skillzdadirecta Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Prepare to go back in time... Quote People love to say “Remember when MTV used to play videos?” but there was a time when MTV would seemingly play ANY video. The first couple years of Music Television really was the wild west, where just about any band that had videos could get them played on the fledgling cable channel that made a big deal about being “The World’s First 24-Hour Stereo Video Music Channel,” even if in those early days you had to have satellite TV or be in an area that had a FM radio simulcast to get it in stereo. Those years, with original VJs Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson, Martha Quinn, and Alan Hunter were loose, raw and fun. One Internet Archive user has been uploading VHS recordings of MTV’s early years and has amassed a pretty amazing collection, much of in complete with the network’s promos and commercials. You can watch the first four hours of MTV from August 1, 1981, which famously began with The Buggles‘ “Video Killed the Radio Star” (Pat Benatar and Rod Stewart were up next). More: MTV’s 1982 New Years Ball with Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls and more; “MTV Presents The News That Rocked 1982 with Mark Goodman”; guest VJ hours with Eddie Murphy, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, KISS’ Paul Stanley, Huey Lewis, Dan Aykroyd, Falco, and more; the “IRS Records Show with Jools Holland”; Dee Snyder hosting “Twisted Christmas” in 1984; “Heavy Metal Mania” with Twister Sister and The Scorpions; and MTV’s all-day Live Aid coverage in 1985; plus random multi-hour blocks someone taped. There’s also later ’80s and ’90s stuff, like video countdowns with smartass VJ Kevin Seal, old 120 Minutes with Dave Kendall and Headbangers Ball episodes with Riki Rachtman, “Spring Break 1987″ with The Beastie Boys; and tons more, all in their squidgy “someone fix the tracking” VHS glory. And they’re they’re still adding to the archive. It’s a hole that is easy to fall down, and chances are these days you have a time to do so. If you have Apple TV or Chomecast, you can watch it on your TV, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Meanwhile, Kurt Loder turned 75 today ... so now I feel as old as he probably does just knowing that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 40 minutes ago, SoberChef said: Meanwhile, Kurt Loder turned 75 today ... so now I feel as old as he probably does just knowing that information. Well to be fair, Kurt Loder was in his thirties when MTV started so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 MTV is the reason I pretty much have Livin on the Edge memorized. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kal-El814 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 MTV used to play music videos, the Food Network used to play instructional cooking shows, and Bravo used to play operas. What a world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Remember when everyone was annoyed that they never played videos, so they started MTV2 to play videos and now that doesn't play videos anymore either... instead it plays Martin like 12 hours a day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 MTV Europe was a whole different animal in the 90's and they had shows supporting anything from experimental electronic music to extreme Metal to underground Hip Hop. They had shows like Space Night that would play ambient music, electronic and so on for two hours, before that Headbangers Ball which in Europe didn't just consist of shitty Hair Metal and on and on, great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: MTV used to play music videos, the Food Network used to play instructional cooking shows, and Bravo used to play operas. What a world. The History Channel used to not be all about aliens and Bigfoot. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Kurt Loser is 75, Bill Bellamy is approaching 60, Idalis is 50+. . .wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, Dre801 said: Kurt Loser is 75, Bill Bellamy is approaching 60, Idalis is 50+. . .wow. Who you calling a loser, chump!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, SlipperySlope said: Who you calling a loser, chump!? Blame predictive text and working 12+ hours days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 39 minutes ago, Dre801 said: Blame predictive text and working 12+ hours days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 7 hours ago, ort said: Remember when everyone was annoyed that they never played videos, so they started MTV2 to play videos and now that doesn't play videos anymore either... instead it plays Martin like 12 hours a day. What channel ISn'T Martin on for god's sakes! VH1 plays it all the time too... do does B.E.T. That dude's residual checks must be CRAZY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Dre801 said: Kurt Loser is 75, Bill Bellamy is approaching 60, Idalis is 50+. . .wow. WTF?! Bill Bellamy is pushing 60?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I remember when there was no MTV 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: I remember when there was no MTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: WTF?! Bill Bellamy is pushing 60?! Well, he's 55 so not that far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I also remember a world without MTV. I was watching it when it first started with the countdown and the rocket and Video Killed the Radio Star. It was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitgod Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 They didn't even mention you can find a bunch of 120 minutes and Remote Control on the Internet Archive too. Maybe AMP too, don't remember if that was there or if I found it elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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