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Damnation: Dealing with crappy reviews.

bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 6:14 PM Advice needed. Would go into details, but circling the drain about now.
ShadowMom	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 7:46 PM Consider the source. You got a bad review here? Inconceivable!
bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 7:53 PM No, elsewhere. I put a lot of work into my albums. I generally don't hammer people on free music sites. I mean, none of us are doing this to become millionaires or gain fame-beyond-fame--some of us do it because we love the music. We were inspired by others and want to return the favor, maybe inspire someone else. Well, obviously, not everyone feels that way. When you put a work you've created out there, it's like putting your baby out in to the world. It's not like me to run over and kick someone else's baby, even if it is making a lot of noise. When music is genuinely bad, I ignore it. If it's wonderful, I light up like a spotlight on it--tell everyone I know, use it as examples to my friends of the great quality music online. I think on my blog I've mentioned Henri Roger so much he should have his own tag cloud by now . Anyway, it hit the fan earlier today. The guy came in and whacked not one album, but both of em, like a drive by in my heart. Has me wondering. I like what I create. I strive to improve. Have I just become like that goofy uncle who thinks he's making wine, and has merely acquired a taste for vinegar?
ShadowMom	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 8:20 PM Again, and sincerely... consider the source. There are some mean people out there, and the internet is an easy place to take out frustrations and be ugly while being anonymous. Ignore the ugly things. Have faith in yourself. What he said reflects on him, not you.
bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 8:30 PM I mean, people have given me constructive criticism -- good and bad. Usually they're very subtle about it. One friend of mine, Cédric, almost singlehandedly started me on this mad practicing dash that I'm doing now when he called my music (nicely) "un tantinet sucré" (a little on the sweet side, eg smooth jazz, the Death Curse for jazz fans.) Very subtle, but I caught what he meant, and went back and am now practicing hard, hard bebop. Time to put and edge on it. So I can deal with constructive criticism. But I got nuked on some points that have generally been regarded as my strong suit (my sound, for instance, which got a decent number of compliments on FAWM). Geez--sensitive artist types, even I'm getting annoyed with myself. I'm going to go reboot my system for a while.
leedsquietman	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 8:32 PM Bruce, I saw your reviews and after researching into one particular perpetrator, I would say forget it. This AMAZING talent is not much beyond a troll, 2 out of 3 of his extensive album reviews are negative in the extreme, this chap obviously feels like he is the Simon Cowell of the internet music scene. Verbal diarrhea is the term that springs to mind for this guy. The best part for me, is that this self professing genius, whom has no music of his own posted actually, tells people that he crafts music 3 dimensionally and using all these exotic instruments and then proceeds to put down anything in 4/4 time and that in order to appreciate the greatness of his own music, place speakers x distance apart and listen carefully to the amazing engineering capturing all the dynamics and subtle nuances...and then has no music of his own to back this up ! Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I welcome CONSTRUCTIVE feedback on my music (try the instrumentation this way, try changing x or y in the mix etc) but more often than not, this turkey writes stuff like 'boring...yawn...musically incompetent' and then offers NOTHING. Your music explores many styles (some more to my taste than others, as we all have differing tastes) but is nicely arranged and usually sounds clean and clear. It is obvious to me that music is a labor of love and true passion of yours, I really sense the time and effort you devote to your tracks. This is something to strive for. Several people complimented and used your conga tracks on collabs, so some jerkoff saying you need more practice is clearly in the minority ! I would certainly consider a musician's opinions here as more valid, especially as they are willing to put their own music up for critique... And think of it as a back handed compliment. Like in sports, nobody boos the opposition player who is inept, they don't waste their breath on that, but people frequently boo the big name star because he's good or evil or whatever but the fact he provokes any reaction is of much comfort to that man !!
bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 9:04 PM Leeds, you'll never know how much what you just said meant to me.
bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 9:15 PM Holy Mother of God, you were right, I just looked at his other reviews, this guy is El Bastardo. He's not a reviewer; he's a serial rapist of the mind.
leedsquietman	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 9:20 PM See !! I think you know in your own heart and mind that many people appreciate your contributions here. Don't give people like this the power to cause you to doubt yourself, you are a talented musician who is trying to be innovative and push the envelope, nobody can please everyone and their fickle taste....and most reviewers at the other site have also given you positive reviews and constructive criticism too ! Good Luck with the music,
bmccosar	Date: March 19, 2007 @ 9:22 PM Thanks, leeds, sincerely and from the bottom of my heart.
gtr1960	Date: March 20, 2007 @ 12:24 AM is it the same music you have on this site...cause i listened to some of your songs and they're very good.
Mojosnake	Date: March 20, 2007 @ 12:31 AM hey man i just wanted say say screw that guy i think your a god and a truely inspiring musician
bmccosar	Date: March 20, 2007 @ 9:09 AM Thanks, both of you. I feel like a moron this morning for getting so worked up over it. Leedsquietman saved the day big time -- when I looked at the other reviews this guy had made, they were definitely trollsville. Tonight I'll be bebopping along once more.
ShadowMom	Date: March 20, 2007 @ 1:23 PM Attitude adjustment! His -- not yours. Now back to work!