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MacRumors
Oct 16, 2003, 01:57 PM
Apple posted (http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/) a Rock version of their iPod dancing TV ad. This ad was previewed at the Apple Music Event today.

The new ad features Are you Gonna Be My Girl (itms://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/com.apple.jingle.app.store.DirectAction/viewAlbum?playlistId=2859605&selectedItemId=2859540) by Jet.

This "rockin'" ad was rumored to appear on Friends (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/10/20031011001209.shtml).


dstorey
Oct 16, 2003, 02:03 PM
oh yeah...loving it...now that one floats my boat alot more...rock 'n' roll...

Jet are one cool band btw, buch better than the vines..though my fav aussie band is the sleepy jackson...can't dance like that to them though ;)
From Win to Mac
Oct 16, 2003, 02:05 PM
it's just....
how are you supposed to dance on Rock ? J/K

(Oh s*it, i can smell the flaming already )
etoiles
Oct 16, 2003, 02:11 PM
...and why does my ipod stop playing when I am doing the 'air guitar' thing ?
:p
chewbaccapits
Oct 16, 2003, 02:39 PM
or the air DRUMs..what the hell!!!
the future
Oct 16, 2003, 02:46 PM
Originally posted by dstorey
oh yeah...loving it...now that one floats my boat alot more...rock 'n' roll...

Jet are one cool band btw, buch better than the vines..though my fav aussie band is the sleepy jackson...can't dance like that to them though ;)

Whatever you do, do not diss The Vines. They are the future of rock music.

(The other two bands are very fine as well :))
Freg3000
Oct 16, 2003, 02:57 PM
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight. :(
Wonder Boy
Oct 16, 2003, 03:08 PM
Originally posted by Freg3000
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight. :(

what does the game have to do with anything? would you rather people watch the ipod commerical channel?:p

anyway i dont care for the song in the ad (again) i think the first one was better though.
Sailfish
Oct 16, 2003, 03:35 PM
Ok Apple, your perceived music and racial bias based upon the first commercial is hereby null and void.

Just don't forget our latino friends. ;)

"And you, peon Sculley!" SLAP

"Go get me a Pepsi Vanilla with one of those free songs. NOW!"
agreenster
Oct 16, 2003, 03:48 PM
Originally posted by Freg3000
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight. :(

WEEEEELLLLL....be careful! Friends is the most popular show in primetime! And trust me, there are millions of people in America who dont give a rip about baseball.....(me being one of 'em. Im a basketball/football junkie who'd rather watch Jennifer Aniston over Derek Jeter any day) :D

Oh, and BTW, that AD rocked! MUCH better than the first one.
mainstreetmark
Oct 16, 2003, 04:18 PM
Originally posted by Sailfish
Ok Apple, your perceived music and racial bias based upon the first commercial is hereby null and void.


Alright! More racial over-sensetivity!

Anyways, I played the new commercial I kind of dug the song. I never heard of Jet before, so I bought the song! Ain't I a sucker.

(Now, back to my all-girl Punk collection I just pirated for lack of a better source)
jettredmont
Oct 16, 2003, 04:37 PM
Originally posted by Freg3000
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight. :(

Will NBC postpone the Thursday line-up because of the Red Sox/Yankees game like they did last night for the Cubs?

Completely off-topic ... but back on topic: If NBC *did* postpone the Thurs shows, would Apple's ad still show tonight? If an Apple ad shows and no one is watching, is it really an Apple ad?
vwcruisn
Oct 16, 2003, 05:21 PM
that ad ROCKS
nycmacartist
Oct 16, 2003, 05:24 PM
Originally posted by Freg3000
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight.

This will show tonight during the game. Guarantee it.
Flowbee
Oct 16, 2003, 05:29 PM
Originally posted by mainstreetmark

Anyways, I played the new commercial I kind of dug the song. I never heard of Jet before, so I bought the song! Ain't I a sucker.


Same here... except I bought the album (it's really good).

Sincerely,
King of the Suckers :p
mainstreetmark
Oct 16, 2003, 05:38 PM
Originally posted by Flowbee
Same here... except I bought the album (it's really good).

Sincerely,
King of the Suckers :p

I don't suppose the store is smart enough to know I already bought one track, so that if I did buy the album it wouldn't cost me $10.98.
Flowbee
Oct 16, 2003, 05:49 PM
Originally posted by mainstreetmark
I don't suppose the store is smart enough to know I already bought one track, so that if I did buy the album it wouldn't cost me $10.98.

Unfortunately, no. But it's still cheaper than buying all of the songs seperately.

Sincerely,
Manager, Silver Lining Dept.
cb911
Oct 16, 2003, 07:19 PM
cool! :D i can relate to that ad alot more.

i had to do a double take when i heard that music... i guess Aussie music is really getting big. i never noticed how far it has spread. :eek: :)
evolu
Oct 16, 2003, 07:26 PM
Jet rocks! The whole album's good - amazing group of musicians.
Freg3000
Oct 16, 2003, 08:48 PM
Originally posted by nycmacartist
Originally posted by Freg3000
Good Ad. I love this style. Too bad everyone in the world will be watching the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight.

This will show tonight during the game. Guarantee it.

Yep, it was on. Looks better on TV. Much more bright.
Jerry Spoon
Oct 16, 2003, 09:52 PM
Music was good. Can't say that I'm really into to hip hop, but I do think I liked the first ad better. I think the dancing was better.
polyesterlester
Oct 16, 2003, 11:20 PM
Originally posted by agreenster
Im a basketball/football junkie who'd rather watch Jennifer Aniston over Derek Jeter any day)

I'd like to see that as well. ;)
job
Oct 16, 2003, 11:41 PM
The new ad aired during the Yankees/Red Sox game.

I have no idea between which inning it was though.
iHack
Oct 17, 2003, 04:53 AM
Originally posted by Jerry Spoon
Music was good. Can't say that I'm really into to hip hop, but I do think I liked the first ad better. I think the dancing was better.

Same here. I couldn't beleive that guy actually played air guitar. That's pathetic. Good it's only a very short moment:).
That guitar riff reminded me an awfull lot of the Iggy Pop song "lust for life" BTW.

And is that the same "girl with a green background" as the other ad? Liked her better in the other one too.

For the racially oversensitive ppl: I'm a 32 yo middle-class white male.

M.
JJTiger1
Oct 17, 2003, 08:46 AM
... I told you that there would be more ad's with different music styles.

I want to see one with a Classical Music theme. Maybe some fool will play Maestro/Conductor to the classics?

Maybe show the ad at the start of a PBS symphony program.
=-=
JJ
iHack
Oct 17, 2003, 09:19 AM
Originally posted by JJTiger1
... I told you that there would be more ad's with different music styles.

I want to see one with a Classical Music theme. Maybe some fool will play Maestro/Conductor to the classics?

Maybe show the ad at the start of a PBS symphony program.
=-=
JJ

And maybe one with a blues theme?

Some nice slow blues, I can really see that, some guys sitting there, being completely carried away by the music (I'm just listening to "tin pan alley" Stevie Ray Vaughn - that guy died too young).
Hey, these ads are all about intense music experiences, they don't all have to be up tempo, with people jumping around. If playing air guitar is acceptable, anything is... :D

M.