Swizzlestick wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:33 am

Music videos were once a proper ‘event’ and were often given as much credence as the song, culminating in the high point of the mid/late 90’s to early 00’s. Unfortunately the changing musical landscape has made them if not redundant, then certainly less important.

Some of the very best were Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy, Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity, Massive Attack - Protection etc etc. Anything on late night MTV back in the day basically. If pressed for a favourite, would probably go with Star Guitar by the Chemical Brothers, just for the simplicity of the idea but how well it works. Directed by Michel Gondry, who did loads of amazing videos.

https://youtu.be/0S43IwBF0uM?si=JxUOkpEFhXmQYagy

NottsClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:52 am

Massive Attack's video for Unfinished Sympathy - a one shot classic, 30 odd years before Adolescence came out.
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I quite like The Verve’s skit too.

Swizzlestick wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:33 am

Music videos were once a proper ‘event’ and were often given as much credence as the song, culminating in the high point of the mid/late 90’s to early 00’s. Unfortunately the changing musical landscape has made them if not redundant, then certainly less important.

Some of the very best were Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy, Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity, Massive Attack - Protection etc etc. Anything on late night MTV back in the day basically. If pressed for a favourite, would probably go with Star Guitar by the Chemical Brothers, just for the simplicity of the idea but how well it works. Directed by Michel Gondry, who did loads of amazing videos.

https://youtu.be/0S43IwBF0uM?si=JxUOkpEFhXmQYagy

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:46 pm

The first video I recall seeing was on the Old Grey Whistle test.

Frank Zappa- The City of Tiny Lights:

https://youtu.be/8ZRNPUmwAOY?si=xlhMdl0Mj96tDG9s