Goldskool (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

!Ole' toro bravo' it reminds me of tha classical spanish evening at the bullfigth plaza sound' i don't know why!so don't ask.

marphil321 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Alpert's masterpiece! 'nuff said.

mayebella (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Oh i totally agree with you. Good sampling - nobody knows how to do this. I am a fan of an artist taking a piece and recreating it in amazing ways, but the sampling that has been done recently is everything but this! It's re-using gold! Of course your song will be a hit, since it's a carbon copy the original hit! *end internet rant*

mayebella (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

But in a whole, you don't see that type of sampling anymore. It gets me so frustrated when I hear or see amazing songs weighing 90% on the original sampled track. It loses it's authenticity. The producer loses it's cred, especially when sampling like garbage (enter Timbaland) is done numerous times! WTF! Does he think we're stupid? Not to mention, dis-crediting the actual original artist/producer, which Timbaland has done, it just validates the reasoning to why he "steals" and does not "sample"!

mayebella (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Well I think electronica/house/dance music wouldnt get as much attention because of the obscurity many artists face here in the West, and even in Europe as well. These artists today: big budgeted videos, flashy gear & a profitable and commercialized artist/singer is what is being viewed. Once again, I absolutely so crazy for an inventive pieces done with sampling, ex. just like j Dilla has done so many times. Even with Biggie's piece, it's amazing how it came from this jazz number *con'd*

mcclammer (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

something old. And there are many more producers past this, I just said some of my favorite.What irks me the most is that rarely are elctronica DJs chastised for sampling.. sorry, but Daft punk has failed to prove themselves to be creative with their samples, and so have other electronica djs.There is the same distinction between good and bad sampling, but it just gets less attention from the anti sampling crowd.Kanye disappoints me when I hear Move On Up so clearly, and he fails to change it

mcclammer (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Oh definitely there is a difference between tasteful and creative sampling and the near no work sampling. Just like how there are good guitarists and bad.Timbaland isn't a tasteful one, and in many cases, neither is the new Kanye(old Kanye had style and taste). Vanilla Ice was kinda the first person to use a distasteful sample, and it unfortunately gained some popularity and grew.But Wu-Tang, A tribe called quest, and Dre all managed to create something new and unique from *continued*

sphinxrising58 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I said it before & I will repeat it now, " sampeling " is just another word they invented to copy off of another preforming artist & try to gain some popularity for themselves with as little work as possible.They want the money, the fame, and everything erlse that goes with it, but only if they can take short cuts to the top.

mayebella (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

But what are the limits? I feel as if it's not only the common thing for a new song to be mixed with sample, but the obvious! Especially with producers like Timbaland who do it numerously, to the point where it makes you wonder if there is any sort of "from scratch" creativity in these people? And sometimes, it's whole or dominant chunks of the original song that is used, so really, they arent doing much work. I love sampling, but today, with music out now, there is little inventiveness. Word.

vanitysadeparis (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Biggie Smalls prefers Versace! LOL. Those of you who listen to rap know what that means!