The Rodney Jerkins Retirement Village
Chris: http://www.nme.com/news/britney-spears/37779
Britney, "aggressive" is not the sound you need right now
poor girl
nobody ever bothered to build more than one track for that train
Matthew:
this makes me wonder...
what is Rodney Jerkins like?
because he's always the guy who gets stuck working on comeback records wtih dangerously unstable pop stars
Michael Jackson, Whitney, Britney
TLC too
Chris:
it's just a function of his having had a few big, dumb, obvious hits
So big, dumb, obvious people gravitate towards him
Matthew:
well, I think there's probably something about him that makes him open to these projects.
Chris:
oh totally
it's an ego boost to save a falling star
Matthew:
cos I think a lot of other producers are like "no way, I want to get things done"
Chris:
of course, he hasn't managed to actually DO that yet
Matthew:
well, I think Jerkins is also kind of a falling star himself
Chris:
cf. Jacko, Whitney, et al still being in the dumper
Oh totally
He was eclipsed by Timbaland on every level
Timbaland's sound is now the mainstream in the way Jerkins' was
Matthew: I hope that my life is never so fucked that I get sent to Rodney Jerkins
Chris:
Put that in your living will now
(8.) In the event that at the time of my incapacity/senescence, I am in posession of a pop career, please do not allow Rodney Jerkins to construct a track out of my Alzheimery rantings
Jul 1st