Red Mosquito

i just.. i can't get over that monkey going "waah" at the start. pure class.

****MACH 4 VIDEO LEAKED****

Spoiler: show

Wow. We would not be talking about this band today or even remember them had this video been released

Comically embarrassingly bad

The original even flow video

https://www.facebook.com/22570071410881 ... /?vh=e&d=n

dime that is way worse than b. way, way worse.

Yeah

Time to change it to "classic Dime".

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

Birds in Hell wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

WHAT ABOUT THE MONKEY GOING WAAH

Birds in Hell wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

It’s pretty representative of the band everyone fell in love with, for better or worse.

Jessica Fletcher wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

It’s pretty representative of the band everyone fell in love with, for better or worse.

Speak for yourself grandad, I was 8 years old when Ten was released.

I think that video is slightly less ridiculous and embarrassing than the flannel, long hair and stage-diving version of the band.

Birds in Hell wrote:

Jessica Fletcher wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

It’s pretty representative of the band everyone fell in love with, for better or worse.

Speak for yourself grandad, I was 8 years old when Ten was released.

I think that video is slightly less ridiculous and embarrassing than the flannel, long hair and stage-diving version of the band.

Seems like we more or less agree. Eddie convulsing in his chair on Jeremy isn’t less cringe-worthy than this.
Most of the music has aged well; the persona has not. It’s easy to see the train of thought that caused the band to withdraw and not do videos for the next few albums. Maybe I’m projecting but it’s that band that most of us stuck it out for.

Jessica Fletcher wrote:Seems like we more or less agree. Eddie convulsing in his chair on Jeremy isn’t less cringe-worthy than this.

I have no idea how anyone took the Jeremy video seriously at the time.

If the band became increasingly self-conscious because Kurt Cobain (rightly) made fun of them, he was indirectly doing them a huge favour.

Jessica Fletcher wrote:Most of the music has aged well; the persona has not.

Agreed.

I’ve never seen that Evenflow video before. Wow. I couldn’t bring myself to watch even half of it.

But I think the Jeremy video is great.

Watch the Fixer (Target) music video again, then this one.

pre-Riot Act Monkey Grab

Post-Lightning Bolt Crotch Grab

Jessica Fletcher wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Jessica Fletcher wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I think that's a better video than what they ended up with, to be honest.

Sticking with this!

It’s pretty representative of the band everyone fell in love with, for better or worse.

Speak for yourself grandad, I was 8 years old when Ten was released.

I think that video is slightly less ridiculous and embarrassing than the flannel, long hair and stage-diving version of the band.

Seems like we more or less agree. Eddie convulsing in his chair on Jeremy isn’t less cringe-worthy than this.
Most of the music has aged well; the persona has not. It’s easy to see the train of thought that caused the band to withdraw and not do videos for the next few albums. Maybe I’m projecting but it’s that band that most of us stuck it out for.

Eddie's schtick/persona seemed original and honest back in the day, though. Looks totally cringe now of course, but that's because his singing and behaviour was subsequently copied by so many crap bands. So he cut out the yarling and the eye rolling and quivering etc.

But when he first emerged doing all that shit it was fresh and interesting- bear in mind that this was the time axl was running around in cycling shorts and a kilt.

Yeah Eddie looks like a dick in the old videos now, but back in the day I thought he was as cool as fuck.

Farmer John wrote:Eddie is ridiculous in that video. Disturbingly so. Like, what the fuck is wrong with him? Jesus christ.

He can't help when he's happy he looks insane.

Did they take the video down?!

Blenheim Augustine wrote:

Farmer John wrote:Eddie is ridiculous in that video. Disturbingly so. Like, what the fuck is wrong with him? Jesus christ.

He can't help when he's happy he looks insane.

I mean. I’m pretty certain they all hates doing such a video. I can imagine Ed was thinking how dumb it was so he might as well act even dumber.

Strat wrote:

Blenheim Augustine wrote:

Farmer John wrote:Eddie is ridiculous in that video. Disturbingly so. Like, what the fuck is wrong with him? Jesus christ.

He can't help when he's happy he looks insane.

I mean. I’m pretty certain they all hates doing such a video. I can imagine Ed was thinking how dumb it was so he might as well act even dumber.

I think the way he acted in those years was both totally serious and totally contrived.