As far as the comment of lowering standards.
I get the comments to where "oh, you must not have any experience".
I agree with the other post to where I could state I shouted from the highest rooftops to where I am looked at the opposite way.
Lower standards - LOL, well I must really be at the bottom since I am told that only here.
The American Idol stuff does make me ponder if what is said is bad of me is actually good.
To go along with the last post, I remember when publishers demanded a rough take. Now it is all the BIG SOUND.
To insure they will pay to get played.
Someone at this site at one time even tried to hustle me for thousand dollar a month internet lessons.

I just knew about the little bit of experience prior to the net and growing up at the start of the indie boom never to rely on one source for an opinion.

Often times it seems it is the dollar bill and hustling and farting in the wind.
Some have even sold cd's of certain types of gas and assigned names to them.

All pro musicians have to have that telemarketing side to them it seems.
Which seems very contradictory of something that is supposed to come from the mind and soul.

But such is life.
Very paradoxial at times.

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