regarding britney's latest,
I am a big neptutes/n.e.r.d fan. (see theg fabulous kelys 1st LP, or many of
their remixes)
And i loved what they did with this Britney song.
It's dark, muddy, very intersting rythmically and still is a catchy pop
song.
I mean they manage to bring this sound that a lot of us like to places (i'm
thinking deep buried forgotten countryside) all over the world. Personnaly
that makes me happy.
Also, I have no problem with pop tunes. I mean it's simple maybe a bit
manufactured, but it's so catchy fresh :"pop masterpieces do exist". Of
course, it's jsut 2/3/ songs and albums are most of the time disapointing.
But this unashamed love of pop doesn't prevent me t get obsessed by
wonderful life-altering music, in any form (be it underground or
mainstreaam)
ArC
>From: Erik Gaderlund <erikg@macconnect.com>
>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Fwd: Manufactured hits..
>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:05:00 -0800
>
>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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