THE END IS WHERE WE BEGIN - VIDEO PREMIER

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 10/21/2009, 7:23 pm

Harsh, Codes, but I don't necessarily disagree... I dunno... if OLP were just starting out now and were pushing music videos like this, would anyone here really be interested? It doesn't come across as being creative or unique in any way

Codes · Post by **Codes** » 10/21/2009, 7:32 pm

I don't care if it's harsh or not, its my full opinion. I like the new cd, it has a few great songs, but they are picking terrible singles, and making horrible videos lately, I know trustworthy your close to the band, and you would take some offense to some of the negative views, but god damn it man this is just pathetic

neoncrossing · Post by **neoncrossing** » 10/21/2009, 7:51 pm

to be honest, i dont watch music videos at all...i made sure to watch this one cause its olp and just came out but i probably will never watch it again...

do music videos really help promote the band and their music?

i would say not likely...radio airplay is a million times more important to get noticed

music is just that...music...why put it to video?

blueseeka · Post by **blueseeka** » 10/21/2009, 7:53 pm

I like the end of the video. Them jumping off the roof and the closing song title. Hate almost everything else except the blonde lead.

The guy lead looks like he's trying way to hard to be acting. Way too exaggerated, just annoying me.

The subtitles suck. I could understand having one or two to share the story with the audience. But no reason to have constant subtitles thru out the whole video. Very distracting.

I am in the minority here but I love the song

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 10/21/2009, 8:06 pm

neoncrossing wrote:to be honest, i dont watch music videos at all...i made sure to watch this one cause its olp and just came out but i probably will never watch it again...

do music videos really help promote the band and their music?

i would say not likely...radio airplay is a million times more important to get noticed

music is just that...music...why put it to video?

"Promote" is not what music videos are for. They're supposed to add to the music, help you enjoy it at a different level. Take Radiohead's "Just" video for example (which was just posted here)... that video makes me enjoy the song all the much better. Brilliant usage of subtitles there.

Post by **xjsb125** » 10/21/2009, 8:42 pm

Don't like the subtitle, don't like the ending, don't like the cheesy song title fade in.

WrldsaSubway · Post by **WrldsaSubway** » 10/21/2009, 9:00 pm

xjsb125 wrote:Don't like the subtitle, don't like the ending, don't like the cheesy song title fade in.

well ur opinion sucks!

haha jk.

DG · Post by DG » 10/21/2009, 9:13 pm

Strong Alibi wrote:They're supposed to add to the music, help you enjoy it at a different level. Take Radiohead's "Just" video for example (which was just posted here)... that video makes me enjoy the song all the much better. Brilliant usage of subtitles there.

The Right Stuff I believe did that wonderfully for me. Never a big fan of the song until the music video. It added this weird dimension to it. That's what I love OLP for.

The Right Stuff as the next single if we're going for a more mainstream song. Now that thing will get air play. Thing is catchy as hell.

WrldsaSubway · Post by **WrldsaSubway** » 10/21/2009, 9:17 pm

i agree
i love the right stuff

ClumsyGirl618 · Post by **ClumsyGirl618** » 10/21/2009, 9:23 pm

Wait, wait... there are stations on the Television that still play music videos? Like play them all the way through instead of the TRL 30 seconds followed by a 15 year old girl screaming about how hot she thinks Justin Timberlake is followed by her shoutout to her best friend's cousin's neighbor?

WrldsaSubway · Post by **WrldsaSubway** » 10/21/2009, 9:50 pm

ClumsyGirl618 wrote:Wait, wait... there are stations on the Television that still play music videos? Like play them all the way through instead of the TRL 30 seconds followed by a 15 year old girl screaming about how hot she thinks Justin Timberlake is followed by her shoutout to her best friend's cousin's neighbor?

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 10/21/2009, 9:53 pm

Fuse is still mainly about music videos. Probably since it's not apart of cable.

WrldsaSubway · Post by **WrldsaSubway** » 10/21/2009, 9:55 pm

MindsOnLoan wrote:Fuse is still mainly about music videos. Probably since it's not apart of cable.

mtv hits too.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 10/22/2009, 12:33 am

ClumsyGirl618 wrote:Wait, wait... there are stations on the Television that still play music videos? Like play them all the way through instead of the TRL 30 seconds followed by a 15 year old girl screaming about how hot she thinks Justin Timberlake is followed by her shoutout to her best friend's cousin's neighbor?

But really, television is irrelevant to the situation. Music videos are still popular, and IMO important, although they're now mostly accessed through Youtube and other online means.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 10/22/2009, 2:44 am

that was complete effing crap.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 10/22/2009, 2:46 am

...and I can't comment without mentioning something about the name of this thread: it's "premiere", not "premier".

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/22/2009, 9:16 am

The only good thing about that video is Duncan's chops.

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 10/22/2009, 10:14 am

Did anyone else think at first that the non-band part was going to turn out to be ironic?
You've got this really melodramatic couple of good-looking people on a rooftop, dressed completely over-the-top (flowing white dress? what?) and yelling at eachother. I thought it the camera was going to pull back to show us it was actually a movie shoot or something.

Post by **saman** » 10/22/2009, 10:24 am

lol no, but i was waiting for her to jump off that building one minute into the video. the whole thing looked like a bad rehash of run lola run. and i still don't get the weird looking dress.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 10/22/2009, 10:42 am

I like music videos, and I always liked OLP's videos, crazy clown dolls and all!

I also agree that The Right Stuff video actually added something to make me like the song better, which struck me as odd because I really didn't think videos had that kind of effect on me.

This is not my favorite video, but it is what it is, a music video - it doesn't really change my opinion about the song, album or band.

I miss music stations playing music videos!