[dreamsongs]

I agree that it's more than the production that makes a hit song. It also has to do who the flavor of the month is and who's performing it.

But going back to the Maroon 5 CD that's fresh in my mind, it amazed me how from song to song there are similarities in production although obviously they are different songs.

For one, they all have a very hooky pre-chorus followed by an even hookier chorus. And then it's off to the bridge without wasting one bar. I have a hard time keeping my songs in that format under 4 min. seriously...

Upon further listen, there are no intros whatsoever to any of those songs, not more than 2 bars at least. And a very tightly produced outro. No instrumental parts at all in the entire CD except on the outro of Kiwi, the 10th track.

They are all songs for people with ADD (attention deficit disorder). They go by very quickly so there's no room for boredom. But I tell you what, they sound good and they are polished and catchy as hell.

I suppose there is much better music out there but they're putting out what the people want to hear on the radio and laughing all the way to the bank.

I think this is the phase we're going thru now so I keep taking notes from CD's like this. We all have bills to pay...