Paul Banks, Puppety Oddball

is that suppose to be an ian curtis puppet?? terrible

Posted by: bloke at 12/20/04 3:16 PM | Reply
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In the top three videos of the year, along with Rilo Kiley's "It's a Hit" and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's "No More Workhorse Blues." Totally creepy and insane and surreal.

Posted by: Ben at 12/20/04 3:35 PM | Reply
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That was just creepy.

Posted by: Nikole at 12/20/04 3:49 PM | Reply
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Yeah, I work for the director of that video, Charlie White. He's kinda creepy himself.

Posted by: Gus at 12/20/04 4:11 PM | Reply
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i used to think interpol was the shit, mostly cuz i love joy div but after seeing them live at the ballroom after the first album they just seemed so boring on stage...lifeless, non animated, then the second album comes out, and i think hey what could be in store for us now? well, it just generally blows (a couple good ones , but, mostly blah)

and yeah, video—creepy.

Posted by: bobette at 12/20/04 4:18 PM | Reply
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In completly unrelated, but very humorous news... check out the website www.musictoslayby.com Where it's just ruthless voting down other peoples mixes, and building up their own... it's psychotic. I'm personally either pulling for this mix...

http://www.musictoslayby.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?script=browse&plist=3533

Or mine, called "Nix Hex". But I doubt I'll win... crazy...

Posted by: 311guy at 12/20/04 4:19 PM | Reply
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It's like Vampire Rock's answer to Fabolous' "Breathe." But Paul Banks certainly makes a more handsome puppet.

Posted by: Nicole at 12/20/04 4:23 PM | Reply
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Where are his moles?

Posted by: lindsay at 12/20/04 4:46 PM | Reply
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For me, it was not so much creepy as, "Huh?" or "Is that it?" or "Is something going to happen?" But that's kind of what I think of that band in general anyway...

Posted by: terrified at 12/20/04 4:51 PM | Reply
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ugh...

what the hell was that? it totally doesn't fit with the song or the band's aesthetic. but more importantly, the puppetry is flat out terrible. the mouth movements are completely off.

it looks like shite. too bad, it's a great song.

Posted by: mr g at 12/20/04 4:59 PM | Reply
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What an odd looking muppet. Figure it'll show up on Crankyankers next season?

Posted by: Steve at 12/20/04 5:30 PM | Reply
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yes. that video sucks hard. not even cool in a woo woo we are quirky way

Posted by: ed at 12/20/04 6:19 PM | Reply
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Holy shit, Gus - I was totally thinking it reminded me SO much of this photo exhibit I saw several years ago by Charlie White! It was the "Joshua" series of pictures. I have fantasized for some time about getting a poster from that exhibit. I know there's a "Joshua" book (christ, you think the Interpol video is creepy, wait until you see those photos, people), but I think it's pricey.
Wow, cool, how weird -- What do you do for him??

Posted by: Ben at 12/20/04 6:28 PM | Reply
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uh...yeah...not creepy, just kinda silly, which doesn't really fit the song...i imagine that stills would have a more powerful effect, but the video looks like a bad puppet...it has the potential to be much better...but it just doesn't pull it off.

oh well.

Posted by: darren at 12/20/04 7:18 PM | Reply
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You gotta admitt that when that thing is dancing on the table it is intense...

Posted by: Cat Stevens at 12/20/04 7:22 PM | Reply
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you guys are funny. that's creepy? it's a puppet. the puppet got in an accident. it goes to the hospital. nightmares abound for sterogum readers!

Posted by: sonny at 12/20/04 8:33 PM | Reply
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I like it...you do know that you don't have to agree with everything this shit for brain Sterogum Scott thinks right?

It's hard to beleive that all of you saw it and none of you liked it.

Bahhh you goddamn sheep...Bahhhhh

Posted by: Men's Room at 12/20/04 11:32 PM | Reply
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Ugh. Awful. Now I'll think of it everytime I hear the song. Drat.

Posted by: adam at 12/21/04 2:03 AM | Reply
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I've seen worse, much worse...

Somebody mentioned 'No More Workhorse Blues', wasn't that the one Harmony Korine directed?

I googled it... It's Korine alright, check it out:

http://www.dominorecordco.com/videos.php?video=165&artist=39/

Posted by: rembrandt at 12/21/04 7:19 AM | Reply
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i think the video is brilliant, i'm glad that none of you fools like it.

