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Old 02-07-2010, 08:47 AM   #11 (permalink)
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how about "you're a dish already scrubbed, I'm not distraught but I will eat food off you"?

I think it has pizazz bro
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:15 AM   #12 (permalink)
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egh... it's just a stylistic disagreement... happens to me a lot... in my band we vote the song in or out with little or no revision... anything that doesn't cut the mustard goes into that that member's stack of "solo" material...
I can't do collaborative song writting... Its too personal... even the retarded stuff
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Old 02-07-2010, 12:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
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i really do apreciate his opinion, no matter how crude and anoying it may be, but his below the belt jabs at my songs make the rest of the band think there dumb too, and then they go from being works of art into hearless notes.
If the example you posted is something you consider a work of art then I congratulate your bass player on grounding you in reality.

Works of art indeed
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Old 02-07-2010, 01:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
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how about "you're a dish already scrubbed, I'm not distraught but I will eat food off you"?

I think it has pizazz bro
I read that as pizza

whos gotsome mozzarella
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Old 02-07-2010, 05:07 PM   #15 (permalink)
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There is no forum more helpful than music banter. I think we've already made this guy feel better.
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Old 02-07-2010, 07:26 PM   #16 (permalink)
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lolwut?
That was the only thing that could have made this better.
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Old 02-07-2010, 10:50 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Have you told him that this bothers you?
One of the reasons to be in a band is to bounce ideas of each other in order to improve, right?
This is really hard if you write from your heart, because it is easy to take the criticism too personally when you have put so much of yourself into your lyrics. When that happens it's almost impossible to stay open to suggestions.
This tends to get easier the more experience one gets, n hopefully it gets so easy that one actually takes advise that makes the songs better...
If not, then a solo-project is the only choice... n well even then you can't really get away from learning to handle criticism... unless you never share your music, but that is a sad sheltered choice...
Good luck either way
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Old 02-08-2010, 12:09 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I read that as pizza

whos gotsome mozzarella
oh don't get me started on mozzarella. I love that ****. I'm gonna make a toasted cheese sandwich, with a MIX of cheese INCLUDING mozzarella
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Old 02-10-2010, 11:46 AM   #19 (permalink)
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i think you should tell the bassist that your lyrics are impecabile, the total end all be all maya angelu aint got sh*t on me gold standard... and if he dont like it he can cram it...
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Old 02-10-2010, 12:34 PM   #20 (permalink)
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While it is an interesting choice of words, I get what you're saying. I pressume that you're in love with a girl (or were) who is taken. Music is an expression of the composer(s) and of the musician(s). It's a very careful balance, that any number of things can tip one way or the other. Just because your bassist doesn't like the lyric or even your entire band, it doesn't mean that the lyric should go into file 13. My advice, if the song as a whole expresses what you want it to, LEAVE IT!

Oh, and try some of this:
  • Talk to your bassist. Tell him that his comments get under your skin. If he's truely your friend, and comrade in music, he'll understand. If not, well then, I suppose you'll be having auditions for a new bassist.
  • Don't be afraid to stand your ground if you need to!
  • Don't make any bluffs you aren't prepared to keep.
  • Consider making revisions to the music. Different opinions produce melody and harmony, both very important parts of music.
  • If you like how it is, use it. Perhaps maybe not with the full band, but as a solo, or even you and the drummer or something like that.
  • And finally, good friends are hard to come by. Respect is even harder to earn. I wouldn't let the situation erupt so that you end up loossing a friend of yours. You never really know what's gone until it's gone.
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