![]() Man Down, the Army’s second video would solidify their position as the antithesis of egotistical commercially-driven skateboarding. They saw the seriousness of the time and decided to push against it. Naturally, the skating was good but what made the Tiltmode videos special was their attitude toward skateboarding. The mood in the media was somber as companies attempted to cool-guy each other with bigger stair sets and darker graphics. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was experiencing only the tale-end of a skateboarding legacy spanning two decades, thousands of beers, and countless costume parties, directly influencing generations of skateboarders who also had the Tiltmode Army to blame for their unpopularity.Īt the time of their first release, Tilt Mode, in 2000, things were a bit boring in skateboarding. I watched it with undivided attention and utmost devotion. There were costumes, grown men painted red destroying a mini ramp with axes children in cages. Bonus Round, the Tiltmode Army’s third video installment was released in 2009 when I was a little grom only just learning how to not push mongo. ![]() I have Tiltmode to blame for my turbulent teenage years. ![]()
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