Yea no prob, you deserve it. There's no point in blowing smoke up ppls asses!
Unless you're going for something that intentionally goes against the pop model, ya probably can't go wrong with the standard rock/pop instrumentation for recording.
Too bad you're out west & I'm out east (well that and in a different country lol). Drums & Percussion are my Forte.
Haha true. Yes that's too bad! I'll be sure to share the song with ya if/when I do end up recording it :) Would love the feedback.