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| From | "Mike and Roxy" <mikenrox@wmis.net> |
| Subject | Live Videos |
| Date | Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:27:28 -0500 |
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Is it just me, or has the success of Bon Jovi videos like "You Give Love a
Bad Name" and "Wanted, Dead or Alive" just wrecked the concert video
experience? I was watching a bootleg video of a J. Geils performance in
1979 and noticed something...I got to see the band 100% of the time! The
only time I saw the audience was from a behind-the-drum-kit shot as Peter
Wolf addressed them.
What I thankfully *didn't* see were the shots of the teary blonde fan(s)
singing along to the lyrics, the middle-aged couple "groovin'" to the
music, the excited fan bouncing along to the music in a close-up. I
couldn't enjoy the McCartney TV special recently because of the omnipresent
audience shots. I could give a f**k what the fans looked like or how *they*
reacted. I blame the success of the Bon Jovi videos for this. Honestly,
it makes me yearn for a Cars concert video. They may have been stiff on
stage, but at least I see only the band.
My 2 cents
Mike
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