overmedicated
+32 -0
There should be more music out there played well, by men.
There should be more music out there played well, by men.
nyu
+0 -0
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unfun
+27 -2
Hanson were all underage and the Backstreet Boys have "Boys" in their name. These were not men.
Hanson were all underage and the Backstreet Boys have "Boys" in their name. These were not men.
tekende
+7 -0
Also, they were not playing the music, but merely performing choreographed karaoke.
Also, they were not playing the music, but merely performing choreographed karaoke.
neaner
+0 -1
Let's not forget The Monkees, here.
Let's not forget The Monkees, here.
wittyname
+0 -0
Lamed by mistake, though I can't think why someone wuld give the other lame.
Lamed by mistake, though I can't think why someone wuld give the other lame.
farqussus
+7 -0
Maybe someone's brother was in the Backstreet Boys, and maybe someone's very, very proud of his achievements <sob> ...
Maybe someone's brother was in the Backstreet Boys, and maybe someone's very, very proud of his achievements <sob> ...
tttt2
+5 -0
Backstreet Boys/Hanson ripping in 2007 is a bit passe, I'd say
Backstreet Boys/Hanson ripping in 2007 is a bit passe, I'd say
pogo
+7 -0
NO, these insults to music by men must not be forgotten -- the CDs (and tapes in Africa) still exist.
NO, these insults to music by men must not be forgotten -- the CDs (and tapes in Africa) still exist.
steev_dayv
+2 -0
True. Just because their suck was a part of our past as a culture doesn't make it suck any less. It's like being taunted for peeing your pants in grade school. You can't outrun that shit.
True. Just because their suck was a part of our past as a culture doesn't make it suck any less. It's like being taunted for peeing your pants in grade school. You can't outrun that shit.
selbencoirlo
+5 -0
It is, indeed, impossible to outrun peeing in your pants. All it accomplishes is leaving a long glistening trail of urine across the playground blacktop.
It is, indeed, impossible to outrun peeing in your pants. All it accomplishes is leaving a long glistening trail of urine across the playground blacktop.
gunsofray
+1 -0
And eventually it gets so ba you have to become a hermit.
And eventually it gets so ba you have to become a hermit.
steev_dayv
+2 -0
AT first glance, your avicon looks like dicks in butts...
AT first glance, your avicon looks like dicks in butts...
gunsofray
+1 -0
it isn't dicks in butts, its penises in vaginas. Or should that be 'peni in vaginae'? Either way, its a painting called Penis Landscape
it isn't dicks in butts, its penises in vaginas. Or should that be 'peni in vaginae'? Either way, its a painting called Penis Landscape
steev_dayv
+0 -0
I can appreciate that.
I can appreciate that.
skavid
+0 -0
Chubbied for H.R. Giger.
Chubbied for H.R. Giger.
steev_dayv
+0 -0
This was his worst piece. It shows so little of his talent.
This was his worst piece. It shows so little of his talent.
smallberries
+0 -0
It was sufficiently talented to warrant a raid on Jello Biafra's home then a lengthy & expensive court battle to determine whether the work in question created "prurient interests" i.e. whether someone, somewhere got his or her chubby on while viewing it. A special thanks to Tipper Gore's PMRC (acronym for Bouffant Encrusted Thought-Police). Oh does the name sound familiar? It's Al's wife!
It was sufficiently talented to warrant a raid on Jello Biafra's home then a lengthy & expensive court battle to determine whether the work in question created "prurient interests" i.e. whether someone, somewhere got his or her chubby on while viewing it. A special thanks to Tipper Gore's PMRC (acronym for Bouffant Encrusted Thought-Police). Oh does the name sound familiar? It's Al's wife!
bixschmix
+19 -0
Boyz II Men, however, successfully completed the transition.
Boyz II Men, however, successfully completed the transition.
mystkmanat
+0 -0
My feelings on your avataricon: Pro.
