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Post by coolbarn on Sept 5, 2017 23:22:49 GMT -5
Yeah Girls On Film was a highlight for most boys I guess! But with such great videos, plus remembering how relieved and satisfied as a fan I felt to actually owning this video, overall it's like trying to pick your favourite child - impossible
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Post by stolenleopard on Sept 6, 2017 1:50:00 GMT -5
Lonely in Your Nightmare. Simon *swoon
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 5:56:06 GMT -5
Night Boat, it's scaring!!!
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Post by madoldlu on Sept 6, 2017 10:52:25 GMT -5
I'll have to say GOF too! Although I had to sneakily watch it when my sister wasn't around! I love ITSISK too. And it was great "discovering" videos that I had never seen before (like Careless Memories and My Own Way) and for the non singles LIYN, the Chauffeur (also great ) and Nightboat. I really loved the transition bits, particularly the one between GOF and SAP where the girl scribbles "XX2" on the photo with lipstick. To this day I scribble that cryptic message if I'm doodling. There's a nice fluid motion to writing that. I also want to mention that the video collection and Sing Blue Silver (in those big plastic clamshell cases) go hand in hand for me. I can't reminisce about one and not the other.
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Post by rtm on Sept 6, 2017 15:15:02 GMT -5
Def GOF!!!! For above said reasons.... Still got that VHS...and all the others
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Post by intravenus on Sept 6, 2017 17:36:43 GMT -5
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Post by errbt on Sept 7, 2017 18:04:10 GMT -5
As usual I can't pick just one, so here are three tied for 1st: Lonely In Your Nightmare - Partly because it's such a great song and partly for the lush, dreamlike visuals that perfectly accompany it. Even though it was cool to discover, 30 or so years later, that there was an original cut of the video featuring only the color Sri Lanka footage, I still prefer the version from the video album because I've always like the way the newer black and white bits blend with the re-edited original color shots, and in particularly the new end shot of Simon coming down the stairs is cool as it segues into: Careless Memories - Despite the goofy "acting" bit, I've always loved the band performance parts. They were seriously rocking it, and clearly having a laugh all the while. Seeing Roger's drum kit actually physically moving from him playing it was the first time I realized that would happen when playing. I guess I figured everything was cemented in place, but you wouldn't get much resonance that way, now would you? Bonus points for his badass stick twirls between roto tom fills during the keyboard/drum tradeoff in the break. ps Oh, yeah, I should probably add that I've always thought the dark haired girl in the video (same one from the 7 & 12" sleeve) was extremely fetching. Is There Something I Should Know - Despite the fact that I didn't really know what to make of the band when I first saw this video (it was my first glimpse of them as my family got cable TV, and hence MTV, in '83 and for months I thought of Nick as the "weird" one with the orange hair), the song was undeniably brilliant in its typical Duran "simple yet complex" and very Beatlesque construction and execution, and I slowly became a casual and then serious fan over the rest of that year (New Moon on Monday finally sealed the deal for me, as it was the first single, by any band, for which I also immediately bought the accompanying 12", and then the album - previously I was only buying 7" singles, no matter the artist). Looking back, I realize that the band's look in the ITSISK video might just be my absolute favorite period (hence my sig pic below). All that aside, it's also a brilliantly shot and edited video. One of Russell Mulcahy's finest, IMO. Little bits like John's mini fist pump during the 2nd chorus ("is there something I should SAY") and the little boy running across the bottom of the screen chasing after the ball in front of the band*, as Nick's keyboard stabs signal the end of the harmonica solo right before JT's ripping bass slide comes in, are little highlights that I absolutely am ready and waiting for every time I see it. *Which reminds me, I curse whomever the idiot was that made a crap attempt at "widescreen" for the official youtube upload of the video for EMI, because all they did was enlarge the frame so that there are no black bars on the side. The problem is that the top and bottom of the original shots are now offscreen, so when the boy runs from right to left across the frame, the damn ball he's chasing can't even be seen!
