Mr. Bungle - THE STROKE (live) 1999 'California' tour

Mr. Bungle's opening number on the first leg of their 'California' album tour in Portland, Oregon, USA, July 19, 1999. This is their cover of Billy Squier's "The Stroke", done Godflesh-style. They popularized this cover amongst their fanbase on their 1992 first national tour, but had performed it only sparingly since. Fans were rewarded for their patience and bootleg-mongering with the first song out the gate on this tour and many Sno-Core dates the following year.

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[PDXCHawk]

I wonder if the two people who disliked this video were frustrated Billy Squier fans.

[Thomlistentoslayer]

i love faith no more but a Mr Bungle reunion would be way fucking betterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[PDXCHawk]

I agree, I was confident FNM would tour again someday, but I'm not sure about Bungle at all. Trey and Mike have too much tension. Mike was even quoted as saying 'Mr. Bungle might get back together, but it won't be me singing'. Trevor's said 'Bungle is dead, and I'm happy with it.' So yeah, not looking good :( Turnout would be great though now that a new generation has had time to catch up with 'em.

[PDXCHawk]

Yeah I'd disabled comments for some reason when I first uploaded this and even after I changed the setting, it seemed to stay that way for a while, and be less searchable though I know not why. Hope it's all resolved now.

[fireandhammer]

I am just glad that I saw them. Toad's Place, New Have on the California tour.

[fireandhammer]

I am just glad that I saw them. Toad's Place, New Haven...California tour. Except for seeing the Cramps at Toad's, it was the next best show I have ever seen, period, anywhere!

[dommer117]

It's almost scarier seeing mike with a tucked in shirt and slacks sounding like a demon from the deepest nightmarish bowels of hell, instead of wearing the gymp mask around the self-titled era

[PDXCHawk]

It's not on an album, but they quietly put out their own 7" vinyl with live 'The Stroke' and 'The Thing Strikes'. They asked WB to put it out but they refused. I was fortunate to get one of the last copies in Portland at the Disco Volante tour. The audio is from the Chicago 92 bootleg circulating out there.

[redflaregraf]

They didn't release The Stroke on an album, it's a live exclusive.

[DressuOut]

Cool, man i love these guys, was there another disc aside from discovolante california and the self titled debut ?

I'm seeing alot of songs here on youtube I haven't heard Mr. Bungle do before.