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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:14 pmPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:32 pmPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:39 pmPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:48 pmPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:16 pmPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:18 pm
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:44 pm
At least Eddie Van Halen made the song a little more "Manly". 
I think it's funny as hell that Eddie refused to be in the video because he thought it was going to flop! 
I'm not sure who's further out in left field now...Michael or Eddie?
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:48 pmG.I.Jim wrote: I'm not sure who's further out in left field now...Michael or Eddie?
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:51 amnikki wrote:Just curious as to what some of you might consider to be the beginning of the concept. IMO, it all started with this. Say what you will about Michael Jackson, but he was really ahead of his time and a true creative genius. Discuss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9malySv1bE
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:53 amPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:06 amnolippin wrote:I remember watching one of MTV's birthday shows when they were crediting the Monkees with making the concept popular. I believe, though, that the concept goes back to the Beatles' Hard Days Night.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees
As a television show, The Monkees used techniques rarely seen on episodic television. This included characters breaking the fourth wall and talking to the camera (and sometimes even to off-camera studio production staff), fantasy sequences, and abrupt inserts and jump cuts. At least once a week, there was a musical romp which might have nothing to do with the storyline. In retrospect, many episodes included vignettes which now look very much like music videos: short, self-contained films of songs in ways that echoed Beatles' film sequences.nikki wrote:Just curious as to what some of you might consider to be the beginning of the concept. IMO, it all started with this. Say what you will about Michael Jackson, but he was really ahead of his time and a true creative genius. Discuss.
I remember watching those, too (good God, what a cheesy show that was!!), but I guess I should've asked who set the standard for music videos as a whole. The Can You Feel It video had some pretty outstanding effects for it's time. Another one that comes to mind is Devo's Whip It video...lousy production values on that one, but it sticks with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9malySv1bE
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:26 amPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:28 amSaint John wrote:Can't stand "videos" that don't have the band members. I'll take the Separate Ways video all day long over some fucking fly with Ocasek's horse-faced mug on a fly. As for the Thriller video I'll take the Billie Jean video any day of the week. I don't need a bunch of fucking tippy toer drama fags prancing around in werewolf gear to make me like the song. Just give me the King Of Pop strutting around on an illuminating sidewalk. Videos should be live clips of the band or the band members themselves not a screen play with drama dorks.
PS The Oh Sherrie video sucks. Faithfully, on the other hand, is superb.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:38 amyoukeepmewaiting wrote:Saint John wrote:Can't stand "videos" that don't have the band members. I'll take the Separate Ways video all day long over some fucking fly with Ocasek's horse-faced mug on a fly. As for the Thriller video I'll take the Billie Jean video any day of the week. I don't need a bunch of fucking tippy toer drama fags prancing around in werewolf gear to make me like the song. Just give me the King Of Pop strutting around on an illuminating sidewalk. Videos should be live clips of the band or the band members themselves not a screen play with drama dorks.
PS The Oh Sherrie video sucks. Faithfully, on the other hand, is superb.
People who do drama are fags?..
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:27 amSaint John wrote:Can't stand "videos" that don't have the band members. I'll take the Separate Ways video all day long over some fucking fly with Ocasek's horse-faced mug on a fly. As for the Thriller video I'll take the Billie Jean video any day of the week. I don't need a bunch of fucking tippy toer drama fags prancing around in werewolf gear to make me like the song. Just give me the King Of Pop strutting around on an illuminating sidewalk. Videos should be live clips of the band or the band members themselves not a screen play with drama dorks.
PS The Oh Sherrie video sucks. Faithfully, on the other hand, is superb.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:37 ampiecesofeight wrote:Saint John wrote:Can't stand "videos" that don't have the band members. I'll take the Separate Ways video all day long over some fucking fly with Ocasek's horse-faced mug on a fly. As for the Thriller video I'll take the Billie Jean video any day of the week. I don't need a bunch of fucking tippy toer drama fags prancing around in werewolf gear to make me like the song. Just give me the King Of Pop strutting around on an illuminating sidewalk. Videos should be live clips of the band or the band members themselves not a screen play with drama dorks.
PS The Oh Sherrie video sucks. Faithfully, on the other hand, is superb.
That's what made Photograph so good the first time I saw it..as that was my into to who the band was..