Post by Scumhunter on Sept 20, 2019 4:03:06 GMT -5
I realize I'm showing my age here but growing up I was part of the generation where MTV still played music videos and I was a big fan of watching them. Unfortunately the channel for the most part is trash now but with all the morbid topics we usually talk about I figured I should once again post a lighter subject for off-topic and ask, for any of us that are old fogies like me that watched music videos or watches them on YouTube what their favorites were.
For me personally, my all-time favorite music video was Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" in the 1990s, great band great song and it was the perfect blend of humor and fun special effects.
Second is probably Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity", with special effects including a moving platform while theead singer danced (Jamiroquai was a band and not one guy as some people mistakenly think) that was ahead of its time. (Although it was ironic they used great special effects for a song that was railing against technology- but stil an amazing video)
Also to get it out of the way, his legacy and controversies aside, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is generally considered the standard-bearer for music videos. (Between him and Bill Cosby, it feels like we can't watch anything from the 80s anymore) There was no denying his talent, but as far as the "other stuff" about him, I'd save it for another thread or post a new thread if you want to talk about that and just focus on discussing music videos for this thread.
For me personally, my all-time favorite music video was Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" in the 1990s, great band great song and it was the perfect blend of humor and fun special effects.
Second is probably Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity", with special effects including a moving platform while theead singer danced (Jamiroquai was a band and not one guy as some people mistakenly think) that was ahead of its time. (Although it was ironic they used great special effects for a song that was railing against technology- but stil an amazing video)
Also to get it out of the way, his legacy and controversies aside, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is generally considered the standard-bearer for music videos. (Between him and Bill Cosby, it feels like we can't watch anything from the 80s anymore) There was no denying his talent, but as far as the "other stuff" about him, I'd save it for another thread or post a new thread if you want to talk about that and just focus on discussing music videos for this thread.
