Yes ok some of your points I agree with, but I can't help but sense a little of a letdown from ya in yourself... Ok so it isn't a finished or polished piece. I wouldn't throw it out by any means, I think you may critique yourself a bit too much. Don't let one or two bad critiques get ya down though. Not many people can write a hit song everytime they sit down to write, its just not going to happen... honestly I don't think anyone ever has.
If you start to overanalyze your music, your words, or your playing, eventually you're going to get despaired, moody, and not have fun anymore with what you are doing, once that happens .... and you can quote me, "It doesn't get any better, It only gets worse"
Take it like this: I have a good working foundation for this song, it sounds decent, I know some things I would like to improve, and I'm going to make this song the best damn song anyone has ever heard. Add a little note hear, instead of singing down at the end of my lines, build up towards the end, end with high notes etc. Before long I will be writing these things in my sleep.
(Oh and btw, I do write and edit at the same time, I just can't play the guitar to anything I write, that to me is talent my man, the ability to write and sing the tune, writing is nothing without the song, and the song is nothing without the writing.)
And honestly, why are you downing the sounds like thing? Thats a compliment man, to be able to sound like Tom Petty, or John Lennon, or Paul Mccartney, or any number of great singer/songwriters is a hell of an achievement. If someone can say oh hey that sounds like so and so, but its not him, then sheesh, thats the greatest.
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