Wraith: Shangri-La by Insane Clown Posse
ICP are back with yet another collection of their brand of (c)rap metal. A band more famous for their antics and their fans, the Juggalos, than their music, it's not hard to see why.
They have their own wrestling association (JCW) and a legion of morons behind them. This lot produce puerile crap with the sole intention of pissing off the parents of whomever is listening to this shit.
Included with this, their latest release, is a DVD featuring a live gig at their own Carnival of Juggalos, an annual event, said to attract 10,000 people. The visual is mostly of the group and their helpers throwing open or cutting two litre bottles of soda in the crowd. Quite what the point of it all is beyond me. Give me King Diamond or even Eminem over this please?
Marty Dodge
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Rob (juggalo)
Ya I have a comment about this bullshit U call an article
first off I don't see how you people here can critisize the Insane Clown Posse when you all just want some attension I think that maybe instead of Critisizing them maybe you should try 2 go out there and do what they do and sell an album. I persoanlly would pay to see you sell albums like they can. have you ever seen another group of fan's follow each and every word a music group or band has ever said like the Juggalo's do with ICP? I dont think so I find it hard to believe that you can sit here and call ICP crap when if they were so bad like you claim they are then why, why haver they been in this industry for over 10 years now. I think that deserves a little bit more respect then you show them here personally I think that maybe someone with a I.Q. over 3 could realize that ICP does on the albums what sells to the fans (the Juggalo's) so I think that maybe U should pull your head out of your ass and look at the real point that they are and will forever be remembered because they have stood up to people's bullshit like you and they still come strong everytime just to keep us fans happy and we like it wicked and we keep it wicked cuz you know what THATS OUR FUCKIN STILE OK!!! so Mr. Marty Dodge I think that u should just learn to deal with it cuz we aint goin no-where
2 - Yazza
Well helll I will have to agree with the comments by Mr Marty Dodge, that the fact that ICP are followed by a bunch of morons is very clear in the above post, I mean we only have to dissect the last post to show the below average IQ of the above postee, who the hell spells criticize with a s (unless it was for Gaangsta cudos-which I doubt) and the fact that the narrow minded fool thinks that fans of other bands don't hang on every word of there own beloved bands is very misguided, I can go on but I'm bored now.
3 - ICP SUCKS
ICP is followed by a bunch of morons, and they're led by to morons. Anything to do with ICP is trash, the people are trash, the music is trash....this world would be a better place if all of you went to the big trailor park in the sky
4 - curtiss
hey stupid if you ever say anything bad about icp i will find you and personally knock you the hell out your web site sucks and i would be more than happy to shove a two liter up your ass and screw country music
5 - Tom Johnson
Let's all give a big round of applause and thanks to Rob and Curtiss for proving Marty's claims in his review.
6 - Eric Olsen
I am shocked to hear that country music has taken up residence in an Englishman's ass.
7 - Mark Saleski
so THAT'S what's wrong with it!!!
8 - Craig Lyndall
No, Eric, I think that is where Faygo comes from. This is the "soda" of choice for the Juggalos I believe. They are an interesting species worthy of study.
Right up there with Raiders Fans, Skin Heads, people who have contributed to the career of John Tesh (I refuse to call them fans), people who enjoyed My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and finally people who enjoyed My Big Fat Greek Wedding because of the inclusion of Joey Fatone in its cast.
9 - Mark Saleski
uh oh....i enjoyed My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
10 - Eric Olsen
I was excited about the movie because I thought it was about a frat guy and a sorority girl and I thought they were going to make fun of pledges and drink grain alcohol punch and fall backwards off balconies and stuff. But it was just about Mediterranean-Americans so I didn't watch it.
