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If anyone has the time I would love some feedback on my CD or just any song. Please be honest, even brutaly honest. I can take it. I need to learn what I'm doing wrong as much as anything.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=5236&content=music

I usually get feedback by pointing my microphone at a monitor and cranking it up. (Just having a little fun with ya ).

Welcome to JPF.

Hi Kim. Nice to meet you. Welcome to JPF. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I've listened to a couple of your songs and enjoyed my listen. Very impressive - you are a composer, a lyric witter and a performer of your songs! that's cool. Good luck with your songs, Kim. The way it works on JPF - is you listen to other songwriters and post your review, then you post your song on MP3 forum for the review. Soundclick is a good site. I absolutely love it because there is no limit on uploaded songs and it's very easy to upload them. One thing to bear in mind though is when you upload your lyrics, if you copy from another document your text might get corrupted so please check it out for some misspellings which might occur like:
"Ia019m right down, in the middle of town
Seekina019"

Kindness regards,

Nadia
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Welcome. Funny what people do on xmas morning eh? Just going through some tracks on your linked album. No criticisms as of yet, like the light twangy feel.

Nice meeting you.

Nice to meet you all. Thanks for the tip on the lyric files Nadia. I found the same problem on almost every lyric. I checked out your site on soundclick. You have some great stuff there. I'm painfully jealous of piano players. Strings are my thing, when I point my fingers at keys they do unspeakable things.

Kevin, I checked out yours as well. I love the Tom Waits tune. It's nice to meet another Waits fan. The blues tune is cool too.
THere ain't nothin' like the blues.

Hey Dean, Your tune,Cheboygan Airport Crisis reminds me of some of George Harrison's work.

Hi again Kim. You are very welcome, I just wanted to share what I've found out as it does effect many lyrics and the answer is very simple - when you see the words looking differently just correct your lyrics on your Soundclick site, don't go back to your word document and copy and paste again like I was. It usually effects the copyright sign and the apostrophe. So the words I'll, can't, couldn't often look different - with the question marks and some numbers.Kim, I can only play the piano so I think it's me who has to be jealous. thank you so much for visiting my site, I appreciate it very much, Kim. As for the piano, if you want to play it there is nothing stopping you. Just give the keys your soul and they will give theirs to you. I love playing the piano.
Good luck.
Nadia
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Merry Christmas:

I took the time to listen to "Nasty Blues" and really enjoyed your work. I'll try to come back again soon and hear a few of the others. Do any include vocals and, if so, are you singing on them?

Forgive me for not opening my response with a hearty "Welcome to JPF." I hope you will stick around. We are an interesting collection of singers, songwriters, music lovers, professional musicians and music industry people from all around this ever-shrinking world. Thanks for sharing your music with us.

Thanks to all for the kind words and warm greetings. It's not often one receives either these days. I have been on this site all of one day and I have met with kindness, great music and writing, and interesting ideas expressed clearly. Am I going to wake up and find it was a Christmas dream? I'm only sorry it's taken me so long to find my way here.

Dave,
I just returned from your linked sites and I have to say, I was about three words into Apache Wind when I thought,"Texas, gotta be from Texas," You have one of thses destintive voices that I could listen to all day. Do you write all your own lyrics and music? I enjoyed everything I heard which was about all of them. By the way, mine are half instrumental and half vocal, and I am the singer, unfortunately.

Hopefully, you will find you have not been dreaming. We really do have some unique talent here at JPF... and some real characters... LOL!

I appreciate your nice comments and yes, I do the whole "schmeer" on about 95% of my songs. The rest are collaborations... and most of those were with my classmate and mentor, Mike Hackworth. He's one of the actors from "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" as well as a talented singer, musician and portrait painter. His dad was a good friend to Eddie Arnold and a number of other "old time" country artists.

Thanks for taking the time to listen. As promised, I'll be going back to your link for more listening. Happy New Year.

Welcome, my friend. I like your sound. If you need some really good lyrics please PM me.



redwing

Welcome to the board. I only had time to listen to a couple but I liked what I heard. Good luck with it.

Welcome, Kim. What a tremendous selection of songs and wonderful instrumentals.

I listened to a couple of the songs, but mainly want to mention that, for instance, on "Only My Shadow Knows" I'd like to have heard a bigger musical change-up between verses and the chorus, and a more distinctive melody in the chorus, to really set it apart from the verse melody. The music/melody sounded pretty much the same throughout.

