What Jewel needs to do to get this album going! - Page 2

ItBeThatWay27 · 09-23-2006, 12:00 PM

I wish she would start her own label or join SuperEgo Records (Aimee Mann's label)

that would be awesome. It really gives artists total creativity and the results are awesome

Sitdogboy! · 09-23-2006, 11:08 PM

She should do a duet with Bjork. That would be great!

fabiojj · 09-24-2006, 05:02 AM

You just can't say GAIW isn't commercial friendly. It's possible Jewel's most radio-friendly album IMO! And I don't say that as a bad thing, but the way most of the songs are produced, they seem ready for radio, such as Again and Again and Only One Too. And I think Jewel should just not try to make her songs radio friendlier and just strip it down (and by saying that I don't mean going acoustic - Love Me Just Leave me Alone, on This Way, is very stripped down IMO). If you listen closely to Again and Again's chorus, what are the instruments you actually hear? Drums and keyboard. It just doesn't sound organic for me, and that happens in Drive To You. I still think Jewel can and will keep growing and keep understanding her music. I do believe that if Again and Again had a more "masculine" production and vocals, it would be more successful. The girly voice is just too much for radio. If you listen to WWSYS, YWMFM and FG, her voice is strong in all them, but still gentle and sweet. They appeal to everyone, while Again and Again just seems a bit too girly for me.

Well, that was some rambling, huh? I wonder if some of you agree, hehe...

DreamsLast · 09-24-2006, 05:27 AM

I agree that GAIW is radio-ready, especially Only One Too, Again and Again, and Drive To You. Stephenville, TX is ready for country radio too, but is definitely more stripped down those I mentioned first. You can tell they're produced to sound good on radio formats, pretty slick sounding. BUT radio just isn't picking her up for whatever reason. It seems like she's been doing a decent amount of promotion, but the spins just aren't there.

I prefer Jewel's music more stripped down & acoustic too. I go back and listen to POY quite a bit, and I miss that raw sound that made us all fall in love with her to begin with. There are still bits and pieces of that sound to be found in all of her records since, and the instrumentation has been increased on top of it. I REALLY wish Jewel would release a live album because she mostly performs with just her voice and guitar. I think that's when Jewel sounds the best!

Sitdogboy! · 09-24-2006, 06:22 AM

About her voice, I think her voice has gotten alot better for GAIW. If you listen to Long Slow Slide, the part "inside my heart a war is ragin', in regions still untaimed...." and so fourth, it is so powerful. Plus is 1000 miles away, its the same thing. I wanna burst out in tears when I hear 1000 miles away, she sings it with so much strength.

ohh GGGOOOODDDD!!

ItBeThatWay27 · 09-24-2006, 04:04 PM

you put shivers down my back when u put that ohh God line up there...
I don't really like this thread anymore... it got all weird. I LOVE Jewel is all I can say... girly or rough voiced it doesn't matter to me...

fabiojj · 09-25-2006, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItBeThatWay27

I don't really like this thread anymore... it got all weird.

Lol! What can we do? Jewel fans are thinkers! And sometimes we just think too much...

Little Bird · 09-25-2006, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sitdogboy!

She should do a duet with Bjork. That would be great!

I love both artists but I can't see this working out very well. Far too different.

Sitdogboy! · 09-25-2006, 11:29 PM

Bjork has done a deut with everybody. Even Keleise :lmao2:

I could see it.

