whats this The Fixer video ????

AJ237112
AJ237112 Posts: 5
edited September 2009 in The Porch
I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw this video. It shows Pearl Jam as a teenage wannabe group. Very commercial. Awful. Please dont do this.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    it's just a performance video. Nothing to be alarmed about.

    You people worry about silly things.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • ledvedderman
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    Please check your personal opinion of what you think the band should or should not be at the door. They don't have to listen to you.
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  • LOITERING
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    ledvedderman wrote:
    Please check your personal opinion of what you think the band should or should not be at the door. They don't have to listen to you.

    Yes! Personal opinions have no place on a message board forum :roll: :D

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  • ledvedderman
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    LOITERING wrote:
    ledvedderman wrote:
    Please check your personal opinion of what you think the band should or should not be at the door. They don't have to listen to you.

    Yes! Personal opinions have no place on a message board forum :roll: :D

    Welcome to the board OP :D

    Maybe I didn't put that the best way. But people coming onto the board bitching about the band not holding true to beliefs from the early 90's is just annoying. It is none of our business. The music industry keeps changing every day. The band is evolving with it. If they didn't, guess what...they'd be left behind. Kudos for them to WANT to keep evolving. Not only are they evolving, they are leading the charge on many issues in the music biz.
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  • LOITERING
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    ledvedderman wrote:
    Maybe I didn't put that the best way. But people coming onto the board bitching about the band not holding true to beliefs from the early 90's is just annoying. It is none of our business. The music industry keeps changing every day. The band is evolving with it. If they didn't, guess what...they'd be left behind. Kudos for them to WANT to keep evolving. Not only are they evolving, they are leading the charge on many issues in the music biz.

    Fair enough, it gave me a laugh none the less. I just thought it came across poorly. I couldn't agree with you more anyway. All the complaining can be draining. :mrgreen:
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  • norm
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    AJ237112 wrote:
    Very commercial.


    really? since it's a commercial for target, i'm thinking it's doing it's job
  • Backspacer_Backer
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    it is a little, i don't know, fucking cheesy. it seems to go against everything the band has always been about. like appearing in cheesy ass videos.


    for the record, i love EACH song i've heard from the new album, but it seems Eddie has found some happiness in life and it's negatively impacting the band in some ways. damn him for being happy.
  • ledvedderman
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    csickels wrote:
    it is a little, i don't know, fucking cheesy. it seems to go against everything the band has always been about. like appearing in cheesy ass videos.


    for the record, i love EACH song i've heard from the new album, but it seems Eddie has found some happiness in life and it's negatively impacting the band in some ways. damn him for being happy.

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    ledvedderman wrote:
    csickels wrote:
    it is a little, i don't know, fucking cheesy. it seems to go against everything the band has always been about. like appearing in cheesy ass videos.


    for the record, i love EACH song i've heard from the new album, but it seems Eddie has found some happiness in life and it's negatively impacting the band in some ways. damn him for being happy.

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    obviously, i was kidding about eddie's happiness - but the first part, yeah, i don't like the video.
  • Ledbetterman10
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    csickels wrote:
    it is a little, i don't know, fucking cheesy. it seems to go against everything the band has always been about. like appearing in cheesy ass videos.

    I totally agree. I don't think it's a "sell-out move" or anything like that. It's just a horrible video. We've seen them break their "we don't make videos" stance before with Do the Evolution and Life Wasted....but at least those videos had some artistic quality to them.
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  • Gonzo1977
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    You think "The Fixer" video is cheesey....Have you ever seen the "Hunger Strike Video"?
  • Brownie9160
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    csickels wrote:
    it is a little, i don't know, fucking cheesy. it seems to go against everything the band has always been about. like appearing in cheesy ass videos.


    for the record, i love EACH song i've heard from the new album, but it seems Eddie has found some happiness in life and it's negatively impacting the band in some ways. damn him for being happy.

    What's wrong with being happy? The last album was fucking depressing at some points...I much prefer "when something's lost I want to fight to get it back again" to "The whole world...world over...it's a worldwide suicide!"
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  • AJ237112
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    I have always loved Pearl Jam not just for their music but also for their attitude towards "trendy" and useless commercial behavior. I agree that the band has changed over the time and its great...so if they are happy and they write different types of songs, excellent.
    The video is still cheesy and awful though and I just dont want them to become another sellable well marketed commodity like most of the other bands. :o:o
  • mfc2006
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    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    You think "The Fixer" video is cheesey....Have you ever seen the "Hunger Strike Video"?

    there's nothing cheesy about that video at all! me & my friends like to walk around the beach singing with our instruments unplugged all the time. we do it every month. :)
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  • MayDay10
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    I dont like the video particularly to be honest. It just seems a little awkward. I cant really put my finger on it.
  • dreamweaver
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    maybe it's the fake crowd sampling, maybe it'll grow on me
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    mfc2006 wrote:
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    You think "The Fixer" video is cheesey....Have you ever seen the "Hunger Strike Video"?

    there's nothing cheesy about that video at all! me & my friends like to walk around the beach singing with our instruments unplugged all the time. we do it every month. :)
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  • jimed14
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    c'mon folks, the Fixer video is prretty bad.

    What the hell is with the overlaid track of the crowd cheering?? ugh ... yeah, I know, it's supposed to emulate a live performance, but it's the studio version of the song, so, it's a horrible mix.

    and, I haven't had seizures from all the jump cuts this bad since Wang Chung.

    Again, it's all opinion. The song is growing on me, but the video .... woof.
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  • norm
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    jimed14 wrote:
    c'mon folks, the Fixer video is prretty bad.

    What the hell is with the overlaid track of the crowd cheering?? ugh ... yeah, I know, it's supposed to emulate a live performance, but it's the studio version of the song, so, it's a horrible mix.

    and, I haven't had seizures from all the jump cuts this bad since Wang Chung.

    Again, it's all opinion. The song is growing on me, but the video .... woof.


    it is pretty bad but it is doing what it's intended to do...advertise the new album...nothing more, nothing less
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