Hummingbird...I don't know who "all these people" are that are spewing negativity. I just said listen to Jason's songs. I think Big Jim posted a lyric of Jason's and wasn't too impressed.

My post was to help songwriters. ask yourself this question...a crowd of door to door salesmen is working your town, promising their products will help your home. Someone comes on the radio and says it may be wise to check out the salesmen's credentials. Would you say that person was "spewing negativity"? Hopefully not...he's being a consumer advocate.

so visit these "mentors" websites, listen to their songs. ask yourself...do my songs really need the aluminum siding these guys are peddling? Just because they're successful doesn't mean you need what's in their van. They may have built their success with the wallets of suckers. are they teaching creativity...or McWriting? is their success based on luck...or talent? while true it may be hard to duplicate their success...it's also hard to duplicate the success of a lottery winner.

are their songs timeless...or did they just catch the wave of a musical fad? when was the last time you rocked out to the BS Boys? or Brit? when the BS Boys or Brit are mentioned, is it with respect...or derision?

I'm a songwriter advocate. just listen with an open mind...in ten minutes you'll know. You might be better off learning what you can from Bob Seger cds for free.

Last edited by couchgrouch; 03/21/08 04:38 PM.
Nashville demos etc:

https://www.soundclick.com/bands3/default.cfm?bandID=431939

other demos:

https://soundcloud.com/wabash-cannibal

Amazon Kindle books by Robert George you may enjoy:

1) Americana

2) Teenage Graceland

3) The Will to Be

4) Fort Mystery

5) Wheel Sea

6) My One True Love