hooray! all the 'slave' fans are out of the closet! i thought i was the
only one!
you know sometimes it seems that certain pop records like this one have
much more innovative & interesting production than supposedly more credbile
er 'underground' stuff. 'got till it's gone' by janet is still the bomb.
p
At 10:59 PM 29/11/01 +0100, you wrote:
>personally i love the production and the beats of slave 4 u...... if they
>would release it as an instrumental or dub i would definately play it ;)
>
>Olaf
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Erik Gaderlund <erikg@macconnect.com>
>To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>Sent: donderdag 29 november 2001 21:05
>Subject: Fwd: Manufactured hits..
>
>
>> What, like Britney's ode to the Record companies--that "Slave 4 U"
>> song. Actually it does have some interesting production, and that
>> does take talent. And, speaking of production, I was watching some
>> of the Quincy Jones biography and they mentioned that in order to
>> write good pop songs. It was his time as an A&R guy that he realized
>> he had to sell more records and that Jazz doesn't sell a whole lot.
>> Which comes to the amusing definiton that was mentioned. Some one
>> asked a record company high-up what the definition of a jazz record
>> is and he said, "a record that sells under 20,000 copies." So what
>> is the Acid Jazz cut-off?
>>
>> erik g
>>
>> >The other side of the coin is that with all the radio stations and video
>> >outlets (i.e. MTV) usually only showcasing one song you don't know if
>> >the album ISN'T a one hit record with a bunch of filler. I liked things
>> >better when you would be able to hear more songs and decide if you
>> >wanted to buy a record. It was also a helluva lot easier to pick up a
>> >record on a hunch when it only cost $7 or so. I took a lot of chances on
>> >records in high school and college cause it was so cheap. I'm a lot less
>> >likely these days to drop $15 when I've only heard one song...
>> >
>> >Dirk van den Heuvel
>> >President/GM, Groove Distribution
>> >"Your Guide To The Underground"
>> >http://www.groovedis.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: chris widman [mailto:chriswidman@hotmail.com]
>> >Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:57 PM
>> >To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>> >Cc: RE:
>> >Subject:
>> >
>> >
>> >I think that the mainstream music industry has gotten itself into
>> >this mess. By concentrating on one hit wonders and manufacturing
>> >celebrity, they're blowing out whatever percieved worth their music
>> >has. Why do you need to buy a crap album for the one good song on it
>> >when you can hear it on the radio several times a day, watch the
>> >video and then download the mp3. Who needs the album?
>> >
>> >Kids have such a short attention span because there is nothing worth
>> >turning their attention to for more than a few moments.
>> >
>> >np
>> >
>> >Ian O'brian LP-peacefrog
>> >SIFutures-The Mission Statement
>> >Sabres of Paradise -Haunted Dancehall (Just picked this up!!! Been
>> >lookin' for it)
>> >
>> >peace chris widman
>> >abstract science wluw-chicago 88.7fm
>>
>>
>> --
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