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[Trollheart]

First, thanks for sorting the picture on your album review. Second, sorry but I also lost the little graphics you gave me, so I just saved your avatar and worked with that. Think it came out ok in the end.

Originally Posted by Plankton

Great write-up on Cheap Guitars!

Some notes:

Eschaton was done by EPOCH6 (a member here) and he graciously offered the track for me to play over. I thought it came out rather splendidly, so I included it in the album. It also fit the flow really well.

Bad Guitar Blues was a BT used to have a bit of fun with a singer friend of mine, and yes that's me singing in the intro, then after the solo my good friend Tina Marie takes the mic.

Well then you can certainly sing too. What's a BT? I am unfamiliar with these terms you musicians use...

Purdie Plank Shuffle was made from an instructional drum track that Freebase had posted and used in one of his works. I decided to give it a little love too.

This is interesting. What is the voice shouting?

Left Alone was a BT I came across and liked the sad quality of it. One day after my best friend died, I took my pain out on it.

Without question, one of your most beautiful and heartbreaking tracks. I realise now what you were going for. My god man: your soul, heart and your pain are etched in those notes!

A thousand thank you's to you Trollheart for the listen, the review, and the great rating. I would only suggest that you possibly include a link to the albums you reviewed, so anyone who's interest has been piqued can have access right here, instead of fruitlessly searching for it.

You're more than welcome, though I should mention it's impossible to find the link: it's not on your website. For any others I could find, I've taken your advice.

Happy New Year man!

[Trollheart]

Final note: as it says in the preface to the review of Frownland's album, I don't wish to be harsh but I will always be honest. If I love your music I'll say so, regardless of what I think of you personally, and if I hate it you'll get the same honesty from me, even if you're my best friend (if I had a best friend...)

So please, please, if anyone is taking offence here at a bad review, don't. If you can't handle negative criticism please do not submit your work to me for the future. Frown knows how I try not to be cruel but sometimes I can't help it; if the music says nothing to me I'll address that in the review. I don't set out to intentionally hurt or insult anyone, or denigrate their music, but I won't lie and say I like it if I don't. I'll always try though to be as constructively critical as I can.

Hope you all enjoyed the reviews and nobody's too butthurt.
TH

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

First, thanks for sorting the picture on your album review. Second, sorry but I also lost the little graphics you gave me, so I just saved your avatar and worked with that. Think it came out ok in the end.

No problem. This rating system is by far the best yet, since it shows support for GOAT©!

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well then you can certainly sing too. What's a BT? I am unfamiliar with these terms you musicians use...

BT = Backing Track. Usually consisting of only drums/bass/keys so one can wank over it.

...and thanks.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

This is interesting. What is the voice shouting?

That's Bernard Purdie shouting to a (presumably) student.

"Remember those, those quarters?"

"Remember that twelve eighths?"

He's talking about percussion time signatures. I looped the track a few times since it was quite short.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Without question, one of your most beautiful and heartbreaking tracks. I realise now what you were going for. My god man: your soul, heart and your pain are etched in those notes!

Thank you, kind sir.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

You're more than welcome, though I should mention it's impossible to find the link: it's not on your website. For any others I could find, I've taken your advice.

Happy New Year man!

Fixed, and you have a good new year too!