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Music Video of the Day: The Wild and the Young by Quiet Riot (1986, directed by Jeff Stein)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

The music video for Quiet Riot’s The Wild and The Young takes place in a future that’s controlled by the military and the Parents Resource Music Center (PRMC), the Tipper Gore-led organization that campaigned for albums and CDs to come with warning labels.  There were actually Senate hearings on obscene lyrics in 1985, with everyone from Dee Snider to Frank Zappa coming together to make the elected officials look stupid.

Director Jeff Stein has directed several TV shows, along with doing videos for The Who, Weezer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, George Clinton, Cinderella, Warrant, and Wilson Phillips.

Music Video of the Day: Twilight Hotel by Quiet Riot (1986, directed by Dominic Orlando)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Twilight Hotel was the second single to be released off of QRIII, the fifth studio album from Quiet Riot.  Unfortunately, neither the single nor the video was as popular as the other single released off of QRIII, The Wild and the Young.

Director Dominic Orlando also directed videos for Kansas, The Beach Boys, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, The Fat Boys, and several other artist that you would not necessarily expect to see at a Quiet Riot concert.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Wild and the Young by Quiet Riot (1986, directed by Jeff Stein)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

The music video for Quiet Riot’s The Wild and The Young takes place in a future that’s controlled by the military and the Parents Resource Music Center (PRMC), the Tipper Gore-led organization that campaigned for albums and CDs to come with warning labels.  Because the PRMC was largely made up with the wives of U.S. Senators, there was actually a Senate hearing on obscene lyrics in 1985, which led to a bunch of Senators being made to look foolish by everyone from Dee Snider to Frank Zappa.

Director Jeff Stein has directed several TV shows, along with doing videos for The Who, Weezer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, George Clinton, Cinderella, Warrant, and Wilson Phillips.

Music Video Of the Day: Mama Weer All Crazee Now by Quiet Riot (1984, directed by Mark Rezyka)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today’s music video of the day is for Quiet Riot’s cover of a song by Slade.  The song begins in an emergency room and makes the argument that loud, head-banging music is the best medicine.

Director Mark Rezyka directed videos for several bands during the 80s and 90s, as well as working in television, directing episodes of both The Hitchhiker and Monsters.  He directed videos for KISS, Gary Morris, Ratt, Lita Ford, Spinal Tap, Dillinger, Survivor, Cinderella, Helloween, Testament, Foreigner, Winger, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Johnny Crash, Vixen, Lindsey Buckingham, Whitesnake, Rene & Angela, Cheap Trick, and others.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Bang Your Head (Metal Health) by Quiet Riot (1983, dir. Mark Rezyka)

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

I used up all my juices yesterday writing about Nirvana’s Heart-Shaped Box. I’m sure that “Metal Health” can drive you mad, but apparently looking at a bunch of music videos composed of loads of symbolism, surrealism, metaphors, and more can cause you to wind up with a migraine headache. With that in mind, I only have a couple of things to say.

According to Wikipedia, the music video was filmed in the Walt Disney Modular Theater and hallways of the California Institute of the Arts using students as extras. Walt Disney and a song about headbanging. I love connections.

It was filmed by Mark Rezyka who made about 50 or so music videos in the 80s. They seem to be primarily heavy metal and hard rock. He also happened to direct Billy Bob Thornton’s second movie called South of Reno (1988).

Patricia Friedman produced the music video. She seems to have at least produced around 20 music videos such as Weird Science by Oingo Boingo and Pretty In Pink by The Psychedelic Furs. Just like Rezyka, she appears to have continued to stay in the field of music, but moved on to music documentaries and concert films. She actually has a bio on mvdbase with more information about her work.

Enjoy!