This is a good song, sung very beautifully, but not proficiently enough so that the lyrics could be easily understood. And that is too important an issue to ignore. For me, I felt that drum track wasn't helpful to the production at all and sounded almost a distraction to my ears. As if, it had some kind of effect on it that I could not much appreciate.

I agree with the poster who said that because someone may have an aversion to a particular sound effect in a song, or as in my case, one particular track therein, does not mean that the song wasn't adeptly written, or wasn't enjoyable for them. If someone does not care for a song in this forum, I think it safe to assume that they would prefer not to comment to start with. So Josie's post, was perfectly in order with what I would hope to be the spirit of a forum such as this. If people criticize a work of mine posted here in some way, then I would take it as sign that they believe the song itself may have some artistic merit or even commercial potential, otherwise, as I say, I am pretty sure such an individual would very likely remain silent. In the same breath, comparing something posted here to a popular major record company production, where more money is spent on a song production within an album, than most of us earn at our jobs in a year's time, is neither here nor there, for lack of a better term.

What I find most interesting about the song, was its collaboration by members of this forum. I find that a wonderfully selfless act of respect, and personally would consider myself very fortunate to have the singer of this song, record one of my compositions I call 'Voices', which I wrote from a kind of female perspective. I have been scouring ReverbNation for some time now, in the hope of just such a collaboration, to no avail.

If you can write a good song, but are not the greatest of singers, then you obviously shortchange your own work by singing it yourself. Therefore, my quest to collaborate, in just such a manner continues.

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