Week 7 Video Reviews
Dirty Boots
Artist's Name:
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band that hails from New York City.
Song Title:
"Dirty Boots"
CD/Album Title
Goo
Year
1991
Record Company
DGC
Director
Tamra Davis
Narrative of Video:
The opening shots of the video focus on a few young women walking down some stairs of what appears to be a club. There are Sonic Youth posters hanging on the wall. They get their hands stamped. There are several people in the background. A young man smiles at one of the girls and she smiles back. The camera shifts to the band on stage. Close up shots of guitars, band members' faces. The camera moves to where a group of people are dancing and then back to the stage to the musicians. A shot of young men playing pool and then back to the stage and close in on the lead singer. The camera alternates between Sonic Youth and shots of the crowd dancing. A couple kisses. The young man and young woman at the beginning of the video exchange looks like they are attracted to one another. The camera moves back to the band. The scene changes back to the group of people dancing. The young man and young woman are dancing together. The camera moves back to Sonic Youth on stage. The scenes alternate from the group playing to the group dancing, to the young men playing pool and the couple kissing. The shot changes back to a close up of the lead singer of Sonic Youth and back to the kissing couple. The young man is beginning to explore the girl's body. The scene moves to the group dancing. A shot of a young man diving into the crowd and then back to the band again. The camera moves across the band member's faces stopping briefly on the female of the band, the scene shows the group dancing. There are shots of the band's guitars, the drums, and the crowd is getting a little more rowdy. There is a close up of a young man with long brown hair. This changes to a shot of a young girl. The camera moves out to show the dancing group again with Sonic Youth showing in the background. The camera moves in closer on the band. This time the focus is on the lead guitarist as he plays his guitar. It moves over to the female playing her guitar and then back to the crowd dancing. The camera focuses in on the young girl and the young man who are still flirting with one another. The scene focuses on the band again but the young man and young girl can be seen behind them walking toward each other. They begin kissing. The camera holds this shot for a few seconds. Then they each dive into the crowd that is dancing. The camera moves back to the band briefly and the video ends.
How the Music and Video Relate:
The video relates fairly well to the song. It shows the band playing this really good song and people having a good time while they are listening to it.
Review:
The video does a good job of showing the crowd having a good time, but it is kind of disjointed by having this boy meets girl story in the middle. For being a performance video, it doesn’t really do that much to showcase the band.