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This is how it works: I start by posting a link to a video, and the next person has to give a little review of it, both the song and the video. Then the next person continues by posting a new video and so on. Try and make the review a little bit longer than "Good video, I liked it." Be serious, people have complained about the shitty threads I’ve made lately, so here I am trying to redeem myself. :(!

It doesn’t have to be a music video, live clips are acceptable as well.

OK, I’ll start by posting a live video of La Vie en Rose by Grace Jones.

La Vie en Rose – Grace Jones (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2pQXZTpg3A)

Well, I didn’t expect anything else from Grace Jones, she’s weird, and though it’s not my style of music I can genuinely see why people are into her, she’s blatantly very talented and she’s very original. Thumbs up.

Opeth – The Drapery Falls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQo9OtVX4cQ)

Started out strong then around the 2 minute mark slowed down and became rather bland to me. Near 6 minutes in I started to like that song again but felt it suffered from those 4 minutes in the middle. Overall I’d say the first and last 2 minutes were ace, but this song suffers from being overly long.

Far as the video is concerned it’s a live perfomance and a pretty good one at that, not much else to say.

The Tea Party – Babylon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIaS8g_Mf9o)

That song was pretty heavy. As a person of colour, I just haven’t been able to grasp the concept of "white" rock music; that being said, this song made me look beyond it’s conventional categorization. It wasn’t too long, so it didn’t suffer from burn-out like many songs of this genre tends to do.

The video, however, was good. It was all over the place, but not over-the-top; scattered, but fairly enjoyable.

Now, it’s time for some Reggae/dub music. Here’s another song by Grace:

Grace Jones – Private Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQwtVmdL-mY)

Not really my thing too repetitive and just not a whole lot going on. Same with the video.

I don’t know if it is possible to not smile after watching this video. It gets a little cooky at the end but the band is pretty cooky so thats ok.
Islands – Rough Gem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpQwZ_gdE1w)

That was… interesting. The video was alright, but the song wasn’t really my style at all. I think the kid at the beginning was IKE from South Park. Anyway:

HORSE the Band – Lord Gold Throneroom (http://youtube.com/watch?v=bgNhoOuhJFc)

The mix of nintendoesque and hardcore is deffinately not what I expected when clicking on that link. Not to say that’s a bad thing, but the song certainly made me smile a bit hearing those 8-bit tunes mixed in.

Most of the video annoyed me, especially the Lord Gold character cross between Goldfinger and Napoleon Dynamite. But the guy in the superman shirt and 80’s style vest was eccentric enough in his oovements to entertain.

Sevendust – Licking Cream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWXWoO9wWI)

I hate Sevendust, but having Skin in there was pretty cool, though I didn’t think Skin was into doing this sort of stuff, oh well. The video was all right I suppose, but I don’t like the look of Sevendust as a band.

Nile – Sarcophagus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heD56Tf708o)

Sorry, but I just can’t take that kind of music seriously. I know that most bands work hard to realize thier dreams and goals, but I just can’t grasp the concept for Death Metal. What is the point? To frighten people? To have people guessing? I just don’t get the point at all. I’m so sorry if this offends you. :(!

The video was bland, nothing too exciting going on.

Enya – Amarantine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3FxJANoTOM)

Nah, I’m not offended, actually I think I made a mistake choosing an actual music video for an extreme metal band, they’re not a great strength. As for Enya, not my usual cup of tea, but I can appreciate the softness and tranquility she tries to portray in her music and her videos from the looks of it. Not the greatest video ever, but I wouldn’t say it was shit either.

Gojira – Embrace the World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDSThxlIVc)

Even though that this was clearly a rock song, I could hear some small hints of African music in it; the beginning mainly. I love live clips! Live clips exposes everything about a band; the good and the bad, you can’t fake the music, although there are certainly ways around actually performing live. This song was great, and I always enjoy watching live clips.

Here’s a clip from a movie with Grace performing a song called "Vamp." Warning: This clip is NOT for everyone.

Grace Jones – Vamp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItocaMAaMQ)

Grace Jones creeps me out, a lot, even more so with that pasty white make up… her face reminded me of Marilyn Manson. Her actual dancing wasn’t bad, and probably would of been enjoyable without all that make up and body paint. The wig made me laugh though. The song itself didn’t impress me, seemed more like back ground noise than anything else. I’ll blame the 80’s for that one.

Jethro Tull – A Song for Jeffrey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUT_BFjd_o)

Wow, that was pretty weird! I know it was the 60’s, but it felt like I was watching Peter Pan trying his hand at Rock’N’Roll. It certainly wasn’t bad, and as I said earlier, I love watching live clips — regardless of the music.

