I'll put in a penny or two on this thread. I wouldn't want to be left out of such a popular thread.

Though paying for critiques has never been so wide spread (as Linda mentioned; it's a new ball game - enter the Internet). It's really nothing new.

Anyone remember the famous DJ, record company owner, and author Shad O'Shea? His first book was titled "Just For the Record". Great book, loved it at the time.

Anyway, in his book he solicited readers for personal critiques via a cassette tape. I have one of his in-depth critiques of a song my brother and I wrote. Can't quite remember what Shad charged ($20-$25 ?), but it was well worth it at the time. Kind of put the music business in perspective for snot-nosed whippersnaps like us.

I don't remember anyone making a fuss about it then. Of course there wasn't the Internet at the time.

Okay, now I'm part of this thread. grin

John smile

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