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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: JonFromMaplewood on April 08, 2011, 10:07:19 AM
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Although this link is just a trailer for an upcoming long-form video for the new Beastie Boys single "Make Some Noise", the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members" thing seemed a little close to home.
http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4420469387/heres-the-trailer-for-the-long-ass-video-thing (http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4420469387/heres-the-trailer-for-the-long-ass-video-thing)
And here's Tom's New Pornographer's video for comparison:
The New Pornographers - Moves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYyu5vbwvbA#ws)
Am I just having a knee-jerk response? Or is my icky feeling justified?
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there's been buzz about this beastie boys thing since early December. it was planned, shot and finished before or at the same time as Moves as far as I can tell and it premiered at Sundance, before Moves hit the internet. looks more like great minds thinking alike
it's also clearly totally different.
so cool it.
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Thank you for answering my question.
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I think our real question should be do the Beastie Boys Rock, Rot or Rule?
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Yeah, this article (http://www.avclub.com/articles/sundance-announces-short-film-slate-beastie-boys-s,48821/) is datelined December 10th. Haven't checked out the Beasties thing yet ... sounds fun, but I feel like the impact of this type of thing gets too diluted by extensive pre-hyping. The good thing about Tom's methods is he'll sneak something right up on ya. Like Bugs Bunny.
I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
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Yeah, this article (http://www.avclub.com/articles/sundance-announces-short-film-slate-beastie-boys-s,48821/) is datelined December 10th. Haven't checked out the Beasties thing yet ... sounds fun, but I feel like the impact of this type of thing gets too diluted by extensive pre-hyping. The good thing about Tom's methods is he'll sneak something right up on ya. Like Bugs Bunny.
I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
that George Micheal video with the models? that's all I got right now
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I think our real question should be do the Beastie Boys Rock, Rot or Rule?
I think they have dabbled in all three over the course of their career. For example:
Rock: Their early hardcore stuff
Rot: Their later instrumental albums. I find them pretty pretentious and uninteresting.
Rule: Paul's Boutique
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I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
Talk about the blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3CQy0Fj-Q#)
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All I know is Elijah Wood does a perfect Ad-Rock.
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I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
The Rembrandts - I ll Be There For You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCw_NL1wsTU&feature=fvwrel#ws)
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This Beastie Boys thing looks AWFUL. Kevin Smith awful.
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I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
Can't Tell Me Nothing with Zach Galifianakis - High Quality Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2bCc0EGP6U#ws)
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Yay JSBX, Yay Zach, Booooooo Rembrandts. The Friends cast looks really lame when they hold guitars.
This Beastie Boys thing looks AWFUL. Kevin Smith awful.
I fear you may be right, Chris L. I've liked most of their music thru Hello Nasty, but those dudes have a long history of thinking they're funnier than they actually are. Now they're dragging a bunch of other celebs down with them.
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I think our real question should be do the Beastie Boys Rock, Rot or Rule?
I think they have dabbled in all three over the course of their career. For example:
Rock: Their early hardcore stuff
Rot: Their later instrumental albums. I find them pretty pretentious and uninteresting.
Rule: Paul's Boutique
I'm no (rap) music scholar, but I think Jesse Thorn is probably correct in saying that the beastie boys don't so much rap as yell over beats. That said, Licensed To Ill totally rules. One of the few "rap" albums that sounds awesome playing on cassette through a tinny car stereo.
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I will also say that the lyrics "Intergalactic - Planetary - Planetary - Intergalactic" do not count as a) lyrics and b) a song about anything to do with space.
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I'll always have a special place in my heart for the Beasties, but I'm with Chris L. Ugh.
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Do I win or lose points for seeing The Rembrandts 2 years before the Friends thing happened? They opened for John Hiatt in Nashville at 328 Performance Hall. They claimed it was one of their very first gigs. I liked them; bought their first 2 discs. Then the Friends thing happened.
I feel like the "recognizable-actors-as-band-members (in a music video)" thing is not without past precedent. But I can't think of any examples right now. Anybody?
The Rembrandts - I ll Be There For You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCw_NL1wsTU&feature=fvwrel#ws)
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Sort of the same idea in reverse, but it's always a good time to trot this back out
Talking Heads - "Wild, Wild Life" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWP07YgUWig#)
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Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (HQ Audio) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvkKX035484#)
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there's been buzz about this beastie boys thing since early December. it was planned, shot and finished before or at the same time as Moves as far as I can tell and it premiered at Sundance, before Moves hit the internet. looks more like great minds thinking alike
it's also clearly totally different.
so cool it.
Plus i wouldnt call Mike a recognizable actor.
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there's been buzz about this beastie boys thing since early December. it was planned, shot and finished before or at the same time as Moves as far as I can tell and it premiered at Sundance, before Moves hit the internet. looks more like great minds thinking alike
it's also clearly totally different.
so cool it.
Plus i wouldnt call Mike a recognizable actor.
Heresy! Recant!
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there's been buzz about this beastie boys thing since early December. it was planned, shot and finished before or at the same time as Moves as far as I can tell and it premiered at Sundance, before Moves hit the internet. looks more like great minds thinking alike
it's also clearly totally different.
so cool it.
Heresy! Recant!
Plus i wouldnt call Mike a recognizable actor.
First time I saw the video I was scratching my head "I recognize just about everyone else, but who Hell is this Mike guy?" It wasn't until later that I realized it was AP Mike.
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Do I win or lose points for seeing The Rembrandts 2 years before the Friends thing happened? They opened for John Hiatt in Nashville at 328 Performance Hall. They claimed it was one of their very first gigs. I liked them; bought their first 2 discs. Then the Friends thing happened.
Points neither won nor lost. I don't switch the station when I hear "Just the Way it is, Baby" on those 90's 'flashback weekends,' or SiriusXM "90's On 9."
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Do I win or lose points for seeing The Rembrandts 2 years before the Friends thing happened? They opened for John Hiatt in Nashville at 328 Performance Hall. They claimed it was one of their very first gigs. I liked them; bought their first 2 discs. Then the Friends thing happened.
Existence is suffering
The origin of suffering is desire
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Existence is suffering
The origin of suffering is desire
Desire nothing but desirelessness.
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Existence is suffering
The origin of suffering is desire
That's a quote by the character Hellraiser from the motion picture Hellraiser, right?
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Existence is suffering
The origin of suffering is desire
That's a quote by the character Hellraiser from the motion picture Hellraiser, right?
I thought it was Pinhead, but I bow to your greater skill.
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Existence is suffering
The origin of suffering is desire
That's a quote by the character Hellraiser from the motion picture Hellraiser, right?
I thought it was Pinhead, but I bow to your greater skill.
Nah, that's just a fan thing. Every movie in the series has at least one character yell "Look out, it's Hellraiser!" when he shows up.
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My favorite rock music video with plenty of recognizable stars in it, which you should all see, is the Yo La Tengo video for their song "Sugarcube," circa. 1997, (the band plays an alternate version of themselves) and the full length video is on the MTV.com site.
That Beasties video, is just crash and smash, not interesting, or clever, or funny enough, for me.