Dicey Proposition
June 7, 2007 9:35 PM   Subscribe

Fujiya & Miyagi's "Ankle Injuries" bests The White Stripes "Fell In Love With a Girl" in the "If Seurat Had Made Music Video's" competition. (only for the video though, the Stripes tune still kicks the other one's ass)
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posted by caddis at 9:41 PM on June 7, 2007


Well, the thing is the White Stripes video was original and this one is derivative. Or at least the White Stripes video was novel to me. So even if it was better technically Fell in Love With a Girl is still more impressive.

But even side by side, I think Fell In Love is actually a better video. The Fuyija Miyagi video just seems cool now because it's new and thus more interesting.

Plus how lame is it that they sing their own band name? Seems kind of desperate.
posted by delmoi at 9:42 PM on June 7, 2007


Huh, the white stripes video was directed by Michel Gondry
posted by delmoi at 9:45 PM on June 7, 2007


Huh. I thought the White Stripes used to be called Violent Femmes.
posted by eyeballkid at 9:46 PM on June 7, 2007 [1 favorite]


The power drums in that song are awesome.
posted by Ironmouth at 9:57 PM on June 7, 2007


Plus how lame is it that they sing their own band name? Seems kind of desperate.

And how lame is it that these two British dudes try to trick everybody into thinking they're Japanese.
posted by BaxterG4 at 9:59 PM on June 7, 2007


maybe it's less of a band name and more of a mantra. not a horrible tune, anyway, and the video is absurdly well done. A+++ would download the .mov again
posted by runehog at 10:03 PM on June 7, 2007


item, your comment doesn't make any sense at all. The White Stripes & The Black Crowes similarities stop at the fact that they both make recorded music using guitars & drums. That's not to say I'm a fan of either band, just... practice your snark a little better.
posted by jonson at 10:04 PM on June 7, 2007


Gondry is a fucking beautiful genius. If you haven't seen his Directors Series DVD, you haven't lived.
posted by mullingitover at 10:11 PM on June 7, 2007


I'm with delmoi. I've never seen this video or heard of this band before, but kind of a rip-off.

Also, my understanding of this process is limited, but most of the credit goes to the idea and the filming, right? It seems like it would be pretty easy to divide each still into color planes and assign each color a specific die, no?
posted by invitapriore at 10:15 PM on June 7, 2007


I must be totally insane because I like both.
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 10:36 PM on June 7, 2007


i've tried liking white stripes, some good songs. but, bass is essential to "rock and roll", it just sounds hollow without it.
posted by andywolf at 10:46 PM on June 7, 2007


Even if derivative I still enjoyed it.
posted by O9scar at 10:56 PM on June 7, 2007


Seems like I could do "Ankle Injuries" with a few scans of dice and a filter and some boring-ass footage. "Fell in Love With a Girl" is actually some fuckin' art. Yep.
posted by fleacircus at 11:01 PM on June 7, 2007


Plus how lame is it that they sing their own band name? Seems kind of desperate

Boy, you're gonna HATE going through a Bo Diddley collection.
posted by bunglin jones at 11:06 PM on June 7, 2007


Fujiya and Miyagi's album is pretty good if you like krautrock. The White Stripes are just, er, not that good. I agree with what someone said upthread that the bassless rock music just sounds kind of hollow.

Both good videos though.
posted by ClanvidHorse at 11:54 PM on June 7, 2007


ummm...f&m's vid is obviously done on a computer...it's too clean...you can see a bunch of flaws in the white stripes one because its done by hand...much harder to do...m. gondry is such a badass

of course they are both working from video frames as source material...but theres no way anybody placed all those dice by hand on today's video budget...

that said, i like them both, actually...
posted by sexyrobot at 1:11 AM on June 8, 2007


Gondry
posted by chuckdarwin at 2:01 AM on June 8, 2007 [1 favorite]


I think they're both pretty good videos. Gondry's handmade-ness and originality wins extra points, of course, but seeing either of them on telly on a Saturday morning would be nice.
posted by bunglin jones at 2:13 AM on June 8, 2007


"Video's"? What belongs to the video?
posted by Eideteker at 3:29 AM on June 8, 2007


Plus how lame is it that they sing their own band name? Seems kind of desperate.

Everybody Wang Chung tonight!
posted by pax digita at 8:14 AM on June 8, 2007


i've tried liking white stripes, some good songs. but, bass is essential to "rock and roll", it just sounds hollow without it.


You can try and find a copy of Redd Blood Cells, if you are curious what that might sound like.

(from the link)

"In the summer of 2002, Steven (from Redd Kross) came up with the idea to do an art experiment by adding bass tracks to 2 White Stripes songs and sharing them with Redd Kross fans via the internet. The overwhelmingly positive response inspired him to cover the entire "White Blood Cells" record. Word spread quickly over the internet and soon press such as Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork Media, the NY Times, BB Gun to name but a few ran articles about "Redd Blood Cells." (more info on the linked page).
posted by stifford at 8:18 AM on June 8, 2007 [1 favorite]


Fujiya & Miyagi's album kicks so much ass, so they win. Never been a huge fan of the White Stripes but both videos are neat.
posted by yeti at 8:56 AM on June 8, 2007


bass is essential to "rock and roll", it just sounds hollow without it.

I always enjoyed how 'full' the Black Keys managed to sound, even without a bass.

10 AM Automatic
Set You Free

As for the videos linked, I really liked how the added dimension of the domino pips allowed for more clarity (especially on close shots).
posted by carsonb at 10:17 AM on June 8, 2007


Ack, those are dice not dominoes.
posted by carsonb at 10:18 AM on June 8, 2007


The Cramps never sounded "hollow" without a bass, to my ears anyway.

Anyway, the dice video is cool, even if it's computer assisted. Can't say I'll watch it twice or buy the album.
posted by acetonic at 3:06 PM on June 8, 2007


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