Scots Taffer on 9/9/2006 at 13:30
I've never "got" Dylan and that music video doesn't change anything. I find his music to be droning and his point to be off in my periphery, perhaps it's a generation gap thing. The music video itself is well enough done, but even I began to lose interest when he messed up the order halfway.
Not one for me, I'm afraid.
Now, I'm not a huge Prodigy fan but I remember when (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwnSXH4sdAc) this controversial video was banned. Warning: nws. The song is pretty derivative, but the video was... interesting.
Oh, and in before: Rabbit In Your Headlights.
Sgt_BFG on 9/9/2006 at 14:21
YouTube won't let me view Scots video and I don't wanna sign up :( so I'll review that Bob song instead.
I found that song to be quite annoying :mad: His voice was annoying and it was just all annoying, that's all I can say really.
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUoUpLMfngA) Daft Punk- Around The World
TBE on 9/9/2006 at 16:22
I actually quite liked the Richard Hawley video. His voice is soothing. I need to get one of his CDs. The video was sorta cute. Guy waiting on the woman who takes forever to get ready for a date. Overall, a nice addition to the thread. I'll give Richard a 9 out of 10.
The Daft Punk video, I kept waiting for something to happen, and it never did. I guess it's a good dance track.
Here's something to continue the soothing mood. (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWe5_v5b-LA) Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms.
SD on 9/9/2006 at 16:24
I always did really like this track but I'd never seen the video before. The guitar work is exceptional on this.
Well, I'm familiar with Elvis Presley impersonators, but Elvis
Costello impersonators? That's a new one on me ;) It was okay, nothing offensive, nothing special, nothing original. 5.5/10.
@ Sgt_BFG: if ever a song and video summed up the French, it's that one. 7/10.
@ Scots: I couldn't see it, but I'm guessing it was "Smack My Bitch Up"? I'm going to take the polar opposite view to you here (:p) and say that I think it's a wicked track but the video tries way too hard to be "controversial" and the denouement is utterly predictable. 8 for the song, 6 for the video.
@ henke: I've always been put off listening to Bob Dylan because he's recorded about 8 billion songs - where the dickens do you start? But I liked that; I give it the Best Video Ever Filmed In The Alley Behind The Savoy Hotel award. 7/10 (again).
Now I'm going to link you a video by a British band who never matched their copious critical acclaim with commercial success, despite boasting the finest songwriter of his generation. This song was a hit, however, and the video is pretty lol:
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHKL01vA0Ig) Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock And Roll
henke on 9/9/2006 at 17:43
The Prodigy - Smack my Bitch up Bloody amazing. 8/10
Daft Punk - Around the world I love this one, it's directed by one of my favourite music video directors, Michel Gondry. The man also respsonsible for Björk's "Army of me", White Stripes' "Fell in love with a girl" and the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The video is as simple as it can be. Just pleasant choreaography, nothing to think about. 7/10
btw, if you like Daft Punk you should check out the movie (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368667/) Interstella 5555, it's the anime-movie version of their "Discovery" album, track by track. :)
Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock And Roll Heh, alright. For some reason I am reminded of eccentric-millionare crime-couple The Mayflowers from Hudson Hawk. 5/10
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tfNvlzs8Dw) Aberdeen City - God is going to get sick of me
trevor the sheep on 9/9/2006 at 20:27
Quote Posted by Strontium Dog
Well, I'm familiar with Elvis Presley impersonators, but Elvis
Costello impersonators? That's a new one on me ;) It was okay, nothing offensive, nothing special, nothing original. 5.5/10.
You're supposed to watch it with the sound on.
Aja on 9/9/2006 at 21:54
I like the magazine cut-out style. I find a lot of videos irritating because of superfast camera changes, but this one was done quite well, maybe because not all of the pieces are constantly changing. The music itself was pleasant enough, not really what I'm into but certainly not bad.
Up next, (
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7577576355514359267&q=windowlicker) Aphex Twin - Windowlicker. Yeah I know it's annoying, but simultaneously it's awesome.
