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1980's Satanic Culture

What the fuck is that? I admit that MSI has a lot to do with self worship and egoism, but what is the 1980's Satanic Culture. Why is this time period distinguised from any other time period of satanic culture? Aside from random lyrics there is in no way a reason to believe MSI supports any religous concept. The statement that he would fit right in during 1982, in no way even article mention anything about Satanism. Considering the statement was a reference to the british music. "Not just because of the women, but because of a skinny, geeky, self-proclaimed "art fag" singer Little Jimmy Urine, Who could time travel to 1982 and fit right in. His "ooh-wah-oh" vocal stylings echo British bands who played antmusic or wore overalls and chased girls named Eileen".

The Download Festival in 2005

Removed "The Download Festival in 2005" I was there and they never played, double checked the website just to be sure. Vendemmian 19:46, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT...THE...FUCK...

I am TRYING to upload a more recent pic of the band but somebody keeps changing it... That is nowhere NEAR current, taken even before YRTA was released. I am nearly 100% sure that the purpose is to have current information. So STOP changing it...

As I said in the edit, more recent pictures do not mean a better one. The older one shows all memebers clearly. The article is about the entire group not just Jimmy and a couple of "fuzzy" bandmates. Since their have been absolutely no changes in the line-up, nor any significant appearence changes since the two photos. Basically, the older one is the better one to use becuase it showcases the entire band. Smoltz 10:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

okay so why is [image.jpg] not appropriate? clearly shows ALL members and it is a current picture. Msipiggy 11:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Had that been the picture in question, when I editted it, I would have been in favor it it. The picture I removed was one of Jimmy w/ Chauncey and the bandmates in the background. Smoltz 22:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The image used right now does not have a reliable tag on it, and is about to be deleted. --Liface 22:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Discography section cleanup

I think we need to clean up the discography section. For albums that do not have their own stub article, they need one.

Since the track lists are listed in the album stub articles, it seems redundant and messy to re-list them on the MSI main page. We should probably just list the albums with links to their stub articles as well as the year in which they were produced and any other major details that can fit on one line such as the year of release.

Thoughts on this?

Grandeandy 03:09, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Kudos to whoever cleaned this up. It looks great!

Grandeandy 20:40, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

FGWSSS Warning

Should this not be on the page for the album itself instead of the bands page?

Devilmaycare 17:15, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Normally I would say liner notes on an album should be on the album page, but this is a general statement about who they are and probably should remain here.

--Graveenib 20:43, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, there is one of these on You'll Rebell and is listed under the album page. Perhaps the band article could mention they like to put these kinds of statements and link or cite the album page. Graveenib 23:35, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I moved the warning to the page and put a summary with a link to each album's warning message Graveenib 00:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

gay community

to be quite honest the gay community on average probably has no clue who mindless self indulgence is. i really do not understand why that is mentioned here.

Where is "gay community" mentioned in the article? If you're referring to the mention of gay lyrics, then it makes sense that it's mentioned, as you find very little punk rock bands that sing about such a topic. It's one of the traits that makes MSI unique. Saaga July 4, 2005 17:22 (UTC)

- "However, their sound is far from being stereotypically gay, and their appeal is not limited to the gay community."

- This doesn't make much sense considering that they never appealed to only the gay community or anyone in general. This is what the original page said about half a year ago. The thing is though is that placing the band as gay community icons as this quip paints them isn't really the truth. they took that whole kind of girly gimic from the new york dolls, not the gay community. -bozu

Is he really gay or not? A lot of what he does is usually to shock or anger the audience, I wonder if he is gay, bi or straight. In North America it easily makes many people uncomfortable. Well, whatever sexuality he really is he has no shame at all... Which is great

He may or may not be gay but the lyrics openly say gay and bisexual things. I think the consenses amoung the fan base is that James Euringer is bisexual, commonly kissing fans of both sexes. Beeing a huge fan myself am not sure. I would not be shocked either way. As for appealing to the gay bisexual audience, the lyrics are funny to an open minded audience, although most fans are probably ignorant of everything. The music will be more likely to appeal to someone who finds nothing wrong with homosexuality.

Why do you care? Are you considering hitting on him?

What the hell is a steriotypically gay sound?

this right above, was exactly my thought. wtf does that mean? and if james urine heard it what the fuck would he think? he'd probably say "that is just silly." - bozu

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I'm gay and I find the lyrics hilarious.
-Anonymous :P

Devo?

