The fan in the crowd you hear at the end of track 7 saying “this is my song” and the start of track 8 saying “I love this song”, makes me smile every time I listen to it. It’s just so pure.
Happy to have this on deck for the car and finally getting a peek at these Librettos. The This City Made Us demo 10" is pretty cool to have, the demos aren't my favorite compared to the album versions which are perfect, but I mostly collect vinyl so I am happy as hell to finally have some protomen for the turntable!
My friend knows that I'm a huge megaman fan, was going through his old stuff and found this and gifted it to me. Thought you all might like it
There's a specific interval in The Dream that makes me sob, without fail. Does anyone else have this experience with other songs? Which ones made you emotional?
In order: Sons of Fate, Will of One, Hope Rides Alone, Cutman, Gutsman, Elecman, Bombman, Fireman, and Iceman
I think, even though it looks vastly different from the original, that it's amazing! Tell me what you think about his artwork!
Also first time seeing this musical and hearing most the songs
It’s not of the characters in the song’s story but my own
I'm sure some version of this question gets posted here every so often, but it's always fun to share discovery stories for a group like this.
I was 16 in 2007 and my dad took me and some friends to this videogame music festival in Baltimore called BitGen Festival. I honestly don't remember much about the performance itself, but I remember feeling that it was sort of strange and impressive that this big group of people in costume - one of whom was a giant robot that functioned more as impresario than musician - were playing original music among all these other groups doing (very fun!) vg score covers. One of my friends bought the Act I CD and burned me a copy (I've since bought that album myself across a couple formats), and if he hadn't I don't know that they'd be any more than a strange and impressive memory. But he did, and they've held on as a favorite ever since. It's only on reflection that I appreciate how special a discovery that was, how lucky I was to have a father to take me to a show like that and a friend to insist that this was a group worth sticking with.
So what about you? How'd you discover this strange and impressive band? How'd you get into The Protomen?
My wife, my brother-in-law, and I have been Protomen fans since 2007. Seen them live multiple times. Got Act II as soon as it came out. Preordered Act III.
When Act III finally shipped, we planned to get together to have a first listen. Well, 20 years later and multiple kids tend to slow down the plan making process, but we finally got together on Saturday and listened. So, he brought his copy so we had multiple copies of the liner notes, and he took pics so the older eyes in the room could zoom in on them.
What resulted is my wife and her brother sitting together reading the notes, me reading my copy, and my 15- and 12-year-old sons reading the other copy of the notes. My 3 boys have literally been raised on The Protomen. Literally been waiting their whole lives for Act III.
Sitting in my living room with my wife, one of my best friends, and my kids listening to Act III was a seminal moment in our family. We've been waiting forever, and we were not disappointed.
I forgot to put it here but I think it deserves to go here. I spent a few weeks on this and with the help of ProtoThey I think it came out pretty joesomesauce.
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Wanted to share this Protoman fanart I did recently, although its mainly the classic Protoman from the games I couldnt help but slap the HOPE RIDES ALONE text in there.
Hey r/Protomen!
Some of you may have already seen the announcement u/protopants made a few days ago...
Here's a reminder (AND a sneak peek at the exclusive prize you can win)!
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How does it work?
For the past few months, folks over on the Protothey Discord server have been hard at work spreading the word about Act III by contacting vinyl stores, news stations and more!
Our Street Team tracks the emails they write and calls they make to promote The Protomen on a spreadsheet. Until May 31st, all entries made in said spreadsheet will be tallied as entries in a raffle. The winner, picked at random, gets an exclusive piece of merchandise sponsored by The Protomen themselves (see below).
How do I participate?
Step 1: Join the Protothey Discord server: discord.gg/protomen
Step 2: Read the official rules & guide, pick up the "Street Team" role, join the "Street Team" channel and get started!
Step 3: Have fun spreading the word & log your efforts in the spreadsheet!
If you have any questions at all, server members, street teamers and moderators will be happy to help you out!
If you've been waiting to participate - Now's your chance. Remember, everyone who enters has a chance to win! Even just writing one (1) email or making a single call counts as an entry.
YOU ARE THE SPARK!
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As promised, here's the picture of the aforementioned mysterious prize... Mysterious indeed.
