https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ptcEt-_Ym4

especially when he sings "I'll be on my way"

If the link isn't allowed or has to be removed - I mean the song If It's True from the second act of Hadestown.

Please help, it's driving me up the wall every time I hear it and my brain goes, "Doctor Light???"

Was at a local record store... Said, why not... Looked in the P's... And was pleasantly surprised.

After a long wait, finally secured two of these... And it sounds so much better on vinyl.

So stoked - partner got me a custom-made patch and got it sewed on a black Levis denim jacket. Can't wait to wear this out 😍

A lot of the time, specific years are given, or at least estimates--"Twelve years Light worked", or "The world had been crashing down around him for more than 20 years", but between Funeral for a Son and Unrest in the House of Light it is just stated that Light and Megaman lived together for "many years". Protoman was technically a newborn, but obviously being built as an adult it's more complicated than that. But I got the sense that Megaman, being built to be a son and even (at least I felt it was implied by him being told bedtime stories) growing up, must have been built differently, in a way that allowed him to age. So how old does everyone think he was when he left to battle Wily's robots?

thinking of megaman as the ranger & protoman as Texas Red

“there was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play, & the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today, Texas Red has not cleared leather ‘fore a bullet fairly ripped & the rangers aim was deadly with a big iron on his hip. it was over in a moment & the folks had gathered round, there before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground”

If you're like me, you've been a fan since Act 1. I used to absolutely love the Protomen, my fave band hands down. I think Act 2 is a perfect album, not a bad track on there.

But...seriously what the hell have they been doing for the last FIFTEEN years? I'm going to assume that nobody in the band has it as their full time job, and it's just a passion project, because I really don't understand what's been going on.

They've been promising Act 3 for over a decade, and we're no closer to release than we were before the time skip in One Piece.

I'm sure a bunch of people will come out of the woodwork and tell me "No, they ARE working on Act III, they talked about it on their socials", but...they've been doing that for over a decade now. Surely it's either time to release it, or admit it's over.

I'm still doubly cross that they were meant to tour in Cardiff last year, the only part of the UK I live remotely close to a gig, and then literally the day before we got our tickets refunded, no explanation, no messages on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook, I messaged them to no reply, asked on here to no answer, they just...didn't do the gig that night. Really upset me because it's the only time in nearly two decades I could have seen them and it just...didn't happen for some reason

I hate to dunk on one of my favourite bands of all time, but after being promised new content for so long..I just don't know anymore

Received this from the mailing list this morning. Off to go pick myself up some t-shirts and going to allow. myself a huge amount of hype for some Act III......

Brothers and Sisters, believe!!

Hello everyone! For a long time I've been wanting to explore the themes that we see inside of the Protomen's music. Stories about rebellion, heroism, and martyrdom. Tales set inside of grimy cities that were once shining with hope and promise. It's an obsession for me as much as it is for many of you. One of my favorite Role-playing games is Masks: A New Generation. A game all about being a young hero who is deciding the kind of person they want to become. An RPG where we get to discover what a world that demands so much from one person will do to you.

I've finally gotten around to putting together that game I've been dreaming about. If any of you want to play as teen superheroes fighting back against the machines that have taken over the city then go ahead and check out my listing: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cm3ytcw5f0005ouq2dupq1nn8. Feel free to message me here or there if you have any questions.

So the last time I saw the band live (2019) they played a sort of countdown audio with a woman's voice played to synth ambiance. Kinda like something you'd hear before a space ship liftoff, but the numbers were in random order. It kinda blended into their first song and held a long synth note until they all came onto the stage.

It felt very Protomen, and it definitely wasn't an 80s song from their spotify pre-show mix. It also wasn't the unreleased backing track to their old website in 2011 (named Countdown To Darkness, heard in LUTN film). That one actually played BEFORE the countdown track, and I may have been the only person present who recognised it from that era.

Does anyone know what it's called or where I can hear it again? I'll record it next gig, it's really cool

Howdy folks.

In case anyone in Europe such as myself is keen to own a copy, it appears there’s a 500-run pressing of Act I on vinyl available to buy.

Well, 499 now.

Bonus points if it's when Proto Man shows up.

The hero character Seven (a robot man of some kind) references the song The Good Doctor in his selection lines

https://youtu.be/pP8eUd0ZU3I?si=ySQOFwlpaYgqH1Ud?t=17m33s

Hopefully timestamp works on the link. Otherwise it's at 17 minutes 33sec

Just thought it was a super cool little find and reference.

A couple days ago I posted a work I made based around the music of The Protomen, since then I’ve actually updated and refined that first piece in higher definition to be made in to a print on my redbubble! I’m sorry if this is double dipping but I’m actually pretty proud of how this finalized design came out

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/166160651

There’s a reason you survive.

Been listening to a lot of protomen lately and felt like I needed to work on art, just something thrown together

Hi, i’ve been listening to the protomen since i was in elementary school and I am now well into my college years. I’ve wanted to write a screenplay for Act 2 of the protomen for a while (i did theatre for years before deciding to study politics and love the power of music in film) but as I was thinking I was curious to know what you all thought the message of act 2s story was? For me it always felt like Act 2 was telling the story of a population that wasn’t mobilized, and failed to act even in the presence of a threat. That there was this under arching theme of freedom vs. security (security of finances, personal life, etc). Wiley offered these people basic needs all across the board but in return took away their freedoms. but lmk what you think. (i just listen to their music and read their storyline in the album books. don’t shoot me if they have already put an explanation out. ps. i’ve never played mega man so 😭)

As a side note I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t find Act II vinyl for sale. I am UK based. Any advice?