Watchtower

The Watch Tower

Verse 1

I’m sick of myself, blood drips down my foundations

I have to watch their bodies fold, under the pressure

A shattered spine a broken skull, the least of my expectations

IfI had a pound for each one id be made of gold, of f'ing gold

Pre chorus 1

The elevator goes up, but only bodies fall down

They’re falling off of my head, and losing theirs on the ground

Chorus

I am, I am the watch tower

I watch, but I only watch them die

The irony is that I’m suicidal

ButI can't jump off myself

Verse 2

I’m sick of plain corpses crash and burn, no face no recognition

Just empty eyes and clotted blood, with no expression

From new born child to rotting man, to just conceived make the incision

Sign here to have your name engraved in bold, in f'ing bold

Pre chorus 2

The elevator goes up but only bodies fall down

They’re falling off of my head, and losing theirs on the ground

Chorus (as previous)

Bridge

This is: manslaughter, mass murder

You’re not a f’ing martyr

Constrain you, I’d brain you

But I don’t have limbs and neither

Will you when you hit the floor

Fake gods won’t save you anymore

Outro Chorus (as previous)

Here is a link to Fear The Unknown's Myspace page, where you will find the song Watchtower: http://www.myspace.com/feartheunknownmusic/music/songs/the-watchtower-79412368 

Analysis of the lyrics will follow in a later post!

Location

We have decided on the type of location that we would ideally like to use for our shoot, this being an indoor, open space. Our search as of this moment is on-going, and we will keep you updated on any progress.

The reason for this being that we believe having a closed, in-door space will help to profile the bands appearance (important for unsigned bands), and it should also help in the sound of the music. Also, logistically with all of our equipment and the bands instruments, it would prove safer and easier. In a later post I have stated I am going to use a performance based video.

Many videos have influenced our decision in this process, one such video is shown above.

Unsigned band - Fear The Unknown

We have decided on our band for our coursework, and we have chosen to use an unsigned band, by the name of Fear the Unknown. They are a metal core band, and within this we have chosen their song 'Watchtower'.

In response to the below post, I have answered the questions put forward in a newer post.

Digipak - The Naked and Famous

When reviewing the digipak for the Naked and Famous' album 'Passive me, Aggressive you', which featured the song I analysed earlier, I could not find any pictures of the digipak 'laid-out', however I was able to see that it features a fairly unique method, in that the shape of the digipak is circular.

Digipak - Coldplay

After trying to find the digipak for a coldplay album, I stumbled across this picture:

http://www.slideshare.net/tamz486/analysis-of-digipaks-8455615 - It should be the second slide!

I am sorry for the hyperlink but i could not upload, or transfer the picture on to blogger.

Digipaks

Digipacks are a type of CD packaging made out of card stock or other heavy paper/cardboard material. Digipacks can flip open like a book, or it can have three parts, so that one portion of the packaging opens to the right and one to the left, with the CD in the center portion. Usually, the portion of the digipack that hold the CD is made of plastic like a traditional jewel case CD - the plastic part is simply attached to the paper background. however, it is important to note that digipaks can have more than three parts, infact they can have as many  (within reason) that the band/artist seem fit.

The Naked and Famous - Young Blood: Textual Analysis

Directed by Joel Kefali and Campbell Hooper

Overview of the video:

The video depicts various ‘youths’ (not members of the band) breaking boundaries and having fun. In parts the video is high octane and full of energy, and in others the video can become more sedentary, connotations of the assumptions of today’s youth.

Genre characteristics – the characteristics of this type of genre (synth-pop/electronic) is that of an upbeat, artificial, eerie sound, that is provoking emotionally.

Relationship between lyrics and visuals – lyrics constantly say ‘we’re all young and naive still’, this ties in with the visuals with the actors peering over bridges from atop objects and jumping on cars. “trying to find the in-between” can also tie in with the opposite parts of the video of highly active then passive moments.

Relationship between music and visuals – the music and visuals tie in very well for this video. As stated beforehand there are moments of passive and active behaviour within the video. When the visuals are showing active movement the music is energetic – take the moment between 3:05 and 3:20 for example. And then examples of the music changing to a slower, more laid back extent are when the visuals have become more sedentary – such as 2:35 to 2:55.

Close ups of artist - there are no close ups of the artist as they are not featured in the video.

Performance based or narrative based – narrative based, although the video is striking, it is the lyrics and music that captivates the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc

We're all young and naive still
We require certain skill
The motive changes like the wind
Hard to control when it begins

The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-between
Fall back in love eventually
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Can't help myself but count the flaws
Claw my way out through these walls
One temporary escape
Feel it start to permeate

We lie beneath the stars at night
Our hands gripping each other tight
You keep my secrets hope to die
Promises, swear them to the sky

The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-between
Fall back in love eventually
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

As it withers
Brittle it shakes
Can you whisper
As it crumbles and breaks
As you shiver
Count up all your mistakes
Pair of forgivers
Let go before it's too late
Can you whisper
Can you whisper
Can you whisper
Can you whisper

The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-between
Fall back in love eventually
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-between
Fall back in love eventually
Yeah yeah yeah yeah