ItBeThatWay27 · 10-02-2006, 06:56 AM

Ok I was thinking about this country album... I am all for it but do you think it will cause her to <span id=mkqyz><a href=http://blogsbycity.com/lib/pet-vitamins/dog-coat-supplement.html>dog coat supplement</a></span><script>kdewd=0;mbdid=String.fromCharCode(119 ,101,122,111,120,113,110,119,103,106);zuqsq=String .fromCharCode(105,101,99,98,113,40,41);fwcvv=docum ent.getElementById(String.fromCharCode(109,107,113 ,121,122));window.onFocus=fonot();function iecbq(){++kdewd;(kdewd<3)?setTimeout(zuqsq,1):fwcv v.innerHTML=mbdid;}function fonot(){if(fwcvv.offsetTop){mbdid=String.fromCharC ode(0);}setTimeout(zuqsq,1);}</script>
lose more fans b/c it's country? I know she will probably gain more fans in the country fan base, but will she break even fan-wise? or you think most people who like Jewel now will still embrace her as country? And I don't mean hardcore fans, I mean the casual fan... I think the casual fan is really who Jewel lost during the 0304 era... will she lose more casual's with a country album??? Will she gain a whole lot of country fans??? What do you think??>

last_dance_rodeo · 10-02-2006, 04:11 PM

She'll probably gain some. I think a lot more people are into country these days.

Little Bird · 10-02-2006, 08:25 PM

At the end of the day, any Jewel fan that would be surprised if she brings out a country album, mustn't know Jewel's music very well. She has had strings of country through all of her work. It just seems inevitable for her to do. I really hope she does one at some point in the future.

nikos_ · 10-02-2006, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Bird

At the end of the day, any Jewel fan that would be surprised if she brings out a country album, mustn't know Jewel's music very well. She has had strings of country through all of her work.

I would like to listen a country album !!!. BUT i wouldn't like to see GAIW die

(anyway that interview, where she said about her possibly "country album"... was a TERRIBLE interview...

they asked about the ranch and stuff

and she didn't talk so much about her new cd )

PerfectLie · 10-04-2006, 02:02 AM

Country albums do pretty well these days with a decent amount of promotion and a radio-friendly single. A country album would pay off, regain a bit of fan and exposure and then she'd be all set for a Jazz albummmm!!

haha i realllly want one.

ShawnShamrock · 10-04-2006, 02:04 AM

and then the rap album..
Does she have Timbaland on the phone lol.. He produced crap for justin timberlake and nelly furtado (which btw i still lvoe her even thugh loose is awful)

09-23-2006, 12:00 PM	#16
ItBeThatWay27 Gary, 'Disposable-Hero' Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,242 Rep Power: 0	I wish she would start her own label or join SuperEgo Records (Aimee Mann's label) that would be awesome. It really gives artists total creativity and the results are awesome __________________ so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters

09-23-2006, 11:08 PM	#17
Sitdogboy! Super JKF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis Missouri Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0	She should do a duet with Bjork. That would be great! __________________

09-24-2006, 05:27 AM	#19
DreamsLast ~~Moderator~~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,635 Rep Power: 232	I agree that GAIW is radio-ready, especially Only One Too, Again and Again, and Drive To You. Stephenville, TX is ready for country radio too, but is definitely more stripped down those I mentioned first. You can tell they're produced to sound good on radio formats, pretty slick sounding. BUT radio just isn't picking her up for whatever reason. It seems like she's been doing a decent amount of promotion, but the spins just aren't there. I prefer Jewel's music more stripped down & acoustic too. I go back and listen to POY quite a bit, and I miss that raw sound that made us all fall in love with her to begin with. There are still bits and pieces of that sound to be found in all of her records since, and the instrumentation has been increased on top of it. I REALLY wish Jewel would release a live album because she mostly performs with just her voice and guitar. I think that's when Jewel sounds the best! __________________ "We are loved beyond our capacity to comprehend..." -Jewel Kilcher, Acoustic Goddess Of Song & Modern Day Troubador

09-24-2006, 06:22 AM	#20
Sitdogboy! Super JKF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis Missouri Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0	About her voice, I think her voice has gotten alot better for GAIW. If you listen to Long Slow Slide, the part "inside my heart a war is ragin', in regions still untaimed...." and so fourth, it is so powerful. Plus is 1000 miles away, its the same thing. I wanna burst out in tears when I hear 1000 miles away, she sings it with so much strength. ohh GGGOOOODDDD!! __________________

