Sci
Fi Channel
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Live long and improper—that's
the hard-rockin' message delivered by Warp 11 on their
new Trek-influenced CD... Yes, it's very silly, but
they're not just a goof. The band is fully capable of
kicking out the jams... Make no mistake, musically Warp
11 takes no prisoners. Resistance, as has been said
elsewhere, is futile... Warp 11 is simply saying what
everyone suspected all along—space travel is the
biggest turn-on of all. That's not a bad message.
- A.L. Sirois / Sci Fi Weekly
Toronto Star (Canada)
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The music -- now spanning four albums and an ever-growing number of movie, TV, sci-fi convention and documentary appearances -- is tight, crunchy, powerful and ranged. The lyrics are a rowdy, geeky, oversexed, 1:1, matter-antimatter mix of Trek-reference wit and oft-unprintable raunch (the songs are invariably about Star Trek, sex, alcohol and the myriad consequences thereof…and that's pretty much it). The energy at live Warp 11 shows could power a small planetary colony, and the band continues its eight-year mission to rock with its newest album, It's Dead, Jim.
- Chris Hudak
Monday Magazine (Canada)
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Warp 11 is literally a sci-fi geek’s wet dream. A
daring combination of sex, Star Trek and rock and roll,
Boldly is (astoundingly) Warp 11’s third album—after
Red Alert and Suck My Spock—but the most surprising
thing about Boldly is just how good it is. With
an edgier sound than you'd expect (think Ramones
meets the Chili Peppers by way of a hot night with
the B52s’ Kate Pierson in a Seattle sci-fi grunge
orgy) and some absolutely hilariously lyrics (“She’ll
feel the wrath of my Khan and she’ll be screaming like
Chekov”), this is a great album..
- John Threlfall
Illinois
Entertainer
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Intertwining punk, folk, and blues
riffs with appropriately warped lyrics, this Sacramento-based
troupe of Trekkies offers 14 great tongue-in-cheek tunes
on their latest disc, "Boldly Go Down On Me".
Songs such as "She Make It So" and "Captain
Caught Me On The Holodeck" exhibit both interstellar
musicianship and a sparkling sense of humor. - Jeff
Berkwits
Cinescape
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"Get out your Parental Advisory
stickers – Warp 11’s new CD has been assimilated
from all things STAR TREK into a massive powerblast
of sex, sci-fi, and rock ‘n roll...
The band’s third album, Boldly Go Down On Me,
continues the group’s exploration of high-energy
punk-based rock and roll fueled by explicit lyrics and
a healthy dose of testoterone-amped-up STAR TREK mythology,
with songs as provocative as “Rage Against the
Federation,” “Welcome to Our Cube,”
“She Make It So,” and the title track."
- Randall Larson
Revolution
SF
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"Warp 11's new CD "Boldly
Go Down On Me" certainly has what one could consider
a controversial title. But actually it's about MAINE.
Me. is the postal abbreviation of Maine. This CD is
all about promoting New England tourism, parents! So
buy one for your kids who are "Star Trek"
fans, right away... Let us enjoy, thinking about the
good of the many over the good of the one. "
- Joe Crowe
Music Street Journal
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They wear the naughty underbelly of Trekology and its legendary alien womanizing captain proudly on their sleeveless on-stage Trek uniforms...
by all means, make it so and engage your engines to Warp 11.
- Rick Damigella
Trek
Nation
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"'Boldly
Go Down On Me' is Warp 11's third album for Reboot Music
and with each new release they just keep getting better
and better.. Whether you or not you appreciate Warp
11's Star Trek homage, you've got to admire their musical
ability and creativity and their willingness to poke
fun at themselves. Warp 11 never takes themselves too
seriously but they do take their music seriously and
that music is simply fantastic on 'Boldly Go Down On
Me'."
- Jacqueline Bundy
CA
Bands
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"What I
expected (from Warp 11) was a farce, what I got was
a rock band with some punk elements that had great stage
presence and a solid fan base.. Their sound hits all
the spectrums - from the AC/DC feel of Captain Karl’s
bass lines to Chief Science Officer Kiki Stockhammer’s
backing vocals that are reminiscent of the B-52’s,
they play every genre in between and take you the listener
along with them. I can honestly say there truly wasn’t
a dull moment on or off the stage. Drummer and Chief
Medical officer Jeff Hewitt showed his versatility on
and off the kit by taking lead vocals on the band’s
more bluesy tunes. Chief Engineer and guitarist Brian
Moore should not be overlooked.. as he effortlessly
moved from rock to punk to blues without a hint of confusion..
