Two Songs Mixed

The first songs lyric totally turned me off. The singer, whose voice lacks the romantic resonance that a song of this genre requires, although I don't quite know what this genre is considering the content, is looking for a woman who is "rough and ready" for love. And the guy promises that he is tough enough for love. Not exactly the type of lyric to endure one to the public, at least to the female public.

The guitars sounded good, especially the acoustic, I would have like to have heard drums bass and some real guitar licks though.

I have listened to "insider" three times and I can't understand the lyric. The songs don't nhave any strong hooks. Ballads need a meaningful lyric if not a story and neither song did that. In fact, I found 'Rough and Ready' repulsive lyrically. Whoever wrote the song would do well to learn the craft. Sheila Davis' The Craft of Lyric Writing is a good place to start. Songwriting workshops are helpful too. It is vital that a singer-songwriter's songs cast him or her in a favorable light. These songs don't do that IMNSHO.

Roxxxanne wrote:

The first songs lyric totally turned me off. The singer, whose voice lacks the romantic resonance that a song of this genre requires, although I don't quite know what this genre is considering the content, is looking for a woman who is "rough and ready" for love. And the guy promises that he is tough enough for love. Not exactly the type of lyric to endure one to the public, at least to the female public.

The guitars sounded good, especially the acoustic, I would have like to have heard drums bass and some real guitar licks though.

I have listened to "insider" three times and I can't understand the lyric. The songs don't nhave any strong hooks. Ballads need a meaningful lyric if not a story and neither song did that. In fact, I found 'Rough and Ready' repulsive lyrically. Whoever wrote the song would do well to learn the craft. Sheila Davis' The Craft of Lyric Writing is a good place to start. Songwriting workshops are helpful too. It is vital that a singer-songwriter's songs cast him or her in a favorable light. These songs don't do that IMNSHO.

I will make sure to communicate with the songwriters about their lack of skills and perhaps I'll have them pm you for career advice.

Bruce Springsteen wrote Tougher Than The Rest.
Tom Petty wrote Insider.

Bets on how much more obnoxious this will get???

Roz, if anybody needs to not give performing career advice...

RH

Rockhead wrote:

Bets on how much more obnoxious this will get???

Roz, if anybody needs to not give performing career advice...

RH

You don't know anything about my background or my work. I am more than qualified to give advice to amateurs.