The first in what may become a very occasional series. With the emphasis on may and very occasional...
Today's great moment in music video history comes from the promo to accompany Aerosmith's 1993 single Living On The Edge. I'm not an Aerosmith fan, but this track is okay, I think, for what it is. The video got an awful lot of airplay on MTV at the time, and since I was working in a TV and hi-fi shop (low paid but a lot of fun, lots of tech to play with, and a great friend made) where MTV was our default satellite demo channel, I got to watch this video a lot.
According to Wikipedia, this video is "notable for a number of things, including depicting vandalism, theft, joyriding, airbag crashing, unprotected sex, violence among school-aged youth, cross-dressing teachers, a naked Steven Tyler holding a zipper by his crotch ... and lead guitarist Joe Perry playing a lead guitar solo in front of an oncoming train." It also features Edward Furlong - you known, John Connor in Terminator 2.
Memorable though the "lead guitar solo in front of an oncoming train" is, the great moment in this video comes in early, just 40 seconds in. I won't spoil it for you, but you'll know it when you see it. Here you go.
Excellent. Though not as good as the first 30 seconds of the video to Love In An Elevator.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think of Aerosmith in Wayne's World terms...
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