adamn
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Post by adamn on Jan 19, 2004 19:25:37 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever read the story behind the Mats' early videos. I know I read how much they hated making them but I never heard if the label approved it or they just gave the band some money and they came back with that. I always hoped that the label was livid and the band promised that they would make a REAL video but then did it again.....AND AGAIN!
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DirtyWindow
Second Class Scout
Broken hearts and dirty windows.... make life difficult to see (J. Prine)
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Post by DirtyWindow on Jan 22, 2004 15:03:13 GMT -5
My take on the whole anti-video stance was that the record company (SIRE) knew how stubborn the Mats were in making a video, but they needed something from them. It was low-tech stuff (all the vids from Tim and PTMM), but cool nonetheless. I think SIRE knew that they couldn't sell the Mats as a video band like they did with Talking Heads. But it's quite ironic that "Bastards of Young" seems to make many Top 100 lists of music videos because it represents the integrity of the Mats as well as how it represents underground music at the time. Seeing a Mats video in black and white is how they should be seen... it's so simple yet powerful. Too bad they had to make slicker vids for DTAS and ASD, but most of us knew things were going a bit downhill with the Mats during those albums.
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Post by FeelinLike100Bucks on Jan 22, 2004 20:50:34 GMT -5
I've never seen any of the Mats videos.
Anybody got any links?
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Post by elgoodo on Jan 22, 2004 21:28:56 GMT -5
well, here's a link (a crappy one at that)... www.mtv.com/bands/az/replacements/audvid.jhtmlor, if you have the All For Nothing/Nothing For All comp, there are 4 videos on the 2 discs: Bastards of Young Merry Go Round Achin To Be The Ledge (put the disc in, goto My Computer, right click/explore where it says The_Mats_CD, then open the Media folder to find the videos, play them in Quicktime....) |
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 21:36:08 GMT -5
you know my crappy old computer will play those vids but my new one won't.
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Post by elgoodo on Jan 22, 2004 21:37:33 GMT -5
do you have Quicktime installed on the new one?...
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 21:40:41 GMT -5
yeah but there are no quicktime video files on the cd i looked ages ago, its an application on the cd that wants to play them and dont work on my comp.
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Post by elgoodo on Jan 22, 2004 21:45:19 GMT -5
hmm...
I'm gonna have to defer to the resident cg, swinginparty...
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 21:48:56 GMT -5
it had me stumped too cause all enhanced cds i just explore and open the quicktime files, but this one uses an exe. file to run it which aint compatible with xp, im guessing cause it worked in my crappy one upstairs. maybe i need to go find another copy.
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Post by anotherepitaph on Jan 22, 2004 22:10:57 GMT -5
I tried to play the AFN/NFA videos a couple of days ago and I can't play them either. There is an error and apparently new computers (monitors?) don't go to a low enough resolution or something to play the videos.
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 22:15:57 GMT -5
just more reason to hate microsoft, they bring out all this new crap make it uncompatible with your old crap so you have to buy new crap. man am i in the wrong business.
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Post by elgoodo on Jan 22, 2004 22:16:33 GMT -5
I just played 'em on my computer, and it's brand new...
Windows XP...
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 22:17:56 GMT -5
it must be a first print run of the cd, then they changed it after so many maybe i dont know im just rambling i'll stop now.
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Post by §winginparty™ on Jan 22, 2004 23:47:50 GMT -5
Try getting the latest quicktime www.apple.com/quicktime/download/... But beware: do the CUSTOM install...you know they all want to take over the damn default settings for everything... Does anybody really want to use quicktime to play their mp3s? |
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 22, 2004 23:50:36 GMT -5
i have the latest version, its some thing to do with the exe. file the videos are in cause you cant even search through the folder and find videos on their own.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 22, 2004 23:57:03 GMT -5
I always prefered Windows Media Player to Quick-Time...
btw, I'm having trouble playing my All For Nothing on the computer as well. It seems, that I have to reset the resolution on my screen, before I can play the damn things. Oh well! I hate videos anyways...
Seen your video...that phoney rock 'n' roll...
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Nudge
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Post by Nudge on Jan 23, 2004 0:07:41 GMT -5
i cant even do that my minimum resolution 1024x768. so i guess i'll just stick to watchin them on my television.
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Post by §winginparty™ on Jan 23, 2004 0:12:38 GMT -5
It really shouldnt have anything to do with the resolution of your screen...
Higher resolution just means the video would be a little smaller (and clearer)
But like Nudge said its prolly got its own built in player that is very old.. I'll look again at EGs house to see whats up...
Yea you are right, videos suk anywayz...
I cannot remember the last time I actually watched one on TV...
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