Thanks for thoughts Mark. With the horns I was trying to get a bit of that Glen Campbell epic feel from the 60's, or was it early 70's.
 
Ed and Mr Grant, thanks for listening and the heads up.
 
Cheers

optimus
With the horns I was trying to get a bit of that Glen Campbell epic feel from the 60's, or was it early 70's.
 

You definitely succeed in capturing that Glen Campbell vibe with your strings and horns.    The arrangement is really good, it is really the sample or the level of the part that sticks out to me, not that it doesn't belong  in the arrangement.   Maybe soak that horn in some more reverb and add a touch of distortion to it to get it to fit in.   If you listen to Wichita Lineman, for example, the French Horn part is very subtle.  
 
In any event, really outstanding work.

Regards

markno999
You definitely succeed in capturing that Glen Campbell vibe with your strings and horns.    The arrangement is really good, it is really the sample or the level of the part that sticks out to me, not that it doesn't belong  in the arrangement.   Maybe soak that horn in some more reverb and add a touch of distortion to it to get it to fit in.   If you listen to Wichita Lineman, for example, the French Horn part is very subtle.  
 
 

Regards

I was aware of those pesky horns, but finding a level for them was a struggle. It's a fine line between subtle and not. Remixed them lower now, to a level where they don't jump out.
Sort of, once you hear them you can't unhear them.
 
Cheers
 

Optimus,
 
Level sounds good to me in your remix.   Sometimes you can get a good result with horns adding a bit of distortion or an exciter to get them to pop out without cranking up the volume to far.  Good song...
 
Regards

Really nice song and your voice is great and perfect for the tune The mix and the whole Glen Campbell vibe are great IMO.

geeare1
Really nice song and your voice is great and perfect for the tune The mix and the whole Glen Campbell vibe are great IMO.

Thanks for listening geeare, but I can't claim the voice. The lyric and melody, yes, but the vocals belong to a local star Steve Bartel, in whose band I play bass.
 

Nice. Strings do get to be a bit monotonous for my tastes though. Maybe some automation would help.

Not necessarily my genre, but I really enjoyed it.   Towards the end I forgot I was listening to the songs forum, so I'd consider that a compliment.  

Nice Jimmy Webb vibe. Well done all around as usual with you.