The Skateboard Mag and LRG were kind enough to dump a free copy of LRG's full length video in with their latest magazine. While I'm not sure how important it really was for Lifted Research Group to actually do a skate video, the results were pretty good, other than the notably shitty soundtrack in Rodrigo TX, Chico Brenes', and Jackson Curtin's part. But besides that, we got to see an Adelmo haircut (WHAT?!?!)(EDIT: naive assumption on my part, it was Frank Gerwer), more Kelly Hart footage, and a reminder of why Karl Watson still has a skate career. Simple video, not mind-blowing in any way but a good watch.
Five things to notice:
- Kelly Hart has ballin' nollie frontside heels
- Chico Brenes has spawned some variety since his last part.
- Adelmo's fakie ollie/switch inward heel line is a work of art
- Andrew Langi: Kickflip Blunt fakie. wow.
- Karl Watson is probably the master of the hardest non-flip ledge tricks ever. Seriously. front 180 switch manny to switch back lip? nollie halfcab crooks TRANSFER? not-small feats, no sir.
Rodrigo's part (notice how the first song is pretty much entirely a forgettable segment, despite such things as his back 180 nosegrind on that tall yellow rail and his effortless switch ledge tricks. His part could have been epic with better song choice, although i'm not sure he outdid his Flip performance in this one. I do like the slaughter he laid down at the Courthouse ledge to bank though, that was unprecedented)
I think its important to point out his nollie backside bluntslide at 4:55, the switch fs flip nosebluntslide at 3:19, the line with the nosegrind 180 popout at 4:36, and his switch backside flip 5-0 on the little picnic table at 1:52, not forgetting his flushing grate gap tailslide hardflip. I have to wonder two things: why switch shuv that flyout that everyone else does like, nollie back heels in lines on? and why the switch flip ender, when kelly harts switch heel over it was one of the most perfect switch heels ive ever seen?
The last bit of this long rant will be based on Karl Watsons 2 minute part:
note the ledge tricks: switch 5-0 to crook in a line, switch crook to back smith, bigspin front board that wavy ledge, switch frontside hurricane in a line, nollie nosegrind to switch back 5-0/suski/? (i dont believe in suski's, for the record)... along with those two i mentioned earlier. favorite trick of his part hands down is the switch backside bigspin heel on that outcropping spot of Slash fame from Ride the Sky.
I could say alot more about this video, but I want to keep it short..... ish.
last thing:
five things to watch out for:
- some ABDs or throwaway clips
- Rodgrigo Peterson's part was too short
- The editing might be worse than the music
- Adelmo/Gerwer's voice
- way too much talking about Mr. Swindler Chico
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I like Tx's fs flip fakie manny into the bank that seemed like a really good use of spot, and the tailslide hardflip was a thing of beauty. I like this part for three reasons, 1. cleaner and more solid than his flip part 2. better looking trick selection, his flip part had some seriously poppy tricks and technically harder tricks but they came out look awkward 3. better spot selection Tx on the east coast looks much better than Tx in Spain. Although those jort's have got to go, go buy some dickies shorts. He also did a nose manual off a ledge that was fairly high but i know plenty of people that could have done that same trick, and i agree the sw shuv seemed kinda eh...
ReplyDeletei think that nose manny was a nosegrind if im thinking of the right clip. what time in the video was it? i liked the fs flip fakie manny too, and i thought about mentioning his shorts, but i didnt wanna dredge clothing into it too much. I think i liked his flip part better because of how it felt. each time i watch his LRG part though i think more into how hard some of the tricks he does are. hell, MOST of his tricks actually. except the switch shuv. I also wanted to mention his hardflip nosegrind and talk about how utterly ugly i think hardflip back tails are..... but oh well.
ReplyDeleteapparently, adelmo didnt cut his hair? some hater told me that was Frank Gerwer but I'm looking for proof. too bad its late, im tired, and i wouldnt edit my original post anyways.