My feelings on your avataricon: Pro.
waddlerz
+0 -0
Also, it wasn't really music either
Also, it wasn't really music either
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
hanson wrote thier own music. on instruments. i guve them respect for that, even if i dont particularly enjoy the specific sounds they created.
hanson wrote thier own music. on instruments. i guve them respect for that, even if i dont particularly enjoy the specific sounds they created.
the_voice
+0 -0
Husker Du.
Husker Du.
pants
+0 -0
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overmedicated
+22 -0
Achewood > lol
Achewood > lol
spinynorman
+3 -0
The detail in Nice Pete's hand in the third panel really adds a lot of creepy, creepy expression to him. There's something feminine about how he thoughtfully holds the pencil to his lips that I just... don't... like.
The detail in Nice Pete's hand in the third panel really adds a lot of creepy, creepy expression to him. There's something feminine about how he thoughtfully holds the pencil to his lips that I just... don't... like.
soticoto
+2 -2
There is something low and base about typing "lol" that is totally beneath Achewood.
There is something low and base about typing "lol" that is totally beneath Achewood.
achilleselbow
+4 -0
It shows that you are of low mind.
It shows that you are of low mind.
glyphtheory
+2 -1
This is why I choose to read the overmedicated comment as a statement of 'Achewood' is greater than 'lol'. That is acceptable.
This is why I choose to read the overmedicated comment as a statement of 'Achewood' is greater than 'lol'. That is acceptable.
stayawaystars
+9 -0
for someone with no pupils, Lyle certainly has very expressive eyes in this one
for someone with no pupils, Lyle certainly has very expressive eyes in this one
mastronaut
+13 -0
I love the idea that Lyle doesnt actually SAY anything past panel 2, and just sits there while Pete explains and responds to imaginary questions.
"What? No, there is not a particular style such as blues or heavy metal."
I love the idea that Lyle doesnt actually SAY anything past panel 2, and just sits there while Pete explains and responds to imaginary questions.
"What? No, there is not a particular style such as blues or heavy metal."
jesler729
+0 -0
I'm not sure if it was intended that way, but you're right, the idea is great.
I'm not sure if it was intended that way, but you're right, the idea is great.
shutup_shutup
+1 -0
Once I thought of it, I liked to assume Lyle has asked the question and suggested the two example styles, as the idea that Nice Pete is repeating them when answering is hilarious.
Once I thought of it, I liked to assume Lyle has asked the question and suggested the two example styles, as the idea that Nice Pete is repeating them when answering is hilarious.
tekende
+0 -0
I too enjoy this interpretation and shall accept it as canon.
I too enjoy this interpretation and shall accept it as canon.
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
Also, his bottle of Jack might as well be a million miles away. It is of no help in this conversation.
Also, his bottle of Jack might as well be a million miles away. It is of no help in this conversation.
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
He grows pupils when Nice Pete calls.
He grows pupils when Nice Pete calls.
catachresis
+0 -0
Fuckin' love this arc
Fuckin' love this arc
nurdbot
+0 -0
Me too. 'It will just be good music, played well by men!' is such an epic damn quote.
Me too. 'It will just be good music, played well by men!' is such an epic damn quote.
epicurus
+7 -1
Nice Pete's understanding of music is very awesome. Notice he sees no problem with them forming a band this afternoon, then playing at a concert tonight.
Nice Pete's understanding of music is very awesome. Notice he sees no problem with them forming a band this afternoon, then playing at a concert tonight.
djwhiterabbit
+5 -1
do not forget that the people will go crazy.
and there will be many, many people looking at him.
do not forget that the people will go crazy.
and there will be many, many people looking at him.
mega_panda
+2 -0
I generally find that my pupils, regardless of my emotional state, tend to remain saucer shaped
I generally find that my pupils, regardless of my emotional state, tend to remain saucer shaped
lawdog
+5 -0
Is it wrong that I keep looking for a secret code in Pete's chest hair?
Is it wrong that I keep looking for a secret code in Pete's chest hair?
pa_ass_nts
+4 -0
It is a Bad Thing that Men should not do. It is not OK.
It is a Bad Thing that Men should not do. It is not OK.
achilleselbow
+0 -0
Do you also think it is wrong for a man to give another man kisses?
