History Music / Prozzak

The act's first two albums, 1998's ''Hot Shot'' and 2000's ''Saturday People'', were very successful in Canada upon release, after which they had a huge ScheduleSlip, save for the title song to the DisneyChannel movie ''Film/GetAClue'' where they were credited as Simon & Milo. They eventually returned in 2005 with the widely ignored ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Cruel Cruel World]]''.

** The CallBack to "Europa" in "Tsunami" ("I told ya 'bout Europa and me") is one to the numerous callbacks to various [[TheBeatles Beatles]] songs in "Glass Onion."

* CerebusRollercoaster: Their earlier work got progressively happier until ''Cruel Cruel World'' did a '''hard''' 180.

* TropeaholicsAnonymous: [[http://www.aux.tv/2016/06/premiere-listen-to-prozzaks-new-song-love-fools-anonymous/ "Love Fools Anonymous"]].

[[caption-width-right:269:Hey Simon, [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow where's your f'ing]] [[NoNeckChump neck]]?! Right: Simon, Left: Milo]]

** The line "And all the White girls say..." in "Tricky" is one to "Walk On The Wild Side" by LouReed.

The act's first two albums, 1998's ''Hot Shot'' and 2000's ''Saturday People'', were very successful in Canada upon release, after which they had a huge ScheduleSlip, save for the title song to the DisneyChannel movie ''GetAClue'' where they were credited as Simon & Milo. They eventually returned in 2005 with the widely ignored ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Cruel Cruel World]]''.

In 2015, the group reunited for the Atomic Lollipop festival, giving their first live performance since 2002 and debuting the new single "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJYuBd1Xuk Baby I Need Your Love (Pussy Cat)"]].

* SesameStreetCred: The last song they ever released was "Chloe The Chicken" for the preschooler show "Roll Play."

* MeaningfulName: When recording the first album, a friend of Levine's noted how much the process was helping him cope with his depression, as if the music was "like an antidepressant." Levine though this was AGoodNameForABand.

* MeaningfulName: The band's name refers to how recording the first album was "like an antidepressant" for Jay because of how happy the creative process made him.

After recording one more song for the Canadian children's show "Roll Play," the duo went on an ten year hiatus, with Levine recording under the name Today Kid and McCollum serving as NellyFurtado's touring guitarist.

[[https://citysightto.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/prozzak-reunion-sure-to-be-a-hot-show-exclusive-interview-with-jay-levine/ And a new album might just be on the way.]]

* AnimationBump: The video for "Get A Clue," funded by Disney, looks ''fantastic''!

* {{Bowdlerise}}: A strange example. The Disney-released ''Ready Ready Set Go'' credits the act as Simon & Milo, as their original name was a drug reference, but the profane "Sucks To Be You" and the line from "Strange Disease" about sexual frustration are left untouched. The fact that the line "You've reached the Prozzäk compound" in the intro to "It's Not Me It's You" is also left intact implies that TheyJustDidntCare.

* ArtShift: The artwork for ''Cruel Cruel World'' drastically redesigns the characters from charming and cartoonie to graphic and moody, with the only colors being [[DeliberatelyMonochrome black and]] [[RealIsBrown brown]]. The album's only promo video, "When I Think Of You," was the only one not to be traditionally animated, and was instead [[AdobeFlash Flash-animated]].

* MeaningfulName: James McCollum said that the name Prozzäk refers to how their music is supposed to make people feel the kind of bliss they have when they take prozac.

In 2015, the group reunited for the Atomic Lollipop festival, giving their first live performance since 2002 and debuting the new single "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJYuBd1Xuk Baby I Need Your Life (Pussy Cat)"]].

Now, after spending a decade in limbo, [[http://www.aux.tv/2015/04/prozzak-reunion-confirmed-for-this-summer/ Simon and Milo will be doing a reunion show at the Atomic Lolipop festival]], their first since their last tour in 2002. Whether or not this leads to another album from the duo remains to be seen.

* NoNeckChump: Simon's a strange example in that his lack of a neck is not because of weight, rather it just... floats a few inches above his shoulders. And nobody knows why.

* FireForgedFriends: Jason Levine and James McCollum didn't get along when they first joined The Philosopher Kings and their relationship only became more strained as they were cramped together into a tour bus traveling Canada. A one-change agreement over their love of bubblegum pop brought them together to create Prozzäk, effectively bringing them closer together and they're not the best of friends.

After recording one more song for the Canadian children's show "Roll Play," the duo went on an indefinite hiatus, with Levine recording under the name Today Kid and McCollum serving as NellyFurtado's touring guitarist.

After a ten year hiatus, [[http://www.aux.tv/2015/04/prozzak-reunion-confirmed-for-this-summer/ Simon and Milo will be doing a reunion show at the Atomic Lolipop festival]], their first since their last tour in 2002. Whether or not this leads to another album from the duo remains to be seen.

The act's first two albums, 1998's ''Hot Shot'' and 2000's ''Saturday People'', were very successful in Canada upon release, after which they had a huge ScheduleSlip, save for the title song to the DisneyChannel movie ''GetAClue'' where they were credited as Simon & Milo. They eventually returned in 2006 with the widely ignored ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Cruel Cruel World]]''.

[[http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/whatever-happend-to-prozzak-interview-2014 A reunion may or may not be on the way]].

The ''actual'' story behind the band lies with a different duo, Jason Levine and James [=McCollum=], formerly of the neo-soul group The Philosopher Kings. Despite not getting along, they both agreed that they did not like the direction in which the band was going. Their proposal for a more traditional pop sound came in the form of "Europa," which Levine sang in a broad English accent. The rest of the band turned it down, but liked it and suggested that the two of them steak out on their own, with Prozzäk being the result.

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The ''actual'' story behind the band lies with a different duo, Jason Levine and James McCollum, formerly of the neo-soul group The Philosopher Kings. Despite not getting along, they both agreed that they did not like the direction in which the band was going. Their proposal for a more traditional pop sound came in the form of "Europa," which Levine sang in a broad English accent. The rest of the band turned it down, but liked it and suggested that the two of them steak out on their own, with Prozzäk being the result.

''"Welcome."''//

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-->''"I'm Simon. This is..."''
-->''"Milo, I'm Milo."''
-->''"Welcome."''
-->''"Welcome."''
-->''"To Prozzak's TVTropes Page."''
-->''"Enjoy."''
-->''"Enjoy."''

* CerebusRollercoaster: Their earlier work got progressively happier until ''Cruel Cruel World'' did a '''hard''' 360.