The 1990s were arguably the best years for the music video.
Many were auteur-driven, and MTV reflected this by crediting the director alongside the artist and song title. I think it's a crying shame that the channel damaged its rep by becoming better known for its shitty reality tv. Seeing as we're only in 2011, it may seem odd to hark on about the good old days of the "MTV Generation", but one thing's for sure, the 90s saw a host of brilliant music videos. Thank God for Youtube, eh?
Here's the rundown of my top ten from that decade.
10. The Prodigy - Breathe (Walter Stern)
9. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy (Chris Cunningham)
8. The Pharcyde - Drop (Spike Jonze)
7. Eels - Novocaine For The Soul (Mark Romanek)
6. Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet (Spike Jonze)
5. David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Dom and Nic)
4. Garbage - Queer (Stephane Sednaoui)
3. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Spike Jonze)
2. Daft Punk - Around The World (Michel Gondry)
1. Bjork - All is Full Of Love (Chris Cunningham)
From the best to the worst, and it's Nick Cave with Kylie Minogue.
Credit goes to Rocky Shenck.
Liam
