The next music video I examined was called “Frontier Psychiatrist,” by The Avalanches. Wow, where to even start on this video. From animals to humans, and just about every possible instrument, this music video strings together some of the most random events possible and make as little sense to the audience as four hundred year old hieroglyphics. At first, we see a mother talking to what seems to be a school principal and he is explaining that her son is being expelled from the school and needs psychiatric help. We then go into a visual trip on the stage where the video is being preformed. It all takes place in one spot on the stage, and people just keep coming out from the sides and adding on to the numbers on stage. We see many random events, such as an old lady playing the drums, and later on a monkey playing a simpler drum set. No real story line takes part in this video, however there could be a message trying to be sent to the audience. This message is that how crazy the entire world really is. Sure, some people may be labeled “clinically insane” or “mentally unstable,” but the rest of the world can seem just as crazy when looked at from a different view. The message may be unclear, but this video is entertaining and each person will take a different message after seeing it.
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