Down the Road - Alternative Rock/New Wave

Here is one I've been working on awhile.  I decided to go for a different vibe than most my songs.  Its a little bit more dynamic, quiet...than loud. And hope people see the improvement in quality from my other songs.  I could probably spend more time mixing this and that, but I just want to post it and listen to advice.  Please enjoy another rocker!

http://www.soundclick.com...13&songID=10694017

*Ok so I changed the reverb on the vocals and made other small changes.  Hopefully I got rid of the offending pitchiness that people discovered.  Let me know what you think of the improvement.

very nice Faust

vox are a little wet compared to the guitars and bass.  are you the one singing? almost a Billy Idol influence.  there are some places that could use some rework on the vox, tho.

distorted and clean elec guitars are done well.  I especially liked the clean, it was very well mixed into the song and well recorded.

Sounds really nice.  The guitars are very crisp and dynamic.  Great tones.  I agree with Beagle about the vocal processing.  The vocals don't quite match the processing and dynamics of the other instruments - just a tad too compressed / too wet, and a little too far back.  Once you get that straightened out a little the recording will be that much better.  Great job!!

Hi, Steve,

Very cool alternative punk song!

This is really great, kind of a cross between Billy Idol and The Cars.  Great playing, excellent vocals, and I really love the rich guitar tones, on both the shimmering clean and the punchy distorted guitars.

I also like the good panning choices that you made for the mix, it sounds very clean and full, and everything has it's own space and texture.

This is definitely my new favorite from you, dynamite job, buddy! 
Bob

Bob - Thanks for the compliments! If you knew how much time I spent on this you'd think I'm crazy.  Thanks for your advice... I actually used it alittle and did some vocal whispers. 

evadianepug - Thanks for listening. Glad you like it and appreciate the suggestions!  I changed some of the stuff mentioned here like the vocal part that was alittle off and made it less wet.  Good ear you have... "The bass"is pitch shifted from a guitar and unfortunately I didn't realize it was clipping too...it came out distorted, I just left it.

I can imagine that you could easily pull off a convincing Billy Idol impersonation. Did you post this one before,' cos I just had the feeling I'd heard it somewhere before - maybe just a deja vu moment.  I like the feel of this, but to my ears  it could use a few synthy textures here and there and something to lift the chorus sections a little.