1. Another Bad Creation - "Playground" 1991 *I loved this and all other Michael Bivens related groups in 1991. I continue to love Another Bad Creation and all other Michael Bivens related groups in 2014.
2. Missy Elliott - "Work It" 2002 *Missy at her finest.
3. Smif-N-Wessun - "Wreckonize" 1995 *Not as great as "Bucktown", but, still pretty great.
4. Martika - "Toy Soldiers" 1989 *I thought I remembered liking this song, it's really not that great.
5. Boog Brown (Produced by Apollo Brown) - "UPS" 2011 *A new-to-me lady rapper.
6. Sade - "Paradise" 1988 *She is so fucking cool.
7. Dex Amora + J'Von - "Dex Dynamite Shxt" 2013 *Keep watching for these dudes, they may have come from the future with Jeremiah Jae.
*You might find yourself wondering, why the hell would I want to watch ten music videos with instrument close-ups? Really these lists are just a way to put good music in a playlist (of sorts) without having to label them with a genre. It's all just good music, at least I think so.
1. Chromatics - "Cherry" 2012 *Chromatics are good, you should probably listen to them.
2. The Police - "Every Breath You Take" 1983 *I don't think I really appreciated The Police when my mom listened to them when I was a kid. I get it now.
3. Pretty Lights feat. Talib Kweli - "Around The Block" 2013 *I feel like a lot of people might really like this song. I think it's too in your face (or ear), like he wanted to try to create a big sound. I'm not sure what that really means, but, I do know that I'm not that into this song.
4. Gang Starr - "Jazz Thing" 1990 *From the Mo' Better Blues Soundtrack
5. Apollo Brown - "Time Passed Autumn" 2011 *For me this song/video is all about seeing the Phil Collins album in a frame. I prefer his "Tao Te Ching" song. This video is the weakest link of the ten, but, there is tough competition.
6. The Smiths - "This Charming Man" 1983 *The Smiths hang out in a dirty room and Morissey swings something around.
7. Player - "Baby Come Back" 1977 *Smoothed out jams on the classic rock tip.
8. New Order - "The Perfect Kiss" 1985 *It's always good to fit New Order videos in wherever possible. This video also has a cowbell.
9. Common - "Resurrection" 1995 *This is a great album.
10. Moby - "Porcelain" 2000 *There is a close-up of a piano keyboard, but, the video is one long close-up of someone's eye and presumably the stuff that they are seeing.
4. Kashmere as Galaktus - "BANG! SPLAT!" 2010 (UK HIP HOP) *This is a concept/alter-ego album from the UK rapper once known as Kashmere the Iguana Man (see previous blog posts about him on the right). I think this might be about Galaktus' pursuit of safe sex.
5. Apollo Brown - "Tao Te Ching" 2011 *This is one of my favorites from Mello Music Group.
6. Pick A Piper - "Cinders And Dust" 2013 *The singing is my least favorite part of this whole video/song presentation.
7. J Dilla - "Geek Down" (Song 2006 / Video 2011) *From the 2011 Stones Throw Video Contest.
8. Flying Lotus - "Zodiac Shit" 2010 *There packed in so much stuff in this amazing minute and a half video.
9. Modeselektor feat. Miss Platnum - "Berlin" 2012 *This video gets the award for best use of old cardboard boxes.
10. Air - "Sing Sang Sung" 2009 *This is one of those Air songs that is good without being amazing.
