October 25, 2009
Author's Response:
I politely disagree? =]
I think maybe this just isn't your style of music. All the criticism you had against it were mine, and others, favorite traits of the song. I'm not saying you're wrong, just saying that I think your review was more opinionated than critical. Sure the vocal sample was annoying to you, but everyone else seems to love it as well as me, so to say that I can cut down on it is a little counter-productive, don't you think?
I'm being very careful not to offend you here, so excuse me if I do. I'm not trying to sound rude or anything, I really appreciate the review and the second opinions, but when you're stating your opinion state it as an opinion rather than blatantly telling me certain things need to be changed that maybe only do to you.
I really liked the slower part of the song and the way it built back up, and I think you failed to realize that the vocal sample I introduced at 1:04 was a lead sound as an alternative to a synth lead (though that does come in at the final verse). There was a lot of variation in the way way I used the sample and if it's annoying to you, that's totally cool. I'm not exactly trying to make music EVERYONE enjoys, I'm just trying to express myself in a way that I hope other people can relate to. If you don't, I totally respect that.
I think you'll find I'm very appreciative of reviews yet territorial of my work. I'm not someone who makes music based off of trial and error and requires other people to tell me what sounds good and what doesn't. Truth is, I know what sound I want and if it doesn't sound that way, I'm not going to keep it that way. So to look at the biggest characteristics of a song that I put my heart into and say that it's overdone so factually, I take a little bit of offense to it.
I don't want to keep you from reviewing my work, just telling you the way I view my material so that you can respond accordingly. Obviously I can't expect you to know how I feel about what I do when I've never talked to you before, so that's what this response is.
By now I'm just blabbing, so I'll just say: sorry if I came across as making you feel like your review was worthless, because it's totally not true! Every opinion is listened to and considered, including yours, but in the end I have to express myself for myself, not to please others. As Angerfist says "I write my music for me, I don't write my music to entertain people. I write my music because... I am my music!"
Come back and visit soon,
PizzaBox.