Warp 11 is a band that must be experienced, whether
or not you are a Star Trek fan." - Ana
Marie Sotuela
Practical
Internet Magazine (U.K.)
"Could you
imagine Green Day dressing in torn Star Trek uniforms?
Or singing songs about making "back-door"
lurve to Lieutenant Uhura? If so, you’ll probably
love Warp 11, a Sacramento based skate-punk quartet
whose songs are exclusively about Star Trek. Though
they poke fun at Kirk’s original crew and Picard’s
next generation, Warp 11 are 100%, dyed in the nylon
Trekkers. 'It would be hard to write over two hours
of original songs if you didn’t enjoy the show,'
band leader ‘Captain’ Karl Miller told us,
'Besides, who doesn’t love hot chicks in go-go
boots?' You’d think that a set full of Trek could
become tedious, but Warp 11 have got an ace up their
sleeve. They’re actually pretty good. With titles
like ‘Suds Me Up, Sulu’ and ‘Spock
Me, Shock Me’, they have to be." - Karl
Hodge
The
State Hornet (Calif. State University Sacramento)
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"Music,
the final frontier. These are the voyages of the rock
band Warp 11. Their mission is to explore strange new
riffs, to seek out new fans and new groupies, and to
boldly go where no rock band has gone before.. Recently
seen on 'Good Day Sacramento,' this band is an up-and-coming
attraction in the Sacramento area with a growing fan
base. Though their lyrics are based on Paramount Pictures
'Star Trek' franchise (to which they are in no way related),
their music attracts and delights Trekkies and non-Trekkies
alike.. The State Hornet first wrote about them in a
review of 'The Nobody Show' at the True Love Café.
On the night the review was researched, Warp 11 was
the musical guest, sparking the crowd with fun songs
about Klingons and intimate moments with Sulu.. However
a listener interprets their lyrics, the band wants to
get one thing across: They are to be taken seriously.
'We are talented musicians who just happen to have songs
about 'Star Trek' and wear semblances of uniforms while
singing them. We want to be respected for our art,"
(Captain Karl) Miller said.' - Angelina LaBarre
Sci
Fi Channel
"Resistance
is futile when it comes to relishing the eclectic sound
of Warp 11, a high-spirited rock group dedicated to
singing the many praises of Star Trek. Whether belting
out '7 of Mine,' 'Sto Vo Kor' or 'Suds Me Up, Sulu,'
each of the act's 16 tunes goes where no song has gone
before, inventively intertwining punk, folk and blues
riffs with appropriately warped lyrics."
- Jeff
Berkwits / Sci Fi Magazine
Wirehed
Magazine
Band on the Edge of Forever
(Cover Story)
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"Wherein
Captain Karl V. Miller combines the two best ways to
impress chicks: tight leather pants and Star Trek...
Most of you know about the rock band Tesla and their
Sacramento origins. But if I told you there was a Sacramento
rock band that dressed up as characters in Star Trek
and played songs with titles such as Trekkie Girl and
an album named Suck My Spock, you'd probably laugh your
ass off. And that's just what Warp 11 would like you
to do. That and enjoy their unique brand of music...
Even if you aren't a Trekkie you should enjoy the creativity
behind such lyrics as, 'I wanna tag team a stripper
with Mr. William Shatner. He'll take the front, and
hell, I'll take the backner,' or 'Go get the Captain's
toupee; I need a sponge!' Whatever your tastes are,
from mild partier to full blown Trekkie (or Trekker,
to be fanatic-sensitive), you are bound to have a great
time at a Warp 11 performance even if you don't wear
a costume and are just there to check out the mini-skirts.
Actually, come to think of it, most convention-going
Trek fanatics may not enjoy a Warp 11 show, if the band's
recent convention experience is any indication, but
to hell with them." - JR Evinger and Walter
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