Little music history lesson:

In the 1970's, Blue Oyster Cult was a headlining rock act, and filled some large venues.

They were, however, ugly to look at. Their fans did not notice this at the arenas and stadiums at which they played. At 1,000 feet away, how can you tell? The 1970's were a good time to be an ugly rocker. You could hide behind a huge mass of long hair, beards and mustaches. No one need know you had been beat upon with an ugly stick.

With the rise of MTV, the band was doomed. Music videos featured close up shots of pretty boys, which BOC was not. Long hair and beards were out.

"Burning for You" was BOC's biggest radio hit, so naturally the band produced a video of it for MTV.

Watch how the producers of the video try to conceal how ugly the band members are. There are NO close up shots of any band members, indeed, most of them are seen only at a distance. The frontman, though seen in closer view, is kept in dim lighting and shadows. He is apparently their best looking guy, but even with makeup and lighting, he is no pretty boy, so he gets no real close up, and any time you seem him, there are distractions on the screen to divert your focus on his less than sexy appearance.

And actors are used to fill in the story line, instead of band members, as was usually done, like with Duran Duran, for example. Duran Duran, these boys arre not.

Here's the video:

www.youtube.com/watch

BOC is still around, but MTV killed their stardom.

Is Duran Duran still around?

Oh well, who cares.

I need more cowbell.

End of lesson.