Tacky-lame TITN and Redrocks videos

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by lacesundone

I know many-a-Stevie fan that hates Red Rocks.
But I worship it! It is a time capusle performance of 1986.

I'm a Red Rocks fan too. I recognize its flaws, but I still love it. I was about 16 when it was released, and -- like most 16 year olds at that time -- I was totally obsessed with MTV. Red Rocks is basically an extended version of the concert videos that MTV used to play at the time. They really weren't meant to capture the concert experience, per se, but to venerate the artists. All the little 16 year olds idolized these bands, and the videos fed that with the reverential close-ups and slow-mo shots.

However, the one thing about Red Rocks that always grated on my nerves then, and still does today -- the looped audience noise. They must've sampled a 35-40 second recording of the audience cheering, and then tracked it all the way through the show. Listen for a long whistle, followed by a short whistle... and then pay attention to how it just keeps repeating over and over and over again. It can be a bit like Chinese water torture once you pick up on it.