grss1982 Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) Just saw a couple of macross inspired AMVs from animemusicvideos.org. After watching the videos it got me wondering, why most of the videos use the Top Gun song, highway to dangerzone or whatever its title is and even the top gun anthem as an intro or end to their macross inspired amv's. [[ Oh yeah when i mean use the song, i mean use them to death, there are more macross amvs using the top gun songs in the site. ]] Heck one of the makers even had these inserted to the tune of the top gun anthem: What's up with them, why the MACROSS PLUS + Music = COOL? When there are other cool songs to use [hint: Information High AMV from German macross site], right? BTW check out the site: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/home/home.php, u might like some of the videos. and what was the addres of the german macross site, i really had a hard time using google. Edited August 26, 2005 by grss1982 Quote
Keith Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 The answer is simple, people have no imagination.. Quote
Pat S Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 So Maverick and Goose flipped off Isamu in that video? Haha! Check out this one if you like electronica. I'm not sure if this is the original name or the name I renamed it, but if you search for it at AMV.org it should show up... Macross Plus Reflection - Dune - Electric Heaven.mpg Quote
azrael Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 The answer is simple, people have no imagination.. 323338[/snapback] I'm inclined to agree with this statement. Most of the Macross AMVs I've seen (this is back in the day though) were unoriginal and kinda dull. They all used M+ and all had that same theme (fighters and planes). The first was okay, then when all of them started to look the same..... Quote
Sumdumgai Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 If memory serves me correctly, on the back of the old M+ boxes they wrote something like it's the Japanese equivalent of Top Gun. Maybe it's an unconscious thing. My dad used to watch Top Gun all the time, hence I watched it too. I dunno, M+ and Top Gun... Maveric and Isamu are reckless dicks, but that's about all the similarities I see. Quote
JB0 Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 The answer is simple, people have no imagination.. 323338[/snapback] I'm inclined to agree with this statement. Most of the Macross AMVs I've seen (this is back in the day though) were unoriginal and kinda dull. They all used M+ and all had that same theme (fighters and planes). The first was okay, then when all of them started to look the same..... 323351[/snapback] I was thinking the other direction. People think Top Gun misic has to have jets, and MacPlus has the best jets. Quote
azrael Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 The answer is simple, people have no imagination.. 323338[/snapback] I'm inclined to agree with this statement. Most of the Macross AMVs I've seen (this is back in the day though) were unoriginal and kinda dull. They all used M+ and all had that same theme (fighters and planes). The first was okay, then when all of them started to look the same..... 323351[/snapback] I was thinking the other direction. People think Top Gun misic has to have jets, and MacPlus has the best jets. 323420[/snapback] I wasn't referring to Top Gun music with M+ footage, just Macross AMVs in general. I have yet to find a decent Macross AMV...but I stopped looking years ago. Quote
JB0 Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 The answer is simple, people have no imagination.. 323338[/snapback] I'm inclined to agree with this statement. Most of the Macross AMVs I've seen (this is back in the day though) were unoriginal and kinda dull. They all used M+ and all had that same theme (fighters and planes). The first was okay, then when all of them started to look the same..... 323351[/snapback] I was thinking the other direction. People think Top Gun misic has to have jets, and MacPlus has the best jets. 323420[/snapback] I wasn't referring to Top Gun music with M+ footage, just Macross AMVs in general. I have yet to find a decent Macross AMV...but I stopped looking years ago. 323435[/snapback] Either way, though, itl's a lack of imagination. Be it Top Gun AMVs or Macross AMVs. Quote
JB0 Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 You'd be surprised how much popular culture influences the general population. I remember when LA Law was the number 1 show on TV, during that period, law schools around the country had record number of applicants. I knew a guy applying to medical school about a decade back, and all he could say was "fart ER" Because ER was huge and lots of folks who might have shifted into something else like dentistry wanted to be George Clooney. Hence alot of people were applying to medical school back then. Top Gun spawned a whole generation of kids who grew up and wanted to be pilots. Just like CSI has caused a record number of applicants to crime labs around the country. ( For a shitty unglamourous job where you scrape a dead guys brains off the wall, that TV show has really made that field look somewhat decent looking. Trust me, I've seen it up close and its a poo job no matter how many hot chicks they shove on that TV show. ) I knew about that, actually. The music just doesn't bring you back to the movie, it brings you back to the time period, the way things were back then, the kind of things you remember when you wre younger. Nostalgia sells, and frankly Macross is virtually unknown to alot of people out there so you gotta get Kenny Loggins screaming into a microphone. People are sheep. The real trick is teaching a sheep how to open his wallet. 323463[/snapback] I don't see how this connects to FAN-MADE MUSIC VIDEOS. Quote
