The 13 Most Controversial Rock Videos Of All Time

From the early days of cheap promo clips being sent out to TV stations as filler, to the heady days of 1980s MTV and 24-hour wall-to-wall videos, to the modern era of YouTube where there are more videos than anyone could watch in a lifetime, it’s been a challenge to get a music video to stick out from the crowd.Controversy does it. Offending people in any way, whether deliberately or not (and whether justifiably or not) can create a buzz around a video, a bit of notoriety that can turn it into a must-see. Some of the most memorable videos have led to arguments about censorship and offensiveness, attempts to “ban this sick filth”, and happily toed the line between art and dirt. Here are some of our favourite videos to have raised the hackles of the squares and netted some views an...

Foo Fighters

1.This Is a Call 2.I'll Stick Around 3.Big Me 4.Alone + Easy Target 5.Good Grief 6.Floaty 7.Weenie Beenie 8.Oh, George 9.For All the Cows 10.X-Static 11.Wattershed 12.Exhausted

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唯一無二!ゴシック・ロックのカリスマ、マリリン・マンソンの10作目となるアルバム『ヘヴン・アップサイド・ダウン』緊急リリース!名盤『アンチクライスト・スーパースター』と『メカニカル・アニマルズ』が合わさった暴力的なサウンドに仕上がっていると本人が自負する衝撃の新作! ゴシック・ロックのカリスマ、マリリン・マンソンの10作目となるアルバム『ヘヴン・アップサイド・ダウン』を緊急リリース!前作『ザ・ペイル・エンペラー』のダークなシンガー・ソングライター風の作品とは一線を画し、96年の名盤『アンチクライスト・スーパースター』と、98年の『メカニカル・アニマルズ』が合わさったような激しくブルータルでありながらポップなサウンド!コンセプトは今日の世界政治情勢の問題提起等々、今まで以上に挑発的でテーマ性の強い作品。 ロバート・カランザ(マーズ・ヴォルタ、ジャック・ジョンソン)がミックスを担当、マスタリングにはブライアン・ルーシー(アークティック・モンキーズ、ゴースト)を起用。

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