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1. James - 30 November, 2006

Great track, hoping for big things from linda strawberry next year.

Thanks for leading me in the right direction to this song. I’ve been looking for an mp3 vesrion for weeks.

Have you got anymore tracks by her?

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3. Maura - 23 November, 2007

Though Linda Strawberry is far from awful, her voice though pleasant is terribly generic and sounds like dozens of others.

If you pay attention, her music is the same progressions over and over with just a different tempo and sounds like something created on an inexpensive keyboard and computer program..

Working in the industry, I can fully understand why her deal with Chrysalis didn’t work out.
She should have gone with the flow, paid her dues and learned the ropes before she tried to call her own shots.

It’s not unusual to be expected to collaborate on other songs in the beginning and it just makes her look difficult to work with.
Even Olympic class athletes begin at the beginning.

She probably did herself a lot more harm than good.

4. ~V~ - 23 November, 2007

Maura ~

Wow, sounds like somebody’s worried about losing their cushy “industry” job due to the current revolution of artists finally taking back their power from the coin counters…

i almost deleted your comment, but i DID ask for feedback, so let’s go through your points one by one and see how they hold up:

Who else does Linda sound like? If she sounds like dozens of others, please provide some examples.

i DO pay attention, and i’m also a musician (though not formally trained), but i fail to see how her songs all use the same techniques. Anyway, great music doesn’t need to use radical new progressions or tempos to stand out. It’s style, baby…

And as far as instrumentation goes, all her songs i’ve posted here are unreleased demos - she’s not claiming they’re finished works, but simply sketches of what’s possible. Does it take an expensive program or expensive studio musicians to make great music? If that’s your definition of greatness, then it sounds like you sold your soul a long time ago.

So you work in the industry, eh? Sounds like you might have a conflict of interest. i don’t. i post music and art that move me intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally, and i could care less about the market viability of an artist or how they play the industry game. Actually, i respect Linda MORE for bucking the system and not playing by the rules. Maybe if more people (not just artists) stood up for what they believed in, the world could be a better place…

So what if it’s not unusual for an artist or athlete to collaborate or train under the establishment? Playing by someone else’s rules is also not a guarantee of success. Linda tried to play the industry game, and she was disgusted by her experience. She stayed true to her art and didn’t quit. She learned from her experience and moved on. Who cares if she looks difficult to work with? The industry vultures, maybe. She has a history of productive collaborations with other artists, so i don’t think her ability to work with people is an issue.

Doing herself more harm than good by staying true to her heart and soul? How do you define that? Do you wake up every morning with joy and anticipation, excited to go to your “industry job”? Do you create beauty every day? Do you own what you make? Those are all factors that anyone, not just artists, should consider when deciding upon a career. i know from experience that money can’t buy you happiness or love or satisfaction…

Thanks for taking the time to post a comment, and i welcome a thoughtful response to what i’ve just written.

~V~

5. Maura - 24 November, 2007

Please feel free to delete this opinion if it bothers you.
I’ve had my say