Underworld - The Crocodile Thread

[Dirty0900]

Sorry, the video is total gash in my opinion. Total let down after some of UW's last videos. After seeing the blog of the director i thought it was going to be different views and cuts of the band playing the song. But one camera view is just a bit dull after a while, makes it hard to see what Rick and Pricey are doing. Yes Karl has to be the main focus seeing he is seen as the lead of the group, but the layering effect just gets to confusing and makes me want to switch it off. I just think theres to much going on and it'll piss people off more then anything. For a performance just standing there and pretending to play the song, it should have just seen them to a Top Of The Pops video. I know its a bit harsh, but seeing theres no radio play of the record, a decent video might have got them some publicty. I just think it'll sink without a trace.

[foxlake]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

a decent video might have got them some publicty..

They need Publicity ?

Good surprise to discover this video, even if I don't think it is rather enchanting in comparison with the last clips. Maybe too much orientated "arty rock band"...But... I can't spit on a U.W video !.

[Dirty0900]

Originally Posted by foxlake

They need Publicity ?

Underworld are one of the biggest dance bands ever. When Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx and Prodigy came back with there last releases, i knew about it and not from reading about it on the internet. Singles were played on the radio and videos on music channels. Even Massive Attack has the single for there best off given a lot of publicity.

But where has the press been for Crocodile? Seriously, if i wasn't a fan i would not know about the song or album due to extreme lack of press. Possibly i would have heard through Tongs show, but i don't listen! I'm usually at work and the style he plays isn't really my thing.

Possibly leaving JBO/V2 was a bad move and it seems the push to the Japanese market is where there headed for guranteed success. We have no real info on a single, if its on CD, 12",7" if theres any b-sides and what mixes are on. Its frustrating getting info from the web when the main site is not active and full of old interviews and random text.

[King of Snake]

Originally Posted by gillenium

And, of course, they post it in a stream that my crappy internet can't handle. Sigh *waits for youtube version*

or you could try this

should work if you have the latest version of quicktime

[dubman]

that was terrible.
like they just dicked around in a room and put on a light show.
and why is he holding a guitar??
it's not too confusing, it's not confusing enough. you can't have a single static shot while trying to make movement out of everything else, it just makes the light, the dancing, the performance, and all of the effects less interesting and, i don't know the right word... impactful?
i'm utterly disappointed. it may not be as ill advised as the dino3d video, but going cheap hasn't resulted in better product, it just looks really friggin cheap.

[Chris M]

i've got mixed feelings about this one but, it does remind me a bit of the talking heads (burning down the house).

[potatobroth]

i thought the video was alright. wasn't anything I'd watch over and over, but it was nice to look at once or twice. i thought certain parts were quite beautiful actually.

there are very very few videos that i would go gaga over these days. and those would have the budget of a summer movie or have been done by Michael Gondry.

[luminary]

Not to sure if this is the other official video for Crocodile ... but Pete Tong has a small clip of a Crocodile Vid in his FastTrax podcast



starts approx. (a bit) into it

[BrotherLovesDub]

pete tong intro to croc starts at about 2:01, song at 2:19.

interview with Simian Mobile Disco at about 7:25 or so.

croc video excerpt is great. def. tomato visuals reminiscent of Footwear/Kiteless vids.

[grady]

So are they ditching the simon taylor video now in favor of that clip on the tong show?