I'm a lyricist rather than a musician, so can't say more about the music other than that the vocals and guitar playing are compelling. I love the Rider in the Sun instrumental.

I'm sure others here will provide more useful feedback.

Donna

Hi Alador,
I took a brief listen to a couple of your tunes. Playing and Vocal is good and balanced. However the songs sound like they are from another Era and probably would be called dated.

I'm sorry I don't have anything up at present for you to listen to. The Publisher I work with and I are in the process of putting up a selection of songs in the near future. Good luck with your writing.

On some songs you sound like Kenny Rogers.

Aladar,

Listened to the song you mentioned. You have a few things which slow it down. First off, having a 30 second intro in this day and age is a killer right off the bat. People tend to tune out at about 10-15 seconds and if you are not singing by then, you are gone.
The "Whiter Shade of Pale" organ sound gives it that 1971 rock feel which contributes to the dated feel mentioned earlier. While there are some elements of older rock in today's music especially in the country market, it is more what "rock would sound like to day with up dated sounds and feels."

You have a severe musically redundancy problem where the chord structure is the same on into the two minute part of the song. There is no "release' section that a big singable chorus would address. Something that changes the chord structure and gives a "breathable section" to the song. There is really no place for the audience to sing along, thereby giving it just the same pattern chord, phrasing and melodic structure on the vocals.

As far as the lyrics they are a line between metaphorical and reality. Get the part about the courthouse, small town etc. but don't really understand what they all have to do with each other. Again, there is not a lot that pulls you into the title. Not much to reinforce the hook.

One of the biggest questions we have to answer as writers is "WHY?"
Why is the singer singing this song?
WHy did the writer want to write it, what drove him to write it?
Why should the audience care?

There is just not enough about the song that would pull most listeners in and keep their attention.

Of course this is just an opinion.

MAB

Hey Marc,
I appreciate your comments. Honesty is what I seek. I do think that the fact that 30 seconds is now a long time is a sad commentary on our lives but it is what it is. That said, everything you said is right on the mark. I took a listen this morning with a new prospective and I see just what you mean. Neither the playing nor the composition of these songs stands up well against what I've heard on this site. I think I probably should stick to late night jam sessions with the local boys and leave the music business to professionals. Thanks you. I'm serious, you may have saved me a lot of money and misery.

Hi Alador and welcome to JPF.

I listened to "Only My Shadow Knows"

First off most people would post a song on the MP3 forum for feedback but as a newbie it is no prob posting in the wrong place this time.

The overly long intro has already been mentioned. As far as intros are concerned it would all depend on the market you are aiming at. Country is very strict about getting to the chase whilst others like in rock generally length of intro does not matter that much. That said whatever genre a song is the intro must capture interest and keep it. I have heard music with very long intros that I would not cut down and I have heard short intros that I would scrap altogether. Your intro does not really capture or maintain my interest. The general chord progressions and melody is nothing new and has been used in any number of songs. There does not appear to be any great hooks either musicslly or lyrically. I felt some bits of the song felt jerky and slightlly out of sync. Did you use a click track? It seemed to lack in arrangement and some of the sequences did not really mesh or flow well. I could not fault the actual playing but felt it lacked dimension and was a bit mish mash in the mix. The vocals were very muddy and too far back in the mix which left me wondering what the song was about as I could only make out the odd word.
There is no doubt from this one song you have talent but it needs a bit more work. I kept waiting for a rise, a change in direction or pace, something exciting to happen but sadly it never quite did. The chorus is too similar to the verse and there is not enough light and shade for me. I felt te song drag maybe upping the tempo a few BPMs might mprove things.
I hope you do not find this too harsh as I tend to concenrate on the negs rather than picking out the few positives or giving false praise. You have potential but have a way to go.

Best of luck

JIM

Hello again, Kim:

I listened to "Only My Shadow Knows" and the "Pain" song. Enjoyed both. No, I doubt if either would get "picked up" in Nashville (nor would mine) but don't let that put you off. I was reminded of the Kingston Trio and I could see where Everett might think you sound a little like Kenny. There is an audience for your music so don't let a couple of honest reviews get you down. I respect both Marc and Big Jim and realize they have an entirely different perspective than most of us. Experience does that and I hope you will gain from these words of wisdom. Just remember, you should write and record what pleases you first, then worry about what's "sellin' in Sheboygan" as you continue your journey.

