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Feb 29th, 2008, 08:09 AM
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/newthisweek/2808/chicks-get-clicks
Chicks Get Clicks!
Posted Tue. Feb 26, 5:16 AM ET by Dave DiMartino in New This Week
It's unlikely that record companies consult on this sort of thing, so it's notable that most of this week's more interesting releases are by female artists.
Even more of interest is that most of them appear to have gotten their respective record deals on the basis of musical talent rather than--how to put this politely?--their looks.
But as the recent smash success of hot videos by Heidi Montag and Tila Tequila makes all too clear, musical talent no longer enters the equation when it comes to making great new records.
And it's been a long time coming!
Janet Jackson: Discipline (Island Def Jam) Let's add the "Jackson" to her name, even though some of her people want us to drop it--you know, shouldn't the name "Janet" alone be sufficient? Sheesh! I've got enough trouble wondering what'll happen if Joe ever gains weight and ends up in the same room as Fat Joe! Anyway, her first album for her new label is chockfull of tunes--22 of them--and chockfuller of some wacky concept about discipline being "a defining aspect" of her character! The thing is, I actually find myself rooting for this gal, against my better judgement, and wish she, her brother, and every onetime giant superstar stopped thinking about each new album as some super-sized conceptual thingie and simply recorded stripped-down pop music without these moronic commercial aspirations. While I don't think she'll ever top 1986's ultrafab "When I Think Of You," I do think her previous label could've made a hit out of "Enjoy" from her last flop album--and that that unexpected success might've given her a kick in her once-Controlled, now-Disciplined booty. Next album title: Full-out Bondage!
Not a great blog...but wanted to post anways
Chicks Get Clicks!
Posted Tue. Feb 26, 5:16 AM ET by Dave DiMartino in New This Week
It's unlikely that record companies consult on this sort of thing, so it's notable that most of this week's more interesting releases are by female artists.
Even more of interest is that most of them appear to have gotten their respective record deals on the basis of musical talent rather than--how to put this politely?--their looks.
But as the recent smash success of hot videos by Heidi Montag and Tila Tequila makes all too clear, musical talent no longer enters the equation when it comes to making great new records.
And it's been a long time coming!
Janet Jackson: Discipline (Island Def Jam) Let's add the "Jackson" to her name, even though some of her people want us to drop it--you know, shouldn't the name "Janet" alone be sufficient? Sheesh! I've got enough trouble wondering what'll happen if Joe ever gains weight and ends up in the same room as Fat Joe! Anyway, her first album for her new label is chockfull of tunes--22 of them--and chockfuller of some wacky concept about discipline being "a defining aspect" of her character! The thing is, I actually find myself rooting for this gal, against my better judgement, and wish she, her brother, and every onetime giant superstar stopped thinking about each new album as some super-sized conceptual thingie and simply recorded stripped-down pop music without these moronic commercial aspirations. While I don't think she'll ever top 1986's ultrafab "When I Think Of You," I do think her previous label could've made a hit out of "Enjoy" from her last flop album--and that that unexpected success might've given her a kick in her once-Controlled, now-Disciplined booty. Next album title: Full-out Bondage!
Not a great blog...but wanted to post anways