PSYCHOcatholic Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 ...On the songs themselves? Some of us interpret music in our own way. We sometimes rely on the artist to tell us what its about. Of course, some of the earlier classic rock songs dont have real story like videos to go with them...they are mainly live.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I watched the video for Interpol's "Evil" the other day. I've never been able to figure out what's going on in that song, and the video confused me even more, which may have been the point. In the video, there is a creepy puppet singing the song at an accident scene. For some reason, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I don't like watching or listening to "When September Ends" by Green Day ever since I watched the video. I've completely gone off the song since I saw the video. A friend was killed in action, and until I watched the video I hadn't really interpreted the lyrics in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticman Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I guess so... music videos make the songs more likeable.. Even though the song isn't that great, but the video is cool... more people would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I don't really watch music tv so i guess not for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Videos are more likely to change the way I perceive the artists than the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggplant Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Is there actually a channel where you can see videos?? I know back in the 80's I used to watch MTV religiously. If a song came out that I liked, I couldn't wait to see the video. It seemed like more of an "event" back then. I don't even care anymore. To answer the question, the video rarely affects my fondness of a song. To me, a music video is more of an expression of the director instead of the artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 there's mtv and it's various channels (eg here in the uk mtv2 is "alternative"), then i believe if you have satellite tv you get various things like Q and kerrang and vh1. personally i have digital tv and it has a few crappy music channels that plays crappy hits and nothing else which is why I never watch music tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video changed my outlook on many things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggplant Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I was just joking about where to find videos. It was just an off-handed comment about MTV not playing videos much anymore. Hell, even VH1 only shows them late at night except for the occasional Top 20. And even then they don't show the whole video most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 sorry, me feels a bit stupid now! anyway as i said, i can't watch anything decent because i don't have cable or satellite and the free ones are crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 On my digital cable there are several VHI channels which show videos 24/7. There's VHI Classic, R&B, Country, etc. They even have request vids bu e-mail. The original VHI, like MTV shows hardly any videos anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 don't they mainly show things like the osbornes and other crappy reality shows, or " a day in the life of so and so celebrity" type things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 What they show is so crappy that I don't watch it. Neither should you. It'll rot your teeth and poison your mind. It'll make you lethargic. It'll make you unreliable. Well, I exaggerate a bit but...don't waste your time on it. Anything new on your blog, Rach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 On my digital cable there are several VHI channels which show videos 24/7. There's VHI Classic, R&B, Country, etc. They even have request vids bu e-mail. The original VHI, like MTV shows hardly any videos anymore. VH1 classic is OK if you hit the right show. Rock Fest is OK, The 70's show is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I waste my time on loads of crap on tv uncle joe, my brain cells are committing suicide one by one! and yes, i've updated my blog and added a photo a friend sent me because she said I looked very mysterious in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I get THREE music channels which have a chance of showing me international music. Of them Vh1 is the only one that shows solely international music. And since most of it is the newer stuff, I'm led to rely on Classic which I catch every night and whenever else I can. The other two show good songs late at night. MTV is the worst of the lot, though a few months back it used to show really good songs into the night. Radio? Hah! There are 4 main stations. Only one of them has the potential to play any good songs. it's the best of the lot because it covers everything including classical music. However, the only time they play good songs is 3 hours a week that I know of and some odd hours at night. It's a wonder I know as much as I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I get Vh1 classic....which is pretty good...I like the 70's soul segment also, and classic/current is pretty good to watch also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 This is a tough one. I love music so much that I just make up in my mind what the song is about. Some videos are way out there and some seem to go with the song. I prefer just to listen. I can put on headphones and get lost in music. That's just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 This is a tough one. I love music so much that I just make up in my mind what the song is about. Some videos are way out there and some seem to go with the song. I prefer just to listen. I can put on headphones and get lost in music. That's just me! That´s funny, I thought I was the only one who doesn´t really like videos that much... I have no channel TV and there´s no music shows where I live, but I´ve spent years watching all kind of videos for profesional reasons... and I feel that what I like the most is watching the artists perform. Yet videoclips have been a great way to express creativity, but I still prefer to listen to the music rather than watching special effects and things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 No you're not the only one Edna...I dont really enjoy the videos either...I'd rather just listen to the song...I do like the videos that show footage of the bands in concert, or live, or old footage videos of The Beatles, Stones...etc...I could do without all the special effect type of videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 For a kick I recommend that you rent the DVD's of the old Shindig and Hullabaloo TV shows from the mid to late 60's. Seeing groups like The Byrds, The Zombies, The Knickerbockers, Beau Brummels, Jerry and the Pacemakers, etc., etc. when they were in their primes is very interesting. Some of the acts that seemed so cutting edge at the time seem so mild in retrospect. It's just weird to see them looking so young. DVD's like the Monterey Pop Festival, Music Scene: The Best of 1969-1970 which features Joe Cocker, CCR, Isaac Hayes, BB King, Sly & The Family Stone, and more. Netflix has most of these. Blockbuster is another source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I don't like watching or listening to "When September Ends" by Green Day ever since I watched the video. I've completely gone off the song since I saw the video. A friend was killed in action, and until I watched the video I hadn't really interpreted the lyrics in any way. Yeah, its kinda weird...i dont see how the lyrics match up in any way with the war going on. But, hey its Greenday, i dont think we are supposed to understand. Oh and BTW Music DVD's are awesome. I got the new AC/DC set, an older Led Zeppelin and Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Back in the Cretaceous Era, when music videos were popping up everywhere from TBS to BET, several made enough of an impression for a quest to find these artists. Film that accompanied Alex de Grassi's "Clockwork;" Jerry Goodman's "On The Future of Aviation;" Tangerine Dream's "Tiergarten;" Montreux's "To Be;" and John Schofield's "Still Warm" took me into used music CD shops hither and yon. Others were interesting to look at, but didn't result in a sale: Van Halen's "Jump;" Dance King Michael Jackson; Synchronicity Masters The Police; M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This." But Santana's "Bella" did make an impression. Visuals can sell the music, but the music still has to stand on it's own. Something that Husker Du made very plain in their music video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Some of the more interesting people I've interviewed were the members of Devo. They would think up a video, then put a song together for it. They considered what they did performance art, and were the first American band to make highly produced videos. Considering this was 1980 and MTV didn't exist, I'd say they were way ahead of their time. Check out the Songfacts for Whip It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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