Am I misremembering that they've mentioned that they've interviewed some people that were influenced by the band? That kind of thing always turns me off—I don't really care what other musicians think of this or that band.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:57pmI imagine the band would be disappointed with a lame celebration. As far as I know, they were good with Wilson Neate's biography, and it wasn't a lazy, backslapping effort.Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:40pmRight, at the very least it seems like they're taking the project itself pretty seriously—I like that they've hired an actual editor. I hope the end product reflects the care they seem to be putting into it. I hope it's not just a bunch of praise from the talking heads of Flea and Anthony Kiedis.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:31pmAh. I didn't know that you'd forked over your money. Even acknowledging the covid disruption, this project doesn't seem to have been managed well. I know that early on there were people pissed off about the rewards for sponsorship. At this point, I'll regard a released version as the reward.Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:22pmDr. Medulla wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 9:00pm
Coincidentally, I got an update email this morning!
tl/dr: We need more money.
Yeah that was my motivation for posting, I was sure you'd gotten the email too. It reads a lot like the last one!
So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I think you're right about that aspect. And agree with you about the value of that kind of stuff. It rarely offers anything other than validation. Who care?Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:00pmAm I misremembering that they've mentioned that they've interviewed some people that were influenced by the band? That kind of thing always turns me off—I don't really care what other musicians think of this or that band.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:57pmI imagine the band would be disappointed with a lame celebration. As far as I know, they were good with Wilson Neate's biography, and it wasn't a lazy, backslapping effort.Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:40pmRight, at the very least it seems like they're taking the project itself pretty seriously—I like that they've hired an actual editor. I hope the end product reflects the care they seem to be putting into it. I hope it's not just a bunch of praise from the talking heads of Flea and Anthony Kiedis.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:31pmAh. I didn't know that you'd forked over your money. Even acknowledging the covid disruption, this project doesn't seem to have been managed well. I know that early on there were people pissed off about the rewards for sponsorship. At this point, I'll regard a released version as the reward.
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
"Who cares?" Is always what I think when I pull out my CD of Entertainment!. I don't give a flying fig that Flea thinks Go4 was a huge influence on the Chili Peppers, and I'm constantly baffled about why it needs to be on the liner notes like a book review.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:08pmI think you're right about that aspect. And agree with you about the value of that kind of stuff. It rarely offers anything other than validation. Who care?Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:00pmAm I misremembering that they've mentioned that they've interviewed some people that were influenced by the band? That kind of thing always turns me off—I don't really care what other musicians think of this or that band.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:57pmI imagine the band would be disappointed with a lame celebration. As far as I know, they were good with Wilson Neate's biography, and it wasn't a lazy, backslapping effort.Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:40pmRight, at the very least it seems like they're taking the project itself pretty seriously—I like that they've hired an actual editor. I hope the end product reflects the care they seem to be putting into it. I hope it's not just a bunch of praise from the talking heads of Flea and Anthony Kiedis.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:31pm
Ah. I didn't know that you'd forked over your money. Even acknowledging the covid disruption, this project doesn't seem to have been managed well. I know that early on there were people pissed off about the rewards for sponsorship. At this point, I'll regard a released version as the reward.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Y'know, I liked Entertainment!, but didn't know if it was proper for me to like it. So I only listened to it with headphones in a closet in the basement, late at night. But then, wowee zowee, Flea endorsed it, so I can feel certain that my tastes won't be ridiculed!Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:30pm"Who cares?" Is always what I think when I pull out my CD of Entertainment!. I don't give a flying fig that Flea thinks Go4 was a huge influence on the Chili Peppers, and I'm constantly baffled about why it needs to be on the liner notes like a book review.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:08pmI think you're right about that aspect. And agree with you about the value of that kind of stuff. It rarely offers anything other than validation. Who care?Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:00pmAm I misremembering that they've mentioned that they've interviewed some people that were influenced by the band? That kind of thing always turns me off—I don't really care what other musicians think of this or that band.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:57pmI imagine the band would be disappointed with a lame celebration. As far as I know, they were good with Wilson Neate's biography, and it wasn't a lazy, backslapping effort.Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:40pm
Right, at the very least it seems like they're taking the project itself pretty seriously—I like that they've hired an actual editor. I hope the end product reflects the care they seem to be putting into it. I hope it's not just a bunch of praise from the talking heads of Flea and Anthony Kiedis.
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I know, it's so weird the endorsement is inside the case. Like, you guys already made the sale, quit while you're ahead!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:49pmY'know, I liked Entertainment!, but didn't know if it was proper for me to like it. So I only listened to it with headphones in a closet in the basement, late at night. But then, wowee zowee, Flea endorsed it, so I can feel certain that my tastes won't be ridiculed!Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:30pm"Who cares?" Is always what I think when I pull out my CD of Entertainment!. I don't give a flying fig that Flea thinks Go4 was a huge influence on the Chili Peppers, and I'm constantly baffled about why it needs to be on the liner notes like a book review.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:08pmI think you're right about that aspect. And agree with you about the value of that kind of stuff. It rarely offers anything other than validation. Who care?Kory wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 3:00pmAm I misremembering that they've mentioned that they've interviewed some people that were influenced by the band? That kind of thing always turns me off—I don't really care what other musicians think of this or that band.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 2:57pm
I imagine the band would be disappointed with a lame celebration. As far as I know, they were good with Wilson Neate's biography, and it wasn't a lazy, backslapping effort.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I'm listening to Manscape right now, Kory, you coward! Where's your god now?
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- Flex
- Mechano-Man of the Future
- Posts: 35999
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
- Location: The Information Superhighway!
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
kory's god is probably listening to some dave or 311Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 12:26pmI'm listening to Manscape right now, Kory, you coward! Where's your god now?
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Flex wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 12:32pmkory's god is probably listening to some dave or 311Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 12:26pmI'm listening to Manscape right now, Kory, you coward! Where's your god now?
(God—the real one, not Kory's twisted mockery—help me, I genuinely don't dislike Manscape, and there are chunks that I actually dig.)
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I haven't got one god. I've got all four(s).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 12:26pmI'm listening to Manscape right now, Kory, you coward! Where's your god now?
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Kory wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 6:51pmI haven't got one god. I've got all four(s).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 12:26pmI'm listening to Manscape right now, Kory, you coward! Where's your god now?
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
- Dr. Medulla
- Atheistic Epileptic
- Posts: 116751
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
- Location: Straight Banana, Idaho
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
Five legit awesome Manscape:
And a non-album track that I think is the best of the batch, "Gravity Worship":
And a non-album track that I think is the best of the batch, "Gravity Worship":
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Re: So- how didn't I know the new Wire was out?
I get Torch It stuck in my head all the time.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc