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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