Do you also think it is wrong for a man to give another man kisses?
mugi
+1 -0
No, I agree that it is okay.
No, I agree that it is okay.
tekende
+0 -0
As long as that other man isn't me, I don't care.
As long as that other man isn't me, I don't care.
purplehaze
+4 -0
Can the first man be you?
Can the first man be you?
teknofatcat
+0 -0
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stuart
+8 -0
This is a totally unsuspicious proposition from a convicted murderer
This is a totally unsuspicious proposition from a convicted murderer
cheeks_jd
+0 -0
I hate Pete's pose on the phone when he has the pencil in his mouth. Every strip where he is on the phone he does that pose. I guess I just think it doesn't suit him.
I hate Pete's pose on the phone when he has the pencil in his mouth. Every strip where he is on the phone he does that pose. I guess I just think it doesn't suit him.
lunchbox
+1 -1
Chris Onstad should be praised for his apparent affinity for Rickenbackers. They are great guitars and perfect basses.
Chris Onstad should be praised for his apparent affinity for Rickenbackers. They are great guitars and perfect basses.
tttt2
+2 -2
I know Nice Pete is American but it's impossible to picture him talking with anything other than Vlad's accent
also, the world would be a better place if the music industry worked that way
I know Nice Pete is American but it's impossible to picture him talking with anything other than Vlad's accent
also, the world would be a better place if the music industry worked that way
jackparsons
+1 -0
The only appropriate accent is the weird faux-british accent of teenage thugs nationwide, as in the thug kid in The Simpsons. This does not work with Nice Pete. He would have the blank affectless monotone of a bored news announcer.
The only appropriate accent is the weird faux-british accent of teenage thugs nationwide, as in the thug kid in The Simpsons. This does not work with Nice Pete. He would have the blank affectless monotone of a bored news announcer.
charchar
+0 -0
I hear it as a mid-pitched breathy rasp, very crisply enunciated. I don't know how to explain it, and the internet isn't helping.
I hear it as a mid-pitched breathy rasp, very crisply enunciated. I don't know how to explain it, and the internet isn't helping.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
like the descriptions of behavior in both Men In Black or the G-Man from Halflife ?
like the descriptions of behavior in both Men In Black or the G-Man from Halflife ?
boredom_man
+6 -0
I hear my father's voice.
I hear my father's voice.
tekende
+0 -0
I still hear it as sounding kind of like that gay mustached dude from Family Guy who shows up in a variety of different occupations and situations.
Although I was thinking about Achewood voices not long ago and thought that Phillip Seymour Hoffman would make a good choice for Nice Pete.
Also:
Roast Beef - Steve Buscemi
Todd - Tracy Morgan
I think that was about as far as I got.
I still hear it as sounding kind of like that gay mustached dude from Family Guy who shows up in a variety of different occupations and situations.
Although I was thinking about Achewood voices not long ago and thought that Phillip Seymour Hoffman would make a good choice for Nice Pete.
Also:
Roast Beef - Steve Buscemi
Todd - Tracy Morgan
I think that was about as far as I got.
theguitarhero
+0 -0
"F-f-fuck man, that b-b-bird b-b-better not fuck up my credit!"
"F-f-fuck man, that b-b-bird b-b-better not fuck up my credit!"
dak
+0 -1
I wonder if "Mister Band" was out of his own mind or whether he's heard of "Mr.Children".
I wonder if "Mister Band" was out of his own mind or whether he's heard of "Mr.Children".
tekende
+0 -0
Or Mister Mister.
Or Mister Mister.
doc_rostov
+0 -1
This one is wonderful.
All that a music band really needs is a good, honest name that people can believe in. Oh, and music played well by men. Aw, Nice Pete. Such a dreamer.
This one is wonderful.
All that a music band really needs is a good, honest name that people can believe in. Oh, and music played well by men. Aw, Nice Pete. Such a dreamer.
godfatherofsouls
+1 -0
These two should hang out more.
These two should hang out more.
saru
+2 -0
If I ever start a band, I'm telling everyone the genre is music-core. It will be good music, played by men.
