So I was listening to my XM radio, and I heard a band I’d never heard before. They were darn tight.
They’re called “Panic! At The Disco”. I found some of their songs here: http://www.purevolume.com/panicatthedisco
Positively weird music video for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, but dude, where did these guys from? Aside from having the most annoying background music ever on a web site, it looks like they’re some kind of rising stars or something. Sold out shows across the US.
Anybody know where these guys come from? Apparently, they came out of nowhere with a music video that won some major awards on a budget right around the catering budget for most videos.
Panic
They’re an interesting band, but a little too weird for my tastes.
Speaking of coming out of nowhere with a music video, have you guys seen OK Go? It’s the best music video I’ve seen in years, and a damn catchy song.
— Ben
The treadmill guys
Yeah, my wife forwarded me that video some time ago. I thought that the song was a popular British pop tune, and those guys just did the treadmill thing to it? Was it one of their originals?
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Matthew P. Barnson
OK Go
No, that’s the band.
From Wikipedia:
On July 31, 2006 the band released a video in a similar vein for “Here It Goes Again” featuring an elaborately choreographed dance on treadmills. This video was viewed by over 1 million people on the media site YouTube in the first 6 days.
From me:
Since then, I’ve heard the song on the radio, and it’s been in VH1’s Top 20 Countdown. Pretty good for a viral video.
One thing I didn’t know, from the Wikipedia article – the guy who lip-synchs in the video is actually the bass player, not the lead singer. Interesting.
— Ben