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Let It Bleed
1984
2001, 36 minutes
Current Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

1984 is a clothing company that caters to what many call the "heshian" side of skating. Concrete parks and loud, fast skating and music are what this video is all about. It isn't devoid of technical tricks, but they take a backseat to ones of the big and gnarly variety.

OneLoveJamDown November 11, 2002

This is one of my favorite videos of the past couple of years. While I can't pretend Let It Bleed is for everyone, it is a perfect synthesis of its elements: fast skating, fun skating, tons of style and going big and gnarly. The soundtrack is just right for these visuals and it is relentless: not a single dud, which makes for a video that is easy to watch all the way through. A Warsaw, Minutemen and Venom song in the same video? Can't mess with that formula! 1984 has made an absolutely killer skate video here that gets better every time I watch it. This is one for the ages.

OneLoveJamDown

Simian P January 19, 2003

Let it Bleed definitely isn't for everyone. If you love pools, transition skating, and punk rock, you will like this film, but everyone else will loathe it. The bulk of this video is skate park and transition skating with big airs off hips, pool carving, and disasters. There is some big rail skating here and there, but the footage is somewhat mediocre. Ricky Espinoza of the Tiltmode Army has a great part with some tech lines and rail skating, but it’s very short. When I saw that Tony Trujillo had a part, I was hyped, but his part is only average at best. All in all, the video has some good park footage (though a little redundant) and some OK skating here and there. The music is intolerable except for the Dinosaur Jr. song. One redeeming factor of the video however, is the Thrashin’ movie footage slipped in here and there. Don't mess with the Daggers!

Simian P

What to Expect:


Featured Skaters:
Jason "The Kid" Adams
Chet Childress
Eric Dressen
Ricky Espinoza
Jerry Haffner
Aaron "Hairball" Harrison
Neil Heddings
Sam Hitz
Jub
Tony Loco
Crazy Eddie Nemeth
Steve Nesser
Al Partanen
Pigpen
John Ponts
Pat Rakestraw
Chris Swanson
Wes Tonascia
Tony Trujillo


Sound Track:
If you dig the music from Let It Bleed, check out the soundtrack for it.

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