Aladar,

One of the groups of people we all seem to have admiration for are the Beatles. Most of all of their songs were in the neighborhood of under three minutes. It actually was not up until the drug addled 60's that time frames on songs went much past that. And that was due to the invention of the long playing record. Most records up until then were 45 rpm singles. The music industry basically has reverted to those days.

As Jim says, rock does tend to have a little more leeway in intros but those are often part of the make up of the band as musicians. I am looking at things from a song perspective and that of most contemporary radio, which is the main way the majority of publishers, record labels and people involved in the industry look at things.

Always write what you want but try to look at it from your audience's point of view. Write a lot of songs and always keep moving forward.

MAB

It's extraordinarily illuminating to be able to hear a few tracks while stydying the songwriter's face. I get a fuller measure of (in your case) the man, and by extension, (his) craft. A lot of people here will nit-pick your songs, and that's fine. Listen to me...if all songwriters bore their soul in the strains of their singing as you, there would hardly be a need for websites like these. Your songs flow with a passion unrivaled on this website. There are different writers here who write in their way maybe as well, but none better. You are fully using the blessings God has entrusted you with, and your songs are deeply affective--as well as effective. I am emotionally moved as I listen. You do not merely get through the song; you become your songs, and they reflect you. As I studied your picture, I saw a man whose life experiences were so remarkable that you will not ever write your definitive masterpiece to explain where you've been. No...for you it might take twenty albums, fifteen slices at a time to get close, and even then you will not cross your own mark of perfection...meanwhile, you might well leave every other songwriter in the dust as you plot along. I am in awe of your talent, and offer up my highest kudo to you. For me, it's a sort of nirvana; I can only imagine how it must be for you.

All My Best
JD

I listened to to "Only My Shadow Knows", loved all the instrumentation. If that's dated -- well then be dated (or I call it timeless). The organ sounded cool and the electric guitar reminded me of what Ronnie Wood was doing on the early Rod Stewart albums, play on. You might have gone a different direction with the chorus to make it stand out some more -- so do that on the next song.

I sampled some of the other tunes, the lap steel and mando sounds were quite nice.

Welcome to the JPF.

Kevin

JD:

You spoke eloquently regarding Kim's style of singing and playing and I admire that. It takes real courage to stand up and say exactly what you believe when the "general tone" of several posts before you had a negative tinge.

I'm hopeful that Kim will not be so "put off" by all our well-meant bashing that he won't return. He certainly handled it well in his initial response. I would have melted into the woodwork... LOL! A thick skin is certainly an asset when it comes to songwriting and "displaying one's wares" in public. Thanks for speaking up.

Dave

I understand that each songwriter comes to the table with not just his or her song(s), but all of the experiences in life which preceeded the writing, and all of the prejudices, all of the learning and mentoring. In a song, and by how a song is "laid out," it is often possible to detect subtle differences in the influences, one writer from another. If it's an honestly written song it might well expose a person's very soul in some ways.

For me songwriting is much less about rigid formulae, and more about individual expression. The MABs of the world would argue that structure, and proven patterns and the Nashville process is crucial in order to have a shot at selling CDs. For a rock and roller the outlook might be different, such as an LA twist on style and marketing. I don't hold structuralists in lower regard; I don't hold an individualist (such as Alador) in higher regard.

I esteem each writer as a potential, as I say, with baggage and limitations. Individualists who are not as concerned with structure and set standards are the ones I learn the most from. Those who have the "it" factor are those--such as Alador--who BECOME their music as they express each song, whether or not stylistically they fit in. We are all improving and refining our craft every day, bit by bit. I'm in awe of Alador's POTENTIAL even more than his current writing level--which is fabulous now. I can see in him an unlimited potential.

Thanks for YOUR kind words--
JD

Hey all,
I am most appreciative of all your comments. I asked for honest opinions and I feel I got them. I will confess that I went down on one knee there once, but I didn't go down for the count. LOL Seriously though, I have already learned to be more critical of my arrangements. I am much too prone to just concentrate on lyrical content. I also played way too many instruments myself on this first cd. Not out of ego but lack of funds to hire musicians. All of the stringed instrument are me, including the cello on 'Where Ya Goin' Johnny' That was actually the only thing I could play on it.LOL
Anyway, I have heard so many good songs on this site in the last few days it blows me away. JD your song 'Daddy Don't You Die On Me' is one of the most touching I have ever heard and when I closed my eyes I could have sworn it was a James Taylor song off of some album I didn't know. (I know it wasn't it's just that good) "Stop and Roll Around' and 'My Arms Ain't Your Prison' are also great songs. I am glad to have had the chance to hear them.
Kevin, I believe I have listened to all of yours tonight and loved them. 'Roll Daddy Roll' is just a fabulous, fun tune with a great arrangement. 'West Texas Girl' and 'Won and Lost' are favorites too. I get chills at the fiddle playing expecially on 'Won and Lost'
I'd better quit now, I do tend to ramble on when I get started and you don't want me to start on favorite artists and albums. We'd be here all night. Thanks to all.

