After a long and ongoing battle, 5 Seconds of Summer are still trying to brush off the 'boyband' label and as much as I love them and support their rock feel, 'Amnesia' is not a single that helps them. This soft ballady number is a nice song which fits nicely on Capital FM and despite it being written by the Madden brothers, it just doesn't feel very rock n roll. The video mirrors this as it sees the boys hanging out with a bunch of female acquaintances, hitting golf balls off cars, jumping into swimming pools and looking longingly out of car windows. Calum and Luke spend most of the video singing into the camera, undoubtedly making a thousand girls hearts melt every second, whilst Ashton and Michael give us the occasional glimpse which does the trick much better for me. It's a nice video, I mean, the boys are beautiful and who doesn't enjoy seeing Aussie's in what looks to be a wet t-shirt competition? But in reality, the video is just a bit boring. I don't see how it fits with the single and it's certainly no 'Don't Stop' or 'She Looks So Perfect.' I do quite like the "My Child Is An Honor Roll Student" sticker in the car window though; it's a sarcastic nod to their now hectic lifestyle and it shows that these boys do have a sense of humour. All in all, it's a video that's nice to look at but isn't one to remember. Sorry 5SOS!
Slipknot-The Negative One
With a video that couldn't be further away from 'Amnesia', Slipknot have finally revealed what them creepy teasers were all about in a video that would horrify the RSPCA. Goats heads, tits, fish and a lot of weird close ups of gums and eyes. I don't really know what to say other than that; it truly is just a compilation of girls and goats, classic satanic combination to be fair to Slipknot though... One girl, painted black, writhes around in a manner only an exorcist could describe whilst another lookers like she's got some watery burger sauce oozing from her teeth. This girl, who looks like Helena Bonham Carter, also spends most of the video rubbing her body and when the one painted black has overcome her possession she decides to place all her finest jewellery over some dead goat heads. It's just all very weird but it was always going to be with Slipknot. The end of the video sees what could be the new Slipknot logo; an ambigram goats head adorned with a 9 in the middle of it's forehead. Goats and the number 9 have been running themes through Slipknot's career so perhaps there won't be as much change as people are expecting with the new album. What is for sure is that Slipknot are back in fine form and whilst I won't be watching this video more than I have to, 'The Negative One' is a great song.
No comments:
Post a Comment