Music Video Thoughts

Music is a beautiful thing, and it should able to be interpreted in many different ways. Because we are all unique from each other, many songs can mean many things to a number of different people, resonating within their past experiences, present troubles, or future dreams. The music and video in conjunction should be used as a way to connect with others and provide a medium of vivid colors and emotions, telling the stories of human trials and tribulations, that's what real music is in my opinion; Pure. Music should be utilized as a personal escape, but also and just as importantly; it need be shared. To connect others and bind people together.

I believe that the artists when making a music video have to use the ultimate form of creativity and either give the listener one kind of "take" on the meaning, or to make it completely different. In all cases, the music video should be able to compliment the rhythms and melodies of the music, but never tell the meaning blatantly or straight out. The music video should create more of a stir to the music behind it, and should create more mystery and evoke more emotions than previously thought. Unfortunately enough, many artists mostly being that of mainstream types of music such of pop, are completely changing the magic of music videos into blatant acts of publicity, and is used as a tool to prolong the "shelf life" of a song. It should be used as another medium to express band character and creativity! It is also a way to have a producer not only hive his view of the song, but to give homage and honor the band.

In addition, it should be used as fun way to make their personality shine to the fans who are watching, so they can be idolized with multiple dimensions, instead of being just a voice in the darkness.

Music Videos are an art in themselves, and should accompany the band's mythos where ever it might go and is one moment in which one meaning of the song can be shared amongst a group of people, connecting them in one way or another.

Childhood... REBORN.

This last spring break wasn't too eventful for me, merely working outside, or relaxing inside. But one thing is for sure I enjoyed the time off from school very much, and did manage to have my own myriad of good times. Although closer to the end of the break, I invited some friends over for a casual hangout with a board game. Although it doesn't sound like the most exciting thing to do, it was surely needed.

So the gang came over quite effectively and we had refreshments and set the game up, and from then on for a few hours more, people left, and more people came and the game caused us to laugh hysterically, and the vibe was a very happy one, after we finally completed it, and darkness fell, a new game awaited us...

Next was an eventful intermission between the chaos, merely just a simple dog walk, with three St. Bernards weighing more than one hundred pounds each. Legs tangled, people pulled, and even an unsuccessful attempt at "mine sweeping".

A classic game of hide and go seek awaited us after the dogs plopped into their respite. In the blackness of the night, we hid, hunted and frightened. In the end everybody had a professional hiding spot that fooled us all at one point or another, and everyone had their good share of laughs. As time passed and curfews were met, we eventually had to end the amazing night.

This night wasn't about texting, or online gaming, and was free from any teenage stress and drama, it was more about good friends getting together and going back to the roots of the primordial ooze of childhood fun and great memories. Definitely one of the highlights of the break by far.