History YMMV / Prozzak

** "It's Not Me It's You," a very strange hip-hop reimagining of [[TheNutcracker "Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairies"]] with a Kidz Bop-esque children's choir on the chorus.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Simon is basically a humanoid, more British version of [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Eeyore.]] As mentioned above, this is also why the more overtly bleak ''Cruel, Cruel World'' failed to catch on.

** The hook for "Love Fools Anonymous" clearly borrows from Cobra Starship's "You Make Me Feel...".

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Why their plans for a Creator/DisneyChannel series never panned out.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The flamenco guitar solo on "Sucks To Be You."

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Their singles from 2017 include "Love Me Tinder" and "All of The Feels."
* TheWoobie: '''SIMON!'''

* TastesLikeDiabetes: "Be As" is just a little ''too'' nice for some people, especially compared to the rest of their otherwise bleak catalogue.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Why ''Cruel, Cruel World'' underperformed. At the time, nobody wanted to see the cartoon band who did "Sucks To Be You" try and be edgy.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: As one review put it, despite their appearance, the band is "as much for kids as ''[[Film/AustinPowers The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''." They have performed on children's shows, however, but this is more a case of ValuesDissonance.

* GrownTheBeard: ''Cruel, Cruel World'' tried to do this, abandoning their disposable bubblegum pop roots for more emotionally nuanced indie rock. It didn't fair too well, resulting in their hiatus.

* SnarkBait: Those who grew up with the band largely remember them as one of many cheesy [[FifteenMinutesOfFame flash-in-the-pan pop]] acts to come out in [[TurnOfTheMillennium the late 90s/early 2000s]] and consider them a {{guilty pleasure}} at best (especially when, again, compared to Music/{{Gorillaz}}). Even the band themselves felt their music didn't hold up that well, hence their initial reluctance to do their reunion tour.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The hook for "Love Fools Anonymous" clearly borrows from Cobra Starship's "You Make Me Feel...".

** The bass guitar hook for "When I Think of You."

* EpicRiff: "Strange Disease." Those power chords hit you like a ton of bricks.

* EarWorm: Oh geez, ''all of it''??

* NarmCharm: Prozzak are undeniably cheesy, even moreso in a post-Music/{{Gorillaz}} world, but their shamelessly lovesick lyrics and bouncy tunes will no doubt charm your pants off.

* SnarkBait: Those who grew up with the band largely remember them as one of many cheesy [[FifteenMinutesOfFame flash-in-the-pan pop]] acts to come out in [[TurnOfTheMillennium the late 90s/early 2000s]] and consider them a {{guilty pleaser}} at best (especially when, again, compared to Music/{{Gorillaz}}). Even the band themselves felt their music didn't hold up that well, hence their initial reluctance to do their reunion tour.

** "It's Not So Bad." If the cold synthesizer tune and half-croaked vocals and any indication, [[BlatantLies it is]].
** "I Want To Be Loved." The sparse instrumentation, just a single piano and a listless electric guitar, an the lyrics of Simon practically ''begging'' for someone to love him make it the most depressing song the band has ever recorded and a true DownerEnding for the album.

* {{Glurge}}: "Be As." [[TropesAreNotBad Not that that's a bad thing, of course.]]

* SnarkBait: In their home country, due to their being more of a flash-in-the-pan act there.

** "I Want To Be Loved" may be the most depressing song the band has ever recorded. While most of their songs usually have some sort of romantic sob-story, this one is nothing more than Simon ''begging'' for someone to love him. Doubles as a DownerEnding for the album.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Amazingly, the biggest complaint about ''Cruel Cruel World'' was not the [[NewSoundAlbum new sound]], but that [[SuddenAnatomy Simon was redesigned to have a neck]] rather than his head levitating above his shoulders. [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120120101202/lyricwiki/images/7/79/Prozzäk_-_Cruel_Cruel_World.jpg A reissued cover]] fixed this.
** Subverted with the album's music. Fans generally felt it was SoOkayItsAverage.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Simon is basically a humanoid, more British version of [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Eeyore.]]

* FandomRivalry: It's minor, but it's best not to bring this act up around Music/{{Gorillaz}} fans, who see Prozzäk as the sort of cheesy novelty that some assume Gorillaz to be.

