Castrati were famous for having plenty of sex, which it is of course still possible to do without a penis.
― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:04 (three years ago) link
This whole topic is giving me Hobo Johnson flashbacks. I only have myself to blame.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:06 (three years ago) link
Alessandro Moresci certainly saw some actionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjvfqnD0ws
― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:07 (three years ago) link
Sounds painful.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:08 (three years ago) link
er...
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:10 (three years ago) link
Cutting off a penis to make a castrato is like the platonic ideal of taking an action that will disappoint everyone
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:12 (three years ago) link
Can't believe incel is a slur now
― Scampi reggae party (Noodle Vague), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link
Isn't the process of making a castrato singer basically lost in the sands of time? I remember reading something where every European city that supposedly knew the secret would say, "No, we don't do that here, but in the next town over..."
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link
http://www.fancypeopleadventures.com/images/wigglediggledoo.jpg
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link
Not simply that it isn't done now, but no-one knows how it was done then.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link
you don't cut off the whole cock, what do you think the ancients were, savages?
― imago, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:17 (three years ago) link
Basic biology says you cut off the testicles, not the penis.
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
zackly
― imago, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
oh that's what you were saying ok yeah
If only castration was still practiced on anything then maybe we'd understand the mystery
― Scampi reggae party (Noodle Vague), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
It's not practiced on singers!
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
Non-human singers tho.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
we know what castration is, though
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:21 (three years ago) link
You know, there's something castrato-esque about the Beach Boys's vocal harmonies.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
castration is cutting the penis off lads. ask any ox
― Dusty Benelux (jim in vancouver), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:23 (three years ago) link
ok folks i've cut off my penis and testicles. what next?
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:24 (three years ago) link
make an ile poll about this for the love of god
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:24 (three years ago) link
put them in the box, crut
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:25 (three years ago) link
We need some kind of "pet sounds" to resolve this quandary.
― jmm, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:26 (three years ago) link
I'll let someone else do the honours.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:26 (three years ago) link
(sorry Brad)
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:26 (three years ago) link
Wikipedia sez:
The term castration may also be sometimes used to refer to emasculation where both the testicles and the penis are removed together. In some cultures, and in some translations, no distinction is made between the two. This can cause confusion.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link
The accompanying tableau is something else:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emasculation
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
Write a symphonic pop suite, duh.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:31 (three years ago) link
You could call it, "When They Go Low, We Go High."
or learn to juggle
― Evan, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:32 (three years ago) link
lol Josh
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 20:32 (three years ago) link
They say I got brainsBut they ain't doing me no goodI wish they couldEach time things start to happen againI think I got something good goin' for myselfBut what goes wrongSometimes I feel very sadddd
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, February 1, 2021 3:18 PM bookmarkflaglink
Yes, afaict the penis was only cut off when mistakes were made during a performance
― Wrong Screamed Barney (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 20:39 (three years ago) link
I fucking hate the shit out of 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'.
Tempo fluctuations are masterful on that track, the percussion alone justifies the hype imo
'No Surprises' is a direct reference to the little intro riff, isn't it? There's quite a lot of Pet Sounds homage on Ok Computer. Heh >:)
― Adoration of the Mogwai (Deflatormouse), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
There's plenty to like about the album from a technical standpoint, but the way it's deployed is a complete and utter waste. I don't begrudge bands that took their cues from PS's more innovative facets, I just can't deal with its jejune tone.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
Things I found out relatively recently: cutting off one or both knackers is called an orchidectomy.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:11 (three years ago) link
I figured orchidectomy might be an ilx-whack but no - an imago post from 2015:
When we started, we were teenagers, fucking around and just learning to play, but we quickly learned the techniques we needed to create our vision, inspired by tons of sick bands like Infested Blood, Brodequin, Pustulated, Bound and Gagged, Orchidectomy, Amputated Genitals, Urinary Tract Infection From Severe Pus Clots, Guttural Secrete, Foetopsy, Anal Birth, Liturgy, Haemotodipsomania, Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis, Wormed, Last Days Of Humanity, blah blah blah.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
pom, it kinda sounds like you're diminishing pet sounds for being a pop album that's about the stuff that pop albums are usually about
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link
i was singing along to “rooster” by Alice In Chains the other week and i was sounding the best when I sung in really really high voice, like a Mr Bill voice
― brimstead, Monday, 1 February 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
if you can't just like pet sounds on a gut level it's not for you. n.b. i loved pet sounds at a young age but didn't care for very much "twee indie" that was supposedly inspired by it. the lyrics aren't jejune, they're direct and powerful. they have resonance. if they aren't reaching you, you're far from them, and that's ok. "wouldn't it be nice" is a queer anthem if you ask me.
― Joses Chrust (map), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:25 (three years ago) link
A puerile atmosphere is hardly a staple of all pop, thank Christ. I think I just despise kiddie music, whether self-conscious or not. See also: bubblegum bass, which has got to be the worst recent musical trend.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
you dislike kiddie music, but you like "sloop john b," which is the only song on the record that really merits that description
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
I hate it less than the others because it's folk music.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
I'm working on a book with someone who underwent an orchidectomy. Under local anesthesia.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
haha i thought that said "about someone" instead of "with someone" for a second
― Joses Chrust (map), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link
A puerile atmosphere is hardly a staple of all pop, thank Christ.
I would argue that it is.
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:45 (three years ago) link
If you work with the broadest possible definition of 'puerile', sure, it's a defensible take.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 21:47 (three years ago) link
One of Brian's recurring hang-ups was that people might think singing so high was unmanly.
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:47 (three years ago) link
I don't think you need to get broader than "childishly silly or trivial", which for good or ill describes a large amount of pop music
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 21:50 (three years ago) link