Comments on: No. 45: Pete Wentz Tries To Save The Music Video With “FNMTV” http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:18:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: T'Challa http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798082 T'Challa Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:58:40 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798082 <p>FNMTV was a most admirable attempt at getting music videos (and decent music in general) back on MTV. I was able to attend the taping with No Age, and it was equally surreal/awesome to see them in the middle of this corporate wank-fest. And even if the 'Vintage Video' segment was admittedly too brief, 12 seconds of Husker Du is better than none at all!</p> <p>I mean, it's still an MTV show (hence the Flo Rida, etc), but there were great moments.</p> <p>Indie biases aside, the coolest segment on that show ever was Lil' Wayne's walk-off at the end of "A Mili":<br> <a name="youtube:EqM-13fsKOU"></a></p> FNMTV was a most admirable attempt at getting music videos (and decent music in general) back on MTV. I was able to attend the taping with No Age, and it was equally surreal/awesome to see them in the middle of this corporate wank-fest. And even if the ‘Vintage Video’ segment was admittedly too brief, 12 seconds of Husker Du is better than none at all!

I mean, it’s still an MTV show (hence the Flo Rida, etc), but there were great moments.

Indie biases aside, the coolest segment on that show ever was Lil’ Wayne’s walk-off at the end of “A Mili”:

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798092 Anonymous Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:41:13 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798092 <p>@<a href="#c9542067">BigRicks</a>: Patrick is just as wry, I think, and if anything, more charming. I enjoyed his little imitation of The Count (I know- enough swooning).</p> <p>If and when "What a Catch" goes into the live show, I'm expecting it to sound like the demo track that came as an extra on the Best Buy version of the cd. It's just Patrick, and he doesn't do a lot of the "na nas," and the self-referential coda gets scrapped.</p> <p>Again, regarding last night- I wish they had done SOMETHING special, even if it was just having their friends come out for a few songs. Suarez from Cobra Starship was there, Sisky from TAI was there...maybe Bill Beckett as well? The new songs do sound very good, though.</p> @BigRicks: Patrick is just as wry, I think, and if anything, more charming. I enjoyed his little imitation of The Count (I know- enough swooning).

If and when “What a Catch” goes into the live show, I’m expecting it to sound like the demo track that came as an extra on the Best Buy version of the cd. It’s just Patrick, and he doesn’t do a lot of the “na nas,” and the self-referential coda gets scrapped.

Again, regarding last night- I wish they had done SOMETHING special, even if it was just having their friends come out for a few songs. Suarez from Cobra Starship was there, Sisky from TAI was there…maybe Bill Beckett as well? The new songs do sound very good, though.

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798102 BigRicks Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:19:44 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798102 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv#c9541403">Varina</A>: I agree with the Patrick talking sentiment, Pete Wentz gets far too much credit for being "charismatic."</P> <P>Every other record release show I've been to has been, for the most part, exclusively cuts from the new album. I was hoping they would play "What a Catch, Donnie" because I was interested in seeing how they ended the song with the various "na, na, na's" and the past lyrics. A guest appearance by Lil Wayne on "Tiffany Blews" was a little too much to ask I suppose.</P> @Varina: I agree with the Patrick talking sentiment, Pete Wentz gets far too much credit for being “charismatic.”

Every other record release show I’ve been to has been, for the most part, exclusively cuts from the new album. I was hoping they would play “What a Catch, Donnie” because I was interested in seeing how they ended the song with the various “na, na, na’s” and the past lyrics. A guest appearance by Lil Wayne on “Tiffany Blews” was a little too much to ask I suppose.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798112 Anonymous Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:59:19 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798112 <p>@<a href="#c9540028">BigRicks</a>: I wish they'd played more off of the new album, too! I suppose they haven't rehearsed more than Suitehearts and Cooperstown and I Don't Care, but it was a freaking record release show!!</p> <p>Before the curtain opened, and only the mics stands were on stage, I thought maybe they'd come out and do the intro from the album and then launch into "Disloyal Order..." and open the curtain from there. Also- wasn't expecting moshing, but I did enjoy the show overall. I'm so glad that Patrick is starting to talk on stage again.</p> @BigRicks: I wish they’d played more off of the new album, too! I suppose they haven’t rehearsed more than Suitehearts and Cooperstown and I Don’t Care, but it was a freaking record release show!!

Before the curtain opened, and only the mics stands were on stage, I thought maybe they’d come out and do the intro from the album and then launch into “Disloyal Order…” and open the curtain from there. Also- wasn’t expecting moshing, but I did enjoy the show overall. I’m so glad that Patrick is starting to talk on stage again.

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798122 BigRicks Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:24:06 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798122 <P>I thought the BX on his face was an interesting touch. I wish they played more off the new album, but enjoyed the show nonetheless.</P> I thought the BX on his face was an interesting touch. I wish they played more off the new album, but enjoyed the show nonetheless.

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798132 BigRicks Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:20:54 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798132 <P>Yeah, posted a little bit about it on my wordpress. <A href="http://brandonrichter.wordpress.com/">[brandonrichter.wordpress.com]</A></P> Yeah, posted a little bit about it on my wordpress. [brandonrichter.wordpress.com]

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798142 Maura Johnston Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:08:53 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798142 <p>@<a href="#c9539265">BigRicks</a>: you were there too?</p> @BigRicks: you were there too?

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5111897/no-45-pete-wentz-tries-to-save-the-music-video-with-fnmtv/comment-page-1#comment-798152 BigRicks Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:02:02 +0000 6bfce08c13c8fa3a225e8a08ce20ce0a#comment-798152 <P>His claims last night that he was stoned before/during each taping make it that much better.</P> His claims last night that he was stoned before/during each taping make it that much better.

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