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I thought about a thread possibility called: Constructive Criticism and its rebuttle thread called: Supportive Words and Kudos. This way if Meat wanted to hear some kind words he can click there.....if he is needing other feedback, well then he can click there.
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All it needs imo is for people to stick to the work and not comment on Meat's character, motives, values etc .. and when they review/comment spend a fraction of the time he's invested in delivering it to us into thinking about what they're writing and how it comes across, and keep it balanced rather than quickly hurling a few negative comments onto the page.
I like reading all the views expressed as long as they're about the work and expressed with courtesy, and I see no reason why Meat wouldn't be the same. We shouldn't need rebuttal threads really should we in a fan club
If criticism IS constructive it IS supportive and not destructive .. and I'm not intending to be coralled into a thread which will be labelled by some the kiss-ass thread ..
I have no facility for picking up a strange almost inaudible sound on an album, or to analyse or criticise the musical arrangements, so I don't offer that. Meat hasn't produced an album I haven't enjoyed. That's not because I'm just a yes person gushing over my keyboard .. I happen to love his voice, his clarity, his performances, which is why I'm a fan.
I have heard this album and, like the others here who went to the playback, I was blown away by its power. It's very different to his previous albums, and I'm sure there will be those who aren't as blown away as we were. To me it's not operatic and doesn't have the "bombast" traditionally associated with Meat's recordings. I fed that back .. to me that's not a criticism, because I loved the clean real sound. Some will miss that .. I didn't. But that's how I feed back.
When I review concerts I acknowledge that he may well have missed a note or a cue here or there, but then describe what I saw, heard and felt that made it a great evening .. because frankly I don't notice the odd fluffed note or cue. Others may, but I really don't. I always have a wonderful night of rock and roll, and that's what I write about. It's not kissing ass .. it's the simple truth. And frankly, when I read reviews of concerts I haven't been to I want to hear all the great things that made it special, what people enjoyed.
If people remember the effort and energy that Meat's put into what he does and adopt the Mrs Do As You Would Be Done By principle, plus refrain from criticising his motives and beliefs, we should all be able to rub along in the same thread
Caryl