Video Review: The Good

Oh Take me Back to The Start...

Because I have already reviewed a scary video, I decided to review a video that I enjoy. First we should review what makes a video good, while there is the typical stuff such as acting, lighting and how the video makes the artists themselves look. How ever, for me to think that it is a good music video it has to have a message, or give me some type of feeling. If they manage to do this I believe that they have succeeded in making a good music video.

The music video that i have chosen is The Scientist by Coldplay. Coldplay is an rock band originating from London England, they formed in 1998. Coldplay has released numerous records over the years and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. The band has been influenced by Radio Head, U2, and Arcade Fire, but maintain an image and sound that is original.

One of my favorite songs from Coldplay is The Scientist. This single came off of the bands "A Rush of Blood to the Head" album and was instantly a hit. The video makes the song even more amazing with its creativity.

The song itself is about regrets, and wanting to take thing's back. The video's director did a great job of artistically showing this. The video is played in backwards slow motion at the beginning the viewer is confused but as the video progresses we understand what happens. Because the band is not the best looking folk, or the best actors this video is perfect for them. The viewer is more focused on the story they are trying to tell then the band itself, so you can focus more on the music.

One of my favourite shots in this video is when the lead singer Chris Martin (and band's front man) is standing in the forest and the leaves are falling up. This makes it look beautiful because of the lighting and way the scene is shown. I find this video even more interesting because this video is played backwards the lead singer had to learn all of the lyrics backwards. That takes time and effort I'm impressed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxNJHuM0Js0

Although I'm sure you've already seen it worth taking another look at, so amazing.

Scary Video

Scare Your Pants Off
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Main Entry: scary
Pronunciation: \ˈsker-ē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): scar·i·er; scar·i·est
Date: 1582
1 : causing fright : alarming

2 : easily scared : timid

3 : feeling alarm or fright : frightened

This is the definition the Webster's dictionary gives for fear, but i personally think that it is a feeling that can't be defined. It comes in many forms, sometimes phycsological sometimes physical. And when your scared you get different feelings and levels, sometimes your stomach turns and you feel like your going to throw up sometimes your heart starts beating and your adrenaline kicks in.

For some reason people tend to love this feeling of being frightened, and although it can be horrible at the time people always want more. For years people have been trying to make films that give people this feeling. More often then not there attempts just end up a failure, and usually somewhat funny. However there is always an exception when a person can combine the right effects to actually make something that makes you scared, legit scared. this is usually achieved by uing tricks like lighting, special effects, and the person making the media investigating what truly scares people. I have found some videos that I have found truly frightening. However, they do not contain the patterns that most scary clips contain. The one I have chosen is a cartoon, and rather being in your face scary, it just plain creeps you out. Although it is just a cartoon it gives you a discomforting feeling, because it is so out of the norm. The first time I saw these videos it made me feel sick to my stomach, I cant explain why it just scared me in a weird way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oykmawhKWhc

I figure u may like this Lobb, because its David Firth is genious and he loves the Aphex Twins, and Signur Ros... Enjoy.

Easy to Dance To, It's Got A good Beat.. I give it a 7.5

"I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothings gonna touch you in these golden years"

David Bowie has remained a successful artist for almost five decades. He has influenced many bands throughout the years with his unique style and innovative approaches to music. Throughout the years he has had many hit singles, Golden Years some argue being the best of all.

Although Golden Years is an upbeat song with tons of funk, but despite the way the music sounds, the lyrics themselves are completely different. Because of Bowie's voice it is hard to decipher what he is saying, after going back and reading the lyrics after listening to the song, there kind of unexpected. While the song gives a scence of carefreeness, the lyrics tell a love story.

The song's intro begins with a little bass picking, then starts right in with the back up singers and the drums. The back up singers are a nice touch they add more groove to the song. It remains the same till there is some build up then finally the choirs kicks in. There is no solos in this song, not much variation and it fades out the exact same way it began.

I believe if it were not for the groovy beat and Bowie's voice, this song would be lacking. The uniqueness of his voice seems to be the only thing that adds variation to the song, otherwise it is just repeating itself.

Because David Bowie has such an individual sound it is hard to say which type of crowd would enjoy his music most. He sounds like Elvis Costello, on LSD. I would say anyone who enjoys somewhat glam underground music will dig it. Many bands today are influenced by Bowie's music, such as Iggy Pop, and more modern band such as She Wants Revenge.

Because this song is lacking structure, and variation I don't think it deserves a 10 on my rating scale but also not a low mark because of it's good beat, and funkiness. Also I just really love the back up singers. I would give this song a 7 on the American bandstand system, good overall tune.