59 Minutes Course of Empire

...59 Minutes video that was omitted from the official version of HISS. Directed by Steven Gaddis, 2003.

[@Skinnerdigitalandfilms]

This band(COE) and this edit(Gaddis) is missed so dearly in our realm of the arts today. I have been thoroughly inspired by these creatives. To this day they are a driving force in my pursuit of intellectual entertainment, oratory and visual communication. COE continues to melt my face off. The eyes always give you away.

[@ps2hacker]

I don't know what caused this band's lack of commercial recognition, they have an amazing sound, "Telepathic Last Words" has remainded in my rotation of personal favorites, the music I listen to, since it came out, and I never get tired of listening to it. I love this band, obscure as they are.

[@invertebrate1]

Steve Gaddis deserves an award for this edit. Thank you Dave for putting this one up.

[@lionserpent]

Hey, thanks for uploading this video. It's a damn shame that they weren't able to secure the rights to Metropolis at a sane price. Gaddis did an outstanding job with this video!

[@invertebrate1]

Yes, Fritz Lang was the director of the 1927 classic Metropolis. Steve Gaddis edited scenes down to a music vid.

[@ZeroG]

Fucking EPIC. This was always the COE song that had the most spiritual and deepest meaning for me. One time I asked Vaughn (singer) what the lyrics meant and he just said, "Of all our songs, thats the one you ask about? Come on man. It has the easiest to understand words. It just means what it says. It's obvious." I think putting it to Metropolis in this fashion is sheer fucking genius and properly interprets both works in a way not otherwise possible. Truly fucking epic.

[@soulpolishur]

I see so many post I have been a fiend of COE fer so long it makes me happy

[@sirbasku]

One of my favorite COE songs!

[@kissfan5150]

I love C.O.E. & This video is gold. So well done & i never heard this song,love it!

[@kissfan5150]

Love c..o. e. also, this unreleased song is a gem, the vid is vert cool!!

[@davecoltrane42]

It was my pleasure. :)

[@KrisCadwell]

A great song, a great album.

[@magnusshrugged]

THE EYES ALWAYS GIVE YOU AWAY.......

[@TeamVacaville]

This w4s cool. I s4w Course of Empire in the mid 90's. They were 4wesome.

[@robertbudtxu]

At the amazing factory circa 1920They create the tiny dancer in the lab. It's now called inmodern times CERN Weapons Lab I Zurich

[@robertbudtxu]

The forbidden

[@robertbudtxu]

We change shift at midnights

[@ThePTB]

What's weird is that you can't find the lyrics to this song online.

[@robertbudtxu]

The cannabis factory always. Smells nice , ^ br. Trust us. It's inhaling that's the problem many of us get paid extra r to do this

[@ROYALNOZGUL]

Whoa that's crazy whats the original video?