The Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers- This is The Day 

Music Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_TfAGPqKM

The music video This Is The Day demonstrates their genre characteristics with the punk style in the clothing and stage performance. The dancing is reckless and unrestrained reflecting their music. 

The video uses montages of old pictures and videos from the band showing them in together off the stage and behind the scenes.  The lyrics amplifying the visuals. 

The visual style of the video includes several close up on band members faces and reoccurring images of the band members joking around with each other. The use of the old film reel compliments the theme of the video of old memories and the past.