Wednesday, January 11, 2012

When We Stand Together by Nickelback

The very first song I reviewed here was Savin Me by Nickelback.  I loved it and still think of it as one of the greatest music videos ever.  So, naturally, I figured that another song by the same band might be just as good.  Maybe, failing that, it would be at least pleasant to watch.  I was wrong.  The screenshot captures about 80 percent of the video.  The other 20 is filled with images.  Are they in any way related?  Not unless you count "emotionally evocative" as a relation.  The only thread that I could see through the pictures was that they are all of things intended to create strong emotions: firemen rescuing people, somebody holding bullets in their hands, and other, similar portrayals of vaguely emotional miscellanea.  The band playing in the grass offset the emotional nature of the snippets by having fun with camera angles.  A terrible, terrible music video.


1 point if the music video in question has very good dancing or no dancing.
This is a case of "It would be better with dancing."
1 point if the music video has no dancing.
Point.
1 point if the music video has something from the beginning come into play at the end.
No point.
1 point if the music video has a series of related images, a theme, or a plotline.
The majority of images are of the band on the grassy mountain, which I would all count as one image.  The rest weren't related at all.  They were highly emotional, but even the emotion caused varied: some were hopeful, while others were saddening.

1 point if the music video has a theme or a plotline.
No point.
1 point if the music video has a plotline.
No point.
1 point if the music video is either depicts extreme coolness or extreme realism.
I don't think that most bands have concerts on mountaintops, and it definitely wasn't cool.
1 point if the music video, if it has a plotline or theme, has no diversions from it.
No point.
1 point if the music video has a person or setting with an interesting status or superpower.   
There wasn't anything interesting about this video at all.
1 point to spare in case I really like it.
No point.


This video gets a 2/10.  
I am HIGHLY up for suggestions for music videos to review.

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