25th year anniversary of MTV - Bilge

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Tue, Aug 1, 2006 8:18 PM Totally Vern..'exotic' is another great way to describe MTV in it's early years. That's a pretty cool comparison with the Elvis thing too. Goddam...now I really feel old. At least I'm not as old as the original Vee-Jays. Mark Goodman's gotta be what? Over 50 at this point? As mentioned in an earlier post, VH1 Classic has been broadcasting the first day of MTV all day. Basically they're showing the first videos shown, but I'm wondering if the rotation that they are showing them in is the actual one broadcast on 8/1/81. I keep seeing alot of the same videos over and over again. Wouldn't be surprised if that's how it was back then since video making was sort of limited. A couple that I saw today totally took me back. Pretty mind blowing, indeed. I mean when was the last time I heard or saw 'Wrathchild' from the original pre-Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden?? Damn!!!! Another one that unearthed cells from the depths of my brain not used in years was 'Sign of the Gypsy Queen' from April Wine!!!! Oh my god!!!!! I haven't heard that song in literally 25 years!!!!! Sirius Satellite Radio has also done a pretty good job commemorating the date with music and commentary from all of the remaining Vee-Jays sans, of course, good old JJ Jackson (R.I.P). I alway liked JJ. In fact, I liked all of them..Mark, Allan, Martha, and Nina. Pretty cool unannoying, unpretentious bunch that all seemed genuinely interested in music. Sounds totally cornball, but it was alot of fun back then. MTV was a pretty amazing and unexpected shift in the musical universe, and even though it turned out suckin the big weiner later on in it's existence, I submit: do the youth of America get to live through anything as cool as that now??

Totally Vern..'exotic' is another great way to describe MTV in it's early years. That's a pretty cool comparison with the Elvis thing too. Goddam...now I really feel old. At least I'm not as old as the original Vee-Jays. Mark Goodman's gotta be what? Over 50 at this point?

As mentioned in an earlier post, VH1 Classic has been broadcasting the first day of MTV all day. Basically they're showing the first videos shown, but I'm wondering if the rotation that they are showing them in is the actual one broadcast on 8/1/81. I keep seeing alot of the same videos over and over again. Wouldn't be surprised if that's how it was back then since video making was sort of limited. A couple that I saw today totally took me back. Pretty mind blowing, indeed. I mean when was the last time I heard or saw 'Wrathchild' from the original pre-Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden?? Damn!!!! Another one that unearthed cells from the depths of my brain not used in years was 'Sign of the Gypsy Queen' from April Wine!!!! Oh my god!!!!! I haven't heard that song in literally 25 years!!!!!

Sirius Satellite Radio has also done a pretty good job commemorating the date with music and commentary from all of the remaining Vee-Jays sans, of course, good old JJ Jackson (R.I.P). I alway liked JJ. In fact, I liked all of them..Mark, Allan, Martha, and Nina. Pretty cool unannoying, unpretentious bunch that all seemed genuinely interested in music.

Sounds totally cornball, but it was alot of fun back then. MTV was a pretty amazing and unexpected shift in the musical universe, and even though it turned out suckin the big weiner later on in it's existence, I submit: do the youth of America get to live through anything as cool as that now??

Post #246193 by donhonyc on Tue, Aug 1, 2006 8:18 PM