Uite cum ajunge omu' sa vada un videoclip dupa 20 de ani :) : Alphaville
(Continuare la Status Quo In The Army Now)
De la vechiul radio... cam greu sa vezi videoclipul. Erau, intr-adevar, pe timpuri, la Televiziunea Yugoslava, in emisiunile de noapte "I noc i dan" mai dadeau videcolipurile, (unde, printre altele, puteai sa vezi si Benny Hill pe saturate dar cine isi mai aminteste?Un ochi aruncat pe wiki spune ca s-au lansat din anii '80. Si sunt nemtisori
M-am uitat cum erau imbracati atunci, cum ce vroiau sa atraga publicul (cu exceptia muzicii extraordinare). Am remarcat... pantalonii gen piramide.
Pe timpuri a fost o moda a blugilor pyramide: Largi sus si ingusti jos. Sincer, foarte practici, nu iti flendareau bucati de material inutile ca la pantalonii evazati care se purtau pana nu demult.
Imi amintesc ca erau croitorese specializate pentru modificarea blugilor obisnuiti ca sa dea forma de piramide.
Nebunie mare si atunci. Ca prea putini aveau/gaseau blugi, e alta poveste. Dar Yugoslavia era aproape si piata era plina.
Similar cu Serialul TV Dynasty, ma intrebasem de ce nu vedem prea des astfel de videoclipuri sau seriale (care incontestabil si-au dovetit calitatea in timp) la actualele televiziuni oferite de serviciile de CATV.
Dupa o mica documentare, explicatia pare insa sa fie simpla: plasarea reclamelor contextuale.
Probabil e destul de greu sa faci reclama (doar televiziunea respectiva e societate comerciala sin din asta traieste) unui autoturism de ultima generatie, in contextul unui film cu superbe autoturisme din anii 1980, sau unui iPod, (i...mobile cu "N" melodii polifonice sau ce o mai fi), imediat dupa un videoclip de acum 20 de ani, total diferit de piata actuala.
OK, pentru vanzari de "best old music" e perfect, lucru care se si vede pe posturile de televiziune specializate (unde or fi? cati mai au in grila VH1?), dar cu atata muzica noua si bani investiti in promovarea ei... lumea trebuie sa cumpere ce e trendy. Acest lucru mi-a fost confirmat de o amica, in timp ce ma cautam cideoclipuri cu Novi Fosili si Bjaga I instructori.
Tocmai isi cumparase un telefon mobil nou, Samsung X830
Dimensiuni 84 x 30 x 20 mm, MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA player, Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3, 1 GB embedded memory , 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, video.
Mai are si alte facilitati: xhtml bowser (bine ca sute de companii se bat sa faca monitoare LCD/TFT de 19, 21 si mai mult de inch in timp sigur se va gasi cineva dispus sa se chinuie pe un "monitor" minuscul de 128 x 220 pixels 1.46 inches), wap... dar totul insa dotat cu ... Standard battery, Li-Ion.
amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:52:28 PM): ba da
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:52:30 PM): nokia 5110 e
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amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:56:55 PM): te oftici
amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:56:58 PM): am inteles
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:56:59 PM): vise
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:57:00 PM): deloc
amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:57:02 PM):
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:57:12 PM): sunt mutumit de telu meu
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:57:21 PM): semnal peste tot..
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:57:27 PM): camera digitala separata
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:57:47 PM): 300 de poze facute pe drum orsova-tg mures
amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:57:55 PM): ok
amica yahoo mess (7/22/2007 1:58:05 PM):
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:58:23 PM): si mai avea spatiu
sorin frumuseanu (7/22/2007 1:58:31 PM): dar m-au lasat acumulatorii
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Nu prea am priceput cu ce vroia sa ma ajute. Eventual pe micutii japonezi stresati de tehnologii avansate, care au ajuns pana la acumulatori pe baza de hidrogen, ca sa dea mai mult curent.
Orice ai face, un acumulator Litiu ion nu are cum sa scoata mai mult curent, asta e chimia si basta.
Daca se documenta mai bine, vedea si cat timp poate vorbi la un telefon Samsung X830, cate fotografii poate sa faca si nu in ultimul rand de sensibil e la socuri.
Evident, cu acelasi acumulator. De puterea semnalului nici nu se pune problema in comparatie cu Nokia 5110. Eventual cu o baterie de dacie in spate...
Pe postul de televiziune Antena 2 vazusem o emisiune unde, printre altele, se discuta si despre telefonul de 2X mii euro al domului Diaconescu de la OTV.
Probabil ca astfel de telefoane mobile arata bine pe masa, la diverse party, dar din punct de vedere functional (ca telefon mobil) iti mai trebuie inca unul cu adevarat bun, respectiv Nokia 5110.
