Comments on: Don’t Judge An EP By Its Stupidly Juvenile Title

By: Jon Payne

Jon Payne — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:56:54 +0000

I for one, am tempted to say that I enjoy Puscifer moreso than I do APC or Tool nowadays. Admittedly, I’ve only ever been a temperate fan of Maynard’s work (although I am very excited to be seeing Tool live for the first time this summer), but nevertheless I have always enjoyed his vocals and his intricate and awe inspiring lyrics. The music is cool too, don’t get me wrong, but those previously stated have been the staples that have kept me coming back for more. With Puscifer, I feel that it is more of a vehicle to express strange ideas and word formations that would have no real place in the schematas of ideology of the prior two bands that he has worked on. The music is more simple I’d probably admit, but sometimes there is great beauty in simplicity. The dream-like quality of their narrative makes me hungry for more.

Just my opinion. Great review as well I must say, Peace out all.

By: leakeg

leakeg — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:02:37 +0000

IMO Puscifer’s firt album is better than anything else Maynard has done (barring of course Lateralus). I imagining many people are disregarding it purely because it contains no distorted electric guitars. Why do people still adhere to these arbitrary guidelines that the only music that is ‘real’ music is that which is created with guitars?

By: Meta

Meta — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:44:38 +0000

Fuck you, Kevin Lee. It’s really tough to enjoy this web page with you leaving droppings of ignorance on it. Differring of opinion is fantastic, but where’s your fucking critique of the music itself? This stuff is nothing similar to Tool or APC (Personally I’d value Maynard’s Puscifer work ten times above APC). Why isn’t APC just a money-grab for you, fucker? Because you LIKE it. By the way, you can buy individual songs from this and other Puscifer albums for a dollar each; buy entire albums and the price per-song drops even more. Gold for the price of dirt. The message in Hooker with a Penis is directed at dumbass pseudo-fans like yourself. Here’s another Maynard quote you should absorb: “There are so many wonderful things to discover out in the wide wide world of the interweb and the world in general. Blows my mind that people would waste their time slamming stuff they don’t like or don’t understand. Go find the stuff you like. Things you like to hear, taste, smell, touch, see. And let those events and moment inspire you to go create something that expresses that same moment. Just a thought.” Heed his words if you won’t heed mine. And please keep your advertising shit out of reviews for other music, spam-boy. -*- Much love for this album, I adore the way Pucsifer adapt their songs to play them live; gives them a whole further level of vibrancy and life. All three of the new songs are excellent, I can’t decide which I like best. Grab the MP3s from the site, if you like so much as one other song from Puscifer, you’ll love this stuff. Can’t wait for the next album if they keep going uphill like this. x)

By: Decapitated Soul

Decapitated Soul — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:28:29 +0000

I Think the album is very creative so isnt all the other work espeacialy with the defferent people he is working with it just makes it ten times better and the shows are amazing and to think his son could be a star one day is amazing just decided to leave a comment cause this looks like an amatuer approach to just bag on artists which is pathetic but what do you know there always has to be something like it

By: Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:41:40 +0000

Greatly appreciated, Sam. Thank you kindly.

By: Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:11:21 +0000

I’m not sure if Johnny Firecloud will get this message but I’d like to say that this is one of the best “comprehensive” band write-ups I have read in a long time. Short on the current trend of sensationalism strong on analytical imagery that conveys a full hearted feel for the music.

Nice work.

By: Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:28:28 +0000

Andy: Settle down man. I have listened to it and came to my own conclusions. It is better than the full album but still pretty bad. After multiple bad releases now it comes across as a cash grab to me. Doesn’t mean you have to agree. If you like the album that is great. I can see why some people would enjoy it but I think it sucks. Simple as that. No need to get so defensive. You also helped prove my point on why I believe it is a cash grab. Consistency across the board is lacking. MJK has the resources to control that. Like I said, if it was a relative unknown then I probably would appreciate it more. I would disagree that a whole lot of care and love has been put into it. Art looks like garbage and the titles are ridiculously juvenile as mentioned. A band/experiment that has it’s own store seems like a cash grab. He sells $0.25 targets he shot on his property in AZ for $100, don’t tell me he isn’t smart enough to know he can finance his winery but selling stupid shit to TOOL fans that will buy anything his name is attached to. Try listening to Hooker with a Penis. There is a message there my friend.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:01 +0000

Kevin Lee: Its obvious that you either dont appreciate MJK’s musical adventures or you simply did not listen to the EP. I think its brilliant, and the songs were way better than I had anticipated. The Puscifer album was lacking consistency, but the material was generally good (some of it now new and improved!).

Calling this EP a cashgrab is bullshit, because a whole lot of care and love has obviously been put into creating this material. Just because you cant appreciate something other than your regular old shit doesnt mean that others cant, and I for one truly appreciate MJK’s experimenting. Its way better that he uses this as his musical outlet for material that doesnt fit for Tool, and at the same time make it even more special, rather than force it as Tool as some artists would have done.

So, just let Puscifer pound away where the light dont shine, son. Take it like a man.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:01:39 +0000

Calling Puscifer a MJK-cashgrab is missing the point by miles. It is a venue for his musical impulses his other bands/projects could not satisfy and we are all the better for it. I may have come for Maynard, but I stay for the music. This EP is pure ear-sex. A vagina mine indeed.

By: Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:50:26 +0000

See what you mean. I look at these guys like Rx Bandits. Really wasn’t a fan of the ska scene but saw potential and now look at them. Looking for stronger showings from these guys in the future.