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[The Matrix]

I dont like Prince actually, except for his Purple Rain.I will turn up the volume full blast whenever I hear it playing on the radio.Problem is, 10 times out of 10,the DJ will cut off the song when it reaches the end where the electric guitar comes in.What the F, that is the best part of the song!! Its the climax!!See beh tulan when that happens, but at least they dont do it to Hotel California.Cant imagine listening to Hotel California without the last electric guitar portion...........its like masturbating and unable to orgase.............

Hotel California only listen to the front guitar portion for audiophile testing. When they start to sing, i skip liao.

80s also featured many vocalists ... pure solid voice also. Dionne Warwick, Cher, Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers, longgan lychee (Lionel Richie) and his onglai long (All Night Long).

Where the heck is this band went to ... Fine Young Cannibals.

[desireless]

My vote goes to the rock band KISS.

That's not "beng" already....

[desireless]

Other artistes who  are XXY:

Boy George
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury (Queen)

And Trans-X.. of "Living On video" fame

[The Matrix]

HAHA... Yeah... most european music scene saw some really gangster-looking bands..

Actually the world changed in the 80s. Thru music they conveyed the strongest message of today. And also the 1st telecast of Music in TV in very early 80s, MTV ver 1 lah. Everything politics era change.

[CP]

I guess the sophisication of music videos started in the early eighties.They were available earlier, but it was the Michael Jackson's Beat It and Thriller era that sees a massive change in the way music videos are produced.

I vaguely remember.....
Michael Jackson's superbly choreographed dances
The Police's black and white shoot of "every breath you take"
Aha's charcoal sketch music video
David Bowie's "China girl" shot in the nude by the beach
Duran Duran's "Girls on film" with many nude models!!

[The Matrix]

I guess the sophisication of music videos started in the early eighties.They were available earlier, but it was the Michael Jackson's Beat It and Thriller era that sees a massive change in the way music videos are produced.

I vaguely remember.....
Michael Jackson's superbly choreographed dances
The Police's black and white shoot of "every breath you take"
Aha's charcoal sketch music video
David Bowie's "China girl" shot in the nude by the beach
Duran Duran's "Girls on film" with many nude models!!  

The King of Pop MJ surely got this title for a reason you just mentioned and it was the MTV of Thriller that started the whole chain reaction ...

And he made another superb change in the 90s with Black and White MTV.

[jhansolo]

I guess the sophisication of music videos started in the early eighties.They were available earlier, but it was the Michael Jackson's Beat It and Thriller era that sees a massive change in the way music videos are produced.

MV is usually done with a very small budget with budding directors who like to strike out, if I'm not wrong Thriller tops the investment and a movie director was called in for this.

But in terms of sopfisication, the 80s have real funky music / dance movie like saturday night fever and fame propelled the music video to go big.

[goldrush]

Wah lao eh this thread must be rated as the fastest moving one.Within 5 days it has moved 9 pages already.U all have forgotten about goldfish keeping.Come to realise that apart from keeping fish we have a bunch of passionate,crazy,obsessive people of music interest here as well

[white horse T1]

I miss Donny and Marie Show....
" i m a little bit country , i'm little bit rock and roll"......

but that time, i still very small then huh......

[desireless]

MV is usually done with a very small budget with budding directors who like to strike out, if I'm not wrong Thriller tops the investment and a movie director was called in for this.

But in terms of sopfisication, the 80s have real funky music / dance movie like saturday night fever and fame propelled the music video to go big.

Yes that's true. It depends very much on the record company. So if one were to sign up with a small company (which is easier entry into the music scene), he will face low budget for video. Look at Kylie's "I Should Be So Lucky"... It was done on very tight budget. a-ha and Madonna on the other side signed up with big brothers like Warner Bros. Hence you can understanding why the video to a-ha's "Take On Me" (first video/singles) won so many awards (with the comic strip idea). And you'll never see low-budgetted Madonna's videos.

There were special cases too... For example Johnny Hates Jazz. They had 2 versions of the video to the songs "Shattered Dreams" and "I Don't Want To Be A Hero". At that time, Virgin Rec had tight budget for their MVs. After JHJ's record became multi-platinum (and $$ started rolling in), they re-did some of their videos.

To round up - It's all about $$.

[CP]

Music and hi-fi goes hand in hand.When i was studying and had no money, I promised myself to own a set of hifi system when I started working, consisting of:

Nakamichi tuner and cassete deck
Lynn Sondek turntable
Marantz pre and power amplifiers
Infinity speakers
Jamo speaker stands
Monster cable speaker wires

Now that I am already working and can afford them, lost interest liao.All i have is a $499 JVC mini hi-fi cum VCD player.

[The Matrix]

Wah lao eh this thread must be rated as the fastest moving one.Within 5 days it has moved 9 pages already.U all have forgotten about goldfish keeping.Come to realise that apart from keeping fish we have a bunch of  passionate,crazy,obsessive people of music interest here as well     

came from the same era lah, Brit pop, Cantopop, JPop ... u pop we pop they pop ... if u ask some youngsters to join in ... probably got to shift to the 90s period. R&B, soul and rap.


From Depeche mode ...
It's a competetive world, everything counts in large amounts.

Really love this group and their solid music.

This post has been edited by The Matrix: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:27 am

[peter porker]

came from the same era lah, Brit pop, Cantopop, JPop ... u pop we pop they pop  ... if u ask some youngsters to join in ... probably got to shift to the 90s period. R&B, soul and rap.
From Depeche mode ...
It's a competetive world, everything counts in large amounts.

Really love this group and their solid music.

And the Grabbing Hands, grab all they can...heh heh...

[LASERGUY]

HAHA... Yeah... most european music scene saw some really gangster-looking bands..


Silent Circle (Check out the "cock" hairstyle of the vocal). Famous for "Touch In The Night", ""


Alphaville. Famous for Forever Young, Dance With Me, Sounds Like A Melody


Limahl (and Kajagoogoo). Famous for "Neverending Story", "Too Shy"


Depeche Mode. very famous liao


Bananarama (Original 3). Ah Lians from the 80s

Don't forget U2 - back then they are raw and angry......

[desireless]

Don't forget U2 - back then they are raw and angry......

I cannot recall pix of them having funny hair style and looking like ah beng (street punks).

This is my definition of Beng-ness...

(Silent Circle always my example because the vocal's face dam KIAM PAH )

It is that kind of fashion, which if you walk in street in, you will get wallop for no reason at all