Dar asta e reclama, asta trebuie sa se vanda si cum spunea un tip la referinte, pareri, impresii: e telefon de fitze. De remarcat si faptul ca se aude mai slab: nu de flori de cucu ci pentru ca sunetul mai puternic inseamna mai mult curent consumat. Si de unde sa mai iasa din micutul acumulator?
In plus, este un produs "all in one". Cei care lucreaza mai mult cu computerele, stiu ca orice echipament IT all in one e mult mai ieftin decat fiecare componenta luata separat, pornind de la placile de baza pana la renumitele "multifunctionale". Ups... asta nu se spune in reclame ca nu da bine
Dar sa revenim la adevaratele valori, muzica buna: Forever Young, alaturi de inca doua videoclipuri, prea putin cunoscute: Big In Japan si Sounds Like A Melody.
Videoclip Alphaville - Forever Young | |
Videoclip Alphaville - Big In Japan | Videoclip Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody |
| Versuri Alphaville - Forever Young | |
| Let's dance in style, Let's dance for a while Heaven can wait, We're only watching the skies Hoping for the best But expecting the worst Are you going to drop the bomb or not???? Let us die young or let us live forever We don't have the power But we never say never Sitting in a sandpit, Life is a short trip The music's for the sad men Can you imagine when this race is won?? Turn our golden faces into the sun Praising our leaders, We're getting in tune The music's played by the madmen Forever young, I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever Forever -- and ever Some are like water Some are like the heat Some are a melody and some are the beat Sooner or later, they all will be gone Why don't they stay young? It's so hard to get old without a cause I don't want to perish like a fading horse Youth's like diamonds in the sun And diamonds are forever So many adventures couldn't happen today So many songs we forgot to play So many dreams swinging out of the blue We'll let them come true Forever young... | |
| Versuri Alphaville - Big In Japan | Versuri Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody |
| Winter's cityside Crystal bits of snowflakes All around my head and in the wind I had no illusions That I'd ever find a glimpse Of summer's heat waves in your eyes You did what you did to me Now it's history I see Here's my comeback on the road again Things will happen while they can I will wait here for my man tonight It's easy when you're big in Japan Aha when you're big in Japan -- tonight... Big in Japan -- be tight... Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue Big in Japan -- alright, Pay! -- Then I'll sleep by your side Things are easy when you're big in Japan Oh when you're big in Japan Neon on my naked skin, passing silhouettes Of strange illuminated mannequins Shall I stay here at the zoo Or should I go and change my point of view For other ugly scenes You did what you did to me Now it's history I see Things will happen while they can I will wait here for my man tonight It's easy when you're big in Japan Aah when you're big in Japan -- tonight... Big in Japan -- be tight... Big in Japan... ooh the eastern sea's so blue Big in Japan -- alright, Pay! -- Then I'll sleep by your side Things are easy when you're big in Japan Oh when you're big in Japan | It's a trick of my mind Two faces bathing in the screenlight She's so soft and warm in my arms I tune it into the scene My hands are resting on her shoulders When we're dancing away for a while Oh we're moving, we're falling, We step into the fire By the hour of the wolf in a midnight dream There's no reason to hurry Just start that brand new story Set it alight, we're head over heels in love, Head over heels... The ringing of your laughter It sounds like a melody To once forbidden places We'll go for a while It's the definite show Our shadows resting in the moonlight It's so clear and bright in your eyes It's the touch of your sighs My lips are resting on your shoulder When we're moving so soft and slow We need the ecstasy, the jealousy, The comedy of love Like the Cary Grants and Kellys once before Give me more tragedy, more harmony And fantasy, my dear And set it alight, just starting that satellite Set it alight... The ringing of your laughter It sounds like a melody To once forbidden places, We'll go for a while |
Alphaville | |
Alphaville is a German synthpop/-rock music group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard G����ling, born June 6, 1960 in Enger, Bielefeld) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, Bielefeld). The band was at first named Forever Young. Alphaville are best known for their two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young."
Beginnings
In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their debut single "Big in Japan", followed by "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young", quickly followed by the album Forever Young. Despite its success Frank Mertens left the band in the same year and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus, in Cologne, August 6, 1960) in January 1985 - already credited in "Forever Young" album.
