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Warp 11: Suck My Spock Some More
Reviewed by Joe Crowe, © 2008

Format: Audio
By:   Warp 11
Genre:   Star Trek rock
Review Date:   April 16, 2008
RevSF Rating:   8/10 (What Is This?)

"As the years went by, he got more hair." -- "Shatner"

Warp 11 cannot stop singing about Star Trek. It's what they do. It's all they do. When they did the first CD, they were "slightly thinner," as they say in their liner notes, but now they run a "sci-fi musical juggernaut that even a Ferengi would be proud of."

So they redid their first CD. Probably only their hardcoriest of fans heard it anyway; so it's new to you.

Besides, their most ardent fans don't need a review. They'll buy it regardless, like the DVD of Star Trek Nemesis.

An issue with some funny-song musicians is their musicianship. Some focus on lyrics and aren't good at, you know, singing or playing instruments to go along with them. Warp 11 are a credibly talented hard-rock band. They sing and harmonize and such. The songs vary between speed-metal to classic rock. I felt I should point that out. But the selling point, one would assume, is the Star Trek songs. You cannot really get those anywhere else.

References fly fast and furiously, from all the series and all the movies. They know their stuff, and they assume you do, too.

The songs aren't 100-percent comedy. Most are funny, and they don't take Trek seriously. Here's Suck My Spock Some More broken down by subject:

"Shatner": A salute to Mr. William Shatner, including a call-out list of his works. At long last, musical respect goes out to TJ Hooker.

"Crusher": A pillory of Wesley Crusher.

"Help Me Spock:" Pleading for a friend's help. Preferably, Spock.

"Wormhole": Star Trek euphemisms for making the sex.

"Space Opera": Far-out words that rhyme with death ray and wormhole. Not dirty words, though. Strange.

"Make It So": There are two versions of this, one for the original series and one for Next Generation.

Both are about making the sex. The TNG one says, "You can call me Wesley, if I can call you Mommy."

"Spock Me Shock Me:" See above. There's a whole section about the Trill.

"Holosuite Woman:" I detect a pattern.

"I Always Knew I Would Die Alone:" The plight of the redshirt. No sex talk. Poor redshirts.

"Yeah Brother:" More euphemisms! Guess what they rhyme with "beam down."

"Deanna What's On My Mind:" Deanna Troi-centric naughty time.

"Kirk Gets Laid Again:" This title is incomprehensible.

"Suck My Spock:" This one, too.

"Montalban:" Here's my favorite on this CD. It's up with my favorite Warp 11 songs altogether, joining "Suds Me Up Sulu," "Ballad of Bones," and "Beam Me Up To Heaven."

For new maybe-fans, Suck My Spock Some More isn't the best jump-on point. That's Red Alert. Then come back here for "Shatner" and "Montalban."


RevolutionSF senior editor Joe Crowe rhymes with wormhole. He is very proud.


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