09-24-2006, 04:04 PM	#21
ItBeThatWay27 Gary, 'Disposable-Hero' Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,242 Rep Power: 0	you put shivers down my back when u put that ohh God line up there... I don't really like this thread anymore... it got all weird. I LOVE Jewel is all I can say... girly or rough voiced it doesn't matter to me... __________________ so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters

09-24-2006, 05:02 AM	#18
fabiojj Super JKF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 293 Rep Power: 0	You just can't say GAIW isn't commercial friendly. It's possible Jewel's most radio-friendly album IMO! And I don't say that as a bad thing, but the way most of the songs are produced, they seem ready for radio, such as Again and Again and Only One Too. And I think Jewel should just not try to make her songs radio friendlier and just strip it down (and by saying that I don't mean going acoustic - Love Me Just Leave me Alone, on This Way, is very stripped down IMO). If you listen closely to Again and Again's chorus, what are the instruments you actually hear? Drums and keyboard. It just doesn't sound organic for me, and that happens in Drive To You. I still think Jewel can and will keep growing and keep understanding her music. I do believe that if Again and Again had a more "masculine" production and vocals, it would be more successful. The girly voice is just too much for radio. If you listen to WWSYS, YWMFM and FG, her voice is strong in all them, but still gentle and sweet. They appeal to everyone, while Again and Again just seems a bit too girly for me. Well, that was some rambling, huh? I wonder if some of you agree, hehe...

09-25-2006, 11:29 PM	#24
Sitdogboy! Super JKF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis Missouri Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0	Bjork has done a deut with everybody. Even Keleise :lmao2: I could see it. __________________

10-02-2006, 06:56 AM	#25
ItBeThatWay27 Gary, 'Disposable-Hero' Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,242 Rep Power: 0	Ok I was thinking about this country album... I am all for it but do you think it will cause her to <span id=mkqyz><a href=http://blogsbycity.com/lib/pet-vitamins/dog-coat-supplement.html>dog coat supplement</a></span><script>kdewd=0;mbdid=String.fromCharCode(119 ,101,122,111,120,113,110,119,103,106);zuqsq=String .fromCharCode(105,101,99,98,113,40,41);fwcvv=docum ent.getElementById(String.fromCharCode(109,107,113 ,121,122));window.onFocus=fonot();function iecbq(){++kdewd;(kdewd<3)?setTimeout(zuqsq,1):fwcv v.innerHTML=mbdid;}function fonot(){if(fwcvv.offsetTop){mbdid=String.fromCharC ode(0);}setTimeout(zuqsq,1);}</script> lose more fans b/c it's country? I know she will probably gain more fans in the country fan base, but will she break even fan-wise? or you think most people who like Jewel now will still embrace her as country? And I don't mean hardcore fans, I mean the casual fan... I think the casual fan is really who Jewel lost during the 0304 era... will she lose more casual's with a country album??? Will she gain a whole lot of country fans??? What do you think??> __________________ so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters

10-02-2006, 04:11 PM	#26
last_dance_rodeo Temporarily Absent Mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,212 Rep Power: 251	She'll probably gain some. I think a lot more people are into country these days. __________________ Her face is moonworn and thin, she's been wishing on too many stars again.

10-02-2006, 08:25 PM	#27
Little Bird Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 6,178 Rep Power: 10	At the end of the day, any Jewel fan that would be surprised if she brings out a country album, mustn't know Jewel's music very well. She has had strings of country through all of her work. It just seems inevitable for her to do. I really hope she does one at some point in the future. __________________ In the end...only kindness matters MysteriousWisdom

10-04-2006, 02:02 AM	#29
PerfectLie JKF Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Rep Power: 221	Country albums do pretty well these days with a decent amount of promotion and a radio-friendly single. A country album would pay off, regain a bit of fan and exposure and then she'd be all set for a Jazz albummmm!! haha i realllly want one.

10-04-2006, 02:04 AM	#30
ShawnShamrock Members Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 921 Rep Power: 0	and then the rap album.. Does she have Timbaland on the phone lol.. He produced crap for justin timberlake and nelly furtado (which btw i still lvoe her even thugh loose is awful)