The music video is described by NME as 'One of the classic WTF? vids'. This I agree with, as it uses a lot of weird distortion editing techniques which matches the dark nature of the song about the apocalypse. The editing, (for its time) is quite effective and supports the nature of the song as a whole, as well as having visuals matching lyrics at times with 'shoes' and 'youth'. The shot choices also match the creepiness of the song, constantly changing in angles and characters in the town shown.
NME 10-1 of Greatest Music Videos
Another song that was highly regarded was 'Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box'.
This music video uses very simple green screen effects and costume to display a religious message, going between good and bad. While it didn't personally make sense to me, I understood the Jesus reference and I presume that the young girl represents innocence; though I am not quite sure. There are a lot of close-up shots of the lead singer, especially when he says, 'Hey. Wait.' However there are a lot of blurred shots of the artist as well, which could infer he is unsure about his standpoint on religion.
When looking at the greatest music videos, I found one that I personally thought was interesting, and that is 'AC DC - Back in Black'.
The CD cover was the first made after their lead singer Bob Scott died. It is filled with depression and sadness, despite it appearing to be simply for visual purposes. It is very simple and effective, standing out easily from many with little to nothing but the name of the band and the album name.
Another CD cover that is highly regarded is 'Queen - Queen II'.
This CD cover has Queen with their most recognised image on the cover of this from the music video. This immediately shows who the band are and what to expect; Queen still incredibly popular at the time of this albums' release.
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