I picked these mainly because they culminate my high-school experience. These videos are appealing for their variances in energy, moving from aggressive to restrained... a common enough style at the time, but effective nonetheless.
In both of these videos you get a good harmony between the visuals and the music. Excellently produced in both cases.
Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"
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Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
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I give you this one, because these guys rock, and they show that even with a low budget you can be incredibly cool:
Sloan - "Money City Maniacs"
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