When I was younger, apart from listening to great music, I also watch great music videos. Back in college, I will always watch MTV and Channel V. I want fun and creative videos. These days, they are rare. Hence; I thought of sharing my favorite creative videos.
5. The Scientist - Coldplay
Alright, there are many videos that did the reverse sequence but I think Coldplay's "The Scientist" video was one of those that came with the idea first. The video showed Chris Martin alone. The story of how he became alone was told as the video progresses. The video coincides to the lyrics of the song, i.e., a relationship gone wrong and a man trying to go back to the start and right what went wrong. What made it amazing as well is that though the video is shown backwards, Chris' mouthing of the song's lyrics in some parts of the music video is exact and progressive. Go see for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5D3MSqqOzU
4. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
This video is simply cool. Anthony, Flea, Chad and Josh were video game characters! Inside the video game, each RHCP member had an adventure. Anthony and Flea even rode a mosquito (or at least what I think is a mosquito). At the end of the video, they fell to the earth's core and transformed back to humans. Flying car driven by Anthony Kiedis, car submerged in water, and skateboarding in the famous Golden Gate bridge (my personal favorite). Creative? Check it out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk
3. Coffee and TV - Blur
This video is all about the milk pack! The adventure began with the milk pack walking in a busy street, almost hit by a motorbike but not quite. He met a girl (a pink milk pack!) but she was stepped on and died - poor thing. He continued walking and survived near death situations until he reached the garage where the band is playing. He was picked... and emptied... and thrown to the garbage... How sad. When I first watched this video year ago, I literally got sad. I love the milk pack... creative? Hell yeah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oqXVx3sBOk
2. Somebody that I used to Know - Gotye
This is one of the very few recent videos that I think is really creative. It's about one naked Gotye. But that's not why the video is creative. Gotye is naked with body paint that replicates the wall. It's as if there's no person in there but the wall. In the middle of the video, a girl was shown with the same body paint and stuck in the wall. Slowly, the girl was stripped off of the body paint. It's a really creative way of telling the compelling, poignant message of the song - when a man and woman come together in a relationship, it's as if they build a different world together but when the relationship is over, one or both will detach from the world they created...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
1. Pink - Aerosmith
This song is one of my all time favorites. It never fails to perk me up in the morning. I personally don't like pink as a color but this song is just so cool and so as the video. The video shows individuality in a variety of personalities and characters - skinny, not too skinny, tattooed, rocker, model, senior citizen, and even a dog. It was a play of characters. How do you like a little boy with Steve Tyler's grown up face and bunny ears? Everything flamboyant is in this video. It's fun yet creative. It's pink!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvao_gpMrhs
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Sunday, December 16, 2012
The Rock bucket
It's just sad that hard core rock music has lost its way in today's airplay... But the good thing is, we can still listen to good old rock music using our players. I love buying original CDs of my favorite rock artists. I don't know what's on your bucket but if you'd ask me, it's definitely filled with rock albums! I thought perhaps I'd list what I believe are the top 5 must have rock albums (original release)...
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication album
I love Red Hot Chili Peppers because though they are not a heavy metal band, they're simply cool. Topless Flea, the bass player, another topless Anthony Kiedis and a whole bunch of LSS-prone songs. I particularly like their classics - Aeroplane, Under the bridge, and Give it away. But in terms of albums, I'd say that Californication is a must have. It's one of RHCP's contemporary albums which proved that they can stand the test of time. Californication gave the world hits like Californication, Scar tissue, Other Side, Around the world, and Parallel Universe. It has been named as one of the top must have albums in several musical publications as well.
4. Pearl Jam Ten album
Pearl Jam's music is a must listen over the radio. My favorite Pearl Jam song is in fact just a cover they did of Wayne Cochran haunting song, Last Kiss. But I think very few, if none at all, remembers Wayne's version. Eddie Vedder's voice made the song even more haunting. However, the must have album of Pearl Jam has got to be their Ten album. Ten produced hits like Evenflow, Alive, Oceans, and the classic Jeremy. Of course they have other famous songs but this album produced the classics. The album also had commercial success.
3. Guns n' Roses Appetite for Destruction album
Guns n' Roses what can I say? GNR is on the top of my favorite rock bands of all time. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff, Matt... I will spend huge amounts of money if I can see them play together again but I'm sure it will never happen... so why Appetite for Destruction? Sweet Child o' mine is an immortal hit. If only to hear that song, you have to have this GNR album. Slash's Sweet Child o' mine guitar riff inspired millions of guitar players all over the world. But Appetite for Destruction has so much more to offer apart from Sweet Child. The entire album is a great playlist. I personally like all the songs in this album but for those that are not GNR fans, at least you have to listen to the other big hits that this album produced, i.e., My Michelle, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, and another GNR classic, Welcome to the Jungle.
