I've got to see a few different club acts over the last few weeks and in two different cases they triggered smf's, then sang over it and played a single note lead over the instrumental section. They didn't play a single chord for the songs I watched. Its hard for me to look at them in the same light as someone who's playing every chord and leads over styles, all while singing.

There is an act around here, haven't seen them since the Holidays who do use smf's very effectively. They're a duo...one plays guitar and the other sax...they really add something consequential to the midi file. Big difference if you ask me.

Would the "BS causing the exodus of all the "REAL DEAL" members in the past year" include members behavior like the creation of J. DiLeo? I think its hypocritical of you to put comments like that out there after the stunt you pulled. The amount of drama you yourself have supplied to the SZ is significant. How many times did you post a tune, then delete a tune...over and over again? How many times have you left?

When I joined SZ a few years ago, I found you to be a "personality" with loads of great information and ideas. For whatever reason, your SZ persona has degraded into something more of an "caricature with an attitude" which isn't nearly as appealing.

A lot of us would like to see that old Donny come back...



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Bill in Dayton