If I am going to take the time to listen to a song and read along with the lyrics (I mostly hang out in MP3 land), I am going to do my best to offer my honest opinion (and it is just an opinion). Sometimes, I might just point out one thing.

However, all this peer-peer critiquing does work better if you get to know the person (and their style) on the other end. I also might tread carefully with first time visitors to the site (but sometimes not -- ha, ha). Some folks don't want critiques -- they just want you to tell how great they are. And if you don't see their genius, you're an idiot. All in all, I give my best shot at a good, solid opinion -- knowing full well that I could be wrong or have a 100% different opinion than all the other critiquers. If they take offense, I probably won't bother with their stuff in the future.

Quick note on the MP3 board: I don't post much on the lyric boards, so my MP3 postings are always first drafts. I expect to change the songs a lot as time moves along. The problem is that is a lot of work to change a song, so if I don't change "that" tune, I'll still use the review for the next song -- and there is always the "next" song.

Kevin

"Good science comes in peer reviewed journals. Conspiracy theories come in YouTube videos. "
Kevin @ bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh