Aug 17

The Young Ones, Cliff Richard and living doll

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The Young Ones is a British TV series which started in 1982 features a hippie (Neil), a violent punk metal (Vyvyan), a cool person (Mike) and a would be anarchist (Rick).  It is a very unique series about four under graduate student sharing a house together, a must see.
Though what do these guys have to do with music?  In almost each of their episode, like MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head, there is always some featured music or band.  Though Rick the Anarchist, was clearly a fan of Cliff Richards.  Funny though how such a ‘wild’ anarchist has a soft spot for such a ’soft’ singer, a polite gentleman.
In 1986, after the four seasons of The Young Ones finished, as part of the British charity television appeal, all 4 guys were featured in a music video with Cliff Richard for the song Living Doll.  Back then Living Doll reached again the top of the UK charts.
I personally find this video hilarious, especially when compared to today’s commercial music videos.  While today music artists try hard to look really good and have a better music video than their song, The Young Ones in this Living Doll video do everything to look rediculous, yet as great as ever.  Check it out.

The Young Ones is a British TV series which started in 1982 features a hippie (Neil), a violent punk metal (Vyvyan), a cool person (Mike) and a would be anarchist (Rick).  It is a very unique series about four under graduate student sharing a house together, a must see.

Though what do these guys have to do with music?  In almost each of their episode, like MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head, there is always some featured music or band.  Though Rick the Anarchist, was clearly a fan of Cliff Richard.  Funny though how such a ‘wild’ anarchist has a soft spot for such a ’soft’ singer, a polite gentleman.

In 1986, after the four seasons of The Young Ones finished, as part of the British charity television appeal, all 4 guys were featured in a music video with Cliff Richard for the song Living Doll.  Back then Living Doll reached again the top of the UK charts.

I personally find this video hilarious, especially when compared to today’s commercial music videos.  While today music artists try hard to look really good and have a better music video than their song, The Young Ones in this Living Doll video do everything to look rediculous, yet as great as ever.  Check it out.

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Jul 17

Joy Division – Atmosphere Official Music Video (1988)

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This 1988 video, directed by Anton Corbijn, who also directed the Ian Curtis Biopic Control (2007), was released in 1988 to accompany the re-release of this single Atmosphere by Joy Division.

This dark and mind boggling video, features characters wearing black-hooded cloaks and white burial shrouds.  In fact, when released, it was heavily criticized from the public, who claimed that it mythologized the death of the band’s lead singer, Ian Curtis.

Whatever the public says, Joy Division wrote some of the ‘darkest and saddest songs’ around, even if they were not a metal band (generally people associate mostly doom and other metal songs with darkness, sadness etc).  Therefore this video, perfectly blended with the re-release of the single Atmosphere, and by right makes an emphasis on remembering the great Ian Curtis.

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Jul 13

The Gathering, The West Pole, YouTube and more…

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The more I listen to the West Pole, the more I realise that The Gathering did an awesome job.  After Anneke’s leaving, I think most of the people thought it is over for The Gathering.  Let’s face it, after all her voice was their signiture.  But the Rutten brothers, founders of the band, being the good musicians that they are, did a good job in recreating the new Gathering, while sticking to their roots, writing vital, atmospheric and extravert rock music.

Below, you can see their first and latest music video for the song ‘All you are’ from their 2009 album, ‘The West Pole’.

Also below, you can see the video ‘Try out impressions’, which is a behind the scenes video with the band.  I like these kind of videos, where you can see the band’s members in a relaxed environment, where you can take a glimpse of who they are for real; down to earth people.

If you like the band, then go ahead and join their official YouTube channel; http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGatheringband

Well done Silje Wergeland, for blending in with the band.  Keep it up.

The more I listen to the West Pole, the more I realise that The Gathering did an awesome job.  After Anneke’s leaving, I think most of the people thought it is over for The Gathering.  Let’s face it, after all her voice was their signiture.  But the Rutten brothers, founders of the band, being the good musicians that they are, did a good job in recreating the new Gathering, while sticking to their roots, writing vital, atmospheric and extravert rock music.

Below, you can see their first and latest music video for the song ‘All you are’ from their 2009 album, ‘The West Pole’.

Also below, you can see the video ‘Try out impressions’, which is a behind the scenes video with the band.  I like these kind of videos, where you can see the band’s members in a relaxed environment, where you can take a glimpse of who they are for real; down to earth people.

If you like the band, then go ahead and join their official YouTube channel; http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGatheringband

Well done Silje Wergeland, for blending so well with the band and their music.  Keep it up.

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