‘We Are Live’ N°88 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.

The subjects du jour are : Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Billy Talent, Transplants, Bon Jovi, Semisonic, Paramore, Rancid, Jet, Interpol, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Spineshank, Thirteen Senses

They are the performers of twelve “live” music videos that were ranked in various charts, this week (38/52) BUT … in the Noughties 2000s.

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Tracklist

1 . Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Nature Boy Featured on the 2004 album “Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus“. Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

2 . Billy Talent – Red Flag Featured on the 2006 album “Billy Talent II”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

3 . Transplants – Gangsters And Thugs Featured on the 2005 album “Haunted Cities”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

4 . Bon Jovi – Have A Nice Day Featured on the 2005 album “Have A Nice Day”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

5 . Semisonic – Secret Smile Featured on the 1998 album “Feeling Strangely Fine”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

6 . Paramore – Ignorance Featured on the 2009 album “Brand New Eyes”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

7 . Rancid – Fall Back Down Featured on the 2003 album “Indestructible”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

8 . Jet – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Featured on the 2006 album “Shine On”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

9 . Interpol – Mammoth Featured on the 2007 album “Our Love to Admire”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

10 . …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Relative Ways Featured on the 2002 album “Source Tags & Codes”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

11 . Spineshank – New Disease Featured on the 2000 album “The Height of Callousness”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Wikipedia

12 . Thirteen Senses – Into The Fire Featured on the 2004 album “The Invitation”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:

1. “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus” mentions a deep-sea diver’s suit in its lyrical imagery. It enhances the song’s surreal atmosphere.

2. In “Red Flag”, Billy Talent’s video, children wear Soviet GP-5 gas masks. A symbol of rebellion and defiance.

3. The Transplants’ single from “Haunted Cities” reached number 25 on the US Alternative Songs chart, highlighting its moderate success.

4. The phrase “Have a nice day” is central to the Bon Jovi track, encapsulating its steady defiance with a polite veneer.

5. Dan Wilson composed “Secret Smile” from a melody he dreamt, a classic example of creativity emerging from unconscious repose.

6. Paramore’s “Ignorance” video uses a single hanging light bulb to illuminate a dimly lit room, creating an intense visual focus.

7. Rancid’s “Fall Back Down” video features Kelly Osbourne, adding a touch of punk rock authenticity with her brief appearance.

8. Jet performed “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” at the Sydney Sound Relief concert, a charitable event not known for subtlety.

9. “Mammoth” was Interpol’s last release under Capitol Records, marking a transition before they returned to their original label.

10. “…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead” employed 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures in “Relative Ways”, providing varied rhythmic tension.

11. Spineshank’s “New Disease” appeared in Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder, encapsulating the chaos of the early 2000s alternative scenes.

12. “Into the Fire” by Thirteen Senses featured in Grey’s Anatomy, aligning its atmospheric sound with the show’s dramatic narrative arcs.

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