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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
Sorry to hear that CaptJovi...This might be an expensive life lesson but you'll rebound.
And Thanks for all that above BonJovi90... As a community, there is a lot of knowledge on here amongst members and you should always lean on them when something like this pops up.
I was actually discussing this with another member on here while the auction was going on and collectively there was just way too many things wrong.
This should be a lesson to all and just some advice for everyone:
For someone to have that many unreleased songs from every album released over the past 32 years, is enough to raise a flag.
Also, titles like "Half Tank of Gas" just don't seem right. As BonJovi90 stated, most of the working titles change into something different and don't contain lyrics from the songs themselves. There were a couple from the band like "One" turning into "The Distance' but it doesn't happen too often.
Always get good samples! The Mona Lisa guy gave us 45 seconds which is about a 1/4 of the song. The intro, the first verse, and half of the first chorus. He was still able to turn a nice profit for himself... I heard a demo that he did that was just so poorly done, it was the icing on the cake for me. It was a song that was thrown through Audacity with effects added to them.
Part of this boards knowledge is the fact that some of us work on musical edits and are familiar with the programs out there such as Audacity and know what these things do.
Another thing, make sure it contains a vocal. There are some good cover bands out there but Jon has a vocal tone of his own. I could spot his voice out better then a Coke and Pepsi taste test.
Finally, private message other members and share your research. It's always great to get feedback from other members and different angles. BonJovi90 is spot on about Blaze, Cadillac Man, and everything else in his post!
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All great things in hindsight but some of those things are the exception and not the rule. If someone says "I bought a bunch of rare stuff, early versions" a different titled song isn't THAT weird. That torrent floating around a few years ago had "Bullet" as "The Distance between a bullet and a gun". But it's moot, I never received a list of Bounce early versions from him. Closest I saw was "For a 100 years" as the original Next 100 Years and that's not far fetched by a little bit. One turned into Undivided btw
Just being a smartass.
But this isn't about me messing up. I mean it is, I should have known better, I talked to the guy to the point of trusting him as a person and that was my mistake, and please don't use this whole thing as a reason for you to use me as a lesson to us.
I messed up and don't want this guy tricking anyone else.