Mr. Bungle dusted off one of their legendary self-titled album cuts in the first two stops of their Geek Show Tour with The Melvins and Spotlights. For the first time since literally the year 2000, the reunited five-piece (including Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo who joined the band when they formally reunited in 2020) played “My Ass is on Fire” coupled with what appeared to be a jingle from an old antacid commercial.
The Palladium performance:
The Glass House performance:
The Los Angeles show at The Palladium featured the re-imagined and muscularly reworked cuts from their original demo album, The Raging Wrath of the Easer Bunny. Nestled amidst those frenetic and frankly masterful songs were covers from a bevy of the band’s original influences including the theme from Welcome Back, Kotter, a mega medley that included a dead-on cover of Spandau Ballet’s “True” and Slayer’s “Hell Awaits,” Circle Jerks’ “World Up My Ass,” Van Halen’s “Loss of Control,” Corrosion of Conformity’s “Loss For Words” and a killer cover of Sepultura’s “Territory.”
5/12/23 – The Palladium Setlist
Welcome Back (John Sebastian cover) / Bungle Grind
Eracist
Spreading the Thighs of Death / Territory (Sepultura cover)
Loss for Words (Corrosion of Conformity cover)
Hypocrites / Speak English or Die (Stormtroopers of Death cover)
Glutton for Punishment
Anarchy Up Your Anus
Methematics / Hell Awaits (Slayer cover) / True (Spandau Ballet cover) / Cold War (Siege cover) / True
Raping Your Mind
World Up My Ass (Circle Jerks cover)
Sudden Death
Encore:
Loss of Control (Van Halen cover)
My Ass Is on Fire (Second time live since 2000)
All photos by Raymond Flotat
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