RE: Re: Manufactured hits..

From: cnwill42@netscape.net
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 23:27:33 CET

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    Then all you have to do is seek out the 'Nasty Girl' 12" by Vanity 6. Believe me, it's the same track...

    Charles

    "Olaf Molenveld" <olaf@interactivelink.nl> wrote:

    >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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