A Light Above Descending video

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A Light Above Descending video

Postby kevo » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:00 pm

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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby blir » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:08 pm

And a little scary. Likely the best produced vid from them?
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby kevo » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:32 pm

blir wrote:And a little scary. Likely the best produced vid from them?


Yes, probs... though No Lucifer is incredible. Talking of BSP vids someone reminded me about this one for 'Baby' which hardly got mentioned at the time. A great one for BSP nostalgists - features the band on the road in Utah, 2005.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1cWjeW_6qY
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby redc » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:10 pm

According to @BSPOfficial: "The video has a working title 'Careful with that Carp Eugene' " - a title which has manifold significance for me, one thing being my alter-ego: @EugeneSax.

..and being pedantic, I'm pretty certain it's not a carp (might just be a rare grass carp) but a mullet.

Anyhow, I'd love to see & hear them cover this (& if they did, who would do you reckon would take on Roger Waters' high notes?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMpGdG27K9o
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Don_Gorgon » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:54 pm

I've felt this was one of the more enigmatic songs on the new album (not using that pejoratively) and I think the video has lead to another layer of puzzlement. A bit precious for my tastes and youthful innocent love stuff has always made me feel uncomfortable.
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby avocetboy » Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:33 pm

redc wrote:According to @BSPOfficial: "The video has a working title 'Careful with that Carp Eugene' " -

..and being pedantic, I'm pretty certain it's not a carp (might just be a rare grass carp) but a mullet.


If the fish caught was the fish used throughout, then I'm going for a grass carp based on the fact it appears to have been caught in a lake.
Video is superb and just adds to the overall dreamy aura of the song
How would they survive back in the wild?
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby kevo » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:16 am

In case anyone's wondering, the video was directed by two young film-makers, Rob Savage and Riccardo Servini.
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Windy Miller » Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:19 pm

Was expecting/hoping it would be Bi-polar bear as the surprise at the end....
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Singing Bear » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:32 pm

Nice video but concerned about possible fish abuse. Was there a body double?
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby TheAlex » Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:07 am

Nice video, I was hooked!

Singing Bear wrote:Nice video but concerned about possible fish abuse. Was there a body double?

Hopefully no one is gill-ty of any wrong-doing.
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Skinku » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:12 pm

Oh dear, I am again alone in the corner of What?
Seems nonsense to me.
Maybe I don't understand the song but I never thought it involved fish slapping and self mutilation with two attractive teenage actors.
I have toned down my response as Mrs Skinku thinks I am far too rude these days.
This video detracts rather than adds.
Not sure I have really enjoyed a BSP video to be honest.
Please don't mention the films.
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Skinku » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:21 pm

No hang on, Machineries of Joy was great and probably all the Carrion jubbly footage of larks.
I thought Waving Flags was OK as well.
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby kevo » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:46 pm

Skinku wrote:Not sure I have really enjoyed a BSP video to be honest


The Oily Stage and No Lucifer ones are great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZtWOO80IEI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqbfnTW1qKM
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Wicker Man » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:46 pm

This one will always be the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ_MRfZEmg
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Re: A Light Above Descending video

Postby Skinku » Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:31 pm

Wicker Man wrote:This one will always be the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ_MRfZEmg

Yes, that is the fucking tits.
That is what BSP videos should be like.
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