The Angels/Losing/Sleep music video discussion...

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 3:51 pm

Just watched it.

What a waste of money and airtime.

Also, I'm sick of this slow motion crap. Sing in real time. Maybe that way you can look like you're actually singing and playing the song, instead of looking like you've never touched an instrument before. Really, imagine a kid picking up a guitar and pretending to play along with the song. That's what they look like. It's a horrible way to film a video, and an awful representation of the band. Completely lacking any energy or style, the band comes off slow and boring in a song that actually contains fairly up-beat riffs.

If you're going to show the band playing in a video, show the god damn band playing. Any band shots should be like watching the band actually play. Unless, of course, you're doing something artistic with the band shots (ie some sort of stylized atypical scene), but in this case, it's just slow motion because it makes Raine look dreamy. *swoon* A slow video like this completely drains any energy from the song. A video should compliment a song, but this one really does nothing but hinder it.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 11/16/2005, 4:21 pm

Axtech wrote:it makes Raine look dreamy. *swoon*

I knew it!!!

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 11/16/2005, 4:38 pm

I actually like the video in comparison with WAY. Your right about it draining the energy from the song, it kind of takes away the emotion.

Maybe if he was sprinting the whole song it wouldve been better.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 4:51 pm

He can walk, that's fine. It's the fact that they filmed everything fast, then play it back slow.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 11/16/2005, 4:57 pm

Ok, fuck it, I give in. I really want to see this, so I'm downloading DC.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 11/16/2005, 5:01 pm

Never mind. The DC++ site is down/confusing.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 5:31 pm

hahaha

Download it! :nod:

SaturdayNightz · Post by **SaturdayNightz** » 11/16/2005, 5:49 pm

I guess I can say without doubt that they used the same director for this video as they did with WAY??

WAY=Better Video........ALS=Predictable & Boring

Codith2k2 · Post by **Codith2k2** » 11/16/2005, 7:21 pm

I like ALS more then the way video, and innocent video, and the somewhere out there video, thats not saying much, but its better then nothing. I just dont get why they cant make anymore stand out videos

jennifer218 · Post by **jennifer218** » 11/16/2005, 7:43 pm

I think my expectations were too high for this video, since WAY was a let down to me. I was hoping for a creative video like their old vids like IAH, superman's dead...

by the way, I liked the Innocent video

naseoj · Post by **naseoj** » 11/16/2005, 7:49 pm

Axtech wrote:Just watched it.

What a waste of money and airtime.

Also, I'm sick of this slow motion crap. Sing in real time. Maybe that way you can look like you're actually singing and playing the song, instead of looking like you've never touched an instrument before. Really, imagine a kid picking up a guitar and pretending to play along with the song. That's what they look like. It's a horrible way to film a video, and an awful representation of the band. Completely lacking any energy or style, the band comes off slow and boring in a song that actually contains fairly up-beat riffs.

If you're going to show the band playing in a video, show the god damn band playing. Any band shots should be like watching the band actually play. Unless, of course, you're doing something artistic with the band shots (ie some sort of stylized atypical scene), but in this case, it's just slow motion because it makes Raine look dreamy. *swoon* A slow video like this completely drains any energy from the song. A video should compliment a song, but this one really does nothing but hinder it.

Couldn't agree more.

NCdudeN2K4 · Post by **NCdudeN2K4** » 11/16/2005, 8:29 pm

sony/columbia= cheap bastards. at least when it comes to our lady peace. i guess they're too busy pumping money into one of their emo bands who rip eachother off.

clowcards · Post by **clowcards** » 11/16/2005, 8:56 pm

Wow, I just saw it for the first time, and it was much worse then I expected. Despite reading the posts here, I was optimistic that it would be good, or at least decent.

I can sum up the video in one sentence: Three minutes of Raine walking with a parachute on, then a hokey ending.

That’s all it was, Raine walking. I found it rather boring.

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 11/16/2005, 8:58 pm

I dont know, It couldve been better but I like it. I can see it doing well. It reminded me alot of that coldplay video.

I think its much better then the other videos OLP has released since gravity. I do like the ending, it goes well with the climax of the song.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 11/16/2005, 9:29 pm

I HATE HIS HAIR SO INSANELY MUCH

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 11/16/2005, 9:31 pm

^^^^

Your so right. Ever since he first messed around with it in the WAY vid. ive hated it.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 11/16/2005, 9:42 pm

his head looks so....conical.

pit_girl1 · Post by **pit_girl1** » 11/16/2005, 11:00 pm

laurel wrote:his head looks so....conical.

And possibly comical.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 11/17/2005, 1:16 am

hmmm this makes me want to see it even more

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/17/2005, 6:31 am

Boring. So incredibly boring.

And like someone else said, I'd love to know when the rest of the band became nothing more than a backing band for Raine. :mad:

I <3 Raine and all, but geez. :no:

The end is ridiculous. Just simply ridiculous. That's all I can really say about it.

The whole video should've been done minus the parachutes, less of Raine walking in slo-mo, more of the rest of the band, and it would've been lovely.