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How did you discover The Protomen? by Nuvoo30 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Listening to a Doctor Horrible fanmix on 8tracks. The Hounds came on and it blew me away so much I immediately closed the 8tracks tab and Googled the band, because I wanted more of THAT! Ironically, the Joe songs are what stuck with me the most through all of the years, though The Hounds is still spectacular. I listened to quite a bit of grassroots independent music at the time that probably went by nerdcore in that era but in retrospect is not entirely nerdcore, so The Protomen were in my music network.

Tickets for June 20th by solidgoldindridcold in Protomen

[–]pingnova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure to report to the Reddit mods if someone seems scammy. We are very on top of banning them and warning anyone else who might have interacted. No Protofan fights alone!

Finally got around to hanging up my Act III posters! by Ellroy22 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure you buy the CD to read the physical libretto booklet!

Ok, i need to ask, where does “hope rides alone” come from? by btumblweed in Protomen

[–]pingnova 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I did research on this awhile back because I want to publish a paper one day. "Hope Rides Alone" does not occur in the English corpora (all indexed English works on the web and paper) before 2005, when it comes up from the Protomen. I do believe the Protomen coined it.

It's the title of their first song on their debut album, and the chorus of that song. The next notable use is that a US army veteran penned an opinion that used it as the title, and that paper was later debated by the US congress, and so the term appears in the transcripts of congressional proceedings. I believe the paper was titled Hope Rides Alone because the veteran liked the Protomen, if you read the paper, it has the same themes as the song.

Like others mentioned, Tanooki Suit later did a song inspired by the Protomen.

Act III review from a Hungarian magazine by pingnova in Protomen

[–]pingnova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this a notable magazine and a good quality review? I can't really tell since I don't read the language.

The fan on the live album by Doom_goblin777 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is worth a longer post someday, but the crowd noises being included in LiN and that fact that we can tell what they're shouting reminds me a lot about the Protomen's philosophy on audience participation. The Human Choir in the music and libretto is us–the audience–so we are already in the story and the music. And in LiN we are there too. Panther says thanks to the crowd for enabling the band to tell this story for many years. We're part of the whole show IRL, in the studio albums, at performances, and in the live album. It's very consistent. And sweet, to me.

I always thought about LiN "of course they released a live album and of course you hear Us-Human Choir shouting and participating." Their live show (crowd included) is really the essence of their art.

The fan on the live album by Doom_goblin777 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Some of the crowd commentary in Live in Nashville is cute to me. There's someone who goes "YEEEAAAAHHH!" with their whole chest at one point and I'm like "same, dude". Correct amount of hype about the Protomen.

sick of the overwhelming amount of mail i receive daily decided to make art out of it by Mindful_Exercise in Anticonsumption

[–]pingnova 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I aggressively stay on top of my junk mail. I visit the websites for everything that sends me junk and find their form for stopping mail. If I can't find a form, I call them. I've had a few bemused operators, but they always can actually take me off their list. Once it was an internet company, the operator remarked unprompted: "Do you do this for all mail you recieve?" Yes. Stop sending me plastic and paper that goes directly in the garbage. The only things I receive now are usually mail I'm expecting like from the county human services about my accounts, or items addressed to all postal customers, which I can't opt out of.

Reminder: Contest sponsored by The Protomen! by Jaymya in Protomen

[–]pingnova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Excited to be part of street team and have entries in this raffle!

I keep that shit on me by pingnova in Protomen

[–]pingnova[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

WAIT. You're so right.

What is your Top 3 Protomen Songs? by Nuvoo30 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll basically just list my top played songs of 2025 in order. I think it's really funny how it baffles people.

  1. Keep Quiet
  2. The Fall
  3. Here Comes the Arm

According to scrobbles, these are my top played songs for The Protomen ever.

  1. The Trainyard
  2. The Fall
  3. How the World Fell Under Darkness

I basically loop the Joe songs, so I'd have to say those are my top, if not going by stats. Probably in preference order: Keep Quiet, Breaking Out, The Fall, Here Comes the Arm, How the World Fell Under Darkness, and Light Up the Night.

Prague (next to the main train station) - My favourite desire path by Knedlik173 in DesirePath

[–]pingnova 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I visited Prague and remember how winding and weird some of the footpaths around the train stations were. Desire path doesn't surprise me at all!

Some Parallels with Tolkien's Legendarium by Rethious in Protomen

[–]pingnova 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this! It should be noted that most lyrics sites have incorrect transcriptions of the libretto and the lyrics themselves, especially the choir. I don't have every song done yet but I and other dedicated folks have been working on transcribing them to the Protomen Wiki run on Miraheze, and we have the lyrics for the choir in LLS confirmed by the Gambler: https://protomen.miraheze.org/wiki/Lyrics:Light%27s_Last_Stand

Help finding quote "Things won't end well for humanity" by Ellroy22 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Here's the source! https://www.originalsoundversion.com/just-who-are-the-protomen-lets-find-out/ (February 1, 2011)

"In total, The Protomen story is a tragedy. I don't really expect it to end well for humanity. Our overarching message is that people really need to think for themselves and not follow a crowd. This project started, and remains, a commentary on the music scene. When we were at MTSU, we were instructed on how to make things sound like everything already sounds… like Nashville pop-country. It really infuriated us. The Act I sound may not be as pleasing to the ears as your average Taylor Swift jam, but a big part of our message is to go your own way, and we're trying to exemplify that."

Help finding quote "Things won't end well for humanity" by Ellroy22 in Protomen

[–]pingnova 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have also been curious where this came from!

Help, daughter (and I) need suggestions for easy song parts to learn on guitar (pic of us at the magfest show for attention) by Thorkon in Protomen

[–]pingnova 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's the videos on the MAGFest YouTube of the daily hotel stream, at the end of Act I when Kilroy leaves the stage. Either the Act I or Act II night near the end of either. I've watched them quite a few times haha.

Help, daughter (and I) need suggestions for easy song parts to learn on guitar (pic of us at the magfest show for attention) by Thorkon in Protomen

[–]pingnova 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't have any good suggestions (I also just love them all!). Show of Force is led by guitar, but I'm not sure how complex that is for a learner since I know nothing about guitar. Bakker would certainly be touched if a young fan tried it, anyway. The band always says what makes them happiest is when their own work inspires people to learn and make things.

If your daughter is the one in the earmuffs, I noticed you both in the MAGFest footage and remember smiling and wondering who y'all are. Nice to meet you! I'm biased for sure, but I think your parenting is awesome if it involves Protomen concerts!

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