From: owner-sheryl-crew-digest@smoe.org (sheryl-crew-digest) To: sheryl-crew-digest@smoe.org Subject: sheryl-crew-digest V6 #94 Reply-To: sheryl-crew@smoe.org Sender: owner-sheryl-crew-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-sheryl-crew-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk sheryl-crew-digest Saturday, August 2 2003 Volume 06 : Number 094 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [sheryl-crew] rumours abound ["Judith Butler" ] Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound [Smokefeath@aol.com] Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound [xmystery79@aol.com] RE: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound ["John D. Wilkinson, III" Subject: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound Hope everyone is okay and well this is my weekly question i was the skimmming the forum the other and there is rumours abound that ol shezza is going to release a greastest hits album early in the autumn i know that the rumour had been flying around for ages i just wondered if anyone knew anything concreate (sp) Cheers Judith P's hope the holidays are well, me well as always i'm stuck in sunny london for the summer _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:57:45 -0400 From: "Mike Sarzo" Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound I don't know how to take the idea of a greatest hits record... Certainly, Sheryl has had more than enough hits to merit releasing a record that has all or a good cross section of the songs that have done well commercially. In fact, she may be almost at a point where she may even be able to release a boxed set before too long, even considering the musical climate of these times. However, I can't help but feel that an artist releasing a greatest hits package is one who is on the downswing of a career and is reminiscing about the "good old days." I don't think Sheryl is at that point in her career. I know that there are exceptions to the notion of a greatest hits album being the beginning of the end, but greatest hits usually seem to be for the artists who have made their best music already. I think Sheryl still has some of her best work ahead of her. Mike Sarzo http://www.geocities.com/msarzo AIM: DestinyRules03 "When I see you again as I always do, it appears to me that destiny rules; that the spirits are ruthless with the paths they choose; it's not being together, it's just following the rules." -- Fleetwood Mac _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:47:29 EDT From: Smokefeath@aol.com Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound In a message dated 8/1/2003 9:59:00 AM Central Daylight Time, sarzom@hotmail.com writes: > I can't help but feel that an artist releasing a greatest hits > package is one who is on the downswing of a career and is reminiscing about > the "good old days." No, usually a greatest hits record is something that labels can contracturally do, usually releasing them around Christmas time, in an effort to make money. Since there are no re-recordings involved, the investment in such a record is much, much less than a newly recorded album. Labels love 'em. Greatest hits records are usually the best-selling items in an artist's catalog. ================================================ "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed - but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." - --Harry Lime (Orson Welles), "The Third Man" [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Papyrus.jpg] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 21:25:39 -0400 From: xmystery79@aol.com Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound In a message dated 8/1/2003 10:57:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sarzom@hotmail.com writes: > > However, I can't help but feel that an artist releasing a greatest hits > package is one who is on the downswing of a career and is reminiscing about > the "good old days." I don't think Sheryl is at that point > in her career. I don't necissarily agree with this position, because often times Greatest hits albums are a sort of intro to an artist. A lot of current artists have released them and are still making music, including Madonna, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz. For example, I had always liked Lenny Kravitz's music, but for one reason or the other I never picked any of his albums up. I happened to see his Greatest Hits album one day, scanned the titles and picked it up. I later went out and bought Five and will probably pick up some more of his stuff later on. I'd also buy a Sheryl greatist hits, because most of the time they usually come with an unreleased track or b-side, making it attractive to fans as well. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 23:24:17 -0500 From: "John D. Wilkinson, III" Subject: RE: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound What I'd really like would be a greatest hits collection with some liner notes from Sheryl discussing the songs, creative process, and so on. I've already got all of her major albums, some live performances, CD singles, and recordings from TV appearances (buying those eBay items!), and I've read the Buskin book. I'd really like to hear more from her. I liked the interview that she did when she appeared on that CMT show with Willie Nelson, and the Sixty Minutes interview, but I would like to hear more about her creative process. John - -----Original Message----- From: owner-sheryl-crew@smoe.org [mailto:owner-sheryl-crew@smoe.org] On Behalf Of xmystery79@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:26 PM To: sheryl-crew@smoe.org Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound In a message dated 8/1/2003 10:57:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sarzom@hotmail.com writes: > > However, I can't help but feel that an artist releasing a greatest hits > package is one who is on the downswing of a career and is reminiscing about > the "good old days." I don't think Sheryl is at that point > in her career. I don't necissarily agree with this position, because often times Greatest hits albums are a sort of intro to an artist. A lot of current artists have released them and are still making music, including Madonna, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz. For example, I had always liked Lenny Kravitz's music, but for one reason or the other I never picked any of his albums up. I happened to see his Greatest Hits album one day, scanned the titles and picked it up. I later went out and bought Five and will probably pick up some more of his stuff later on. I'd also buy a Sheryl greatist hits, because most of the time they usually come with an unreleased track or b-side, making it attractive to fans as well. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 00:35:44 -0400 From: FadedSign@aol.com Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound I completely agree. I hope that the GH has some very interesting stuff added, maybe a DVD or DVD-Rom video or some kind of enhancement to entice the true fans. Without something exclusive, it would not interest me. Keith In a message dated 8/2/2003 12:24:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, johndiii@airmail.net writes: > > > What I'd really like would be a greatest hits collection with some liner > notes from Sheryl discussing the songs, creative process, and so on. > I've already got all of her major albums, some live performances, CD > singles, and recordings from TV appearances (buying those eBay items!), > and I've read the Buskin book. I'd really like to hear more from her. > I liked the interview that she did when she appeared on that CMT show > with Willie Nelson, and the Sixty Minutes interview, but I would like to > hear more about her creative process. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-sheryl-crew@smoe.org [mailto:owner-sheryl-crew@smoe.org] On > Behalf Of xmystery79@aol.com > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:26 PM > To: sheryl-crew@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [sheryl-crew] rumours abound > > In a message dated 8/1/2003 10:57:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > sarzom@hotmail.com writes: > > > > > However, I can't help but feel that an artist releasing a greatest > hits > > package is one who is on the downswing of a career and is reminiscing > about > > the "good old days." I don't think Sheryl is at that point > > in her career. > > I don't necissarily agree with this position, because often times > Greatest hits albums are a sort of intro to an artist. A lot of current > artists have released them and are still making music, including > Madonna, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz. > > For example, I had always liked Lenny Kravitz's music, but for one > reason or the other I never picked any of his albums up. I happened to > see his Greatest Hits album one day, scanned the titles and picked it > up. I later went out and bought Five and will probably pick up some more > of his stuff later on. > > I'd also buy a Sheryl greatist hits, because most of the time they > usually come with an unreleased track or b-side, making it > attractive to > fans as well. ------------------------------ End of sheryl-crew-digest V6 #94 ********************************