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I miss the good old days of music videos..
Posted on 7/22/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 9:49 pm
I miss the good old days of music videos...This one has always been one of my favorites.
Drivin N Cryin - Honeysuckle Blue
What a great band.

Drivin N Cryin - Honeysuckle Blue
What a great band.

Posted on 7/22/22 at 9:52 pm to midnight1961
as much as they were part of my youth... I dont miss them. just give me the song...
Posted on 7/22/22 at 10:31 pm to midnight1961
Bands still release music videos. They usually are mini movie productions that take 5 minutes of BS before they get to the music but....
Posted on 7/22/22 at 10:37 pm to midnight1961
Streaming killed the video star
Posted on 7/22/22 at 10:39 pm to midnight1961
Just saw drivin n cryin Wednesday night
Posted on 7/22/22 at 11:19 pm to SEClint
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Streaming killed the video star
Music videos were dead (as far as being played on TV) long before streaming was a thing.
I’m a fan of music videos too and would leave MTV on when they played them. But today? I probably wouldn’t do that regularly . Younger generations probably wouldn’t either, unfortunately.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 11:38 pm to SUB
People still watch music videos…a ton. They just do it on YouTube instead of MTV
Posted on 7/22/22 at 11:49 pm to SUB
quote:MTV never got great overall ratings numbers, even at its height (1980s). It got great demos, reaching that coveted 16-34 female group that advertisers want so much.quote:Music videos were dead (as far as being played on TV) long before streaming was a thing.
Streaming killed the video star
That changed w/The Real World in 1989. Reality TV got higher overall numbers, and was just as popular w/the 16-34 females as videos, if not more so. Also, MTV owned the content, not some record company.
Reality TV is what killed music videos.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 11:56 pm to Kafka
most bands I was into were forced to do videos back in the MTV era... times of changed...
they will do it now at a small cost and control the release (YouTube)... but do people still care?
they will do it now at a small cost and control the release (YouTube)... but do people still care?
Posted on 7/23/22 at 12:05 am to TFTC
quote:Springsteen tried to stay "pure" and didn't do them until Born In The USA, which sent his popularity through the roof. The industry took notice.
most bands I was into were forced to do videos back in the MTV era
Some '70s band (Boston?) trying for a comeback around '88 refused to do them and sales suffered. That was about the last holdout.
quote:Gangman, Gingham, or whatever it's called has over 1 Billion views, so someone must be watching
they will do it now at a small cost and control the release (YouTube)... but do people still care?
Posted on 7/23/22 at 12:14 am to Kafka
good point.. people care..
my demographic doesn't for the most part.. I think..
maybe its just me...
my demographic doesn't for the most part.. I think..
maybe its just me...
Posted on 7/23/22 at 12:16 am to Kafka
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Springsteen tried to stay "pure" and didn't do them until Born In The USA, which sent his popularity through the roof. The industry took notice.
yeah - but most of the records leading up were not MTV worthy... Born In the USA was prime material..
Posted on 7/23/22 at 7:03 am to SEClint
quote:
Streaming killed the video star
"Real World" and the like killed MTV.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 8:44 am to Kafka
quote:
Springsteen tried to stay "pure" and didn't do them until Born In The USA, which sent his popularity through the roof. The industry took notice.
Some '70s band (Boston?) trying for a comeback around '88 refused to do them and sales suffered. That was about the last holdout.
Great if you're making music strictly for payout.
Any genuine music lover will tell you Springsteen blows and Boston is Gold!
Posted on 7/23/22 at 10:13 am to Kafka
quote:
That changed w/The Real World in 1989. Reality TV got higher overall numbers, and was just as popular w/the 16-34 females as videos, if not more so. Also, MTV owned the content, not some record company.
Another reason to add to the list of why people suck.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 8:06 pm to midnight1961
Wow, I just came here to post this.
Remember Friday Night Videos?
Great times.
Remember Friday Night Videos?
Great times.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 11:49 pm to Kafka
quote:
That changed w/The Real World in 1989.
92, actually. The story behind it is more interesting than the show. They pitched a scripted soap opera about 20-somethings, but couldn't get the budget for actors or writers. So they decided to use real people. I wonder if the fake arse reality TV phenomena would've been smaller or at least delayed, had MTV found the budget for the soap opera.
Posted on 7/24/22 at 10:07 am to Mizz-SEC
The first video on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Bugles, fronted by Trevor Horn.
Fast forward to 2009, Trevor Horn produces Robbie Williams' album 'Reality Killed the Video Star'
Fast forward to 2009, Trevor Horn produces Robbie Williams' album 'Reality Killed the Video Star'
Posted on 7/24/22 at 3:06 pm to SUB
quote:around 1998 when pop and rap were pushed over up and coming bands.
Music videos were dead (as far as being played on TV) long before streaming was a thing.
I feel Napster and MP3 had a huge part in killing the overall music business. But it was inevitable. Then around the same time reality TV. MTV wanted to push that shite. Then everythingwent downhill as far as originality and creativity.
quote:because of streaming, much more convenient than waiting around all day for the videos you want to come on so you can record them on vhs
But today? I probably wouldn’t do that regularly . Younger generations probably wouldn’t either, unfortunately.
Posted on 7/24/22 at 3:24 pm to Kafka
Metallica also refused to do them until they relented for One. And then they exploded into the greatest heavy metal band in history.
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