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'SCHOOL' DAZE The Deftones' clip captures high school rebellion

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DEFTONES, ''Back to School'' Most music videos set in high schools take the Twisted Sister approach, tweaking authority with more whimsy than malice. But the Deftones' clip has a piss and vinegar not seen (or heard) since those kids kicked up the bleachers in Nirvana's ''Smells Like Teen Spirit.'' Of course, this can't have the same revolutionary effect. But the Deftones' spiky music and the clip's snarling images capture the most timeless reason for student rebellion -- for the hell of it. B+

COLDPLAY, ''Yellow'' Call it a coincidence, but two of the few clips by British bands to crack the U.S. market in the last several years look at the same idea from opposite angles. The Verve's ''Bitter Sweet Symphony'' offered a single shot of a mysterious and surly singer (Richard Ashcroft) bullying his way down a crowded urban street. Coldplay's breakthrough piece offers a single shot of the band's earnest and ecstatic singer (Chris Martin) wafting his way across a gorgeously empty beach. As with the Verve's video hit, Coldplay's probably snared MTV's flagging attention by winnowing everything down to one emotion: joyous surrender. B

Originally posted Feb 06, 2001
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