Mama allways told me if you cant stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.
This is a public forum and anything goes so if you open the door you may open Pandoras box and not get what your looking for.
Most of us older musicians at some point played live. I remember being in a metal band and playing a club that had country all over the juke box. Needless to say after the first set we were told to leave. That was a lot worse than getting dissed on a web site! Believe me.
Technology today allows people to throw their material out there before its ready. 20 yrs ago you spent real money in a studio to get a decent demo done, so you really tryed to do your best. Its not the same now, everyone is a closet musician. Everyone is the next American Idol.
I happened to listen to the songs in question here before they were deleted, I didnt think they were bad, I didnt necesarrily think they were good either. In fact I didnt know what to say.
When I built my house a few years ago I built a couple of cabinets in my garage to hold a couple of 4x12 cabinets. I put in jacks for mics and speaker wires to my office so I could record (LOUD). I had a old hound dog and whenever I would start playing he would come in the pet door and start howling. I left it on a few tapes I made, some of my buddies thought it was funny. But you know maybe I should have listened to what that ole dog was telling me. Maybe someone should have turned the recorder off when the baby started crying.
I guess in the end you have to develop thick skin to play original music cause you are bearing your soul for others to see. All I can say is the strong will survive.
I race dirt bikes and at the end of the day you know where you stand, maybe music should be that way.
JW 123