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Other Topics => Other Musicians => Topic started by: rosieposy87 on May 09, 2003, 11:57:35 am
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I'm not even sure how good this album will be but my god! Look at this website:
http://www.jeweljk.com/low/0304.html
Now if that isn't pure marketing skill i don't know what is, a release date diary and everything! Why this isn't done for all things Nessa is quite beyond me, and its such a shame because Vanessa could be bigger than Jewel quite easily- its all just down to bloody promo.
Rosie :)
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but the question is, in reality do we want nessa bigger then jewel?
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I totally dig the "Intuition" song!!
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what the heck!? what is happening to jewel? her song titles have "2" and "U" in it! wow... i'm shocked.
Run 2 U
2 Find U
2 Become 1
Yes U Can
U & Me = Love
What is up with those titles? It bugs me! And how she looked when she was on TRL was so not her. I'm very disappointed.
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Yeah she's sorta freaking me out
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Yeah she's sorta freaking me out
sorta? understatement
haha
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maybe she got a dealer that gives her really heavy stuff?
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what the heck!? what is happening to jewel? her song titles have "2" and "U" in it! wow... i'm shocked.
Run 2 U
2 Find U
2 Become 1
Yes U Can
U & Me = Love
What is up with those titles? It bugs me! And how she looked when she was on TRL was so not her. I'm very disappointed.
Isn’t that the point, though? I think her song, Intuition, is making fun of today’s pop music and the image that record companies try to force upon their artists. Maybe the song titles and marketing campaign are supposed to be one big inside joke between Jewel and her fans. Have you seen her video for Intuition? I think that says it all.
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no I haven't, but despite the possibility... I think its crap.
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no I haven't, but despite the possibility... I think its crap.
Ah, well you need to see the video to get the whole joke. It’s of Jewel walking around a city and there is trash and homeless people and then in the video it all gets glamorized, including her. There are random ads for fake products. She does model poses. She even has back up dancers at one point. At the bottom of the screen a scrolling marquee shows a TRL style comment by a fake fan saying something like, “Oooh I like Jewel so much better now that she dances." :P
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It's obvious some of it is tongue-in-cheek, but I believe there is a larger marketing scheme. I read somewhere awhile ago that Jewel wanted to reinvent herself a bit because apparently a lot of people thought she was older than she actually is...
So the thing I think about the album, is:
1) in some ways she is creating "lighter" music that is easy on the ears and fun to dance to and blah, blah, and this hip new image that the TRL crowd will dig, but at the same time
2) those who are older will realize what she is doing is poking fun at pop music and our society today, etc., etc, and think she's "cool" for doing so
So essentially if things go according to their plans, the younger audience (fans of Branch, Carlton, etc) will be able to relate to her music and dig her because she writes her own stuff, looks cool, has a good voice, etc. AND the older people might dig it because she's poking fun at some things...
I personally haven't really dug the last few Jewel albums, and I'm definitely not buying this one because I'm broke and I heard clips from the new album and didn't even like 1 of them. The "Intuition" video is pretty funny, though
jessica
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still doesn't change my mind that its crap...
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it is still a good song!!
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I gotta say that I am not feeling it either...
it is if Vanessa did a song that was produced by the neptunes and was "britney dancing" on top of a bar...same thing lol
danny
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I think Jessica is right- its very intelligent. I have only seen the video in very bad quality but she clearly is taking the piss. Maybe she does want to move away from her old style of music (that song is such a grower!) and maybe this is a way of achieving a dig at the music industry and making music that she wants to. 'sell your sin, just cash in'- i don't think anyone can deny this is tongue in cheek.
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I just checked out the video and it's pretty original! I noticed Marc Klasfeld directed it. Same guy who directed the ATM and OD videos. 8O
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So I am sitting here watching my soap and I hear this music that sounds familiar...it a commercial for the new Schick Intuition Razor!! :lol:
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So I am sitting here watching my soap and I hear this music that sounds familiar...it a commercial for the new Schick Intuition Razor!! :lol:
LMAO, classy.
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it's pretty cool, it lathers and shaves all in one :lol:
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disapointed. sad. shes so...uh dare i say wannabe britney. what happened to the cute...covered up girl w. her guitar????
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TV info for 6-10-03:
Jewel will be on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight!
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TV info for 6-10-03:
Jewel will be on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight!
thanks! I hate it he is on so late, he shows re runs on comedy central, but i don't know if they are the night before's re runs?
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Yeah i have the album and I was very surprised.
I thought that some of the songs were going to be pop and she was going to put at least her style on a few of them , but no they are all pop!
well I guess artists have to change once in a while and I wish her good luck.
I only can stand a few songs on the new one...I guess I am dissapointed as a fan , but still support her and her music
danny