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Re: OtR Footage (was Re: Assorted swag)
michelle wrote:
> --- Michael Cade <michael.cade.liv1 at statefarm_com> wrote:
>
>>I wish they could find some video footage of shows or something,
>>now that
>>would really get my interest!
>>
>
I kind of don't really think OtR video is either desirable or
necessary... IMHO, "Serpents & Gloves" wasn't very interesting, and the
"Jacksie" video is downright groan-worthy.
Some bands don't do video very well, and I'm okay with this. Some bands
are better at videos than they are at making music, but some bands don't
require video. I see OtR as one of these bands-- I mean, how in the
world would you put "Happy to Be So" or "Moth" to video in a way that
would do the song justice? And with a live video, there's not much OtR
does other than just be thier wonderful selves when they're on stage--
an OtR concert is this very spiritual, emotional connection between band
and audience, and that doesn't translate to video, I don't think.
I know practically everyone will disagree, so I'm covering my head with
my hands now...
-John
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"The market is the reason our housing is so expensive. It is the reason
our public transportation is lousy. It is the reason our cities sprawl
idiotically all across the map. It is the reason our word processing
programs stink and our prescription drugs cost more than anywhere else.
In order that a fortunate few might enjoy a kind of prosperity unequaled
in human history, the rest of us have had to abandon ourselves to a
lifetime of casual employment, to unquestioning obedience within an
ever-more arbitrary and despotic corporate regime, to medical care
available on a maybe/maybe-not basis, to a housing market interested in
catering only to the fortunate. "
-Thomas Frank
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http://www.johnpauldavis.org
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