Not really! You wanted constructive criticism, you got it, {and MAB knows from which he speaks.} Don't go sulking away with your tail between you legs. Seems to me your defiencies are easily remedied.Keep working at it!

Hi Alador,

Welcome to JPF!

I have not read the other posts thoroughly, but I took a broad listen to your portfolio (a little to them all and none in particular, to get a feel for your songwriting) and checked out your website too.. l0ove the range of stringed instruments you have there. Looks a lot like my own livingroom :-)

To me, it sounds like you are in a great place already.. IMHO your songs displays good writing, both lyrics and music, good instrumental chops all over the band, great sense of instrumentation and arrangement (well, maybe except for the long intro the guys are raving about - publishers won't accept that when they listen to 50 songs a day). Overall your stuff comes across as very musical to me!

The recordings you have, sounds like live recordings. To me they sound pretty good as such, but for demos, they might not be tight enough in the production. And the songs doesn't sound like hits, but it doesn't look like that's been your game up till now either, after listening to your portfolio.

So, Im certain you have all thats necessary to get ahead. The place I think you could improve the most, would be to learn how to produce ypur own music. If you have done these recordings, you seem to know how to record a live band. To take it one step further, you should learn how to produce demos for commercial markets (sounds about like Radio, except vocals are even more upfront, instrumental solo's are edited out, and you go a little more easy on 'earcandy' stuff).

You also seem to sing all your own songs, and you absolutely sound wonderful! But for a marketable portfolio you'd want to have different voices on your work, to display the versatility of your songs and to support the imagination of other artists singing your songs (IF that's what you want). You sound like an experienced troubadour from the Dylan generation, and that's great, but you'd be absolutely amazed what great demosingers can do for the marketability of your songs.

The overall tone of your work seems to be Roots music, Singer/songwriter, Americana, and I really dig your instrumental work. One of the most in demand genres for tv/film are accoustic songs, so if you get into the producing ect., I would look into Taxi (www.taxi.com ) or similar places, to find outlets for your music. Your styles are very much in demand in the tv/film game, and I'd say some of these recordings are close to what they want. You can learn to take it further by getting some of Taxi's production critiques.

So, I'd suggest you consider the producing track, seek out great singers for your songs to add variety, try to get in the tv/film market with your accoustic stuff, play your current work live, and maybe write some 'hits' on the side (they tend not to be as musically rewarding, these days) :-)

I'd recommend Robin Fredericks book "Shortcuts to Hit songwriting" to get in sync with current hit song formulas, if you want to get in the charts game, and Eric Bealls book "The Billboard guide to writing and producing songs that sell" either way.

Variety ect can be included in a number of ways, though. Todays hit songs are produced in many layers, so all the elements need not be featured at the same time, as long as there are some strong elements to pull the listeners into your songs.

An example: One of the biggest country songs of the year in the US was "Big Green Tractor". It runs on an E-B-C#m-A progression throughout, so chords doesn't rule the game, thats for sure. But it has great lyrics, a nice guitar hook, and a popular artist to do the trick. It's just music, and it doesn't help to write a dissertation about it.

So, like the mentor choir out there always states, just hang in there, be persistant, listen/read/write, seek advice you trust, connect, cowrite and play win-win games.

Happy 2010

JD,

As usual people are misinterpreting things I say and taking it out of context. I am not just talking about "Nashville" in my approach. I am talking about 90 years of popular music song structure in the mainstream. That is everything I talk about. They have the same rules in LA and New York although they are bent often by various artists. So it is not about selling any CD's. It is about integrating with the industry and if you are not a unique artist or in this day and age, young and attractive, you have to find other approaches.

That comes finding niche's in the market for yourself. With many people that comes through Nashville because it is almost the last vestige of places where songs can be heard for consideration of being cut in the mainstream industry which is where money is made.

