To: vocalist
Subject: First Bad Review
Date sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:42:09 GMT
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Hello listers, I am in need of cheering up as I have had my first bad
review. I have been doing some opera vocals with a pop band and one of our
recent concerts was reviewed in a national rock music weekly today (I am in
Britain, by the way). The comment was obviously due to the reviewer's
personal dislike of opera merged with pop, not anything about my technique
or singing voice, but it's still rather nasty:
"During the band's set a dolled-up opera singer slinks onstage and vomits
over two songs"
It's horrible, isn't it? I know I will never get a review as disgusting and
blunt as that in classical circles, and I suppose some may say this is to be
expected when we try to "crossover" to other styles of music. But the fans
and audiences all love it, so this has been the first negative comment.
I know I should just try and be philosophical about it - luckily it doesn't
mention me by name - and try and laugh about it.
Can any of you offer me some positive ideas about how to deal with bad
reviews? (I don't want to imply that you are all bad singers, I hope you
realise that!!)
Thanks guys, from Sara.
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