One of their great abilities is to copy Mr. Bungle note by note. Of course nobody's 100% original but this...
I agree. They are probably ripping off Bungle more than they are Naked City. Why Spruance and other Bungle people hang around Estradasphere I have no idea, but I guess they liked to be kissed in their asses. Or maybe they are just really nice guys, who knows.
There's a band out of Chicago called Tubring, sounds like the same deal. Bungle disciple, Trey Spruance produced record. Not bad to listen to live, but their albums are not impressive. I was surprised that Spruance would be that nice. Patton wouldn't be that nice as he has shown in various magazine interviews. Maybe Spruance feels the need to do community service, help the less fortunate (financially and musically).