11 - BRICKLAYER
Several years ago, while in a state of mild confusion and indecision brought on by the death of a disant loved one, and after reading Alternative Press' drooling, slobbering, lavish praise in a huge cover story, I went to the local mall, stopped by the corporate music store, and used a gift certificate to purchase some cd's, because buying cd's always seems to make me feel better (for a little while, then it's right back to the fiery depths!). One of the cd's I purchased that day was by ICP, based on the aforementioned piece in AP that slathered greatness on these guys like they were the second coming of Grandmaster Flash's and Faith No More's torrid love child (that's when I really learned that music magazines don't put bands on their covers because they like them, or think they are artistically important-they do it all for the money!). Well, let me tell you, I have heard alot of horrible music in my day, but this my friends, was the worst. And yo, I'm no snob when it comes to this stuff, believe that. I'll give anything a chance, especially if it's supposed to be either heavy, fast, or offensive. Horrible, dumb lyrics (offensive only due to their inept conception and delivery, not content), no ryhme flow, just pitiful. The only redeeming aspect was they gave props to the singer of Letters to Cleo (but insulted her bandmates, natch). I had to wash my ears out with large helpings of Eric B and Rakim, the first Run DMC album, and my cordless drill.
Anyway, the next day I traded it in for a remastered copy of Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son". And it rocks!
12 - Mark Saleski
criminy, bricklayer needs to blog.
really.
honest.
now.
13 - Eric Olsen
Bricky, you are a commenter of genius and when we create a Commenter's Hall of Fame, you will be its Babe Ruth and Chuck Berry.
Apart from that, imagine just for a moment the kind of minds that would conceive of a rap-metal project that would conflate the words "insane" "clown" and "posse." How about Maniacal Mime Unit and they can toss tomato products about? That's no less arbitrary.
14 - Craig Lyndall
Eric, had the title been "My Big Phat Greek Wedding" you might have gotten your wish.
15 - Jeff PEtermann
personally, I think any band who's only mainstream success is a remake of "let's go all the way" should be forced to drink the 2-liter referenced above that is stuck in the english man's rear end.
Eric, how about "Bonkers Bearded -Lady Battalion"
16 - Eric Olsen
excellent, and alliterative to boot!
17 - Tom Johnson
Maniacal Mime Unit
At least we know they'd be quiet.
18 - Eric Olsen
Yes, that was a special appeal, although clowns are better knows for honking horns than for rap-metal.
19 - JaKe JeCkEL
Just because a person chooses to listen to ICP dosnt make them a moron. The true morons are the idiots who are so quick to label people as morons just because of the type of music they listen too. I dont see any juggalos giving a fuck about what all you listen too. We juggalos can see past what you assholes prefer to listen too and can see that you are all naturaly stupid-asses without the help or influence of a musical group. If Marty Dodge would start looking at the bigger picture, then he would relize that he's nothing but a loser, sitting at home thinking of a diss for the next band that he personally cant connect with. You think that anybody who shows loayalty to a band is going to care what a washed up 45 year old homosexual is going to say about that band. Fuck you and your high-and-mighty web site review of The Wraith. If you didnt like it, then shut your fucking mouth and put something else into your cd player.
20 - shaun
jake, i will give you attaboys for at least explaining your reasoning for listening to it. Sorry jake though, but ICP make not make music. they have not good beats they are chickenshits who were chased off stage by eminem, and they have weak pathetic lyrics. It is moron music... sorry
21 - one uv the morons
if their music sux so much dont fuking listen to it!! nobodys making u so y dont u leave those hu do enjoy it the fuk alone! ya we may all be a bunch of morons BIG FUKING DEAL! IMA MUTHER FUKING JUGGALO N IF U DONT LIKE, THEN GO FUK FEMINEM!!
22 - one uv the morons
oya shaun,ud better make sure to read over the messages u write before you sendem u fuking illiterate peice of fuck
23 - Josh
Hmmmm, isn't this funny? Every ICP fan has posted a comment full of misspelled words and narrow-minded immaturity. Coincidence? I think not.
And I've noticed that most people say "ICP sells millions of records and their fans memorize every word and come to every concert, so how can they suck?". Give me a break! All that proves is that there are millions of people who are easily brainwashed by this bullshit. Okay, so they're popular, so what. Big fat hairy deal. Adolf Hitler was popular too. Who cares?
24 - Damelon Kimbrough
I thought Riddle Box, The Great Milenko, and The Amazing Jeckel Brothers were entertaining enough. I don't see what the big deal is. Different strokes, different folks.
I probably got some punctuation or something wrong, knock yourselves out.
25 - Josh
Also, I.C.P. stands for Illiterate Crackhead Punks!