# Launch has the strangest collection of videos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 5, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launch-has-the-strangest-collection-of-videos/253608 "2004-07-05T05:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launch-has-the-strangest-collection-of-videos/253608/1 "2004-07-05T05:46:13Z")
I just discovered Launch and have spent the last couple hours being amazed by the seemingly random assortment of videos they have. To wit: A Sore Loser by Faith No More, but not Midlife Crisis (their big hit on that album) 2 Bile songs, but no Skinny Puppy Lots of Cure, one Sisters of Mercy and no Bauhaus Two Cannibal Corpse, one Celtic Frost, a couple Nile and Amon Amarth, but no Slayer or Morbid Angel A couple Danzig but no Misfits Only one Motorhead and Johnny Cash… Even a RevCo song! Man, if I don’t stop now, I’ll be here for a week. Anything I should check out? I’ve been pleasantly surprised so far. It’s just an odd collection, videos from the less-popular songs of certain band and, as one can see from the list above, there’s a very odd selection. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launch-has-the-strangest-collection-of-videos/253608/2 "2004-07-05T21:38:08Z")
You should really check out Launchcast, the internet radio service. I’ve been a Launch user for about 5 years, and a subscriber to the pay version of the service for a little over a year (if I recall correctly – too lazy to look up dates right now). You can listen to themed stations, to other users stations, or set up your own station. There is a limit on the amount you can get at high quality without subscribing, of course, and there are commercials. I’m amazed by the service, really. I use the internet radio, and it’s been a source of a lot of great new discoveries for me. I really enjoy being able to rate the stuff I hear and have that influence what I hear in the future. And I love the fact that, for paid subscribers, there are no commercials. That alone is worth the $3.95 a month or whatever it is. That said… yeah, they have a frankly odd collection of music videos. What they have, I suspect, is the stuff that they are allowed to have. Since their music videos are play-on-demand, unlike the internet radio, they need to either pay serious royalties or have permission. So they’re limited to just the selection that the labels want to release for promotional purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launch-has-the-strangest-collection-of-videos/253608/3 "2004-07-05T22:44:33Z")
How long has Launch been around? Because I think somebody needs to pay e for steling my [idea](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=189965). ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launch-has-the-strangest-collection-of-videos/253608/4 "2004-07-05T23:02:47Z")
If you like RevCo, you might like the Ministry videos they have there. I noticed they have one for ‘W’ from their album that was just released.