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Date Posted: 19:03:36 04/08/03 Tue
Author: mr. asshole
Subject: everyone's entitled to an opinion.
In reply to: SCOT CAMBELL 's message, "baby -i : UNDER THE MICROSCOPE" on 14:38:51 04/08/03 Tue

wow... probably the strongest words ever said about my little band, but hey everyone has their opinion right?

i will write you, just to see what your credentials are...

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[> [> everyone's entitled to an opinion: addendum/postscript -- mr. asshole, 21:04:17 04/08/03 Tue

Dear Scot Cambell,

I decided to add more to my last response because I didn't really put a full response in my last post, so here goes.

If you are trying to help us to be a better band (you should support all local bands, even those you hate), this is not the way to do it. I notice your email address is "solidstudios@hotmail.com". If you are trying to get our business by saying this recording sucked and that you would record it better, this is also not the way to do it. And if you're just some kid with nothing better to do than post vitriolic blatherings with little backing; I congratulate you for keeping me busy for 20 minutes writing this response!

To answer the question raised in your post: no, this EP is not being shopped as a demo. If it were,
a) it would have taken more than 8 hours to record.
b) I would have complained in earnest about my guitar tone, the highs from my amp's horn tweeter were never mic'd. the marshall half stack I play through now doesn't have the same issue.
c) we would have worked with an actual producer to hone and tighen our sound (especially tightening up the bass/kick relationship).
d) we wold have waited till dave was out of the picture and marty was fully in place. we are not going to shop a demo without our current drummer.

Thanks for your honest feedback, but I think that there would have been far more positive ways to express your distaste with my band than trying to destroy our self-confidence. Positive criticism would have been far more effective at getting your point across. Example: instead of saying "I WOULD SUGGEST EVERYONE LEARN THEIR INSTRUMENTS BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND TORTURE ANOTHER CLUB OWNER AND FAMILY MEMBER.", you could have stated "This band needs a little more experience before moving on to the next level." I know you may feel that would be watering down the message you are trying to get across, but it's the same message with a positive take.

I'm truly glad you came to our message board to post your thoughts, and I'd enjoy it if you emailed me personally with a more detailed review.

Jake

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