Posted by: dusty brand at 12/21/04 9:55 AM | Reply
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sorry. that just freaked me out.

Posted by: dnicolep at 12/21/04 10:10 AM | Reply
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just say no to puppets in videos! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/girlleastlikely/evils.jpg

gawd that was disappointing ....

well there were some pretty cool finger puppet cameos in the cures music video for hot hot hot...

Posted by: marsh at 12/22/04 6:12 PM | Reply
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it reminds me of that video that Genesis had way back when.. what was it "land of confusion"?

Posted by: anon at 12/22/04 9:00 PM | Reply
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Man the video was disappointing and creepy!! They could do so much better, I know they can! The whole concept of the video didn't really fit the song musically and morally!

Augh, Paul the puppet! Man, he looked so scarey! His jaw was so wide and he had so many teeth and it was only on the bottom! Then, when he jumped/lifted to dance, it was so funny! He was dancing in the most impared way ever! Paul looks so handsome in reality and that dummy was just the worst turn off ever! >:|

I won't watch that video again! Because, well its creepy and well, the stuff i just said! I honestly HATE to be this disappointed in Interpol :(

Posted by: Sophia at 12/28/04 12:08 AM | Reply
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I think it is really good, it is clearly supposed to refrence Ian Curtis and I do not think that the puppet is Paul, I think it is a mix of all of them. I did not like it at first but if you watch it a few times and let it sink in, then "BAM" it kinda clicks and you get what they wanted you to get. It is crazy, it is slow (like the song) and it is actually rather real in its timeing.

Watch it again, maybe smoke up? But watch it again.

clam girl

Posted by: clam at 12/28/04 4:20 AM | Reply
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i figured that the "paul the puppet" was rather amusing, the whole wide mouth and low bottom jaw just makes it intensely creepy (in a good way). do you ever notice the eyes, looks like they are going to pop out of his head looks like its entranced and possesed (strangly amusing) .........i do realize that yea there is no realation between the song and the video itself , but not every thing has to makes sense. But The puppet is no match to the real life paul, no puppet could live up to him.

Posted by: damaris at 01/03/05 5:35 AM | Reply
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I agree with some of you that the video for
"Evil" is really creepy but I don't think that the puppet represents the fantastically handsome Paul. It is somewhat related to the song, isn't it?"Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life".
The woman in the car accident is "Rosemary".
The puppet is her child. Rather creepy, yes,
but not entirely unconnected.
Oh, and is Interpol really that dull on stage?
I love their music but have never seen them live.

Posted by: a rose j at 01/08/05 6:22 PM | Reply
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whoa, did no one notice that the puppet has
NO EYEBROWS?!!!!

Posted by: igovertigo4u2 at 01/09/05 4:14 PM | Reply
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man, it's unbelievable - http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/ - first images and sounds (!!!) from Titan!

Posted by: Lauren Tracey at 01/16/05 5:03 AM | Reply
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Interpol on stage is fucking amazing. Don't listen to the detractors. Their music sucks you right in and sounds better live than on CD.

Posted by: Ryan at 01/16/05 3:08 PM | Reply
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Posted by: Diet Patch at 01/22/05 9:36 PM | Reply
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I am a fan of Interpol, love the new album and the first one too.
Saw them live twice and maybe some of you were at the wrong show but I think they are a great live band with good energy and chemistry. The Evil video however sucks monkey load, especially in comparison to their other video art. Charlie White should quit while he is ahead. I could have made a better video with absolutely no budget at all and I'm sure he spent megabucks on this crappy piece of garbage.

Posted by: Thirteen at 01/31/05 2:28 PM | Reply
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if you take a critical eye, the video is indeed bad. a lot more could have been done with what was there.

if you just accept it for what it is, it fits the band well. creepy, oblique, lyrics half-telling stories.

anyway, interpol makes great music, and that's what counts.

Posted by: spuddy buddy at 02/02/05 4:00 AM | Reply
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I LIKE INTERPOL, THEY ARE SO FUKING AWSOME, AND I LIKE THE VIDEO

Posted by: HITCH HIKE at 06/17/05 10:32 PM | Reply
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Evil video is stunning!!!

Posted by: leslie at 11/23/05 9:55 PM | Reply
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Kinda funny when people said the video is creepy like it's a bad thing... I mean the song IS called Evil after all

Posted by: Candace at 08/04/07 3:50 AM | Reply
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