Comments on: The Best Video Ever: Duran Duran’s Rio http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/ Electronic music news, synthesizers, reviews and more! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: BlueBrat http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129272 BlueBrat Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:38:40 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129272 I agree with Mibrilane. While Gondry's video's are good, they're serious. People in the 80's just did videos for whatever reason with no pre-disposition on making something cool. You have some very artsy videos, some horrible traffic accidents, and videos that set the precedent for what folks are doing today. Regardless, he is right, it was a very pioneering era of video making where the art was obviously more important than the sale. I agree with Mibrilane. While Gondry’s video’s are good, they’re serious. People in the 80’s just did videos for whatever reason with no pre-disposition on making something cool. You have some very artsy videos, some horrible traffic accidents, and videos that set the precedent for what folks are doing today. Regardless, he is right, it was a very pioneering era of video making where the art was obviously more important than the sale.

]]> By: squirrelbuttkin http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129268 squirrelbuttkin Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:16:12 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129268 mibrilane - you're insane! The 80's was the era of cheesy videos, and the 90's weren't much better. Look at what Michel Gondry's done if you want to see some really great music videos. mibrilane - you’re insane!

The 80’s was the era of cheesy videos, and the 90’s weren’t much better.

Look at what Michel Gondry’s done if you want to see some really great music videos.

]]> By: mibrilane http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129264 mibrilane Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:52:37 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129264 "Rio" defined the early-'80s music video, good or bad. All the standard visual elements are there. Babes? Check. Water? Check. Singing into a telephone? Check. Mirrors moving to reveal other visual elements? Check. "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel would be the one I would have chosen. Indisputable is the claim that videos in the '80s and early '90s were far more creative than anything done in the late '90s or today - mostly because the medium was new and all of the cliches hadn't been established yet. “Rio” defined the early-’80s music video, good or bad. All the standard visual elements are there. Babes? Check. Water? Check. Singing into a telephone? Check. Mirrors moving to reveal other visual elements? Check.

“Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel would be the one I would have chosen.

Indisputable is the claim that videos in the ’80s and early ’90s were far more creative than anything done in the late ’90s or today - mostly because the medium was new and all of the cliches hadn’t been established yet.

]]> By: synthhead http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129263 synthhead Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:00:55 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129263 BlueBrat - great links! Arcadia and Duran Duran are both sort of guilty pleasures - though the Rio video is really pretty awful from today's perspective! BlueBrat - great links!

Arcadia and Duran Duran are both sort of guilty pleasures - though the Rio video is really pretty awful from today’s perspective!

]]> By: BlueBrat http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129262 BlueBrat Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:51:17 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129262 While under Duran Duran they may have made some good videos, they made some terrible ones under Arcadia (side project). On a side note, I actually like Arcadia. :) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylHuMPXyrLE&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Evidence #1</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCTmG4M-qeI&feature=related" rel="nofollow"><Evidence #2</a> While under Duran Duran they may have made some good videos, they made some terrible ones under Arcadia (side project). On a side note, I actually like Arcadia. :)
Evidence #1
<Evidence #2

]]> By: synthhead http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129256 synthhead Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:59:09 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129256 Mateo - we never made any claim to being "proper journalists". Thus, the <a href="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/tag/synth-porn/" rel="nofollow">topless dj</a> coverage, the bizarre fascination with <a href="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/tag/strange-musical-instruments/" rel="nofollow">obscure musical devices</a> and the neverending <a href="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/tag/synth-porn/" rel="nofollow">synth porn</a> indulgences. Mateo - we never made any claim to being “proper journalists”.

Thus, the topless dj coverage, the bizarre fascination with obscure musical devices and the neverending synth porn indulgences.

]]> By: mateo http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/09/20/the-best-video-ever-duran-durans-rio/#comment-129255 mateo Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:24:33 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8516#comment-129255 "Duran Duran’s Rio has been named the greatest music video of all time." I love how the original article completely neglects to mention who did the naming. Whatever happened to proper journalism? “Duran Duran’s Rio has been named the greatest music video of all time.”

I love how the original article completely neglects to mention who did the naming. Whatever happened to proper journalism?

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