I know I should have learned this stuff years ago, but the thing is, I’ve always played whatever sounded good to me, I’ll admit that I never cared about timing songs. I just played whatever I heard in my head. I really should time my songs better so it can be helpful for other musicians in a band or recording in a studio or whatever. If I want to make a full band demo CD, I need to learn this. I want to make full band rock music sometime down the road.
I’ve read somewhere on the internet through musicians sites that you don’t always have to play in perfect timing ’cause it’s good to be experimental and different, but it helps to learn the timing for the drummer.
As I said before, it’s okay to not play with a metronome doing acoustic solo ’cause not many people notice about the timing of music anyway, so it’s okay to get away with.
I’m planning on going back to some of my older songs, and try to figure out the timing and write them down on paper. Then practice along with a metronome. Start off slow, then build up speed to figure out the right tempo for the song.
If I want to get respected as an actual musician, I need to start getting good with timing of music.
Kev
K'Brocking 
Kev,
You already have the tempo of your songs fairly well-developed. However, what you don’t notice (without a drummer or metronome) is that your rhythm goes up and down. This happens to me too. When you get together with a drummer, they should be able to match up a drum part to the rhythm you envision for the song. Sometimes you might have tricky little moments where the rhythm of the verse doesn’t match the rhythm of the chorus, but a good drummer should be able to help you determine the best way to make a transition between sections like that. You will find a good sample of that whenever my drummer (Brett) gets around to mixing and posting one of the concept album tunes, “Realities Blend.” I will let you know when it’s up to give it a listen.
Thanks man, I can’t tell if my rhythm is well developed or not ’cause like I said in this post, I just play everything by ear, of what I hear in my head. Next time I record, I really should play with a click track, so that my playing don’t get too fast or slow down. I’ll take your feedback as a compliment!
Kev