<< As far as the picture, just how many times do we actually get to see any of the band playing their instruments? The camera men seem to favor teeny-bop headshots instead of full body shots. I mean, even Rolling Stones and Third Eye Blind videos get full body shots, and is any of their playing really important to see? And then there are William's grand side-shots, where the angle is very good, but at least 75% of the time they only go to that shot if Jeremy is not singing, kind of saying that Jeremy's the main camera attraction, and if he's not doing anything important (playing he music isn't important in teeny bot facial shots) then they might as well go to William for a few seconds, which means they miss out on some great drum madness. I was surprised they actually cut to him during his crazy parts of Rodeo Jones. I was a happy bunny then. >> I've got quite a few concerts on tape and all of them are taped like that. I guess in a way it makes sense because they want to film the person who's singing, since that's the part that's most often payed attention to when music is heard [not many people buy a CD when the vocals are horrid just to hear the bass or whatever] but it IS annoying at times. I mean, no disrespects to vocalists for bands, but being a bassist myself, I really like to watch the bassist to see how things are played and such. And I really like looking at the non-vocalists play because most of the time, they're the most interesting people to watch. That's why I like seeing shows live because I can focus on what *I* want to see, not what Camera Man #3 thinks I should see or whatever. But I do like how the SDRE video DOESNT have that "switching syndrome" which is when the people who edit the video flip from a shot of the singer to the drummer to the bassist to the singer to the guitarist and flipping back and forth every two seconds. They actually focus on one person for several seconds at a time, which is nice. The club in the video seems really tiny...has anyone been there? The stage just looks really small, like they were all playing on top of a refrigerator box or something ;o) <> Yes I've noticed Jeremy's voice has changed a bit...he sounded very young on "Diary" [I think that's what I like about his voice though..it's very boy-ish but he has such a range..it's just cool] and now it sounds more mature. But I notice voice changes often with bands. If you've got all of the albums by some band that's got 3 or more, listen to the first one, then the latest one and you will most likely hear a major change. I was listening to the first Rage Against The Machine album the other day and I noticed Zach's voice has matured, and I bought the new Alice In Chains boxed set yesterday and you hear the early 1987 demos and Layne's voice sounds SO young [well he was 20 or so then anyway...but...] and now it's matured. It goes for almost any band, really, you can hear a big difference. But then again, the music matures too. <<Considering the "Meeting People is Easy" proposed version of SDRE: that would necessitate WORK on subpop's part. Don't think so.>> Heh heh, yeah, it's definitely more work than mastering a taping of a live show. Peace, Kris. n/p: Manic Street Preachers "From Despair To Where"
