justcause Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Yes! Thank you. Ok this will be as brief as I can make it I am going intodeatail though about some of the stuff in teh video. I hate being spoiled with stuff so that si why...anyway. First of all, the small images are what make the video powerful. It is not "Do you know you enemy?" because of massive special effects. Which I know many people were dissapointed about. It is about all the fucking cameras everywhere. The grocery store, the bank, they have them where I work. I am pretty sure they probably watch people take a dump.It is the barbed wire, the helocopters with the spotlights. It is about whatever you would call it, The Government, Society, whatever name. Do you know if they are entirely the enemy, partly the enemy? Do you really pay attention to the small things around you?Anyway my two cents.Yes the fire was cool. To me it represented revolution, renewal, and violence. I think this video, like the song, has two levels - the stuff you talk about, and then the personal angle. From the personal level - the enemy within - this video screams paranoia. There's the big, beautiful sky, but the band is trapped inside this concrete wasteland, isolated, surrounded by perimeter fencing and barbed wire, under all kinds of scrutiny. The cameras remind me of that line from Rock and Roll Suicide - 'you're watching yourself, but you're too unfair'. In the midst of it all, this voice fighting to be free of constraint - when the shadows ignite, it's rocket-launching out of that dark place on the demon-flames.
Billie'sgirl Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 OMFG!!!!!!!! Its The Amazzzzingnesss !!!!!!!! Love it.....allready said it...but its good to Have The Boys Back On Action!!!!!!
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 You were disapponted too? I figured you would be.It just wasn't enough for me. And it looked like it was put together by a five year old with Windows Movie Maker.
xaristotlex Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 It just wasn't enough for me. And it looked like it was put together by a five year old with Windows Movie Maker.Oh, that's a bit harsh...I like the Disney Channel video comparison, myself.(No, I didn't like it either.)
HoneyDo666 Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I loved it...it was simple like the song, but epic! I love watching our boys perform.Rock on!
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Oh, that's a bit harsh...I like the Disney Channel video comparison, myself.(No, I didn't like it either.)On the upside, the video sucked so much that it made me like the song a lot more in comparison.
permanent_insanity Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 that was fucking AWESOME!!!I think this might be their best vid so far
gd86arg Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Know Your Enemy video appears 1 or 2 times every hour at MTV Argentina :|
Dai. Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Know Your Enemy video appears 1 or 2 times every hour at MTV Argentina :| POSTA?
gd86arg Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 si dai, yo desde las 8 ke llegue a casa ya lo vi 3 veces xDes mas, prende la tele que deben estar por darlo
MusicalDeviant Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 On the upside, the video sucked so much that it made me like the song a lot more in comparison.There's always a silver lining. Samuel Bayer, you're talent is needed here.
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 There's always a silver lining. Samuel Bayer, you're talent is needed here.I've honestly never liked Sam Bayer until now.
MusicalDeviant Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I've honestly never liked Sam Bayer until now.Its funny how that happens, how something shitty reminds you how something else is less shitty than it.Oh, that's a bit harsh...I like the Disney Channel video comparison, myself.(No, I didn't like it either.)Thank you for recognizing my wit.
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Its funny how that happens, how something shitty reminds you how something else is less shitty than it.Sam Bayer only gets a 3 on my shit scale compared to the moron that did this video (839784723947823).
mallorymaloney Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 First of all, the small images are what make the video powerful. It is not "Do you know you enemy?" because of massive special effects. Which I know many people were dissapointed about. It is about all the fucking cameras everywhere. The grocery store, the bank, they have them where I work. I am pretty sure they probably watch people take a dump.It is the barbed wire, the helocopters with the spotlights. It is about whatever you would call it, The Government, Society, whatever name. Do you know if they are entirely the enemy, partly the enemy? Do you really pay attention to the small things around you?Anyway my two cents.Yes the fire was cool. To me it represented revolution, renewal, and violence.I think this video, like the song, has two levels - the stuff you talk about, and then the personal angle. From the personal level - the enemy within - this video screams paranoia. There's the big, beautiful sky, but the band is trapped inside this concrete wasteland, isolated, surrounded by perimeter fencing and barbed wire, under all kinds of scrutiny. The cameras remind me of that line from Rock and Roll Suicide - 'you're watching yourself, but you're too unfair'. In the midst of it all, this voice fighting to be free of constraint - when the shadows ignite, it's rocket-launching out of that dark place on the demon-flames.I'm feeling the video a lot more now after reading these two interpretations! I 'thought about it' a little bit, but I guess I didn't think deep enough, which is actually unusual for me, haha. Normally I over-analyze and over-think every little thing.Thanks for making me appreciate the video more than before, you two! =)
MusicalDeviant Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Sam Bayer only gets a 3 on my shit scale compared to the moron that did this video (839784723947823)."Hey guys, lets have lower production values than the videos from your last album, arbitrary shots from different kinds of cameras, and finish it off with a random, but lame inferno of fire as the background. And lets add some barbed wire shots and a shot of the capitol so that we can pretend that the video actually conveys some message. It will be great!"
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 "Hey guys, lets have lower production values than the videos from your last album, arbitrary shots from different kinds of cameras, and finish it off with a random, but lame inferno of fire as the background. And lets add some barbed wire shots and a shot of the capitol so that we can pretend that the video actually conveys some message. It will be great!"Fuck. The more I watch it, the angrier I get.
MusicalDeviant Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Fuck. The more I watch it, the angrier I get.Here here!I spend money on their shit, and they in turn spend my money on SHIT. A giant, smelly, rotting turd of a video.By the way, we need our own thread. We do magical things with our banter.
TheBullwinkle Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Here here!I spend money on their shit, and they in turn spend my money on SHIT. A giant, smelly, rotting turd of a video.By the way, we need our own thread. We do magical things with our banter.I'd rather they had refunded my the money for my shirt at the Fox and not made a video at all.I fucking concur. We need our own forum, goddamnit.
Morgan7 Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I think this video, like the song, has two levels - the stuff you talk about, and then the personal angle. From the personal level - the enemy within - this video screams paranoia. There's the big, beautiful sky, but the band is trapped inside this concrete wasteland, isolated, surrounded by perimeter fencing and barbed wire, under all kinds of scrutiny. The cameras remind me of that line from Rock and Roll Suicide - 'you're watching yourself, but you're too unfair'. In the midst of it all, this voice fighting to be free of constraint - when the shadows ignite, it's rocket-launching out of that dark place on the demon-flames.I kind of liked the idea that you mentioned. But I wasn't really feeling the video :/ And with the fire....
Masked Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 To be honest, I liked it. I pretty much suck at making reviews unless I'm forced to, so I'll just say I give it two thumbs up. Can't wait for the next single.
Rezurgam Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 sam suck (?)mark kohr come back ! ! !Mark Kohr ftw!
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