Faye Wong – Eyes on Me [Live] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8uXWMNriio)

I generally don’t like vocal tracks in video games, because I’m a symphonic purist. however, this isnt a horrible song, even though j-pop gives me chills of the worst kind. I’ll give it a 4 out of 10 on my personal scale.

This is my favorite band, and favorite song by them:
Protest the Hero – Blindfolds Aside (http://youtube.com/watch?v=LAutUObokCM)

To me it seemed a bit of a pointless video really. They are about to get executed yet they are still allowed to play all their music. It made no sense to me and was pretty boring if im completly honest sorry. Plus the song really wasn my style either

Heres my choice

Daft Punk- Around The World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e56vQ0kmaYg)

I remember that song from a while ago, and I’m not too big a fan of that style. I can, however, enjoy that style in a club. The video was nothing too special. I don’t think most dance/techno songs really warrant a video. Not a bad choice though.

Another of my favorite bands, the power of Tim’s vocals and lyrics are one in a million.

Rise Against – Prayer of the Refugee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOtNqDyyX2c)

Not bad at all. I just can’t help but to compare it to the hundreds of hundres of similiar bands out there. It didn’t stand out enough, and it juts seemed too ordinary if you ask me. It was by no means a bad song, just a little plaintive.

Enya – Caribbean Blue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZKTuOHIys)

I can get down with some Enya. I like a lot of new age, and she is tops. Her video makes me laugh though. But yeah, this song is a winner.

And now for something completely different…

Glassjaw – Cosmopolitan Bloodloss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscc38AL4E0)

Decent song but some of the vocals really got on my nerves. Most of the video I was just confused as to why the guy was so mad, but at the end it all made sense.

Fatboy Slim – Wonderful Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IK7dr2nk5o)

I dont need to even watch the video to that. I have seen it many times before and its a fantastic video. But then again a lot of fatboy slims are. Whoever creates them have a good imagination.

September – Lalala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctaDc_i8-bY)

I just plain don’t like that kind of music. The only saving grace was that the girl was pretty, but pretty girls are a dime a dozen. Also, if I didn’t know you were gay before, I would now. lol.

Strung Out – Cemetary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR7-A7MYqJ4)

Wow, I’ve never heard of this band before. I’m all for good music, and this was definitely worth hearing. It reminds me of surfer music, if that makes any sense. I loved the video, very imaginative and lively.

OK, I just couldn’t resist another GJ video. This live clip is from 2004, from the Trevor Horn tribute concert. Trevor produced this song (and album) for Grace back in 1985, and it was a big hit then.

Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm [Live] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj4xWuM86GE)

I can get down to this. it reminds me of an older James Bond song. The only thing that I would change is her outfit. I think it was less than flattering. Other than that, thumbs up for lovemakin’ music.

Now I show my emo side.

Cursive – The Recluse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8svvNOFcZM)

I liked the song, I liked the editing in the video and I liked that they went with the "story" type approach. Some of the ‘acting’ was a little cheesy, such as when the guy sees himself in the television, and I didn’t dig some of the visuals (some of it, like the band costumes, seem a little too random perhaps) but overall I think it was pretty cool. Thanks for sharing, I’d probably have never seen it otherwise.

Meshuggah – New Millenium Cyanide Christ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qu75MifjxQ)

This is probably a song most of you will despise but the video is hilarious imo

I’ve seen that video a few times before and it really does kick arse. Singing into a pencil? Genius. Meshuggah are a great band in my opinion and that song is one of my favourites. Great stuff.

Candlemass – Bewitched (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3uvf0cn0jo)

Great for the comedy value.

I haven’t stopped laughing since the moment he gets out of that coffin. 😀

And the filming itself, oh wow, kinda looks like it’s done with 8mm or something. It has a nice jolly ryhtm to it overall. =) ^^

Enigma – Return To Innocence (http://youtube.com/watch?v=YkaY_lc_2UM)

I used to hear that song about quite a lot back in the 90’s. The video is quite hypnotic and I actually really liked it. I don’t think alot can be said for the video as it really is quite hypnotic and should be watched to get ‘it’.

Immortal – Call of the Wintermoon (http://youtube.com/watch?v=aoSfRZ0KmLQ)

Another hilarious extreme metal music video.

Sweet mother of God, will someone please save me. I’m sorry, but I felt like dying… A part of me probably did die…. I felt a pain… A quiet, but deadly pain.

Video: -_-"

Here’s a clip of the legendary soprano, Leontyne Price. She was one of the first African american Opera stars, and she’s received every award possible, including 20 Grammy Awards and a Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest civilian award).