If I ever start a band, I'm telling everyone the genre is music-core. It will be good music, played by men.
wartooth
+1 -0
i know, i love how the genre for mister band is music-core, we used to come up with these all the time, my favorites:
horse-core, so tuff you dont use cars anymore
and
apple-core, so stupid it needs no explanation
i know, i love how the genre for mister band is music-core, we used to come up with these all the time, my favorites:
horse-core, so tuff you dont use cars anymore
and
apple-core, so stupid it needs no explanation
theguitarhero
+0 -0
I totally wish Music-core was a choice on the drop down menu on Myspace.
I totally wish Music-core was a choice on the drop down menu on Myspace.
shutup_shutup
+0 -0
Music-core has very much entered, if not my actual speech very often, definitely my thought processes. It's just such a helpful way to think of what one is doing while writing music.
Music-core has very much entered, if not my actual speech very often, definitely my thought processes. It's just such a helpful way to think of what one is doing while writing music.
c_dizzle
+1 -0
Why - out of all the Nice Pete strips - does this creep me out the most?
Why - out of all the Nice Pete strips - does this creep me out the most?
woodenteeth
+0 -0
For me it kinda demonstrates that if a fucked up serial killer calls you with a fucked up idea about starting a band even someone as hard as Lyle just has to stand there and listen and become involved, you do not say no to Nice Pete.
For me it kinda demonstrates that if a fucked up serial killer calls you with a fucked up idea about starting a band even someone as hard as Lyle just has to stand there and listen and become involved, you do not say no to Nice Pete.
epicurus
+1 -0
Lyle's expression in panel 6 is pretty close to perfect. How do people who know Nice Pete deal with this shit?
Lyle's expression in panel 6 is pretty close to perfect. How do people who know Nice Pete deal with this shit?
drskradley
+0 -0
I 5'd this purely because of that very expression.
I 5'd this purely because of that very expression.
hardelicious
+2 -0
The last panel describes exactly the idea behind "American Idol" if you take out the third sentence.
The last panel describes exactly the idea behind "American Idol" if you take out the third sentence.
ricnine
+2 -0
Read Nice Pete's part in your head as Christopher Walken and tell me it isn't a PERFECT fit. Or better yet, don't tell me that because you will be making a liar of yourself and that is the saddest thing.
Read Nice Pete's part in your head as Christopher Walken and tell me it isn't a PERFECT fit. Or better yet, don't tell me that because you will be making a liar of yourself and that is the saddest thing.
tekende
+0 -0
I have to disagree with you. I am sorry about this ricnine.
I have to disagree with you. I am sorry about this ricnine.
bjorntd
+0 -0
I can't help but see Nice Pete's ears as horns instead of ears. It must be the hair.
I can't help but see Nice Pete's ears as horns instead of ears. It must be the hair.
cbtbone
+2 -0
I'm not sure if Lyle is supposed to have actually asked Nice Pete what style of music the band will play, but I like it better if he doesn't, and Pete just supplies the answer. Or perhaps answers a voice in his head.
I'm not sure if Lyle is supposed to have actually asked Nice Pete what style of music the band will play, but I like it better if he doesn't, and Pete just supplies the answer. Or perhaps answers a voice in his head.
g-money
+0 -1
L@@K at his hand in panel three.
L@@K at his hand in panel three.
I really appreciate Nice Pete's philosophy of music.
His idea of music is so goddamn weird. Singing is a task, the act of playing brings on a pleasurable stress, and he feels the need to specify that the type of band they will form will be a "music band." Like they were going to be a band of merry, good-hearted thieves alternately.
I guess band has a different connotation in prison.
Good Music played well by men is something we need more of in the world. Music that everyone can dig and just get together to have a good time with. Not pop, not rock, not jazz, not rap, just . . . music.
we have enough dudes making music. we need more chick-rock. that doesnt suck.
the problem with this is that chick-rock sucks.
rock for chicks? or rock created by chicks?
both.
where is your head at dog? that one was obvious.
Chick-metal, on the other hand, is the best kind.