Duane Adolph
October 6, 2007, 02:23 PM
Dien,
Thanks for the reference.
The book "The Manual" is $980 bux used on amazon...??
Must have been some kinda book :->
Hi Ankesh,
I wanna know! Please spill the beans...! :)
By the way, on a related note, there's an interesting book called "the Manual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manual)" by a band called "The KLF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KLF)". They had worldwide #1 hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with songs like "Justified and Ancient" and "3 am eternal". How did they do it?
They stole!
In their book, "The Manual", they explain how while melodies are protected by copyright, beats are not. So they'd go around to the dance clubs to hear which beats were "hot" (based on audience reaction). Then, they'd incorporate those beats into their own songs.
Also, just like infomercials often use "stars" of the past, and just like many movies build on earlier successes (such as by remaking earlier TV series) - they used the same principles in music. So they had a hit in the UK called "Doctoring the Tardis" which remade an old TV theme (for the British show, "Dr. Who"). Also, in the song "Justified and Ancient (http://youtube.com/results?search_query=justified+and+anicent&search=Search)", they brought in the talents of Tammy Wynette to sing vocals - which also got them some attention (and that song was a worldwide hit)!
And other bands have had #1 hits studying and following the principles they laid out in "the Manual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manual)"...
However, I ain't studied the secrets of hip hop... :)
Cheers,
Dien
Thanks for the reference.
The book "The Manual" is $980 bux used on amazon...??
Must have been some kinda book :->
Hi Ankesh,
I wanna know! Please spill the beans...! :)
By the way, on a related note, there's an interesting book called "the Manual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manual)" by a band called "The KLF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KLF)". They had worldwide #1 hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with songs like "Justified and Ancient" and "3 am eternal". How did they do it?
They stole!
In their book, "The Manual", they explain how while melodies are protected by copyright, beats are not. So they'd go around to the dance clubs to hear which beats were "hot" (based on audience reaction). Then, they'd incorporate those beats into their own songs.
Also, just like infomercials often use "stars" of the past, and just like many movies build on earlier successes (such as by remaking earlier TV series) - they used the same principles in music. So they had a hit in the UK called "Doctoring the Tardis" which remade an old TV theme (for the British show, "Dr. Who"). Also, in the song "Justified and Ancient (http://youtube.com/results?search_query=justified+and+anicent&search=Search)", they brought in the talents of Tammy Wynette to sing vocals - which also got them some attention (and that song was a worldwide hit)!
And other bands have had #1 hits studying and following the principles they laid out in "the Manual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manual)"...
However, I ain't studied the secrets of hip hop... :)
Cheers,
Dien
