NBA Superstars Nostalgia:
Smittblog covers all the bases here:
I really love this video more than any other on the tape -- and there are so many good ones to choose from (Magic Johnson highlights set to Janet Jackson's "Control," Larry Bird to John Mellencamp's "Small Town," Hakeem Olajuwon to Kool Moe Dee's "How Ya Like Me Now"). NBA Superstars came out in 1989, when I was 11 years old. I hate to say it, but it was a better league back then.
I've been looking around for the "Atlanta Air Force" t-shirt that Dominique wears in the video -- how awesome would it be to wear that when I'm playing ball this spring? Granted, my vertical jump is about half his, but I think it would be cool. I'm also thinking about getting a Xavier McDaniel Supersonics jersey.
Smittblog covers all the bases here:
The video itself is seamless. The drive to the Omni with 'Nique with Yanni's slow but driving intro teasing you along the way. Nique lacing up his cons in his "Atlanta Air Force" t-shirt while the music slowly builds up to a crescendo via a mysterious sounding keyboard tone and understated yet regal keyboard strings providing a further undercurrent of mystery in the background. Then the mood changes. There's 'Nique sitting on the bench as the music starts to fire up and getting called in for pre-game intros, a shot of the crowd and all of the sudden BAM! two handed flush and Yanni takes over. The keyboard explodes into an amalgam of electronic strings and quasi-piano sound that personified the late 80's progressive music "movement" (think Herbie Hancock, also featured later on the Superstars video) and on every fourth count a hard keyboard drum beat sync'd perfectly to 'Nique soaring over a helpless defender and delivering a Marv Albert "facial!" (take that in any context you wish). If your blood isn't pumping by the one minute mark of that video, you may want to see a doctor because it is very likely that you are deceased. It is to highlight videos what David is to sculpting, "Las Meninas" is to painting and Catch 22 is to noveling. The epitome of perfection.
I really love this video more than any other on the tape -- and there are so many good ones to choose from (Magic Johnson highlights set to Janet Jackson's "Control," Larry Bird to John Mellencamp's "Small Town," Hakeem Olajuwon to Kool Moe Dee's "How Ya Like Me Now"). NBA Superstars came out in 1989, when I was 11 years old. I hate to say it, but it was a better league back then.
I've been looking around for the "Atlanta Air Force" t-shirt that Dominique wears in the video -- how awesome would it be to wear that when I'm playing ball this spring? Granted, my vertical jump is about half his, but I think it would be cool. I'm also thinking about getting a Xavier McDaniel Supersonics jersey.
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