================================================ Subject: RE: [ Creed Discuss ] Re: 'plan b' for disturbed video From: "Debbi" To: "'The New Improved Less Lame List'" Date: Tue 27 Aug 2002 23:30:58 -0700 ================================================ Record company and manager probably dope-slapped them and told them how stupid (and expensive) it is to be so bloody principled. Btw, are the toxicology reports back on the DP singer? -----Original Message----- From: Lee Reed [mailto:creedyrn4ever@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:30 PM To: creed-discuss@debbir.com Subject: [ Creed Discuss ] Re: 'plan b' for disturbed video so they're going to give in anyhow... Lee > >they laugh at us because we're different...we laugh at them because >they're >all the same...***Drowning Pool*** >be careful what you learn, sometimes knowing burns***Virgos Merlot*** > > >Disturbed Video Deemed Too Disturbing; Band Examines Plan B 08.06.2002 > > >Disturbed >Photo: Steven Danelian > > >In the biblical book of Job, God tests a man's devotion by plaguing him >with an increasingly worsening set of afflictions. Disturbed frontman David >Draiman is starting to understand how Job must've felt. > >The singer, who was schooled in religion and philosophy, decided to >write a >video treatment for the band's new single, "Prayer," that was an allegory >referencing Job. In it, Disturbed are confronted with various apocalyptic >scenarios including collapsing construction sites, car crashes and a >cataclysmic earthquake. They emerge from each disaster ready to take on the >next (see "Disturbed Conjure Fire, Earthquakes For 'Prayer' Video"). > >While Draiman insists the video, directed by the Brothers Strause last >month, is a tale of triumph over adversity and a clear-cut reference to >Job, others have viewed the footage as too disturbing for even Disturbed. >Some video outlets have refused to play it because they feel the scenes are >too reminiscent of those of last September 11. > >Like Job, who faced calamity and moved on, Disturbed are making plans >to >create an alternate video for the song in time for the September release of >Believe. One option is to radically re-edit the original video, a >spokesperson for the band said. But since the entire piece focuses on >devastation and demolition, that might prove impossible. > >An alternative is to shoot a performance video for the track. Disturbed >will shoot their August 7 show at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, >and if the footage is good enough, it's likely that it will be used for the >video, the spokesperson said. > >While Believe was colored by the events of 9/11, the album isn't a >reflection of life in times of war or a diatribe against terrorism. It's >more a summation of the way people can overcome personal tragedy and trauma >through personal conviction. > >"The underlying theme throughout the record is aspects of belief," >Draiman >said. "And believing in whatever you feel strongly about no matter what the >situation is. The world is a different place since we wrote the last >record. Whether it's the events of 9/11 or our newfound success, the way >that we're perceived and the way that we perceive others now, everything is >different. And the realization of what we've become and the world around us >and the positive ends of it and the negative ends of it are really where >the lyrical content came from." > >Throughout Believe, Draiman addresses the brutality of the music biz, >the >emptiness of losing a loved one, the dismal state of contemporary pop and >the difficulty of sustaining a relationship on the road. While the music is >brooding and bludgeoning, it's not as bleak as that of the band's debut, >The Sickness. > >"It's not as dark, it's not as morbid, it's not as hopeless," agreed >Draiman. "That's part of why the record is called Believe. To simply put >out another record like The Sickness at this particular point in time, in >terms of its meaning, I didn't think was conducive to the environment. I >think people need things to believe in and to channel their beliefs into, >and that's hopefully some of what I'm trying to illustrate here." > >Track list for Believe, according to Warner Bros.: >"Prayer" >"Liberate" >"Awaken" >"Believe" >"Remember" >"Intoxication" >"Rise" >"Mistress" >"Breathe" >"Bound" >"Devour" >"Darkness" > > >-Jon Wiederhorn > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm To submit your profile, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp To view List member Profiles, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm To submit your profile, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp To view List member Profiles, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com