Preview Of Akercocke's New Video For 'Axiom'

[opeth_353]

http://www.tvcsoho.co.uk/privatearea/AKERCOCKE/AKERCOCKESML.mov

Well.. I'll be the first to admit i usually think music videos are utter shite. But this is looking very promising - a brilliant song backed up by a seemingly very classy video!

I honestly believe this could be a break through song for the band, if it ever gets any TV time that is.

 

[all_sins_undone]

im basically against all music videos. i don't understand why people are concerned with the visual aspect of something so different, such as a song, and i also find that a music video limits how people can interpret a song.

 

[Seance]

wake me up when music videos become anything more than bands miming to their own songs that are being played over it

 

[Frosties]

wake me up when music videos become anything more than bands miming to their own songs that are being played over it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZCjn1IHuvI

 

[Pethical]

someone has too much time on their hands

 

[opeth_353]

I'm not really.. Against videos.. Just i think most of them are shit. But i'm intrigued by the look of this. I like the idea of creating an album with a dvd to accompany it.. Just need something that would work with it!
Yes i understand your point that the video can limit interpretation, but i'm sure you can always take your own meaning from what you see anyway. It doesn't entirely kill it.

And Seance, we can already see this videos more than just the band miming

 

[Pethical]

p.s. that akercocke clip was awesome

 

[Seance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZCjn1IHuvI

lol well at least they made it stupid and pointless on purpose

 

[opeth_353]

Apparently the video is generally meant to actually give a good interpretation of the lyrics.. And before you say it, no .. not including the parts where the band play ahaha.

But yeh.. i wouldn't know seeing as i've only seen the preview, and not read the lyrics.

 

[Tubbs]

I don't care how shitty the video is because the fact that Akercocke owns immensely makes up for it.

 

[all_sins_undone]

basically, akercocke is one of the only metal bands that doesnt bore me to death these days.

 

[Risquit]

That was actually pretty cool. Short ass preview though.

 

[Stilgar]

wake me up when music videos become anything more than bands miming to their own songs that are being played over it

Have a look at Hypocrisy - The Abyss. I totally love that video. The visuals only add to the music, instead of taking away focus from it. It consists of fade-ins and fade-outs and slow pans of different things, like close-ups of statues and buildings, etc.