saturn Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 For better or worse, MTV had a huge impact on the music world. Figured I'd just acknowledge that bit of trivia today. For a laugh, here was one of the earliest videos to air on the channel. Baltimore band who was pretty big locally and got some good airplay on local radio. Video was shot on The Block which is like the red light district of Baltimore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I haven’t watched MTV in over 30 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I had no idea it was still on. Happy Birthday, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 It was a great day, I remember it well. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 oh yeah... MTV More a thing of my son's era. There as a mention of MTV in Thimbleweed Park. Legit & righteous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) I remember the one with Bruce Springsteen jumping over the piano every time you turned it on. And Van Morrison - "Real Real Gone".....heavy rotation for months. Awful. Invented by Mike Nesmith they say. Edited August 1, 2021 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I recall coming back stateside after a number of years stationed in Germany. This was in late 1984. Seems like after we settled in, MTV was on the TV all day, for a couple of years anyway. MTV sold the product, and I bought it. Lock, stock, and teakettle. Who profited? David Lee Roth, surely. Hall and Oates. Cindy Lauper. Etc. 😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I've always attributed the ruin of modern music to Mtv. Mediocre music being popular just because the video was "cool". The sanctuary for cookie cutter spandex laden and over formulated "metal" bands where the only real difference was the names. My kids(at the time, 9 and 6 years old, respectively) would sit mesmerized by that dreck for hours. But at that age, how could they know better? Now, every blue moon something good would make it through. Like Joe Jackson's "Mad At You" or those hilarious send-ups by "Weird Al" Yankovic. and a very few others. For better music fare I'd tune in Friday late nights for the then fledgling USA network's "Night Flight" and the "New Wave Theater" program. and "Video Artists" was fun to watch too. Cleverly creative artists using the video camera and associated technology to create visual artistry. NOT goofy music "videos". Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I have days and days worth of Night Flight on VHS. Used to just let the giant Jensen Top Load vcr run all night on USA. Great stuff. rct 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Woa??? that crap still on??? Obviously haven't noticed.. or missed it,, or care.. Edited August 2, 2021 by kidblast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I thought Weird Al had lost his mind with his mind with the Take It Away parody as I saw that before the Chili Peppers video. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 The "M" in Mtv originally stood for "music". My daughter tells me the channel has quit playing a lot of music on it these days. Mostly idiotic "reality" shows and stuff. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Vanessa Warwick did a great job hosting the Headbanger's Ball in Europe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The first two hours of MTV, commercials and all. You're welcome. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Sure. Where would this world be WITHOUT Boy George and Bananarama? OR Flock Of Seagulls? Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I watch MTV sometimes now. There is no music anymore. There is a show called "Ridiculousness" that shows viral video clips and some are pretty funny. Many are really stupid and gross, but when whatever else is on goes to commercial I will click over there and get a laugh sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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