General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners
What the hell does Mike Patton need the X-Men for? The former Faith No More/Mr. […]
What the hell does Mike Patton need the X-Men for? The former Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman exhales more ideas than the three DJs who crab-and flare scratch. Here, Rob Swift, Roc Raida, and Total Eclipse are the straight men. This is Patton‘s show as he shotgun-fires Bungle-style schizophrenia; his outbursts of live funk instrumentation and samples of thrift-shop kitsch are perverted enough for cultists to memorize for years to come. Not every idea works-his R&B moments sound forced and his Cro-Magnon grumbles are only redeeming for a few scratches. Yet, Patton‘s restlessness never ceases to inspire.