The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:47 pm

Who you might ask is Ernie Petragelo? If you're a fan of the soundtrack to the animated movie you might recognize him as being a writer for N.R.G.-- the band that played 'Instruments of Destruction"!

Check out the Botcon page here, with a blurb about him.

I'm guessing, but could we be getting a performance from him, as well as, Stan Bush?

Bring it on! What I want to know next is, when will they be announcing the Weird Al Yankovic panel, and performance? I loved 'Dare to be Stupid'!

News Credits: 10 · by **JazZeke** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:52 pm

Bleh. That was the WORST song on the entire soundtrack.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:52 pm

oh...

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:52 pm

Instruments of Destruction is my favorite song from the original album, especially the "real" version of the song, not the slightly watered down version that ended up on the soundtrack and in the movie that left out the word "foreplay". I would really love to hear this song live. That would be the icing on the cake, well, that and getting to hear Stan Bush perform live finally next weekend.

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:54 pm

JazZeke wrote:Bleh. That was the WORST song on the entire soundtrack.

Are you kidding? It's THE song when we finally find out that the Decepticons aren't all misconfigured and can actually shoot and KILL their enemies. We finally find out that the Decepticons are truly bad ass mutha-f'ers!

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:58 pm

Hmn. I get the sense that tigertracks 24 wouldn't have known who this was without running across this bit at the botcon site. But then, I wouldn't have known either.

by **Nemesis_Apoc** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:02 pm

he's cool. i got him to sign the NRG album sold at Botcon 2001.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:03 pm

Unless you're god, that's what anyone would have to do...no ShGarland?

I mean unless you are a member of N.R.G., or Mr. Petragelo himself, or his mom.

I actually ran into this in the forums there first, and then I found out on the front page too, so there.

I liked Instruments of Destruction BTW. And Ryan, in the blurb it says that he is performing in Providence so even if he does not perform at Botcon, which I imagine he would, you could probably catch a performance there, in whatever venue he's playing at.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:04 pm

Oh BTW, I still want Weird Al!

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:04 pm

Seibertron wrote:Instruments of Destruction is my favorite song from the original album, especially the "real" version of the song, not the slightly watered down version that ended up on the soundtrack and in the movie that left out the word "foreplay". I would really love to hear this song live. That would be the icing on the cake, well, that and getting to hear Stan Bush perform live finally next weekend.

It's one of my favorite tracks on the soundtrack too.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:08 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Unless you're god, that's what anyone would have to do...no ShGarland? I mean unless you are a member of N.R.G., or Mr. Petragelo himself, or his mom.

I actually ran into this in the forums there first, and then I found out on the front page too, so there.

I liked Instruments of Destruction BTW. And Ryan, in the blurb it says that he is performing in Providence so even if he does not perform at Botcon, which I imagine he would, you could probably catch a performance there, in whatever venue he's playing at.

It is interesting, tiger. Great find!

by **Bouncy X** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:20 pm

this, like most of the songs on the soundtrack for me personally...arent very good songs on their own but they just work well with the scenes they're used in. this one in particular i dont really like at all but it just meshes so well with the scene....especially ironhide's death

which reminds me, i just recently read the 86 movie comic and they dont have his "nooo" line and megatron's "such heroic nonsense" reply...that part's just badass i mean come on..lol

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:30 pm

Yeah! Wierd Al! Now that's a real musician.

News Credits: 10 · by **JazZeke** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:51 pm

Seibertron wrote:
JazZeke wrote:Bleh. That was the WORST song on the entire soundtrack.

Are you kidding? It's THE song when we finally find out that the Decepticons aren't all misconfigured and can actually shoot and KILL their enemies. We finally find out that the Decepticons are truly bad ass mutha-f'ers!

I don't care if that song was played to the best scene in the entire movie. It still sucks, IMO.

by **Roboto750** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:36 am

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:he's cool. i got him to sign the NRG album sold at Botcon 2001.

I got that one too. I dunno, he seemed a bit off by himself at that con, if I remember correctly (at least from what I saw). Actually surprised he's coming back without performing. Still, I'm glad he'll be back. Though, I am a bigger Stan Bush fan, so I'm a little glad that he'll get to play more of his stuff rather than having to share the stage (not counting the opening act). Not that it wouldn't be cool to hear a live version of "Instruments of Destruction."

News Credits: 3 · by **Collector Maximus** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:01 am

Wow, this could be one Botcon you don't want to miss, too bad i'll miss it...

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:16 am

I kinda posted this news 3 hours before this thread was made, but whatever.

I'm hoping they have an NRG album for sale...I can't find anything by them otherwise.

by **fairplaythings** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:43 am

My question is this - what is with the question marks on the guest page? I think there are guests we've not been told of yet...

http://www.botcon.com/botcon07/guest07.cfm