Music Vide of the Day: Angry Again by Megadeth (1993, directed by Wayne Isham)


Megadeth’s Angry Again was a part of The Last Action Hero soundtrack, which was as acclaimed as the film itself was criticized.  The song was a hit for Megadeth and the video, which featured scenes from the film mixed with the band performing, went into heavy rotation on MTV.

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who directed several videos for Megadeth and just about every other band that was prominent during the 80s and the 90s.  If you were in a famous band, you probably worked with Wayne Isham at least once.

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Music Video of the Day: Alone Again by Dokken (1985, directed by Wayne Isham)


Bringing to life one of the best metal power ballads of the 80s, Alone Again alternates between scenes of Don Dokken performing before a crowd and sitting alone in his hotel room.  Even though Dokken can control the stage and stand in front of thousands of fans, he still feels alone afterwards.

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who was one of those directors who worked with everyone who was anyone.

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Music Video of the Day: Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe (1989, directed by Wayne Isham)


Today’s music video of the day was filmed at Hollywood’s famed Whisky a Go Go, while Mötley Crüe was preparing to embark on their tour promoting Dr. Feelgood.  Did Sam Kinison really drive the band to their performance?  It wouldn’t surprise me if I did.  More than any other stand-up, Sam Kinison was the comedic voice of heavy metal.

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who directed videos for practically everyone.

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Music Video of the Day: Sad But True by Metallica (1992, directed by Wayne Isham)


In today’s music video of the day, Metallica takes on the blind faith that people have in their religious beliefs.  James Hetfield has said that he got the idea from watching Magic, a movie about a ventriloquist (played by Anthony Hopkins) who believes that his puppet is alive.  Both Jason Newsted and Lars Ulrich have stated that this song was their favorite from their self-titled, fifth studio album.

The music video was filmed in San Diego in January of 1992.  It was directed by frequent Metallica collaborator, Wayne Isham.

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Music Video of the Day: I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman by Britney Spears (2001, dir by Wayne Isham)


“But Lisa …. this isn’t a Christmas video!”

Actually, it is.  This video dropped on Christmas Day.  Well, okay, in all honesty, it dropped on December 26th, 2001. That’s close enough as far as I’m concerned.  Anyone who thinks that singing about heartache while standing on a mountain in the desert isn’t a Christmas tradition has obviously never spent December in West Texas.  That said, this video was filmed in Arizona and Utah and Britney really was standing on top of those mountains and singing her heart out.

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Music Video of the Day: A Touch of Evil by Judas Priest (1990, directed by Wayne Isham)


Though Rob Halford has said that the lyrics are actually a metaphorical look at a love/hate relationship, both this song and the accompanying video are usually said to be about demonic possession.

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who is another one of those directors who seems to have done at least one video for every single successful band out there.

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Music Video of the Day: Locked In by Judas Priest (1986, directed by Wayne Isham)


Is it Mad Max or is it Judas Priest?

This video was directed by Wayne Isham, who was another one of directors who did videos for almost everyone.  You weren’t a real rock star unless both Wayne Isham and Nigel Dick directed a video for you.

This song appeared on Judas Priest’s 1986 album, Turbo.  The album was full of songs designed to annoy Tipper Gore.

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