artfulreggie said on April 9th, 2010 @10:15 pm  

ICP. Proof there are worse fandoms to be in than furry no matter what atrocities you’ve witnessed at a con room party.

(Sorry, I’m trying my best to anchor this blog back into furry!)

Holy hell, what’s happened to these guys? I liked their stuff back in the days of Carnival and Ringmaster, because it was silly and juvenile, just like I was back then. WTF is this? For starters J’s really let himself go, damn. Also, the whole ‘wicked clown’ motif doesn’t really work for a song about the miracle of magnets and butterflies and shit. Lastly, it’s okay to do a tribute song to your children, but for God’s sake don’t let them *write* it, too. This seriously sounds like it was written by 2nd graders.

I actually had some fond memories of these guys growing up. My first concert was ICP down in Detroit. My brother wrastled ‘em as one of the “Chicken Boyz” for one of their shows. Now they’re singing about mundane miracles. The only *real* miracle would be if these has-been charted a top 100 song again.

/rant!

Wait, hold on. You’re saying that this song ISN’T some kind of elaborate April Fools’ joke?

ScienceWolf said on June 13th, 2010 @10:13 am  

Dear ICP,
It doesn’t have to be “magic”- take a freshman biology class at community college and you would understand that it is called “science”. Perhaps from a philosophical or theological standpoint one could call us and everything around us “miracles”. But this song mentions science, which is a study of the natural world wroudn us. A miracle is defined by Webster as “a wonderful event occurring in the physical world which defies the laws of nature and is attributed to supernatural powers.” Since everything you just mentioned (except for UFOs) is observable in nature and able to be repeated, it is not supernatural and cannot be, strictly speaking, a miracle.

If children are going to be listening to your songs, please do not equate natural processes and events as “magic” and “miracles”. This will only make them less likely to pursue science later in life. A follow-up song where you teach children the values of examining these so-called “miracles” to find their basis in science would be greatly appreciated. Then, maybe they’d have a better understanding of the things which truly are miracles.
Thanks for your time.

Wow..I’ve never read so many bitter, jaded, and negative comments in my life over a song that talks about positive things in life. Does everything have to be clever and ultra-slick to be good? Does everything have to look and sound like it was created by a PhD to be good? I had never even heard of ICP before seeing this post, but all I can say is that I felt good after watching this video, which by the way..I think was the point. We live in such a negative world, where everybody is trying to outdo everybody else. It’s all about how much you have and can get..who has more money..the better car..the bigger house..the hottest partner..the biggest dick/tits. Yet this song was simply stating that hey..look around you..life is beautiful and full of wonder..from the simplest butterfly to our children. Yet, you guys take the time to knock down such a positive message with bullshit about how this group is stupid, childish, etc. Look in the mirror guys and take a look at what you have become..you may not like what you see.