grss1982 Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 So Maverick and Goose flipped off Isamu in that video? Haha!Check out this one if you like electronica. I'm not sure if this is the original name or the name I renamed it, but if you search for it at AMV.org it should show up... Macross Plus Reflection - Dune - Electric Heaven.mpg 323341[/snapback] There are other great ones as well PAT S, Like: macross zero - action.mpg = some unknown artist i never heard before with macross zero footage [highly recommended] Macross Black.mpg = macross zero footage + that song made papular in vietnam war drama "tour of duty" burntoast - macross forever.mpg = uses foo fighters music, i think titles everlong +macross zero footage Quote
Witchblade Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 Macross Black.mpg = macross zero footage + that song made papular in vietnam war drama "tour of duty" 323488[/snapback] I don't mean to sound like a dick, but I found this really funny, considering the topic of many of the replies in this thread. I think you mean "macross zero footage + The Rolling Stones' classic Paint It Black, which has been called by critics 'one of the most influential tracks of the 20th century' and was reportedly one of the most popular songs with soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, and used in almost every movie, television show, afterschool special, or videogame about that war for the following 40 years." I never heard of "Tour of Duty", even though I was around 13 then. I had to look it up on IMDB. I guess if it was on for 3 seasons, though, it must have been somewhat popular. But I think the song reached its peak of popularity 20 years before then. That does make me think, though- do all of the teenagers and college students making AMVs even know what Top Gun was, or do they just know "Danger Zone" is "the jet fighter song"? Quote
grss1982 Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 (edited) sorry wrong post. Edited August 27, 2005 by grss1982 Quote
JB0 Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 That does make me think, though- do all of the teenagers and college students making AMVs even know what Top Gun was, or do they just know "Danger Zone" is "the jet fighter song"? 323503[/snapback] Probably the latter. Quote
azrael Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 That does make me think, though- do all of the teenagers and college students making AMVs even know what Top Gun was, or do they just know "Danger Zone" is "the jet fighter song"? 323503[/snapback] Probably the latter. 323515[/snapback] The train of thought probably goes: "Top Gun" was that movie about a bunch of pilots and jets, right? "Danger Zone" was a song from that movie. So images of jets must go well with that song. Quote
JB0 Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 That does make me think, though- do all of the teenagers and college students making AMVs even know what Top Gun was, or do they just know "Danger Zone" is "the jet fighter song"? 323503[/snapback] Probably the latter. 323515[/snapback] The train of thought probably goes: "Top Gun" was that movie about a bunch of pilots and jets, right? "Danger Zone" was a song from that movie. So images of jets must go well with that song. 323524[/snapback] Someone should apply the logic in reverse. Top Gun footage to Information High. Quote
Pat S Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 There are other great ones as well PAT S,Like: macross zero - action.mpg = some unknown artist i never heard before with macross zero footage [highly recommended]Â Macross Black.mpg = macross zero footage + that song made papular in vietnam war drama "tour of duty" burntoast - macross forever.mpg = uses foo fighters music, i think titles everlong +macross zero footage 323488[/snapback] I'll check those out. I also reeeeaaalllly liked one that used Cake's "The Distance", but I can't find it on Anime Music Videos dot org. This one matched the lyrics up with Macross Plus, and it was pretty entertaining. Quote
grss1982 Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 (edited) There are other great ones as well PAT S,Like: macross zero - action.mpg = some unknown artist i never heard before with macross zero footage [highly recommended] Macross Black.mpg = macross zero footage + that song made papular in vietnam war drama "tour of duty" burntoast - macross forever.mpg = uses foo fighters music, i think titles everlong +macross zero footage 323488[/snapback] I'll check those out. I also reeeeaaalllly liked one that used Cake's "The Distance", but I can't find it on Anime Music Videos dot org. This one matched the lyrics up with Macross Plus, and it was pretty entertaining. 323548[/snapback] Hey, i have that one on my office PC, "he going the distnace, he's going for speed.......". BTW, U cant find it in animemusicvideos.org, bcoz its in that macross german site: http://www.unspacy.de/, sites temprarily unavailable though. its saturday here in , so see you next week on office hours. OUT!!!! Edited August 27, 2005 by grss1982 Quote
grss1982 Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 BTW before i go, the series of pics i posted at the begining of the page belongs to a animemusicvideos.org AMV maker. Its quite good even though its uses TOP GUN music. In fact i'd even say that its the best among the top gun-theme macross AMVs in the site. Anyways title of that song is "skyfire amv productions - need for speed.mpg" check it out u might like it. Quote
Jagull Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 When there are other cool songs to use [hint: Information High AMV from German macross site], right? is that the video where the author condensed M+ to fit in with Info High song time? Quote
grss1982 Posted August 30, 2005 Author Posted August 30, 2005 When there are other cool songs to use [hint: Information High AMV from German macross site], right? is that the video where the author condensed M+ to fit in with Info High song time? 323715[/snapback] yep, thats the one. have it on my office PC and listening to it right now. Quote
grss1982 Posted September 28, 2005 Author Posted September 28, 2005 (edited) Just wanted to bump this thread up. Anyway for those looking for the "information high" AMV take a look at my sig. Sorry about using megaupload, i don't know any other hosting site. EDIT: two more song added. ENJOY!!! Edited September 28, 2005 by grss1982 Quote
MjrMisaHayase Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Just saw a couple of macross inspired AMVs from animemusicvideos.org.  After watching the videos it got me wondering, why most of the videos use the Top Gun song, highway to dangerzone or whatever its title is and even the top gun anthem as an intro or end to their macross inspired amv's. [[ Oh yeah when i mean use the song, i mean use them to death, there are more macross amvs using the top gun songs in the site. ]] Heck one of the makers even had these inserted to the tune of the top gun anthem: What's up with them, why the MACROSS PLUS + Music = COOL?  When there are other cool songs to use [hint: Information High AMV from German macross site], right? BTW check out the site: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/home/home.php, u might like some of the videos.  and what was the addres of the german macross site, i really had a hard time using google.  323270[/snapback] I have seen the video, and I loved it. Quote
kensei Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Can't download right now, but is that "Bring me to life" one feature that Evanesence song? I know my date would just love that for Saturday night! BTW thanks for posting these cool links in your sig. They are quite novel to me. I guess I will get sick fo them like the other boys soon. Edited October 3, 2005 by kensei Quote
Roy Focker Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 I quite frankly don't get anime music videos or any fan made music video but a TV. I was at a Star Trek convention in 1992 (was a STNG fan) and they played this music video with current music or classic with images of the characters. I thought it too be very lame. I think the same thing about anime music videos too. Doesn't the anime, TV or Movie already come with it's own music? Do we really need some boob making a video? Quote
kensei Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 I got mad at first too, but at the end, I thought it was pretty funny. Something to privately laugh at among fans, but nothing to show to the masses. Quote
SpacyAce2012 Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Just wanted to bump this thread up. Anyway for those looking for the "information high" AMV take a look at my sig. Sorry about using megaupload, i don't know any other hosting site. EDIT: two more song added. ENJOY!!! 332145[/snapback] Thanks for posting these links. The AMVs here are pretty damn good! "Information High" has to be my favorite track from Macross Plus. The only problem: They are soooooo slow about downloading. Quote
grss1982 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Posted October 4, 2005 (edited) Can't download right now, but is that "Bring me to life" one feature that Evanesence song? I know my date would just love that for Saturday night!BTW thanks for posting these cool links in your sig. They are quite novel to me. I guess I will get sick fo them like the other boys soon.  333502[/snapback] Yeah, thats the one. It also uses macross zero footage. ENJOY! I have seen the video, and I loved it. 333493[/snapback] Glad u liked it. Thanks for posting these links. The AMVs here are pretty damn good!"Information High" has to be my favorite track from Macross Plus. The only problem: They are soooooo slow about downloading. 333598[/snapback] Your Welcome. I'm really sorry about the choice of hosting site. I reallt downt know another site that wil host something as big as 100MB that easy to use. megaupload is actually as easy as using imageshack to host images all you do is locate the file u want to upload from your PC, give it a description and then let it rip. Edited October 4, 2005 by grss1982 Quote
kensei Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 Ugh, that Bring me to life one was badly done. Didn't enjoy it as much as the Top Gun and the Info High one. Quote
grss1982 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Posted October 4, 2005 Kensei: understood. I might just remove that one still have aty least 5 more songs here to upload, but i dont know if there any good. It might take a while to upload he last 5 but i'll try my damndest to have them online this week. Quote
kensei Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 No mate, it's just my opinion, listen to others first. Action was pretty good by the way, as well as the Learn to Fly one, and there not even my music. I am going to buy a laptop and a treadmill at the end of the year, good motivating music to run to. Quote
grss1982 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Posted October 4, 2005 Two more songs up. The Distance - this one's from the same german macross site where "Info High" AMV comes from. Giving In - rock music forgot who the artist is. ENJOY!! Quote
grss1982 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Posted October 13, 2005 OK, here's two more: Everlong by Teh Foo Fighters Are we Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? by Moneen Quote
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