Another Stunning One-Take Live Video by Shining
Shining’s one-take live video for “I Won’t Forget” — shot over the summer on the streets of Oslo at the site of their former rehearsal space, reduced to rubble post-demolition — was such a success that the band has decided to make a thing out of one-take videos with live audio and minimal production. And why not? That video was imaginative and captivating, and the fact that the band sounds so good despite the low production value just underscores how good they are live.
The same can be said of Shining’s latest live video undertaking, another one-take affair shot in the Mojave Desert of California during their fall North American tour. I wonder if the band bothered to secure permits of any kind before shooting? Based on frontman Jørgen Munkeby’s comments I kinda think they just threw caution to the wind and went for it (and why not? it took less than five minutes to film, not enough time for the cops to bust it up!):
We’ve always thought that some of our best shows have come from venues and festivals where things were totally out of control. It’s when the local crew tells you that you don’t need a DI on guitar, when the venue doesn’t have enough XLR cables, when the monitor guy refuses to turn any more knobs and when your amp breaks down in the first song – it’s in times like these that you often play your best gigs! The bout against your surroundings brings out the fighter in you, hell-bent on proving that the equipment does not get to decide. We wanted to put ourselves in these situations and film it, believing that this would add an extra edge to the performance that might be missing in many of today’s music videos. It’s a big kick when you manage to pull off something like this. We rolled into the location we had only seen on pictures, set up our equipment, got most of the equipment to work and started playing. The local motorhome club was surprised but supportive, and we even got free burgers at the local Slash-X bar!
LOL @ “motorhome club” (aka trailer park), which you can kind of see in the video’s opening set-up shots before the band starts playing.
Anyway, this rules. Watch it.
