Probably the worst ad I ever saw was for the Ramcharger years ago.
It had the slogan:
"Power That Says Get Outta My Way Or I'll Kick Your Butt!"
Real winner for road rage.
I'd heard they pulled it because of too many complaints, it didn't last long.
I get a kick out of guys driving these gas-guzzlers, with the king-of-the-road attitude, invincible. Believe me, they fold up like paper in a bad accident just like everything else.
Anybody else tired of the Nissan Sales Race ads with their computer animated cars driving around a computer animated track complete with fake track sounds?
I also hate how Nissan spins their computer animated cars on a "digital turntable" at a fast speed and a low angle (sometimes from front to back, sometimes a full 360). Quite nausea inducing.
Also am not fond of Nissan's spokesperson. He has a very headache inducing voice if you ask me. A mute-button allstar if there ever was one.
its sad, because in the 90's nissan had some great car commercials! remember the one with the guy in the red sports car wearing all the tacky jewelry filling up his sports car at the gas station. he gets back in and revs the engine twice and you see the gas gauge go from F to E just like that. its a commercial for the nissan 240sx or something like that...
also liked the barbie and ken one with "you really got me" playing in the background...
That was a great one! Recall the music in the background was "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps. The guy had a gum-chomping bimbo in the car with him and the pump was showing $80.00 when gas was still rather cheap.
Check this out. It seems like your standard car commercial at first but then the salesman performs a personal demostration of the dealership's "naked pricing" policy....so funny! http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=376304
...that shows the last 20 years of Nissan Maximas. An older Maxima runs into the back of a new one and tranforms into it as it runs into the back of the next generation Maxima that turns into it, etc.
No newspaper, No TV, gotta get the news on the Net. I have a backup system when my Cox cable network dies. It is dial-up but gets the job done.
My wife has not used her TV except for DVDs and VHS movies since the mid 1990s. I always had it on at work. Either CNN or Fox depending on who was on shift.
I saw an ad last night for some Lexus sale going on now...white cars is what I remember most. But something about the ad had me wanting to go buy a really ostentatious McMansion. Something was shallow about this ad. Should increase sales in my area (as if this is possible).
I agree the Hyundai "DUH" ads are terrible. The Honda "Mr. Opportunity" ads at the end he knocks like he's knocking on your TV. Who still has a glass picture tube that sounds like that?
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In the ad game a commercial which annoys you is almost as valuable as one you love. You tend to remember both which is the whole idea.
The ones that annoy me the most are those which try to mislead you into thinking they are having a sale when they are not. IIRC Toyota runs ads which talk about a "Saleabration" or a "Sellathon" but they never say they are having a sale which would require them to lower the prices.
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I am amazed every time a new low is reached in advertising. While the dot com mortgage industry is blasting us with "People are smart" the ridiculous agency for this low quality car company comes up with "DUH" as their solution to sell more cars. It's beyond stupid and I change the channel or pause it so I don't have to listen to it.
I would certainly not buy something because I remembered the stupid or annoying commercial....that would just serve for me to remember to AVOID that company.
I too am looking for something a bit out of the ordinary. I am looking for a commercial (I can't remember what type of car it is) but in this commercial a guy is driving around through back alleys and narrow streets and Everything is in sync, the music of the commercial, how the people walk, the street lights and even the windshield wipers. The music is a little catchy. Sorry I don't have more to go on Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Kelsey Grammer is bad whether he's in character or not. In character, he's a pompous, arrogant stuffed shirt. Out of character, he's a coked-up loser. Who was the actor who wrecked the Ferrari Enzo? Of course, the all-time car-wrecking celeb has got to be Lindsay Lohan.
Eddie Griffin,the actor crashed the Enzo. The other Eddie Griffin,the basketball player crashed his SUV into a moving freight train. Authorities are not sure if it was suicide.
I am looking for a song used in i think what was a recent add for either a suv or 4x4 truck. Its a hard rock tune and the singer sort of sounds like the lead from janes addiction, but i am almost sure its not from them. The adds got some guys sliding down sand dunes and hanging out by a campfire at night. Any help would be great i have looked everwhere to find the name of this song.
OK, I like some of the new commercials for the F-150. They're informative, they're catchy and they really hit the target, marketing wise.
But, does anyone actually believe it can stop a 30k lb cargo plane? LOL, if the tow hook doesn't snap off at the first application of the brakes, I would expect the truck to be whipped around like a toy if anyone tried that in the real world.
I believe the song you are thinking of is called "True Nature" and it was used in a Cooper tire commercial. And yes, that is Perry Farrell with Jane's addiction. It's a pretty kickin song but the rest of the album is garbage IMO. Buy the song from itunes :shades:
Although the album "Strays" which has "True Nature" is labelled as Jane's Addiction, without Eric Avery, the original bass player, that band is only a shadow of the real Jane's Addiction. Not convinced? Check out Eric's other work on the album "Deconstruction" (which also has Dave Navarro on it, awesome stuff) and with his follow-up band, Polar Bear, especially the "Chewing Gum" EP if you can get your hands on it.
