I don't know if it's necessary to find another forum, really. There's a guitar thread on this forum that is a mile long, but I don't think anyone is bothered by it. People here are pretty cool. I'd be interested in others' opinions.

The idea about going back to the music that got you interested in the first place is great. I've done that occasionally, even to sequence a whole bunch of stuff that I just *liked*--not my own compositions, but stuff I just *liked*. Very satisfying. I even made a tape of my own covers for myself.

I don't know what your background is, but you might want to try to move in a different direction for a bit just for the experience, maybe even take lessons.