ok, forget the popularist lists compiled by the public whos tastes are often subject to debate! lol, as most of us dont really agree with that channel 4 comilation, lets list the vids here that were really good for artistic interpretation... so... please no bo-rap, no thriller, yes they were good but in essence werent the best for artistic merit. (id argue that thrillers success has as much to do with hype and hard sell marketing as anything else).

 

remember, this is retro... so no gaga! but i might turn a blind eye to any more recent vids that REALLY were cutting edge... (white stripes 7 nation army for eg)

 

heres one of the very early great videos, from one of the greatest inovators we have produced... david bowie 'ashes to ashes'

 

another of my personal favs, visage 'fade to grey'

 

i read somewhere that this next offering was the first purpose made promo film for a single. i cannot varify this now, and its very dated! however at the time it was cutting edge as were the act performing it... the yardbirds 'for your love' (1965)

 

over to you guys, i know many of you know some great vids by more obscure artists

I'd nominate Peter Gabriel 'Sledgehammer' purely because I would probably rank it as my fave pop music video of all time. However, his 1993 hit 'Stream' also had a unique yet bizarre music video.

 

 

The camera work in this is really good. Unfortunately there is commentary done by Tori all over this....

Got to be Come to Daddy by The Aphex Twin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

some of my all-time favorite combinations of visuals and sound

Royal Tenenbaums :wub:

great choices guys :)

theres a few t.rex ones that are classic too

Poker Face at No7, where was Telephone?

 

Anyway, for sheer insanity.. my choice would be:

theres a few t.rex ones that are classic too

 

videos?... i only remember totp performances. i dont remember any purpose created film/vid.

 

I love this one, really makes me emotional :P

Poker Face at No7, where was Telephone?

 

not bothered, id delete gaga! (and i like gaga, but her vids aint owt special)

Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death

 

Forgot how good this was

 

 

Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death

 

Forgot how good this was

 

Love Clubbed To Death. :wub: Never seen the video before tho. :o

Love Clubbed To Death. :wub: Never seen the video before tho. :o

 

 

maybe there's an alternative one?

As the second biggest Belle & Sebastian fan on Earth and sort of an athlete I post this

 

 

Not very retro, the weirdest nor most groundbreaking video ever made but brilliant. 'The Blues Are Still Blue' is amazing too.

Edited July 19, 201014 yr by SKOB

Ah, Frontier Psychiatrist :wub:

 

Don't Falter by Mint Royale's quite cool.

Kate Bush

Not to pick an obvious one, but I still think Paula Abdul's 'Straight Up' video is very cool and clever. The dance moves in black and white really pop.

A few I like that haven't been mentioned yet

 

 

 

 

Also check out Happiness In Slavery by NIN but you won't find it on youtube due to 'content'

 

 

 

 

ALL of Tool's videos are worth checking out

Edited July 26, 201014 yr by Severin