"Attaboys" and such have their place and so does constructive criticism. My question is how is a listener supposed to know which the poster expects? I seldom see requests for critical analysis in User Showcase posts.

I firmly believe it is up to the poster to share their expectation with the audience. If a poster wants feedback on the song lyrics, say so. If a poster wants feedback on instrumentation, song arrangement or a song mix, let us know.

It also helps to give a little background about your knowledge or skill level. Perhaps the poster is comfortable with jazz but this is the first time trying to create a rockabilly song; that's nice to know. Maybe the poster has been a working musician all their life but everything recording is new.

I'm pretty sure if any kind of analysis is requested it will be given but I don't think there is an expectation in this forum to provide it unless it is first requested.

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