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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