Thanks Dave for your words of encouragement.
So true about those attitude bands.

They are often fads.

Even the handful that made it doing that had to evolve around their shtick.

I always had a side that like songs with deep orchastral arrangements. Some of the early blue eyed soul acts.
Playing mostly by ear, I have been trying to get into that style more along with modern rock influences.

I have 2 recordings that I would like to do a rewrite and make a presetable recording on for a cd project I would like to eventually do.
Time has'nt been really on my side because of outside matters.
But I would like to get help with production and whatever players may be needed when that time comes.
Along with material I do myself.
And I believe in paying for services up front.

Although I prefer to be mellow with some shock influences, I used to play abrasive because I thought I had to.

But I have come to appreciate the history of all music.

Whatever turns up with my eventual project, it will be an interesting journey.

I have something of a direction that looks attractive, but then I have all these other influences from the past creeping in.
I don't know if blue eyed punk is that easy of a mergeance.
I think Billy Idol tried it.
But it's great having a goal and a dream to explore upon.
I learn things here I would never learn in a music class.

Big Jim, I see even before rock there were people that colored outside those lines.
The more I look into it the more I seem to find that did their own thing.
Before I read of your mothers favorite artist, I would have thought that Kraftwerk was the start of the electronic age.
Even a lot of the pre-rock musicians were doing what was thought of as an unorthodox style.
I read where Irving Berlin was notable for that.
I probably have heard people hum those tunes tons of times.

I appreciate all the tips you have given and thank you both for your insights.

Matt

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