diy@sb6.UUCP (D. I. Young) (02/23/84)
Does anyone know if there is some type of "Academy Awards" of video music? Also, Time magazine did a nice article on the video boom (Dec 26, '83) and judging from what I read video will redefine how we deal with popular music. It seems that artists are now writing lyrics with the video in mind. And a lot of new artist(s) are being signed by record companies based on their camera appeal. New groups are auditioning via videos that they have to pay for and submit. Yep, TV is definitely THE major force of the late 20th century. Well, computers too, ok? dennis
chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/28/84)
Before we start making rash assumptions about how video will revolutionize music, please note that people said the same things about video games, home computers, and CB radios (and, if you go back far enough hula hoops!). In my eyes, videos looks to be the latest posibility for an enormously successful fad, and when the excitement goes out, there is going to be one h*ll of a crash. I like videos personally, but I don't know whether or not they really have what it takes to remain a force, since it depends upon the most fickle of all lovers -- the interest of the audience. If they find something new, you might see videos and MTV go bye bye very quickly. One other thing to keep in mind is that many of the record producers are seriously talking about charging for the videos, and if that happens most of the local video shows will probably disappear, and it will cause problems with the rest. This may be yet another cause of the record people cutting off their own nose for the sake of short term profits, since while they don't get much money from places like MTV, the sales that are generated indirectly are enormous. Personally, I never would have discovered Flock of Seagulls, Stray Cats, or Men without Hats without videos since I can't seem to find a good bay area station catering to that kind of music, and I know I'm not unique... q -- From the Citadel of the Autarch: Chuqui the Plaid {fortune,menlo70}!nsc!chuqui P.S. Nuke Wobegon! Don't dream it, be it!
andrew@inmet.UUCP (03/07/84)
#R:nsc:-71200:inmet:6600091:000:676 inmet!andrew Mar 6 11:53:00 1984 Videos are a new form of promotion more than a breakthrough in music. They have already become as formulaic as the FM radio they were supposed to have supplanted. Five years ago, a new band would release a record that sounded like everybody else in order to get FM airplay; now they release a video that looks like everybody else in order to get MTV exposure. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss! Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics ...harpo!inmet!andrew 733 Concord Ave. ...hplabs!sri-unix!cca!ima!inmet!andrew Cambridge, MA 02138 ...uw-beav!cornell!esquire!inmet!andrew (617) 661-1840 ...yale-comix!ima!inmet!andrew