Hello Sandy! I am the main offender who is being addressed here. So first up, welcome to Mudcat.
I would not be able to say anything honest about any music, without running the risk of causing offence. I have said enough in the review, so there is not much that I want to say to your forthright and literate defence of your work. All criticism can hurt, I know. I review the work - not the artist.
I certainly do not have a low opinion of your writing ability. I simply thought (rightly or wrongly) that there were two weak songs on the album. I recall W.somerset Maugham's comment, "Only a mediocre writer is always at his (her?) best."
I have written plenty of material, which I hope never reaches the ears of Mudcatters. Indeed, I hope it never afflicts my own ears again.
I am off now to oput ice packs on my ears. That was one mighty telling off!