Anybody can sell CD's. Do something people like to hear, perform out live, build a following and sell CD's. Make money and you get better bookings. Everybody has the power within them to start their own record companies, publishing companies and their own empire. But they have to gear everything in that direction. And they have to get the general public to go along with them.

The general public expect songs written in certain ways, adhereing to certain structures,and formulas,the same way that any product, toilet paper, resturants, news broadcasts, books, magazines, cars, are created and marketed. Music is the same. There are exceptions, but the more you want to break with established criterias and expectations, the better and more unique they have to be.

That is where my perspective comes from. The music mainstream, where most publishers, artists, record labels, venue owners, concert promoters, managers, agents, attornies, truck drivers, roadies, t-shirt venders, and anyone trying to promote music and artists are interested in being. Not to mention the general public. That is where my comments are centered around.

MAB

Wow - terrific.

Only My Shadow is fantastic. The music, the vocals and writing are extraordinary. This, my friend was a wonderful listening experience. Count me a big fan.

Tom

Wow, you must have done a lot of listening to get all the way down to Roll Daddy Roll (LOL)! It is all in that beat! That beat/backing track was composed and recorded by Rockit! (Rob Leach) for folks to jam guitars to. I cut and spliced it to make it longer and then added lyrics, guitar and vocals to it to round it out, but the soul of that tune is all Rob. West Texas Girl was derived from another Rob L composition called 1:09 (it was 1:09 in length). I used Band-in-a-Box to make it a full song -- but the original 1:09 still has more soul! I lost the recording tapes to that one, so I might re-create it back to its more original state.

I use BIAB a lot (that fiddle from Won and Lost is BIAB!), but I still do things organically, too. I hope you stick around, you have talent and perseverance (you put out a whole CD!) -- I think the folks around here like your stuff. Post one song at a time over in the MP3 forum and you'll gain a bunch of followers.

Kevin

Marc

I appreciate fully what you just said. I hadn't heard that Alador was seeking to market his stuff; maybe I missed that part. I saw him more as a songwriter who wants to know where his songwriting might be improved--not necessarily to please a market or industry dynamic, in which case he'll need to change a lot about his style. When I listen, I hear a sort of Clapton vibe, maybe with a bit of Dylan. The recordings are, I agree--completely wrong if he hopes to submit them for approval in the industry. I assumed he was a lot like me...that he writes because he has to in order to quiet his spirit. If I don't in some way get what bounces across my brain out into daylight it drives me absolutely bonkers! If Alador seeks profit in his writing, I agree he should pay very close attention to every word you are kind enough to write for his benefit. I don't always chime in, but I pay close attention to what you write, Marc, because I might eventually want to make a buck, and I've learned a lot from you--for which I owe you a tall one some day. I drive through Nashville once in awhile...it could happen.

All My Best
JD

JD,

If you look down the posts on this, you will see a very close idea of what everything in the music world is. Some people like things, some can hear the exact same thing and hate it. That is what everything is. From writer to artist to publisher to audience and every step in between or with very few steps in between, you have different perspectives and tastes. Goes always to my suggestion that no one ever get just one critique. They are all opinions.

Most of these threads are all about building knowledge and follow through in music, regardless of where it is going. The key to music is finding just the thing that makes more people agree with you than dissagreements.

In everything I talk about, I am not as concerned about what they have already written and in some cases, recorded. That is done. It is very hard to re-write things no matter the intention, so it is always best to move forward and write more songs. Then you can always look back and decide what you want to feature and what might be set back for a different time. It all has value no matter what the opinion is.

What might be interesting for you, Aladar or anybody, to spend a little time to investigate the people who commented, find out their background and influences. I am willing to bet the one's that are a little tougher on the criticisms, are one's that have more direct surroundings in music, performers, writers with publisher contacts, etc. The ones who are generally glowing might not observe that much music outside a close knit mix of their own and friends or here.

But another aspect of this is not as well known. First of all, a thread a few days back were about the types of reviews people get here. some bemoan the fact that everybody seems to be "patting each other on the back" and find out when they go to TAXI or Song U or NSAI (Each one are subjects on their own in other threads.)
Another thread was about how they were only getting critiques on the lyrics and not the music, production or marketability. I try to follow as many of these threads as I can and make mental notes of what people want to know about.

In addition, Aladar, I believe, I could be wrong but I don't think so, was on another thread talking about wanting to come to Nashville to participate in an upcoming music festival, in order to meet publishers, other writers, make new contacts, etc. And, I believe, he had contacted me privately about things I do and suggestions on his trip.

