Music Video critique

I realize that most of the 80's music videos I'm fond of are total drek. Seriously. I rewatched Aerosmith's "Angel" the other day, and the video - while pertinent to the song - really needs some work. Mostly this is because the band, which wanders around the video pretty much the whole time, is terribly unattractive. Since this is a song about >ahem< attraction, the video really lacks. I think the only time it was relavent to feature Aerosmith in the video was "Dude Looks Like a Lady," and that's only because Steve likes to crossdress.

I watched videos from 311 and A Perfect Circle today. "Amber," from 311, was pretty good. I think the use of breasts was a bit heavy, and some of the transitions where more distracting than necessary, but the attempt at a mellow feel that is also somewhat hallucinatory worked with the song. From the same group, "Love Song" was horrid. I can't really fault them, since they were obliged to include clips from the movie "50 First Dates." Any time that a movie clip is included in a music video, there's strong odds you'll need to wire-brush your eyesockets (I'm looking at Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" here).

A Perfect Circle isn't generally my cup of tea, but I'll give them this... they're artists. Not visual artists, as indicated by the lack of a good music video in the entire library, but musical ones. Good variety, lyrically beautiful, and subject diverse. Props. Sit down with the video goons and explain your songs to them. Frequently. The videos I'm seeing don't do the songs justice.