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Post by asteroidk on Sept 7, 2017 18:15:49 GMT -5
As usual I can't pick just one, so here are three tied for 1st: Lonely In Your Nightmare - Partly because it's such a great song and partly for the lush, dreamlike visuals. I like the way the black and white bits blend with the re-edited original Sri Lanka color footage, particularly the new end shot of Simon coming down the stairs as it segues into: Careless Memories - Despite the goofy "acting" bit, I've always loved the band performance parts. They were seriously rocking it, and clearly having a laugh all the while. Seeing Roger's drum kit actually physically moving from him playing it was the first time I realized that would happen when playing. I guess I figured everything was cemented in place, but you wouldn't get much resonance that way, now would you? Bonus points for his badass stick twirls between roto tom fills during the keyboard/drum tradeoff in the break. ps Oh, yeah, I should probably add that I've always thought the dark haired girl in the video (same one from the 7 & 12" sleeve) was extremely fetching. Is There Something I Should Know - Despite the fact that I didn't really know what to make of the band when I first saw this video (it was my first glimpse of them as my family got cable TV, and hence MTV, in '83 and for months I thought of Nick as the "weird" one with the orange hair), the song was undeniably brilliant in its typical Duran "simple yet complex" and very Beatlesque construction and execution, and I slowly became a casual and then serious fan over the rest of that year (New Moon on Monday finally sealed the deal for me, as it was the first single, by any band, for which I also immediately bought the accompanying 12", and then the album - previously I was only buying 7" singles, no matter the artist). Looking back, I realize that the band's look in the ITSISK video might just be my absolute favorite period (hence my sig pic below). All that aside, it's also a brilliantly shot and edited video. One of Russell Mulcahy's finest, IMO. Little bits like John's mini fist pump during the 2nd chorus ("is there something I should SAY") and the little boy running across the bottom of the screen chasing after the ball in front of the band*, as Nick's keyboard stabs signal the end of the harmonica solo right before JT's ripping bass slide comes in, are little highlights that I absolutely am ready and waiting for every time I see it. *Which reminds me, I curse whomever the idiot was that made a crap attempt at "widescreen" for the official youtube upload of the video for EMI, because all they did was enlarge the frame so that there are no black bars on the side. The problem is that the top and bottom of the original shots are now offscreen, so when the boy runs from right to left across the frame, the damn ball he's chasing can't even be seen! The red ball!! And the naked baby...and the big boxes! I never liked the tucked in ties, but everything else about that video was pretty cool I must agree.
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Post by andre005 on Sept 7, 2017 18:22:39 GMT -5
As usual I can't pick just one, so here are three tied for 1st: Lonely In Your Nightmare - Partly because it's such a great song and partly for the lush, dreamlike visuals. I like the way the black and white bits blend with the re-edited original Sri Lanka color footage, particularly the new end shot of Simon coming down the stairs as it segues into: Careless Memories - Despite the goofy "acting" bit, I've always loved the band performance parts. They were seriously rocking it, and clearly having a laugh all the while. Seeing Roger's drum kit actually physically moving from him playing it was the first time I realized that would happen when playing. I guess I figured everything was cemented in place, but you wouldn't get much resonance that way, now would you? Bonus points for his badass stick twirls between roto tom fills during the keyboard/drum tradeoff in the break. ps Oh, yeah, I should probably add that I've always thought the dark haired girl in the video (same one from the 7 & 12" sleeve) was extremely fetching. Is There Something I Should Know - Despite the fact that I didn't really know what to make of the band when I first saw this video (it was my first glimpse of them as my family got cable TV, and hence MTV, in '83 and for months I thought of Nick as the "weird" one with the orange hair), the song was undeniably brilliant in its typical Duran "simple yet complex" and very Beatlesque construction and execution, and I slowly became a casual and then serious fan over the rest of that year (New Moon on Monday finally sealed the deal for me, as it was the first single, by any band, for which I also immediately bought the accompanying 12", and then the album - previously I was only buying 7" singles, no matter the artist). Looking back, I realize that the band's look in the ITSISK video might just be my absolute favorite period (hence my sig pic below). All that aside, it's also a brilliantly shot and edited video. One of Russell Mulcahy's finest, IMO. Little bits like John's mini fist pump during the 2nd chorus ("is there something I should SAY") and the little boy running across the bottom of the screen chasing after the ball in front of the band*, as Nick's keyboard stabs signal the end of the harmonica solo right before JT's ripping bass slide comes in, are little highlights that I absolutely am ready and waiting for every time I see it. *Which reminds me, I curse whomever the idiot was that made a crap attempt at "widescreen" for the official youtube upload of the video for EMI, because all they did was enlarge the frame so that there are no black bars on the side. The problem is that the top and bottom of the original shots are now offscreen, so when the boy runs from right to left across the frame, the damn ball he's chasing can't even be seen! The red ball!! And the naked baby...and the big boxes! I never liked the tucked in ties, but everything else about that video was pretty cool I must agree. Don't forget Simon going backwards...lol
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