Mr. Bungle Summer 1999

 

Band Members: Danny Heifetz – Drums. Trevor Dunn – Bass. Clinton (Bär) McKinnon - Tenor sax, Clarinet, Keyboards. Trey Spruance - Guitar, Keyboards. Mike Patton – Vocals. William Winnant – Percussion. Jeff Attridge – Keyboards.

 

Dates: July 12^th to August 28^th.

 

Number Of Shows Played: 37

 

Cities: 33

Countries: 2

 

Number Of Songs Played: 29

 

Songs Debuted on Tour: Vanity Fair, "Riders On The Storm" (The Doors), Ars Moriendi, Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy, Goodbye Sober Day, Merry Go Bye Bye, None Of Them Knew They Were Robots, Pink Cigarette, Retrovertigo, Sweet Charity, The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

 

Overview: This is probably THE WORST Mr. Bungle tour ever. A few reasons for this are A) poor performances with too many samples, and B) obvious setlists. Luckily, the next few tours were slightly better, but nothing compared to any previous tours.

 

The Songs That Were Played:            

 

"Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter)                                             

This song is fairly similar to the original. The instrumentation consisted of Patton singing, and Heifetz playing drums, and Winnant playing bongo’s and stuff.

 

"Citta Violenta" (Ennio Morricone)                                             

This song was played pretty much the same as it was in 1992.

 

"Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Lauren Hill)                                                 

This was played periodically throughout the tour, at the end of ‘Ei Raat Tomar Amar’.

 

"Ei Raat Tomar Amar" (Hemanta Mukherjee)                                     

This was generally played after Travolta. This version was FAR inferior to the 1995 and 1996 versions.

 

"If You Had My Love" (Jennifer Lopez)                                      

This consisted of Patton quoting the lyrics. Nothing more.

 

"Metti, Una Sera A Cena " (Ennio Morricone)                             

I have yet to hear a recording of this from this tour. If you would like to comment on it, please email me, and I will post it.

 

"Riders On The Storm" (The Doors)                                                                

Played at the end of Travolta. Not really a true cover, more of just a “jam”.

 

"The Stroke" (Billy Squier)                                                         

This was played exactly the same as it was in 1992.

 

"The Thing Strikes" (Henry Mancini)                                                                           

This was played exactly the same as it was in 1992.

 

Ars Moriendi                                                                               

This was similar to the album version, with the accordion and violin played by a sampler. This song sticks out as one of the worst songs on this tour in my opinion. It came off lifeless and boring at every performance. The use of samples totally killed it.

 

Carry Stress In The Jaw                                                             

Wow! A radically different arrangement of an old song in 1999! This song had a “lounge” type feel for the verses. Too bad that this was the only reworked song on the tour. Click Here for an mp3 of it. 

 

Chemical Marriage                                                                    

Played the same as on previous tours, with ‘Love Is A Fist’ inserted into the middle.

 

Desert Search for Techno Allah                                                 

Played the same as on previous tours, with minor differences in keyboard tones.

 

Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy                                               

Played fairly similar to the album version. What parts of this were played, and which were on a sampler?

 

Goodbye Sober Day                                                                   

This song was, for the most part, played as it is on the album, with the difference coming in the “kecak” section, and the part immediately preceding it. Both were more “rock”, with different guitar parts. Click Here for an mp3 of the middle section.

 

Love Is A Fist                                                                              

The refrain of this was played in the middle of ‘Chemical Marriage”. A good addition in my opinion.

 

Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz                                                           

I have yet to hear a recording of this. Am I correct in assuming it’s the same as every other tour?

 

Merry Go Bye Bye                                                                      

This was played fairly similar to the album version, with the difference coming in the middle. Instead of what normal goes there, they played a medley of songs from ‘Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny’. Click Here for an mp3 of the medley.

 

My Ass is on Fire

This was played similar to the arrangement debuted in 1996, but cleaned up and stream lined a bit. A good addition to the tour.                                                                                                    

 

None Of Them Knew They Were Robots                                    

Played as it is on the album.

 

Pink Cigarette                                                                            

Played similar to the album version, but with a piano intro.

 

Retrovertigo                                                                               

Played close to the album version, but without out all the cool production.

 

Sweet Charity                                                                            

Played just as is on the album, with a slightly different ending. Trevor sang the lower vocal parts, AND they were sampled as well.

 

The Air-Conditioned Nightmare                                                 

This followed the album version, with the big harmonies in the “surf” section all coming from a sampler.

 

The Girls Of Porn                                                                       

Was this played? I doubt it. If anyone can prove to me otherwise, I will say it wasn’t.

 

Travolta                                                                                      

Ok. They played this almost every night. The same way as always. Always a dull point in the set list.

 

Vanity Fair                                                                                 

This could have been done well, but sadly wasn’t. All the harmonies were sampled. The only saving grace is the ending, which is a repeat of the main chords and melody, but in  a “punk” style. Click Here for an mp3 of the “punk part”.

 

Violenza Domestica                                                                   

Another massive let down from this tour. Played similar to the 1995 versions. This even had some improve, but the band always sounded like they were just going through the motions.

 

Other People’s Opinions:

 

No one has left their opinion of this tour yet. I guess that means that everything I said is exactly right. If you want to add an opinion on this tour, email me, and I will put it up.