Sorry for the bump, but here goes.

When I think of all the things that "we" go through as independents to get to something presentable, there aren't enough people commenting at all to cover them all. I'm happy if someone notices one thing about what made "me" think this was a project worth completing, and if some of them are urging me on to stretch a bit further, I'm happy to read them--even if I'm exhausted and just put it in the suggestion box for future stuff.

I think it's probably always been this way. Unless I write a song that affects large numbers or even impacts a culture, then no individual will ever give as much thought to that song as I did. At the level of my "audience", everybody combined can't give as much reaction. That's why we have to please ourselves first, last and foremost.

On that note, where are you guys posting that draws hate comments?

I like Pat's comments. When I was posting at Acid Planet (now defunct), it was a posting venue heavy with EDM and other electronica makers. I knew if one of my songs peaked into the "charts" I'd be getting comments like, "I don't usually like this kind of music, but I think this was pretty good." Even more likely, I'd get comments like "Great track. Check out my latest joint." Now, neither of those was "hateful" (though there were certainly trolls there) but neither was either of them helpful...except every comment tended to get you more exposure.

So you could get more comments like that.

Does a version of that happen here? That jury is still out with me. Am I posting too much? Probably, but when I'm done, up it goes. In between, I'm just trying to clear out the archive for Dave, and promote other uses of BIAB. smile

As for comments, I try (and sometimes fail) to gauge where a person is on the great continuum of "talent" and "skill" and not post negative/destructively constructive comments to people who maybe can't benefit from another POV anyway. More power to us all.

I've told this before, but it is worth repeating. When I was just a boy, I wrote a song that I was sure would change the spiritual lives of millions. My grandmother said it was "cute". That wasn't "hateful", but it still hurt. My skin is way thicker now, but it was a good lesson in refusing to let the opinions of others deter you. That doesn't (to me) mean you shouldn't let them influence you. For the record, she was way righter than I was.

BIAB 2021 Audiophile. Windows 10 64bit. Songwriter, lyricist, composer(?) loving all styles. Some pre-BIAB music from Farfetched Tangmo Band's first CD. https://alonetone.com/tangmo/playlists/close-to-the-ground