Band comparison

The band which I previously analysed was the four-piece instrumental band from Belfast, And So I Watch You From Afar. The similar band to ASIWYFA I am going to analyse is the 3-piece instrumental band from Sheffield, 65daysofstatic.

Due to both bands being instrumental they focus purely on the music and as a result of this are very performance orientated. This is obvious from both of the bands videos as they are both of live performances. The fact that the bands are very performance orientated emphasises how important they feel melodies, riffs etc. are, as opposed to lyrics.

Both of the bands videos emphasise how strongly they feel about the music as they do not depict a story like the majority of music videos today do. Instead both instrumental bands videos simply show them playing their music live in front of audiences. Whilst doing this the camera shots are fast paced and in time with the music. The speed of the cuts helps emphasise visually the impact that the music has on you when you listen.

When the music calms down into quiet, sharp melodies the pace of the camera cuts also slows down. When the music is slower paced there are a number of zooms on the instruments. This helps emphasise the raw sound of the music, but also helps to build up the tempo and once again emphasise the impact that the music has on you when it becomes louder and faster paced.

In both videos there is a low level of lighting. As a result of this all we can see are the band members playing their instruments. I believe this symbolises the beliefs of both bands which is that all you need is music and nothing else. Although there is low level of light it is constantly flashing in time with the music. This helps to emphasise the high energy of the music and once again its impact when you listen.

 I believe that both bands have similar beliefs about music and are both similarly trying to portray this. Although their videos are basically identical and use the same methods to emphasise the music I feel that 65daysofstatic are a slightly heavier band and therefore have more fast paced cuts to emphasise their hard impacting music.

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