Buffalo Tom - I'm Allowed HD

What this video is

Released in 1993 as a single from Big Red Letter Day — Buffalo Tom's fourth album and commercial peak — 'I'm Allowed' arrived at the height of the alternative rock explosion catalyzed by Nirvana's breakthrough. Buffalo Tom were a Boston-based trio on Beggars Banquet, a leading UK indie label that also housed acts aligned with the college-rock and Britpop crossover scenes. The song and video captured the…

Why it matters

A textbook artifact of early-90s alternative rock video production: raw film aesthetics, performance-forward editing, and understated emotional realism. Represents the visual grammar of Beggars Banquet-era indie rock translated for MTV consumption. The Bayer directorial credit connects it to the…

The director

Samuel David Bayer (b. Feb 17, 1965, Syracuse, NY) is an American director, cinematographer, and visual artist. A 1987 School of Visual Arts graduate, he launched his career with Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and became one of the most prolific music…