Re: britney

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2001 - 14:33:13 CET

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    damn! another classic! i played that record over and over by Janet! hooray!
    i don't feel lonely anymore ;)

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <philip@cs.adfa.edu.au>
    To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 10:21 PM
    Subject: britney

    >
    > 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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