Musical Dreams

I think there are pros and cons to having musicians visually stimulate their music onto the screen. On one hand, it does give the fan more capability to fully understand the point that the artist is trying to make or have the fan feel when listening to the music. It allows the viewer to get wrapped up in the mood of the song, creating a dream like stage while listening and viewing the song. Some songs even become instant hits mainly because of their videos. For example, when I think about Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" the first thing that comes to mind is the dance everyone knows created from this video. So without the sense of videos for these songs, their rise to fame probably wouldn't exist.
On the other hand, like a movie based on a book, it takes away from the imagination. Most people prefer any book over a film based on it because it allows the reader to view and create the characters that they want to create. Much like music and the lyrics being sang, the listeners can create an idea of what the artist is trying to proclaim. So music videos take away from the listeners sense of creativity.