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Q: Has anybody on here had any experince with Everly guitar stings? (Specifically Acoustic phosphor bronze ------ .012 -.053) Are these strings durable? Have a nice tone quality? Overall? I'd like to have some opinions on these strings.

Thanks =)

Eh. Personally, I have never heard of them. But look, the definition of "a good set of strings" is FAR from the same for everyone, so I suggest you buy a set, try them out, and learn from your own experience :)

Q: Does anyone have any good rock band recommendations? I love the ones I listen to now, but listening to them over and over again sometimes gets tiring. Help would be appreciated.

Gotta be more precise, man.

Progressive / art /psychedelic rock:
- Pink Floyd - Yes - Genesis - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Progressive metal:
- Dream Theater - Rush - Iron Maiden - Metallica

Mainstream rock:
- Incubus - Silverchair - Thrice - My Chemical Romance

Sugar Rock:
Simple Plan - Green Day, etc etc

Q: I love Bright Eyes and Elliot Smith, but one can only listen to the same CDs so many times. Anyone have any suggestions of bands that sound like either Briht Eyes or Elliot Smith?

I've been looking around for awhile for the same kind of sad yet utterly beautiful music, hehe and here's some of my favorites, I guess.

1. Damien Rice
2. Leonard Cohen
3. Jeff Buckley
4. Ben Harper
5. Jason Mraz (some songs)
6. Travis
7. Jack Johnson, not the same style but gorgeous music

Hope you like :)

Q: Please tell me what you think of the song. It is alternative/pop so please tell me, i need a song for an audition and i might sing this

This is who i am, This is who i wanna be
I can be an eagle soaring through the breeze,
I can be a mermaid swimming in the seas,
But this is who i am, This is who i wanna be,
And i won't change just for you, cuz i need to be me

Chorus
You always look at me like i'm who they say
And trying to tell me to be this way,
Did you ever think i may be too much
to do a certain dance (a certain touch)
This is who i am this is who i wanna be,

I'm not a supermodel,
I'm not your barbie doll,
Don't expect from me
A beautiful fantisy,
Cuz i'm already beautiful,
Inside my soul
But this is who i am, This is who i wanna be

Chorus
Guitar solo
In the mirror is where she comes face to face with her fears
Her own reflections now fatal after all these years,
All of her life she has tried to be something besides herself,
Now she's someone else with regret

Thanks a bunch!
Lizzy

1) I can't hear the melody, so I can't say much about that.
2) The first verse sounds a bit cheesy to me (over rhyming, maybe?), I like the last part though.

Q: hey, does anybody know of some acoustic songs for guitar that sound really good with just one guitar? (i already have "Time of Your Life" by Greenday and "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd) thanks so much!! -*jeanine

It really depends on your taste, because acoustic songs are everywhere.
You can try Greensleeves by Mozart (classic)
Dust In The Wind - Kansas (prog, but ±, huh.)
Anything by Dashboard Confessional (emo, indie?)
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (metal?)
Layla and Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton

Q: i just got a record deal. But they want me to do all these things I dont want to do. How do i tell them i want to do some things my way without getting fired?

I won't pretend I know more about record deals than you do, but I will say this -- maybe the record deal just isn't the right one for you. If you have the talent, someone else will come around, someone who doesn't want to pressure you into being a star that doesn't ressemble your real life personality at all. but if you're really afraid of losing this one and never having one come around again -- I suggest you agree to the smallest number of things possible, and work your way up into stardom, independence, and eventually authority.

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I can be whoever you think I am, unless it is one of the following:

1) Someone who tells you what you want to hear
2) Someone who will laugh at all your jokes
3) Someone who will never go against your values
4) Someone who will make the truth sound less hurtful.

Not all truth is hurtful, and not all advice is good/needed.

Proceed with caution, and I'll be the coolest cat you've ever met, right next to the Pink Panther.