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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