Re: Manufactured hits..

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 22:59:55 CET

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    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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