Bob Abner gave feedback on Ol' Willy's Jeep

Nice job! A lot of things about this are very solid (musicians, lyrics, generally “in the pocket” in a number of ways)!!!  [btw, question about the recording on this one—who and where—I thought the recording was really first-rate] One small quibble: Bridge—a little too much of “... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on Better Memories

Once again, Marvin, I think you have a very nice gift for evocative lyrics—on the strength of your lyrics alone, I would think you would be getting, if no REALLY BIG BITES, at LEAST BUNCHES OF NIBBLES. If I EVER have SMALL “quibbles” with any of your songs, it’... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on They Love The Business

On the plus side, I thought everyone involved in the recording did a nice solid job—you all should feel good about that!!! On the down side—the song itself—the idea’s been rehashed again and again, on both the “lyric” side and the “music” side (chords/melody/etc.). ... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on My Summer Song

A few basic observations (and these come from listening to several of your songs): Vocal range—In your low end, your voice is often covered up by the guitar—however, avoid the high end of your vocal range (as much as possible), as it can get REALLY “abrasive and edgy”—... Read More

Bob Abner gave feedback on Hold On (Version 2)

Sandra, I left out any “performance comments” because, from what I could tell, you weren’t interested in that sort of feedback (which of course is fine).