Music Videos, The Death Of?

I came across this article the other day and it made me sad.

Who Killed the Music Video Star?

Basically attempts to explain why the music video has all but died out. Part of the explanation is simple and obvious; basically MTV doesn’t play music videos anymore. Boooo MTV!

However the second part of the article is a little more interesting. The author makes the assertion that music videos were never actually an extension of an artist’s creative energy, but rather it was always a marketing tool. It was always just a publicity ploy that was trying to get you to buy the album. Since no one actually buys albums anymore, there is significantly less money flying around in the music industry and so, essentially, music videos are no longer cost effective.

How sad that the music video may be becoming a lost art form?

Since I am getting all misty-eyed about music videos, I have posted a few of my favorites below.

Radiohead/UNKLE "Rabbit in Your Headlights"
This video is creepy, cool, and every time this poor bastard gets hit by a car you really feel it. Uuugh!



Prodigy “Smack My Bitch Up”
Probably one of the greatest music videos of all time. Filthy and all Id and simply sublime. WARNING: this is the dirty version and will probably be removed by Blogspot by the time the sun comes up.



Guns N’ Roses “November Rain”
The “Phantom of the Opera” of music videos. It is simply the biggest and most actually epic of them all.



Michael Jackson “Thriller”
Arguably one of the greatest music videos of all time.