Now again, I might be wrong, Aladar, and I apologize if I am, but when people don't use their real names on these posts, I have a hard time remembering who I am talking to. So there are other considerations involved here.

And at the end JD, as I have said over and over, I am not just concerned with Nashville. I am concerned about people being as effective and the best writers they can be. When you perform in a loud bar or coffee house where no one knows you, your music or even care about you being there, which is about 75% of live music venues now, you need to get the best cross section of opinions you can get. If you are putting it on your My Space, Face book and You Tube site, you have one chance to make a bad first impression.

And getting some information from someone who is in the trenches not just in Nashville, but in LA, New York, Toronto, Washington, and pretty much every other place you can get, makes sense. I don't say I know it all. But I do say I am pretty experienced in having to go into "unfamiliar, unfriendly territory" and making a lot of friends pretty quickly.


That is what I am talking about. But it always going to be the same. When we are doing music, we have to look at every aspect, from every lyric, every melody, every build, every recording, everything from start to finish.

That is what I try to do.

MAB

Hey Marc,
I do very much appreciate the advice you have given and I see your points quite clearly and intend to use them if I make any more recordings but I am not the Aladar you spoke privately with. My alais is Alador (real name Kim Wilson, no not that one obviously) Also, while I would love it if someone picked up one of my songs and made a hit record out of it, I really write and record because I'm posessed by the ghost of music past. LOL What I love is ragtime and country blues and folk and whatever else moves me. So I do what I love and like everyone else I love it when it gets good reviews but my skin is resilient and heals easily and I much prefer an honest opinion to a pity at-a-boy. I only wish I had found this site before my second cd last year. I could have made better judgements on a lot of things.

If I missed responding to anyone's post please forgive me. I have been having massive problems with my PC. I have however listened to almost everything on each of your SoundClick sites and have enjoyed it very much. I will post my next mp3's on the correct board (sorry about the confusion but I am a newbe)
Happy New Year to all. KW

Kim, I sent you a PM.

Donna

Kim ... listening to your Gone Gone song...very nice I like this sound you have!

You have lots of advice here...so I will just sit back and enjoy your music! Hope to see you at MP3 Forum!

Stan

Good to meet you Stan and thanks for listening. I'm glad you liked Gone Gone She's Gone. It's kinda different for me, I think of it as a David Bromberg style of song. I hope to post something on the mp3 forum soon. I have a couple of new things I'd like to get some opinions on.

Hi Alador.

I listened to most of your tracks. From my perspective, I thought your songs and the way your sing them is totally
enjoyable. Lots of heart felt lyrics there.

God Bless Roy

There are things I could pick apart in every write i've ever seen...including my own. This is Kim's first post, and my review was very glowing, I suppose, but I truly enjoyed listening. I also happen to be a huge Dire Straits fan. Most of their stuff doesn't follow what you might call traditional formatting, but it's great to "get into," like Pink Floyd. I wanted Kim to understand that aside from harsh critiquing, he is amongst friends. I can rip him a new one later (kidding...sorta).

And Marc--my ears are as wide open as humanly possible. I'm a sponge nowadays. I've already started applying things I've learned from both you and cherrycherry (in private conversations). I'm going to be an even better writer tomorrow--and I blame people like you.

All My Best
JD

Hey all,
I just want to say once again how much I appreciate the warm welcome and I also want to thank everyone for taking the time to critique some of my material. I love the fact that some of you liked what you heard but I am neither hurt nor insulted at critical reviews. My days of thin skinned youth are long behind me now. I'm serious when I say that I have learned a lot from this experience already and hope to learn more. I probably will never produce the kind of smoothly produced pieces that many of you do, but I can get better and still keep doing what I do. I've written songs and instrumentals for over forty years now and never took it seriously until the last few years. I guess I've been making mistakes long enough to have gotten pretty proficient at it, maybe it's time to try something else. A lot of you here seem to be roughly in my age group (55) and have similar tastes in music which I find most comforting after some sites I've visited, so I hope to stick around for a while. Thanks again everyone.

I love to listen to music and read lyrics so I will always check out new stuff. I appreciate your music although it is not my personal favorite.


Mario

Hi Alador,
I'm listenin' to Gone Gone She's Gone right now....Dude, you're way good! A really appealing song! I'll listen to some more later.
yerz, Ellen