Vertigo Video - Cool! Instructions here how to see it

[boosterjuice]

Hmmm... link is dead.

not for me,

http://search.aol.com/aolcom/av?inv...uery=u2&x=0&y=0

 

[riteshbhatt1]

It's cool video, nothing more. I haven't loved a U2 video since Stay. I wasn't expecting anything too artistic from the 7 Nation Army video directors so this works.

 

[maro_chik]

It's not working for me.

 

[zoopop]

I think its pretty cool. Has cool effects and makes the song sound (look) rocking. Better than all the ATYCLB video (except European Stuck).

 

[Jim]

Well it's more 'Seven Nation Army' than 'Stuck In An American Football Game', 'Elevation Raider' and 'Who's Gonna Ride You Wild Concert Footage', so I'm delighted!

 

[shart1780]

not for me,

http://search.aol.com/aolcom/av?inv...uery=u2&x=0&y=0

I clicked on the link and searched "Vertigo" and I got a "page cannot be displayed" message. Same when I clicked on the first link.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

After the Joseph Kahn directed video jokes and the bad Walk On video, this video was great. Better than I expected but my expectations were pretty low in the first place... LOL. Can't wait to see it on TV. I liked all the effects.

 

[sue4u2]

I can't get it to work either. Someshit about it has Activex that is unsafe and my security setting won't allow this to display the page properly.
I was so looking forward to seeing this
I scrolled down the page some and clicked on another Vertigo link that came up in Media Player, but there was no video, only music.
If this comes up in another format, please post it.. someone OK?

 

[jphelmet]

videos suck now.

vertigo looks like a video game, very unrealsitic computer generated animation. if you like that sort of thing, i guess its ok. it doesn't really matter no one plays videos anymore.

i think the ipod commercial would have made a better video.

the song is still great, and they album will be great- so its ok they spent a lot of money on a bad video.

 

[discothequeLP]

dammit, stand still edge! i cant tell what the cool gutiar your using is

 

[diamond]

i liked it

db9

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

I like it, fun, not too arty, but enough effects to make it a bit different from the standard U2 video.

 

[btdavis]

I clicked on the link and searched "Vertigo" and I got a "page cannot be displayed" message. Same when I clicked on the first link.

Try this on instead:

http://demand1.stream.aol.com/ramge...s/universal/u2/u2_vertigo_3nr98k3mjf90_bb8.rm

This is the .rm link (Real Media). It should allow you to bypass AOL's site completely and automatically launch your Real Player instead.

 

[Achtung Ya'll]

Cool video...setting reminds me of Beautiful Day but it's still some cool stuff.

As a 3D grad student I'm sitting here analyzing exactly how they did those shots!

 

[mistyrose]

Am I the only one who LIKES this version better than the iPod one?

 

[East 17]

I'm a big fan of it. Given U2's sorry history with videos, it's just straight up fun. Not artsy. Not pretentious. It rocks. Good for them.

 

[madonna's child]

I think I should reserve judgement until I see it on a tv screen. That AOL viewer doesn't do it much justice.

I don't understand why U2 bothered going out into a desert to shoot this. For as much of the desert as you actually see, they could have just shot on a green screen and faked the whole thing. And the weird black streaming coming out of them doesn't do much for me.

 

[U2democrat]

that video looked fun! i liked the way those "rings" were spinning.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

I like the IPOD video as well.

 

[gorman]

This is the most direct route to the video: http://progressive.stream.aol.com/a...s/universal/u2/u2_vertigo_3nr98k3mjf90_dl.mov

 

[Flying FuManchu]

I see some of the Creed influence with Bono where he spreads his arms open wide. Its good that Bono keeps track of modern music.

 

[Sleep Over Jack]

Creed

 

[neutral]

This is the most direct route to the video: http://progressive.stream.aol.com/a...s/universal/u2/u2_vertigo_3nr98k3mjf90_dl.mov

!!!!

thank you so much

 

[shart1780]

Hey I think that was a really really cool video!

 

[Queen Bee]

This is the most direct route to the video: http://progressive.stream.aol.com/a...s/universal/u2/u2_vertigo_3nr98k3mjf90_dl.mov

QuickTime

 

[AtomicLemon]

Thanks for the play by play!

 

[Dragonfave]

I like it. It's so rad, dude!!!!!!!! 9.4/10

 

[klappie]

*ahum*
...
http://forum.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=1801579#post1801579
...
*ahum*

smokin' eh, right?

The compression on this version is pretty rough, the TV version will showcase the effects better...

so - the reactions are mixed as of now, I'd be curious to know what music do cut it for you nowadays then?
some of my recent favourites:
* Jay-Z - 99 Problems
* Gwen Stefani - What you're waiting for
* Eminem - Mosh
* Franz Ferdinand - Take me out

yours?

oh, and as a music video director myself, I would strongly disagree with a comment made earlier about following the lyrics of Vertigo to make it work better. When making a video, you read the lyrics once, then you toss them aside and start with an image that reflects the mood, energy or theme of a song or the direction of band...IMHO that is..

cheers!

 

[maro_chik]

Thanks neutral!

You're my hero 2 days in a row.

Oh yeah, I meant to add...

I like the video alot, but I don't love it yet. It seems like it could have been accomplished without having to go to Spain though. (ie. green screen/soundstage)

 

[youtwohearts]

Really cool. I thought they all looked great.