* GrownTheBeard: ''Cruel, Cruel World,'' was an attempt at this, with it's darker, colder sound and bleak design and backstory. Sadly, no one bit, resulting in a return to form with ''Forever 1999.''
* HilariousInHindsight: The lyrics of "Omobolasire" read suspiciously like they're about the FourOneNineScam.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: As one review put it, despite their appearance, the band is "as much for kids as ''[[Franchise/AustinPowers The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''." They have performed on children's shows, however, but this is more a case of ValuesDissonance.

* AwesomeMusic: The flamenco guitar solo on "Sucks To Be You."
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The entire video for "It's Not Me, It's You" is pretty hilarious, particularly Simon getting into a brawl on a "[[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow Jerry Springer]]"-type talk show.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming
** "Be As." Apart from being the least depressing song in Prozzak's catalogue, it has a very sincere message of acceptance and self-pride.
** It's really sweet how Milo is always quick to cheer Simon up when he looks especially down in the dumps.
** In a recent interview, when asked if he'd ever reunite with James when the opportunity came up, Jay immediately replied "One-hundred percent!" [[http://www.atomiclollipop.com/prozzak-reunion-concert/ And he wasn't lying!]]
** When the band showed up for their first concert in fourteen years, they expected, at most, a couple hundred people. Instead, the room was so packed with excited fans that it almost became a ''fire hazard.''

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Simon is practically a less angry, more British cartoon version [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor.]]

* {{Glurge}}: "Be As." [[TropesAreNotBad Not that that's a bad thing, of corse.]]

* PanderingToTheBase: It's clear from both the title and the style of music that ''Forever 1999'' was made more for dyed-in-the-wool fans who were with them at the beginning near the TurnOfTheMilenium rather than newcomers.

* PanderingToTheBase: It's clear from both the title and the style of music that ''Forever 1999'' was made more for dyed-in-the-wool fans who were with them at the beginning near the TurnOfTheMillenium rather than newcomers.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: If Simon were any more angsty, he'd morph into [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor.]]

* EpicRiff: "Strange Disease." Hits you like a ton of bricks.

* GrownTheBeard: ''Cruel, Cruel World,'' with it's darker, colder sound and bleak design and backstory, was an attempt at this, but the album never really took off. Perhaps because of this, their comeback album, ''Forever 1999,'' went back to the bubblegum pop.

* TearJerker: "Anna Lisa." [[RealitySubtext Levine wrote it about his parents' divorce]].

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "Be As." Apart from being the least depressing song in Prozzak's catalogue, it has a very sincere message of acceptance and self-pride.

** In a recent interview, when asked if he'd ever reunite with James when the opportunity came up, Jay immediately replied "One-hundred percent!" [[http://www.atomiclollipop.com/prozzak-reunion-concert/ And he wasn't lying!]] Additional heartwarming, by the way - according to Jay Levine, they only expected a few people to show up at this particular show, but apparently the room was so packed with excited fans that it almost became a ''fire hazard.''

* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Hot Show'', their biggest selling album - triple platinum in Canada!

* HilariousInHindsight: The line about the information age in "Sleep With Myself" which indicates that computer screens are a sign that "love is something of the past" came a few years before social networking sites were accused of making relationships less intimate.
** "Omobolasire," in light of the FourOneNineScam.

* NarmCharm: Prozzak are undeniably cheesy, even moreso in a post-Music/{{Gorillaz}} world, but who cares? They have so many singles that are just irresistible.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: One of their singles from 2017 is titled "Love Me Tinder."

** In a recent interview, when asked if he'd ever reunite with James when the opportunity came up, Jay immediately replied "One-hundred percent!" [[http://www.atomiclollipop.com/prozzak-reunion-concert/ And he wasn't lying!]] By

** In a recent interview, when asked if he'd ever reunite with James when the opportunity came up, Jay immediately replied "One-hundred percent!" [[http://www.atomiclollipop.com/prozzak-reunion-concert/ And he wasn't lying!]]

* GrownTheBeard: ''Cruel, Cruel World,'' with it's darker, colder sound and bleak design and backstory.

* HoYay: In the video for "It's Not Me, It's You," the talk show credits Milo as "Ambiguous best friend."

* TrueArtIsAngsty