NSFW! - It's The 18 Most Explicit Rock Videos Ever
Putting "video banned by MTV!" on a press release is one of the most desperate PR ploys known to man. MTV never "ban" videos - they simply refuse to play ones they think might offend their viewers.
The Prodigy's 'Smack My Bitch Up'? Far from being axed by the network, it won two MTV Awards in 1997. Since then it's been aired fairly regularly, despite containing graphic scenes of heroin use, vomiting and vandalism – a bit like a night out in Luton.
But 'explicit' doesn't have to mean 'stupid'...
NME - The Video Blog — Putting "video banned by MTV!" on a press release is one of the most desperate PR ploys known to man. MTV never "ban" videos - they simply refuse to play ones they think ... more info