2. Nirvana Nevermind album
Nirvana made grunge mainstream. It's just too bad that Kurt Cobain was gone too soon. Today's generation needs to have distinct and remarkable musicians. My generation is just lucky that while we were growing up, we enjoyed really good music. But don't fret, today's generation can still listen to Nirvana songs and they have to have the Nevermind album. For one, I think that the album cover is one of the best album covers ever made. It's simply brilliant. Aesthetics aside, Nevermind album produced Nirvana classics like Lithium, In Bloom, Come as you are, and the generation-defining classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
1. Metallica black album
So finally, the top must have rock album - Metallica black album. You are not a rock fan if you don't listen to Metallica. Metallica led the pack of heavy metal rock bands and should you listen to Metallica, you have to listen to Metallica's iconic black album. To me, the simple cover is actually the best cover ever for me. It's simple, raw but classic - exactly what rock music is all about. To fans like me, the entire Black album is also a great playlist. But to non fans, I thought the Black album is worth listening as this is home to Metallica's greatest hits - Sad but true, Whenever I may roam, and Metallica's immortal 3, i.e., Nothing Else matters, The unforgiven, and Enter Sandman.
I am just glad and proud of the music I love but sad that music as great as theirs are very rare these days. But the good thing is we can all put it in our buckets and rock n roll all night!!!
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication album
I love Red Hot Chili Peppers because though they are not a heavy metal band, they're simply cool. Topless Flea, the bass player, another topless Anthony Kiedis and a whole bunch of LSS-prone songs. I particularly like their classics - Aeroplane, Under the bridge, and Give it away. But in terms of albums, I'd say that Californication is a must have. It's one of RHCP's contemporary albums which proved that they can stand the test of time. Californication gave the world hits like Californication, Scar tissue, Other Side, Around the world, and Parallel Universe. It has been named as one of the top must have albums in several musical publications as well.
4. Pearl Jam Ten album
Pearl Jam's music is a must listen over the radio. My favorite Pearl Jam song is in fact just a cover they did of Wayne Cochran haunting song, Last Kiss. But I think very few, if none at all, remembers Wayne's version. Eddie Vedder's voice made the song even more haunting. However, the must have album of Pearl Jam has got to be their Ten album. Ten produced hits like Evenflow, Alive, Oceans, and the classic Jeremy. Of course they have other famous songs but this album produced the classics. The album also had commercial success. Guns n' Roses what can I say? GNR is on the top of my favorite rock bands of all time. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff, Matt... I will spend huge amounts of money if I can see them play together again but I'm sure it will never happen... so why Appetite for Destruction? Sweet Child o' mine is an immortal hit. If only to hear that song, you have to have this GNR album. Slash's Sweet Child o' mine guitar riff inspired millions of guitar players all over the world. But Appetite for Destruction has so much more to offer apart from Sweet Child. The entire album is a great playlist. I personally like all the songs in this album but for those that are not GNR fans, at least you have to listen to the other big hits that this album produced, i.e., My Michelle, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, and another GNR classic, Welcome to the Jungle. Nirvana made grunge mainstream. It's just too bad that Kurt Cobain was gone too soon. Today's generation needs to have distinct and remarkable musicians. My generation is just lucky that while we were growing up, we enjoyed really good music. But don't fret, today's generation can still listen to Nirvana songs and they have to have the Nevermind album. For one, I think that the album cover is one of the best album covers ever made. It's simply brilliant. Aesthetics aside, Nevermind album produced Nirvana classics like Lithium, In Bloom, Come as you are, and the generation-defining classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit." So finally, the top must have rock album - Metallica black album. You are not a rock fan if you don't listen to Metallica. Metallica led the pack of heavy metal rock bands and should you listen to Metallica, you have to listen to Metallica's iconic black album. To me, the simple cover is actually the best cover ever for me. It's simple, raw but classic - exactly what rock music is all about. To fans like me, the entire Black album is also a great playlist. But to non fans, I thought the Black album is worth listening as this is home to Metallica's greatest hits - Sad but true, Whenever I may roam, and Metallica's immortal 3, i.e., Nothing Else matters, The unforgiven, and Enter Sandman.
I am just glad and proud of the music I love but sad that music as great as theirs are very rare these days. But the good thing is we can all put it in our buckets and rock n roll all night!!!
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