"Big In Japan" was their biggest U.S. and UK success, shooting to #1 on Billboard's Dance chart, number 8 on the official UK chart and #1 on the German Charts, in Switzerland and in Sweden, #2 in Italy and in the Netherlands, #3 in Norway, #4 in Austria and Ireland, #5 in South Africa and #13 in France. While they never again achieved a UK Top 20 hit, in the U.S. several of their releases went Top 40 on the American Dance charts. They were less successful at mainstream U.S. radio, reflected by their showing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts, where "Big" only reached #66. The next single "Sounds like a Melody" reached the top 10 in Austria, Turkey, Germany, Italy, France, South Africa, Norway, Sweden (#1) and Switzerland where Alphaville had a huge success. The first U.S. release of the following single "Forever Young" failed to scale the charts, even it was again a Top 10 hit in Germany, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, Norway, Sweden (#1) and Switzerland in 1984/1985. A fourth single, "The Jet Set", from their debut album gave them another German, Swiss and Swedish charts hit.
In that year, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, Hold Me, Alphaville's "Forever Young" was re-released as a single in the U.S., and again floundered in the lower recesses of the chart. Branigan's version, though promoted on stickers adorning the album, subsequently remai
ned an album cut in the U.S., though it was released to radio in South America. She would go on to perform the song as an encore at nearly every concert she performed, from her 1985 tour until her death in 2004. The Alphaville version was released a third time in the U.S. in 1988, to promote Alphaville: The Singles Collection, and peaked this time at #65. Their highest U.S. Singles chart showing, it was also their last. International re-releases of Alphaville's "Forever Young" followed in 1989, 1996, and 2001. Several covers have been recorded and remixed, featuring male or female vocalists often erroneously attributed to be Alphaville's Marian Gold, or Laura Branigan. "Forever Young" was performed by Kiki and Herb as part of their show Alive From Broadway.[1]
Afternoons in Utopia
In 1986 the second album Afternoons in Utopia was successfully released and its first single "Dance with me" was a big international Top 20 hit (#4 in Norway, #4 in South Africa, #5 in Sweden, #9 in Switzerland, #11 in Germany, #14 in France, etc.). The album spawned two more minor hits in Germany and Switzerland, "Universal Daddy" and "Jerusalem". This LP was followed in 1989 by The Breathtaking Blue, including the highly acclaimed singles (if not so successful chart hits) "Romeos" and "Mysteries of Love". The album was released as a CD+G, including black & white stills with original lyrics and German translation. As an alternative to individual music videos, the band enlisted nine producers, among them Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi), to create a film entitled Songlines based on the album's tracks.
The next album, Prostitute, was not released until 1994. In 1996 Ricky Echolette left the band. Salvation, a back-to-the-root opus, followed in 1997. Stark Naked and Absolutely Live was released in 2000, followed by the remix album Forever Pop in 2001. A DVD - Little America - was released in 2001 documenting two concerts performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two box-sets have also been released ; rather than being collections of previously released album tracks they are actually 12 unique albums, several live, several rarities and outtakes, and several newly recorded. The first box, of eight discs, was released in 1999 (called Dreamscapes) and the second in 2003 (called CrazyShow or Dreamscapes 9-12). Part of the material of CrazyShow was previously released to the internet via the Alphaville Official website. In 2006 the band released "Dreamscapes Revisited", available by download only, which was welcomed particularly by those fans who had been unable to obtain a copy of the original "Dreamscapes" which had had a limited production run.
Projects
Bernhard Lloyd did not contribute to the CrazyShow album, and shortly after its release, on March 18, 2003 he officially left the group. The current core stage members of Alphaville are Marian Gold (vocals), Martin Lister (keyboards), David Goodes (guitars) and Pierson Grange (drums).
Marian Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992 and United, 1996) alongside his work in the band, both mixing personal creations and covers.
Bernhard Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler, a 13-track CD. In 1996 Frank Mertens started on a musical project called Maelstrom which was a combination of ambient-style music, impressionistic and colorful art in the form of paintings and sculptures, and etheric poetry. This project seems now to have been abandoned, though, as Mertens has not been visibly active with it.
In the first part of 2006, Australian guitar band Youth Group took their remake of Forever Young to #1 in the Official Australian Charts, thanks in part to exposure the track had received from being on popular US TV series The O.C.'s fifth TV soundtrack CD.
At present the band keeps on touring and working on new material, has just re-signed with WEA, and could release its next album in 2007. Song titles for the next release include "Gallery," "Around the Universe," "My Very Blood," and "Sweet Dreams."
Beginnings
In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their debut single "Big in Japan", followed by "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young", quickly followed by the album Forever Young. Despite its success Frank Mertens left the band in the same year and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus, in Cologne, August 6, 1960) in January 1985 - already credited in "Forever Young" album.
