Music Videos...
List of top music videos that I saw once or twice on television and fell in love with. Why this inane list....cuz its my freakin blog ok? Here it goes in no particular order:1. Testament - Return to Serenity
Saw this video when i was probably in my tweens and didnt know head or tail about Testament. Here was this really fascinating black and white video with Indian looking guys ( Chuck Billy looks very much like an Indian) with REALLY long hair. Left my 13-year old mind mighty confused, but I remember the video very distinctly and have been kneeling in front of my television with my hands folded in prayer for this video to appear again, but alas all i get is 50 cents and his butt-clenched troupe.
2. Strings - Sar Kiye yeh pahaad
Before all the hype and hoopla, before people liked Pakistani bands just because they were Pakistani, before MTV started vomiting out remix videos, there was a time when all was pure and holy, when GNR's "Use You Illusion 1" was number 1 on the MTV US Countdown for 9 straight weeks, when you would actually catch Ozzy video premiers on MTV, when they were still murmuring about a new band called "Nirvana" in the suburbs of Seattle. At that time a 4 pieced outfit singing a refreshingly melodic Hindi song made an amateurish video featuring some birds, a lake and them staring up at the cameras and doing a ridiculous dance that looked very similat to an African jhinga-la-la type dance.
But what caught my fancy, was this really melodic song and all I ever hoped for was this video to come or for me to be able to get the song on tape so that atleast i could listen to it. The first was never realised, however i did manage to get the song on tape when it was re-released on their "Door" album. But nothing beats this song by Strings!!
3. Pearl Jam - Ocean
Another killer black and white video. Has Eddie and the boys surfing and just jumping around. The waves look breathtakingly beautiful and the song has Eddie going through all the octaves in the chorus. Heaven!!
4. Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
Caught this video once again in the early 90s. ( Now you know why i love the 90s!) Didnt realise the significance of the band....simply loved the song. All i noticed then was these 2 really good singers...one with a shril high pitched voice and other with a different baritone singing something about stealing bread. The video had a typical 90s feel to it...a sombre set which was later set on fire in the video. Awesome stuff!
Thats all I can come up with at the moment.
PS. Anthrax has done this brilliant cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Must lay my hands on it somehow
Current Music: Razed in Black - Hells Bells (Covered in Black)
posted by Nitish @ 9:56 AM
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