I am so pissed off after just 35 seconds that I now have to go out and beat someone up.
I am mindful of that, and yet it doesn't placate me. There were creative minds back then that could have done more with that. Even if they couldn't, it doesn't matter because I started the thread and I get to make the rules.
I've actually read a number of sources that state this video alienated him from his fanbase, which was heavy metal oriented. The view of him prancing around in tight pastel colors, well, that didn't go over real well with the metal-studded leather wearing crowd.
This video is so weak it is unreal, but it isn't totally embarrassing. There are actually comedic elements to it, it's that bad. But there's a girl who kind of keeps your attention throughout, wondering why she's even there with a bunch of guys playing air guitar/drums in foosball shirts by the river. The Judas Priest video is just plain lame to the point of embarrassment. They were a heavy metal band doing that weak-ass crap, whereas Journey was always (IMO) a weenie band.
I have to hand it to you guys, for a non-rival, you guys are all over our Message Board.
Yep. The Boy Clams at least did everything right to get it purposely wrong, and controlled their own destiny in that respect. Judas Priest (and Journey, for that matter) had actual directors and marketing people trying to help make them look good and craft an image. In the conception stage of music video production, typically four or five video directors/producers will be solicited for ideas, and the label and band will weigh in on which concept they like best. Then that director/producer gets green-lit for the production, and also gets paid.
I don't have the strength to click on it yet--what I can see on the screen and the title itself makes me wanna go all Bluto-on-the-steps before seeing anything else, so I have to settle down first. Maybe later...
there is nothing, and i mean NOTHING, wrong with the "great pick" video. it is perfect in every way. it is one of my favorite things to watch, and quite honestly if RU spent their advertising dollars to play it every game from here to eternity i would say it's money well spent.
One of the cleverest ideas I saw was when one of the Macy's Day Parade floats rickrolled the judges a few years back.