"Big In Japan" was their biggest U.S. and UK success, shooting to #1 on Billboard's Dance chart, number 8 on the official UK chart and #1 on the German Charts, in Switzerland and in Sweden, #2 in Italy and in the Netherlands, #3 in Norway, #4 in Austria and Ireland, #5 in South Africa and #13 in France. While they never again achieved a UK Top 20 hit, in the U.S. several of their releases went Top 40 on the American Dance charts. They were less successful at mainstream U.S. radio, reflected by their showing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts, where "Big" only reached #66. The next single "Sounds like a Melody" reached the top 10 in Austria, Turkey, Germany, Italy, France, South Africa, Norway, Sweden (#1) and Switzerland where Alphaville had a huge success. The first U.S. release of the following single "Forever Young" failed to scale the charts, even it was again a Top 10 hit in Germany, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, Norway, Sweden (#1) and Switzerland in 1984/1985. A fourth single, "The Jet Set", from their debut album gave them another German, Swiss and Swedish charts hit.
In that year, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, Hold Me, Alphaville's "Forever Young" was re-released as a single in the U.S., and again floundered in the lower recesses of the chart. Branigan's version, though promoted on stickers adorning the album, subsequently remai
ned an album cut in the U.S., though it was released to radio in South America. She would go on to perform the song as an encore at nearly every concert she performed, from her 1985 tour until her death in 2004. The Alphaville version was released a third time in the U.S. in 1988, to promote Alphaville: The Singles Collection, and peaked this time at #65. Their highest U.S. Singles chart showing, it was also their last. International re-releases of Alphaville's "Forever Young" followed in 1989, 1996, and 2001. Several covers have been recorded and remixed, featuring male or female vocalists often erroneously attributed to be Alphaville's Marian Gold, or Laura Branigan. "Forever Young" was performed by Kiki and Herb as part of their show Alive From Broadway.[1]
Afternoons in Utopia
In 1986 the second album Afternoons in Utopia was successfully released and its first single "Dance with me" was a big international Top 20 hit (#4 in Norway, #4 in South Africa, #5 in Sweden, #9 in Switzerland, #11 in Germany, #14 in France, etc.). The album spawned two more minor hits in Germany and Switzerland, "Universal Daddy" and "Jerusalem". This LP was followed in 1989 by The Breathtaking Blue, including the highly acclaimed singles (if not so successful chart hits) "Romeos" and "Mysteries of Love". The album was released as a CD+G, including black & white stills with original lyrics and German translation. As an alternative to individual music videos, the band enlisted nine producers, among them Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi), to create a film entitled Songlines based on the album's tracks.
The next album, Prostitute, was not released until 1994. In 1996 Ricky Echolette left the band. Salvation, a back-to-the-root opus, followed in 1997. Stark Naked and Absolutely Live was released in 2000, followed by the remix album Forever Pop in 2001. A DVD - Little America - was released in 2001 documenting two concerts performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two box-sets have also been released ; rather than being collections of previously released album tracks they are actually 12 unique albums, several live, several rarities and outtakes, and several newly recorded. The first box, of eight discs, was released in 1999 (called Dreamscapes) and the second in 2003 (called CrazyShow or Dreamscapes 9-12). Part of the material of CrazyShow was previously released to the internet via the Alphaville Official website. In 2006 the band released "Dreamscapes Revisited", available by download only, which was welcomed particularly by those fans who had been unable to obtain a copy of the original "Dreamscapes" which had had a limited production run.
Projects
Bernhard Lloyd did not contribute to the CrazyShow album, and shortly after its release, on March 18, 2003 he officially left the group. The current core stage members of Alphaville are Marian Gold (vocals), Martin Lister (keyboards), David Goodes (guitars) and Pierson Grange (drums).
Marian Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992 and United, 1996) alongside his work in the band, both mixing personal creations and covers.
Bernhard Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler, a 13-track CD. In 1996 Frank Mertens started on a musical project called Maelstrom which was a combination of ambient-style music, impressionistic and colorful art in the form of paintings and sculptures, and etheric poetry. This project seems now to have been abandoned, though, as Mertens has not been visibly active with it.
In the first part of 2006, Australian guitar band Youth Group took their remake of Forever Young to #1 in the Official Australian Charts, thanks in part to exposure the track had received from being on popular US TV series The O.C.'s fifth TV soundtrack CD.
At present the band keeps on touring and working on new material, has just re-signed with WEA, and could release its next album in 2007. Song titles for the next release include "Gallery," "Around the Universe," "My Very Blood," and "Sweet Dreams."
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Suntem , acum cand scriu in 2012 , varsta merge inainte , muzica ramane , si imi amintesc anii mei de tinerete , 1982 - 1988 , ehee in 1988 am plecat in armata iar cand m-am intors , nu mai gasisem ce am lasat. Au fost anii mei cei mai frumosi , cu Alphaville- Forever Young , etc etc , frumoasa era muzica in anii aceia , ce a-s m-ai da timpul inapoi :)
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