Manufactured hits..

From: Dirk van den Heuvel (dirkv@groovedis.com)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 20:34:01 CET

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    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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