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| From | "Jim Poatway" <poatway@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Grammy thoughts |
| Date | Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:07:40 +0000 |
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OK, maybe Mayer turns out to be the next "Bruce". If he's talented and
thick-skinned, maybe he'll survive the star-machine. Talented or not, it
still smells of big-label, backroom spin doctors manufacturing the "next big
thing" (Hootie, where are you?).
If I have my facts straight, Norah wandered into the label's office, played
for the owner and got signed on the spot based on talent (looks proly didn't
hurt her cause). Bluenote isn't exactly on the cutting edge these days, nor
is her jazzy vocal style. Like her or not, you've got to respect the talent.
>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:15:01 -0500
>From: "bob" <segarini@sympatico.ca>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: Grammy thoughts
>Message-ID: <000801c2dc49$cd63fa80$41aae2d1@direcpc.ca>
>
>He's getting support because his CD is selling, he's young, good looking,
>and talented, and plays guitar better than most guys twice his age.
>His label sees a career, not a one time cash grab, understand the internet
>in it's relation to CD sales, and are at least trying to raise the bar and
>change the template to fit the shift in radio, the record industry, and how
>things are done.
>It's old school common sense, the same thing that broke Norah Jones, who,
>by
>the way, made everybody else on that show look like hookers and nutballs.
>Like Mayer, James Taylor, Artie and Simon, she didn't need trashy clothes,
>stupid hair, (well, in Artie's case, he was there first), or screaming
>guitars...she had a song...and that's all you really need.
>
>bob
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