Originally Posted by Barry David Butler
I'm not sure what happened here with TC and Mike.....I used to sing and record others songs and sometimes take a lyric, find a melody and record it. BUT it was sometimes a real pain. I agree Mike that I mostly share my songs here for fun. I critique others very much unless they ask my opinion. I'm not really looking for critiques on my songs because it is so subjective. I do what I do because that is what I do. I never go back and re record as I just move on to the next song. SO quit fighting ...lol


Hi Barry,

I really appreciate your concern for me and TC and have a feeling we will work things out, if we haven't already, but I wanted to make sure you understand that I personally am happy to have critical thought directed my way, for the same reasons TC and Ricki have already mentioned. It's free advice from knowledgeable, helpful, like-minded people, and I want to continue to learn and grow at my craft and as an artist, and there's no way to do that with a closed mind. Though I believe we should all be our own toughest critics, it's important to be able to hear what our colleages have to say, and to at least be able to entertain POVs other than our own. It keeps us grounded, I think.

I think you were referring to what I said to TC, that I am not able to critique him or my colleages very deeply right now, at the present time, and when I have been listening to JPFers' work lately it's been with no sharp critical ear, but just for enjoyment. This is hopefully only temporary. It has to do with how much free time I have and stress levels and things like that. Sometimes we just need a break, you know?

Mike

Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 01/16/18 10:35 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)