#mods thoughts

Long time no post! Whatup y'all, the commentary tracks are great. I wish other members of the band would make cameos, but Murdoc alone is very reminiscent of the Pirate Radio days, gotta love it. It’s so cool to hear new stories, like how fond he clearly is of Del tha Ghost Rapper and Del La Soul, that’s awesome.

I think my favorite part is that Murdoc sounds genuinely happy. He’s still a dick in his way, of course, old habits are hard to break for a bastard bassist. Even so, it’s really nice. As for lore, Murdoc was a gravedigger at some point! Probably in his 20s, one of his few legal gigs before he met 2D. Also, the genuine worry and remorse in his voice towards the Flying Windmill and Noodle in the Feel Good Inc commentary drives me up the damn wall.

The nature of this blog is it’s not currently active, but every so often, someone will find one of my many incorrect quotes and like it, and that gives me so much joy to see. Thanks y'all for being such a great community over the years.

2D and Murdoc’s relationship was forged through a combination of their shared love for creating music and 2D’s at-the-time recent brain damage. The fact that Murdoc went on to encourage their unhealthy power dynamic (partially caused by their significant age gap) and physically abused 2D characterized their relationship as incredibly toxic. This remained true of them until Phase 5, when Murdoc actively chose to change his behavior and 2D found out he could lead the band without their normal bassist just fine. Phase 5 mostly served to balance the power dynamic between them. However, as it currently stands, they are still extremely codependent and I firmly believe more genuinely good moments need to be shown before we can say Murdoc has actually changed. Less Aries, more Cadbury Creme Egg. Until we see a better dynamic, moments like the one at the end of The Lost Chord are effectively meaningless. 

Damn I miss Ace