Could someone please explain to me why Devo's here? Thanks! — Xoder | Talk 18:12, Mar 18, 2004 (UTC)

My thought, too. I've removed it upon adding to and copyediting the article. -- Saaga 15:06, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)

Im gay also and I love MSI and their lyrics about being "gay" or anything...Their MSI.. and thei Unique and different...

Left-Rights

My understanding of the Left-Rights is that it is a band consisting of the two male members of MSI, Little Jimmy Urine and Steve, Righ?.

My understanding about the Left Rights is that, although they are the same people as MSI, they are a different band, so I will add appropriate disclaimers — Xoder |✆ 23:14, Jul 22, 2004 (UTC)

     the left rights is technically an album

Maybe something should be added about how the lead singer recognizes that his music is a somewhat of a joke (See lyrics to joke and many other songs) and its his non serious approach to music that makes him notable.

Specifically the song "2 Hookers and 8-ball" which goes '2 hookers and an 8-ball, can you believe that I write this shit? 2 hookers and an 8-ball, stupid people thinking I am cool.

f--ed up

why are we bleeping fucked up? we say nigger and faggot in the article and bleep fucked up? Theres an entire article on fuck. When did wikipedia become squeamish? This is selective censorship, and only more proof why censorship on the whole is a self-defeating philosophy.

Lockeownzj00 01:56, 6 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

mixing on atari

Don't see what's -so- unusual about this, up to the end of the 90s... was once pretty common to do your sequencing on an ST (built in midi ports, the birthplace of Cubase, home to many commercial plug-in pieces of sampler hardware, etc), perhaps one band member was a fan, got themselves a Falcon (the next one after the ST, with built in CD-quality DSP chip and direct hard disc recording) and put it to good use... PS this is how it should be done, motherfucker - this style.

Shut Me Up : The Remixes

Alright im a huge MSI fan and this is the first i have heard of this

Can someone give me proof that there is a Shut Me Up remix album ?

` Hit up their myspace page. their latest blog states this will be released this fall. Graveenib 23:43, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.mindlessselfindulgence.com/inside/

News item for 0/21/2006:

"This fall will see the release of the new Mindless Self Indulgence single "Shut Me Up: The Remixes + 3". The CD will feature 3 remixes of "Shut Me Up" as well as its demo version. In addition to this there will be 2 new remixes of fan favorite "Straight To Video" as well as the previously unreleased tracks "Adios Amigos" and MSI's cover of the Notorious B.I.G. classic "Big Poppa".

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01. SHUT ME UP - Ulrich Wild (Groandome Metal Remix) 02. SHUT ME UP - VNV Nation (1200XL Remix) 03. SHUT ME UP - Tommie Sunshine (TSMV Still Filthy Remix) 04. SHUT ME UP - Original Crappy Demo 05. BIG POPPA (Previously Unreleased) 06. ADIOS AMIGOS (Previously Unreleased) 07. STRAIGHT TO VIDEO (Bonus Remixes) - Suicide City (More and Faster Remix) 08. STRAIGHT TO VIDEO (Bonus Remixes) - Tommie Sunshine (TSMV Extended Electro Remix)"

Nintendocore

This doesn't seem to apply to MSI's musical style. This genre consists of bands along the lines of 14 Year Old Girls, 8 Bit Weapon and The Minibosses who focus on doing modern interpretations of old video game music. This is not Mindless Self Indulgence. This is the second time it has been reverted. Please, let's discuss.Graveenib 21:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. --Liface 21:41, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. This only nintendocore thing just stems from samples, no actual covers. Smoltz 22:19, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why should you label them at all. They are about controversy and their genre should match. I do agree with the fact that nintendocore doesn't really match them.-- User:Blackout45 1:00 Sept. 18 2006

Tagged

I guess this bands notability is primarily based on who they opened for. That's fine, but someone please cite it. Thanks. House of Scandal 04:08, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This should not be speedy tagged, thus I removed the tag. They have an allmusic.com entry, which indicates that at least one of their records is on a real label, if not more, thus they probably meet WP:MUSIC. If you think the article should be deleted, it at least needs to go through WP:AFD. Herostratus 04:23, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is ridiculous. Did the person who added the speedy deletion tag even try googling their name? --Liface 08:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Footnotes

The footnotes are improperly formatted as simply URLs, rather than giving the name of the periodical being cited, and the title, date, and author of the article. This is needed to illustrate whether the sources are authoritative, credible and disinterested.--Tenebrae 12:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]