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Favoured/best incarnation? Explain or comment on choice.

General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners

Mr. Bungle for me.

Whilst Faith No More are one of my very favourite bands ever, undoubtedly the grandest of them all and most influential (probably ever), Mr. Bungle had all the uniqueness, talent and genius. Just in different ways. Ways not duplicate since or created before.

-AC

mr bungle for me...mainly because ive only heard pattons stuff while in FNM, mr bungle and fanotmas and out of those bungle strike the biggest chord in with my musical likes...

Probably because Bungle strike any chord there is, for the sake.

Just go around striking every chord.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Probably because Bungle strike any chord there is, for the sake.

Just go around striking every chord.

-AC

true...true

and any band that can get the words "butter gutter" into a song deserve much kudos

Definitely Bungle.

A band that can combine that many genres, sound completely insane, write a song about Mr. Travolta, and be an enjoyable listen definitely goes in one of the top stops for me.

Hmm....I've only heard FNM, Mr. Bungle, and Fantomas...I'd have to say my vote goes to Mr. Bungle.

I think I'd go with Mr Bungle as well. It's a close call between all of Patton's incarnations for me though. One of the greatest musical minds ever.

Mr Bungle never quite clicked for me for some reason.

I'd definitely go with Faith No More, although Patton & Rahzel was ridiculously entertaining.

Originally posted by Deathblow
Mr Bungle never quite clicked for me for some reason.

I'd definitely go with Faith No More, although Patton & Rahzel was ridiculously entertaining.

They are quite an esoteric band, I remember it taking a while to click for me as well. Could see the musical excellence, but wasn't clicking in terms of how it sounded to me.

Faith No More personally, I haven't listened to enough Mr. Bungle to truly enjoy it. It's interesting to listen to, and the band members are clearly very talented, but I get the feeling it's kind of an acquired taste.

They are.

But one of the very best you can acquire. Truly one of the very greatest genius bands to exist.

-AC

'92 era Faith no more for me always with Bungle second...
I totally concurr....
Unique magic in classes of their own.... Utterly unique.........

Our band cover 'Epic' and 'From out of nowhere', 'war pigs' and 'woodpecker from mars' and I would love to get 'Caffiene' or 'Jizzlobber' going.... We have also jammed on 'The girls of porn' from time to time....

Mike Patton spat on me and my friends tonight at the London Fantomas
Gig....!!!

We had previously though that we were not worthy to be spat on by this living god, but NO!!!

We were proved oh-so wrong...!!

Quite almost improbably and bizarrely I bumped into AC there too....!!!
He may also have been on the recieving end of said flobbages too as he was standing nearby on both occasions....

You guys are lucky shits. I'm jealous of you both.

Faith No Mor because..... its Faith No More

Originally posted by Lana
You guys are lucky shits. I'm jealous of you both.

LOL

*Wipes head on towel and mails it to Lana... (The towel, not my head)*

Actually the best on-stage collection of musicians in the history of Earth.

Overall.

-AC

"Actually the best on-stage collection of musicians in the history of Earth.

Overall.

-AC"

Agreed..

And Man... Bozzio amazed me.....

When you can just come in and fill in for a tour like that for Fantomas...
...Playing a faultless hour and 3/4 a night of their material...
...You have to be the greatest drummer alive.

....Holy shit.....

I feel very very lucky indeed to have seen Faith No More in 92, Bungle in 2000 and now Fantomas....

...Must catch Tomahawk next time....

You've seen Faith No More and Mr. Bungle.

I actually envy you.

However, on the Bozzio note. He didn't even learn those drum parts before hand. Did you see him reading the actual music from the book and playing it right there from reading it? After each bit he turned the page and set it back down. Too amazing.

Well, they all. Buzzo takes the piss, the man was actually defying science with the shit he was playing.

What happened with that fight? I swear there was an actual fight in the pit behind me and to the left.

I wanted to get one of those Suspended Animation T-shirts but me and Victor Von Doom never even noticed they were being sold at the gig until we got to the train station. So I just got one of the ones from outside.

-AC

Christ! I thought he was just having that on hand "Just in case"...!!!!
Bloody hell!!!!!!

Yeah...Buzz was too cool.... Nice standing in front of them Marshalls eh...? Between him,Bozzio and Trevor Roy Dunn, i'll be having to go back to the venue to collect the back of my skull.... LOL

Yeah... You're right about the fight.... It took place right next to me..
I had to pull my mate Pete up from getting trampled and was very nearly IN the fight.... I don't know who started it but I saw one guy with his mate after the gig pointing through me to someone behind me cursing to his mate about how "I'm gonna cut that pr**k, I swear" And just repeating it a couple of times... My guess'd be moshing getting out of hand....