Leontyne Price – O Patria Mia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTuvi2IgFSk)

well that steaming heap of dung doesnt even come close to the black metal glory that is immortal

Impaled – operating theatre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1aPdRqHs9I)

(NSFW)

Not much to say about that one other than complete crap. Say what you will about the 80’s hair metal but at least those guys tried to sing.

Bob Marley – Buffalo Soldier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dolREUbAmS0&mode=related&search=)

Having all those Rastas dressed up in American Civil War clothes is a little weird, but Buffalo Soldier is one of my favourite Bob Marley songs. Kicks arse it does.

Death – Lack of Comprehension (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=932R25_e9Cc)

R.I.P Chuck Schuldiner

R.I.P lord of old school death metal

great stuff

Dark tranquility – monochromatic stains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vlfM9w4zl8)

This band is something I could get into. I like his voice, but I wish there was a bit of melodic singing mixed in. I liked the "old movie/storybook" look of the video, too. All in all though, great choice.

At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kH7o1Exh_4&mode=related&search=)

I wish they had more videos.

RIP ATDI ;_;

Really did enjoy the music there, the video not so much, was just kinda bland. Deffinately a song I’d end up singing along with in my car.

And now on a more poppy note

Shakira – Ojos Asi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4U-cnIBvM)

Not really my type of music but seriously on an unbiased note the music is well done and at least Shakira isn’t popular based on looks alone like so many other singers. Also unlike most of the others I do find her to be attractive.

Here’s one of the strangest videos I’ve seen I picked it not because tis good but because its weird and I remeber the reaction to the room full of people when I first seen this one. So here it is the video for Donkey Rhubarb by Aphex Twin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2NR2ElUrQ

Well that certainly was interesting, like some wierd tripped out behind the scenes of a kids show thing. Video made me laugh a bit, but the song was just annoying.

Now for something not completely different http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F4V7pSSF0A

Also, don’t let this thread die!

What the hell? I have no idea what I just witnessed. I did like the weirdness of it all, but I really wanted to stab the lead vocalist towards the end; what’s with his dancing? My god, I have no idea what to say. The song wasn’t bad at all, though.

Sting wrote this song for Grace back in 1981, and it became a hit for her that same year. Notice the clone army! She did this 20 years before Eminem.

Demolition Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp6E5nHGLE)

That’s classic Grace, though I have very little experience of her. The beggining where she’s moving her feet really fast seemed kind of unbelieveable but as there was an audience I’m guessing she’s really doing that. It definitely very 80’s, that whole abstract expressionism.

Cibo Matto – Sugar Water (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPJ9TS_5tAo)

I like the bizarre style of the music + the genius that is Michel Gondry. 😀
It’s yet so simple, what actually happens in the clip, but so well co�rdinated <3 Very lovely!

Stereophonics – Mr Writer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9h6xzcJ26s)

What a bizarre video. It kinda of felt like a… I don’t know, it was pretty bizarre with the clown and all, but it definitely wasn’t bad and the video was very unique. Originality for the win.

I’ll keep posting some of the revolutionary video Grace did back in the early 80’s. Honestly, can you name another black woman, or woman in general, who dared to play on the stereotypes the way Grace did? David Bowie is definitely her male counterpart.

This live clip/music video is from 1983. The quality is not too good, but it doesn’t really distract from the overall video.

Living My Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUrQ6gGAvmQ)

Did I say before how Grace Jones creeps me out? Yeah, she still does. Just something really freaky about that woman, she seriously scares me. The song itself was quite catchy and if I close my eyes I could get into it.

Matisyahu – King Without a Crown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hip2i9yHZ38)

Oh man, this gets quite the 10/10, ’cause: the graphical style of the videoclip I just like so much, and well: I should listen more to Matisyahu, ’cause I already love the feel-good athmosphere and quality of the music. =)

Fatboy Slim – Gangsta Trippin (http://youtube.com/watch?v=I79lUKFLmaA)

Hii!! Wow! What didn’t they blow up?…That ugly chick..Haha, I really liked the video and the song was alright,. that PC was kinda old it needed to be gone, and they should have blown up a water bed. Umm, yeah not much to say but ‘"boom" I heard better Fatboy Slim songs, yuppers :smrt:5/10

Nana Kitade – Kibou no Kakera (http://www.veoh.com/videos/e173997Rw4mWP4h)

The song was decent until the vocals started, after that I couldn’t even finish listening to the song it was actually painful. Only other time I’ve been in pain from a song was listening to taking back sunday. 3/10 for the song. The video itself pissed me off, it’s like they tried making her look 8 years old, wtf. 0/10 for the video.

Gym Class Heroes – Cupid’s Chokehold (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXx9vBI8jn0&mode=related&search=)