The Great Thread of YouTube Magnificence!

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Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:12pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:45pm
It's not a subject I've dwelt on too much tbh, but looking back, it does seem a little insane now the emphasis that we put on music videos.
It was entirely ridiculous how much we invested into watching videos. It was definitely the equivalent of water cooler talk at school when something new and anticipated premiered, so it kind of became mandatory to stay current.
I remember Thriller in particular being anticipated like it was some kind of major motion picture release, though I don't recall the lavish production actually making me like the song any more than I did which was only moderately. Do these things repay the layout or is that even the point at all?
It was so absurd that MTV had little counters at the bottom of the screen telling people the next time "Thriller" was going to be shown. And it was cool and elaborate the first couple times, but constant reviewings? I seem to recall that the only way that Warners would pony up for the budget of "Thriller" was that they'd also make a "making of" feature that got packaged and sold on VHS. Without a doubt, Michael Jackson was the last gasp of the utterly insane mass hype superstar. We'll never see anything like that again.
The sheer fun bands must have had shooting those videos, Duran Duran jetting off to the Caribbean or somewhere to do Rio. Just insane! I remember when they sang "Video killed the radio star" but I think Trevor Horn was always premature about that. Not for me, not ever.
Compare that to the low-grade effort of the Rolling Stones for "Start Me Up." Working on Boise, Idaho, bar band budget.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:33pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:12pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:45pm
It's not a subject I've dwelt on too much tbh, but looking back, it does seem a little insane now the emphasis that we put on music videos.
It was entirely ridiculous how much we invested into watching videos. It was definitely the equivalent of water cooler talk at school when something new and anticipated premiered, so it kind of became mandatory to stay current.
I remember Thriller in particular being anticipated like it was some kind of major motion picture release, though I don't recall the lavish production actually making me like the song any more than I did which was only moderately. Do these things repay the layout or is that even the point at all?
It was so absurd that MTV had little counters at the bottom of the screen telling people the next time "Thriller" was going to be shown. And it was cool and elaborate the first couple times, but constant reviewings? I seem to recall that the only way that Warners would pony up for the budget of "Thriller" was that they'd also make a "making of" feature that got packaged and sold on VHS. Without a doubt, Michael Jackson was the last gasp of the utterly insane mass hype superstar. We'll never see anything like that again.
The sheer fun bands must have had shooting those videos, Duran Duran jetting off to the Caribbean or somewhere to do Rio. Just insane! I remember when they sang "Video killed the radio star" but I think Trevor Horn was always premature about that. Not for me, not ever.
Compare that to the low-grade effort of the Rolling Stones for "Start Me Up." Working on Boise, Idaho, bar band budget.
Yeah and must admit I did like the video for Waiting on a Friend too, just has a certain charm about it. But I can remember Undercover of the Night being a fairly sophisticated production so they did eventually succumb to it in some fashion I think.

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Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:51pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:33pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:12pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:45pm
It's not a subject I've dwelt on too much tbh, but looking back, it does seem a little insane now the emphasis that we put on music videos.
It was entirely ridiculous how much we invested into watching videos. It was definitely the equivalent of water cooler talk at school when something new and anticipated premiered, so it kind of became mandatory to stay current.
I remember Thriller in particular being anticipated like it was some kind of major motion picture release, though I don't recall the lavish production actually making me like the song any more than I did which was only moderately. Do these things repay the layout or is that even the point at all?
It was so absurd that MTV had little counters at the bottom of the screen telling people the next time "Thriller" was going to be shown. And it was cool and elaborate the first couple times, but constant reviewings? I seem to recall that the only way that Warners would pony up for the budget of "Thriller" was that they'd also make a "making of" feature that got packaged and sold on VHS. Without a doubt, Michael Jackson was the last gasp of the utterly insane mass hype superstar. We'll never see anything like that again.
The sheer fun bands must have had shooting those videos, Duran Duran jetting off to the Caribbean or somewhere to do Rio. Just insane! I remember when they sang "Video killed the radio star" but I think Trevor Horn was always premature about that. Not for me, not ever.
Compare that to the low-grade effort of the Rolling Stones for "Start Me Up." Working on Boise, Idaho, bar band budget.
Yeah and must admit I did like the video for Waiting on a Friend too, just has a certain charm about it. But I can remember Undercover of the Night being a fairly sophisticated production so they did eventually succumb to it in some fashion I think.
I remember UotN was banned for some time because of the execution scene.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:59pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:51pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:33pm
Low Down Low wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 3:12pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Jul 2022, 2:57pm


It was entirely ridiculous how much we invested into watching videos. It was definitely the equivalent of water cooler talk at school when something new and anticipated premiered, so it kind of became mandatory to stay current.



It was so absurd that MTV had little counters at the bottom of the screen telling people the next time "Thriller" was going to be shown. And it was cool and elaborate the first couple times, but constant reviewings? I seem to recall that the only way that Warners would pony up for the budget of "Thriller" was that they'd also make a "making of" feature that got packaged and sold on VHS. Without a doubt, Michael Jackson was the last gasp of the utterly insane mass hype superstar. We'll never see anything like that again.
The sheer fun bands must have had shooting those videos, Duran Duran jetting off to the Caribbean or somewhere to do Rio. Just insane! I remember when they sang "Video killed the radio star" but I think Trevor Horn was always premature about that. Not for me, not ever.
Compare that to the low-grade effort of the Rolling Stones for "Start Me Up." Working on Boise, Idaho, bar band budget.
Yeah and must admit I did like the video for Waiting on a Friend too, just has a certain charm about it. But I can remember Undercover of the Night being a fairly sophisticated production so they did eventually succumb to it in some fashion I think.
I remember UotN was banned for some time because of the execution scene.
Ah, I knew there had been some hullabaloo about that video alright, but had forgotten what it was.

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My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty


We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.

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One for Jenny and Neil.

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Hmmmm sounds a little familiar.

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Marky Dread wrote:
15 Aug 2022, 1:17pm
One for Jenny and Neil.

That's sweet (weird use of "Jump," tho). Of all those original UK punks, I'm most pleased that Poly is one who still inspires.
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Paul Simonon guesting with the Gorillaz.


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Marky Dread wrote:
29 Aug 2022, 12:27pm
Not sure what's fundamentally new or different in the mix, but there's a noticeable clarity listening to it compared to the original.

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One of the most affecting songs of the past ten years, I reckon. The last minute is an electric current running along my skin.
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Hello,

This is good stuff from James Chance and it's pretty accessible.


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Low Down Low wrote:
30 Aug 2022, 11:21am
Marky Dread wrote:
29 Aug 2022, 12:27pm
Not sure what's fundamentally new or different in the mix, but there's a noticeable clarity listening to it compared to the original.
I'm looking forward to the album. A shame the tour got cancelled but it looks like he is on the mend after his accident.

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This is absurdly adorable.
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