Bungle albums, California inspires sounds of The Beach Boys and Burt Bacharach while mixing their own thrash-metal, poppy, jazzy, funk. Certainly recommended.
    
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Nobody ever accused Mr. Bungle of being suckers for a good melody. The syncopated blasts of cartoonish noise that fill 1991's Mr. Bungle and 1995's Disco Volante are one part speed metal and one part Speedy Gonzalez. Initially, the band served as a more aggressive outlet for singer Mike Patton, widely known for his work in Faith No More. But with Faith No More no more, Patton and Mr. Bungle decided to sweeten the Bungle batter with a little songcraft. California boasts harmonies (yes, harmonies!) that would make the Brothers Wilson proud. Opening with a chorus of seagulls and crashing waves that gives way to slide guitar, strings, and Patton singing (not screaming), the poppy yet symphonic "Sweet Charity" announces that this is not your bike messenger's Mr. Bungle album. Songs like the easy strummin' "Retrovertigo," the sultry Scott Walker-esque "Pink Cigarette," and the orchestral "Vanity Fair" make California 1999's golden-hair surprise. --Bill Crandall

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