To get back on topic somewhat, the album art for Deconstruction is car-themed and pretty cool; there's a dangling engine on the cover, and in the liner notes, instead of a photo each of the three musicians is represented with a different auto part. If I recall correctly, Eric = distributor or an alternator, Dave Navarro = spark plug, and drummer Mike Murphy = air or oil filter. I assume that their representative car parts were symbolic of their roles in the band, interesting food for thought.
My apologies. I typed that out so quickly, I didn't realize how blunt I was being. I was a big Jane's fan back in the day, saw a few shows, including Lollapalooza but it was only a handful of songs which I got attached to. I prefered the heavier stuff to the experiemental, trippy tunes which is probably why I made such a harsh comment. From a band perspective, Jane's was cutting edge. Dave Navarro is a great guitarist, really the some of the best stuff came out of the RHCP when he was on board IMO. I meant no disrespect, it's just been a while since I've actually listened to them ("Jane says" makes me want to drive off a cliff when it comes on the radio)
btw, Deconstruction was awesome, I totally forgot about that one! And I have no clue as to how Farrell found Nuno Bettencourt and decided to make an album, that is probably the most oddball combination I have ever heard since Axel Rose did the gig with Elton John.
Anyways, let me retract my comment, "True Nature" is a kickin tune, I went on the hunt trying to figure it out when I saw the commercial myself.
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It had the slogan:
"Power That Says Get Outta My Way Or I'll Kick Your Butt!"
Real winner for road rage.
I'd heard they pulled it because of too many complaints, it didn't last long.
I get a kick out of guys driving these gas-guzzlers, with the king-of-the-road attitude, invincible. Believe me, they fold up like paper in a bad accident just like everything else.
I recognized many locations, but my favorite is of course Rio de Janeiro. I love the reaction from all the beach goers. :shades:
I also hate how Nissan spins their computer animated cars on a "digital turntable" at a fast speed and a low angle (sometimes from front to back, sometimes a full 360). Quite nausea inducing.
Also am not fond of Nissan's spokesperson. He has a very headache inducing voice if you ask me. A mute-button allstar if there ever was one.
I mostly record my favorite programs then watch after, but seeing the ad mentioned above, even in Fast Forward, still irritates me.
also liked the barbie and ken one with "you really got me" playing in the background...
good stuff!
Pretty much reflects how they appeal more to personal use customers, rather than work/fleet customers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLXoH2gfJ-4
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http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=376304
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32emy4vkxQ
But if the net dies, I'm toast, lol.
My wife has not used her TV except for DVDs and VHS movies since the mid 1990s. I always had it on at work. Either CNN or Fox depending on who was on shift.
It's eerie in both sight and sound, but so cool in a TOOL meets horror flick kinda way.
I cannot stand the DUH commercials. What is with Hyundai and their marketing approaches lately?
They're all fairly dumb, but I agree with everyone else the the "Duh" one really takes the cake.
The Kia Sunshine/cabinocity ads are a bit more annoying, though.
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The ones that annoy me the most are those which try to mislead you into thinking they are having a sale when they are not. IIRC Toyota runs ads which talk about a "Saleabration" or a "Sellathon" but they never say they are having a sale which would require them to lower the prices.
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I would certainly not buy something because I remembered the stupid or annoying commercial....that would just serve for me to remember to AVOID that company.
Sorry I don't have more to go on
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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I mean, after he wrecked that Viper it was all downhill from there.
Apparently Eddie Griffins and cars do not mix.
But, does anyone actually believe it can stop a 30k lb cargo plane? LOL, if the tow hook doesn't snap off at the first application of the brakes, I would expect the truck to be whipped around like a toy if anyone tried that in the real world.
Or maybe the runway was as long as Tennessee?
Although the album "Strays" which has "True Nature" is labelled as Jane's Addiction, without Eric Avery, the original bass player, that band is only a shadow of the real Jane's Addiction. Not convinced? Check out Eric's other work on the album "Deconstruction" (which also has Dave Navarro on it, awesome stuff) and with his follow-up band, Polar Bear, especially the "Chewing Gum" EP if you can get your hands on it.
To get back on topic somewhat, the album art for Deconstruction is car-themed and pretty cool; there's a dangling engine on the cover, and in the liner notes, instead of a photo each of the three musicians is represented with a different auto part. If I recall correctly, Eric = distributor or an alternator, Dave Navarro = spark plug, and drummer Mike Murphy = air or oil filter. I assume that their representative car parts were symbolic of their roles in the band, interesting food for thought.
/end music geek rant/
btw, Deconstruction was awesome, I totally forgot about that one! And I have no clue as to how Farrell found Nuno Bettencourt and decided to make an album, that is probably the most oddball combination I have ever heard since Axel Rose did the gig with Elton John.
Anyways, let me retract my comment, "True Nature" is a kickin tune, I went on the hunt trying to figure it out when I saw the commercial myself.
-Utter music freak-
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