Alive Again

Hi Everybody,
This is a track off of my fourth album, Apartment 4.  Let me know what you think and thanks for listening.
 
Here it is:
https://www.soundclick.com/html5/v4/player.cfm?songID=13586512
 

Nice one  -- it has a great pop sound!  I think that you did a very good job on the mix and of course the performance is very well done also.

I like the 'real' sound of it. The bass is the boss here while the drums take more of a back seat. I reckon they should both be in the front seat driving the vocal, who's standing on the hood drinking a can of beer. 

Nice tune. Really enjoy the mood, love all the color you add, and really enjoyed the phase shifting guitar effect coming into the second verse.  Vocals are a mixed bag for me on this one, because you have a great voice texture and when you're on you sound perfect. But something about the verse melody...it's quite pitchy to my ears, even though I like the melody and that kind of melancholy vocal approach.  
 
You have a good writing sensibility, in my opinion, and a good song on your hands.  Enjoyed hearing it.

montezuma
I like the 'real' sound of it. The bass is the boss here while the drums take more of a back seat. I reckon they should both be in the front seat driving the vocal, who's standing on the hood drinking a can of beer. 

I learned quite young to always keep one hand free for beer! (They didn't teach me that in driver's ed. Had to learn it on the streets like a common gutter snipe.)
 
Your vocal is getting better Doug. A lot less stabby in this one. I liked the guitar very much! I don't usually care for tremolo / vibrato. Too 1963 for me. Besides, Duane Eddy's dead. (No, wait . . . hmm. . . .) But it worked very well here!
 
Bill

Nice song Doug. Mixwise, the flanged guitar that comes in the second verse jumps out as too loud to my ears.

daryl1968 - thanks for your comments and for listening - I'll give that lead on the second verse another couple of listens.
 
MarkusClinus - thanks for your kind comments and for listening.

Hey, Doug,
 
This is a really cool, moody sounding alt rocker with excellent songwriting, great playing and singing, and a nice clean, pro sounding mix!
 
I really like the vocals on this and the guitar work was really tasty, I especially liked the trem stuff and the solo was great.
 
Nice one, Doug, really good song!
 
Bob

I think this is very original. It conveys a message that works for me. I'd agree the electric piano? that comes in in the second verse is pretty loud.
 
Loved the trippy guitar solo.
 
During your "Alive Again" chorus? breaks, the electric piano riff might be coming in a shade early, just a smidge ahead of the groove, which sounds like the groove is just a hair behind the beat. Which is cool, just not with the elec piano coming in early. God help you if that makes any sense at all to you.  :)
 
I thought the drums were very very crisp and clean! A treat. Did you play them live?
 
cheers,
-Tom