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1.0 out of 5 stars The Peas are still retarded (in here), November 12, 2007
Length:: 4:01 Mins

So the time has come for me to step outside of the things I love and review something I really hate. I know this album is old news with Fergie extending her personal 15 minutes of fame by launcing a solo career and all, but I'm in the mood for a rant. If there's one thing that ticks me off, it's when an art form that I respect becomes nothing but a bad joke for the untalented to tell over and over and again while every real artist creating something new and exciting is ignored completely. Payola is the name of the game here and the success of this group of living hate crimes against hip-hop proves that with enough money to back you up and a glorified stripper in the mix, people will pay to eat a pile of musical excrement and then smile and ask for more.

Rappers that barely rap, a singer that can barely sing, some dudes who pretty much just stand there on stage and look dumb, and not a song writer or legitimate musician among them. That's right, it's a recipe for a Grammy and #1 album; just ask Milli Vanilli. It's a sad statement on our society that grown men and women will accept this as "art" and even pretend to enjoy it as it destroys the validity hip-hop artists past fought so very hard to obtain. This isn't culture; this is some rich white corporate scumbag's prefabricated idea of what he thinks we, the lower classes, want to see and will identify with: something so mindless and schmaltzy it brings Barney and Friends to mind. The worst of it is he's right. This is as bad as music of any genre gets. Period.
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Initial post: Nov 13, 2007 3:08 AM PST
Great reviews t-man, it sucks I can't hear your videos on my computer. I need to upgrade.
You've got guts though bud, take care...

In reply to an earlier post on Nov 13, 2007 1:03 PM PST
Last edited by the author on Nov 14, 2007 12:53 PM PST
 trashcanman says:
Thank you. I'm awaiting some backlash on this one, but every now and then I like to put some of our pop-culture garbage in it's place. Man, if they didn't put the worst freeze fame of my face up for the video, though! Too bad you can't hear it, though, my coworkers laughed pretty hard. I could have done better, but this was in one take as I'm pretty strapped for free time now.

In reply to an earlier post on Nov 16, 2007 6:05 PM PST
 Sky says:
Hilarious, TCman. Great job. Those Peas sure can write a poem, eh?

Did you actually purchase this just to do that comical review? More junk for your trunk.

Sky

In reply to an earlier post on Nov 16, 2007 11:02 PM PST
 trashcanman says:
Me? Buy that P.O.S?! Never! It's my wife's. I could have (and have in the past) ranted about how stupid this album is for hours, going song by song. It's much funnier when I'm actually talking to someone, though; talking to a freakin' camera just doesn't get me going like it oughta. I'm glad you dug it, thanks for the feedback.

In reply to an earlier post on Dec 1, 2007 12:13 PM PST
 Geri says:
Funny video Trashcanman! Mike Liddell mentioned in one of his comments that you did a video review, so I decided to check yours out. I agree with you on this one! I loved the way you read the "book of poetry"!

In reply to an earlier post on Dec 1, 2007 10:57 PM PST
Last edited by the author on Dec 1, 2007 10:58 PM PST
 trashcanman says:
Thank you! I was thinking about going waaaay over the top with some classical music and a british accent, but that would've been a bit much.

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 7:20 PM PST
 Olivia Gonzales says:
Funny, those loser who cant create music have to criticize. One loser vs fans all over Europe and the whole world.
Let me guess, nothing going on with you except hatred.?? Ahhhh...them white boys.

In reply to an earlier post on Jan 9, 2008 2:03 AM PST
Last edited by the author on Jan 13, 2008 3:22 PM PST
 trashcanman says:
Did you just accuse me of hatred two words before throwing a racial insult my way? I like you. You're a funny lady. And I have created music.... It's really, really bad, but the difference between you and me is that I KNOW bad music when I hear it and have the common courtesy not to force other people to listen to it. If a record company promised to make me an instant star based on my guitar playing, I would seriously laugh and then walk out the door. Awful fake music may give you 15 minutes of fame, but it ain't worth it. Just ask Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, or Britney Spears.

And, yeah, millions of fans against me? That is even odds on my worst day, madame. Also, the Peas seldom actually create music, they prefer to STEAL it -often from one of "them white boys"- and put their name on it. When they said "let's get retarded", you didn't have to take them so literally, you know?
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