Got one of those T-Shirts too... The guy said a tenner first then let us have it for a fiver..... Dont worry too much AC, the que at the T-Shirt bit was taking forever to go down anyhow... You probably did the right thing.....

If you ever actually see those shirts again on the net, give me a heads up.

Actually looked too mental. Badly want one.

What do you think of the "**** ups" they made? The guy I was with (from the forum also) thinks that they did it just to show that they CAN make mistakes. I agree, I don't think the actually ****ed up. Patton seemed way too un-bothered by it all hahaha.

The first support act needed to **** off. Actually started falling asleep on the barrier.

-AC

Definitely will...!

I thought any F ups were well disguised...! Nothing sounded too blatant to me.... Must've been coated with musical stealth technology..

We missed the 1st support act (If there were three...?) came in as Dalek were starting.... Bad were they then...? What kind of stuff were they playing?

It was one lone jimmy.

He wasn't playing much. Arsing about with sound manipulation etc.

-AC

The man was shit. Decent guitarist though.

Unbelievable gig.

Ahhhh... Won't sweat it too much at having missed it then........... Thanks guys..!

Spot on, Victor...! Spot on...!!

Did you guys get any pics you could put up...?

Mess ups aside, and I wouldn't hold my breath, I believe my inept colleague did.

I dunno about his inept collegue.

But I took pics.

-AC

"Getttt yourrrr picccsssss oooouuuuutttt foorrrrrrr thhheee laddddssss!"

(Or as Mike Patton would scream with an ridiculously insane drumlick:
& quot;Xkugakdbkdusj,jksjnkskhkbkbkdidididididididid
diidididipahhhhhhh!!!"

Can someone explain to me how I'm supposed to listen to Mr. Bungle? Like am I supposed to be standing on my head or something?

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Can someone explain to me how I'm supposed to listen to Mr. Bungle? Like am I supposed to be standing on my head or something?

Agape psychedly.

I'm going to let my imagination run wild with its interpretation of 'psychedly' (...something about yellow fruit and stars...yeah!), but do I do the agape-thing whilst standing on my head still?

Nah. While completing a relatively menial task.

Like being paid to eat Raisin Bran (with banana slices)?

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Like being paid to eat Raisin Bran (with banana slices)?

Exactly like that.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You've seen Faith No More and Mr. Bungle.

I actually envy you.

However, on the Bozzio note. He didn't even learn those drum parts before hand. Did you see him reading the actual music from the book and playing it right there from reading it? After each bit he turned the page and set it back down. Too amazing.


-AC

That is absolutely incredible

It had to be seen to be believed. I probably ONLY would have believed it from not seeing it because it's Bozzio.

-AC

So what are some of Patton's best albums/bands? I havent listened to his stuff at all and I am definitely intrigued.

I'm not about to go whoring out his music.

Just take a gamble.

-AC

Originally posted by RedAlertv2
So what are some of Patton's best albums/bands? I havent listened to his stuff at all and I am definitely intrigued.

Anything really. All excellent, all different. Some more accessible than others.

Terry Bozzio was crazy. Dave Lombardo said it took him hours to learn a 30 second section, and he was the one who wrote the stuff. Bozzio was just reading the sheet music and playing it as he went.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I'm not about to go whoring out his music.

Just take a gamble.

-AC

Reccomending a couple albums hardly qualifies as prostitution

I'm not a musician, but what's the big deal about this Bozzio guy reading sheet music? I thought that's what musicians do?

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
I'm not a musician, but what's the big deal about this Bozzio guy reading sheet music? I thought that's what musicians do?

It's not the comprehension of it- it's the fact that the music is exceptionally complex, and he was playing it as he went, as opposed to having many hours of rehearsal.

Like dropping into Arsenal's team without training and instantly playing their style of complex passing- but on a much grander scale.

After I applied your nice analogy to Spurs, I got it. What song/album are you referring to, though?

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
After I applied your nice analogy to Spurs, I got it. What song/album are you referring to, though?

That'd throw the analogy all out of goose.

It was a live Fantomas show, when Dave Lombardo was touring with Slayer: Bozzio stepped in to play while he was gone.

That's how I know he was reading the sheet music as he went- I was watching him do it.

No.

OK.

Cool.