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There are very few Queen videos that are worth seeing again ... unfortunately.
The "live" videos TYMD, FBG, AOBTD, HTF I always enjoyed because at the time, before the Internet they were the only way of seeing what the current touring show looked like and served as a reminder of shows we may have been lucky enough to attend.
Yes they could be viewed as an easy or cheap cop out but they weren't the only band doing this. The simple truth is that a lot of the big production videos are not much better (not just Queen) and most look very dated, looking back. But remember a video was/is a marketing tool, it's an advert for the song and album they don't need to be a carefully crafted work of art in the same way a big production film with serious story is.
Queen having claimed they invented the music video with Bo Rhap, they didn't really, they then had a huge self imposed legacy to live up too and very often failed with later songs/vids
Yes they could be viewed as an easy or cheap cop out but they weren't the only band doing this. The simple truth is that a lot of the big production videos are not much better (not just Queen) and most look very dated, looking back. But remember a video was/is a marketing tool, it's an advert for the song and album they don't need to be a carefully crafted work of art in the same way a big production film with serious story is.
Queen having claimed they invented the music video with Bo Rhap, they didn't really, they then had a huge self imposed legacy to live up too and very often failed with later songs/vids
music video to Play The Game :p
The one with Freddie in the bathtub.
Also WWRY LIVE ( one camera)
But saying that IAHL is bad is crazy. If anything it's beautiful and luxurious. The clip might make a person wince and think what the fuuck is THIS? But for productions it probably tops them all (excluding POTU)
I only hope they filmed it on REAL FILM and not tape.
I could imagine that being cleaned up and looking absolutely stunning on a blu-ray or 4K
Also WWRY LIVE ( one camera)
But saying that IAHL is bad is crazy. If anything it's beautiful and luxurious. The clip might make a person wince and think what the fuuck is THIS? But for productions it probably tops them all (excluding POTU)
I only hope they filmed it on REAL FILM and not tape.
I could imagine that being cleaned up and looking absolutely stunning on a blu-ray or 4K
I always thought The Invisible Man was really cheap looking and dated for 1989 even.
The thing that bugged me most about the invisible man was the bar that keeps reappearing at the end when the kids movements are looped.
That and that the whole thing looked to be processed on VIDEO TAPE instead of the much more costly AND QUEENISH FILM medium.
It's corny shit for real but I'm sure it brings laughs to all involved
That and that the whole thing looked to be processed on VIDEO TAPE instead of the much more costly AND QUEENISH FILM medium.
It's corny shit for real but I'm sure it brings laughs to all involved
There is no worst Queen video !
They can never beat "YES" in that category.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpIduDaggVA
They can never beat "YES" in that category.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpIduDaggVA
The One that never compelled me to go have another look is "Play The Game"
conundrumme wrote:
The One that never compelled me to go have another look is "Play The Game"
Yeah. ...i didn't get too hot about seeing Freddie covered in goo either....
Nah, the multicolored flames imagery is just painfully dated that I didn't care to watch it again.
I love the Play The Game video. I seem to love the song more than most people, as well.
Each member of Queen looks pretty awful in the Scandal video, Roger especially.
I love watching 'It's a Hard Life' for the expressions on Brian, Roger and John's faces. You can positively see them cursing Freddie haha