Party Tonight

New song..... I haven't been writing a lot recently and this song is actually 30+ years old..... just finished recording it for a publisher pitch.
 
 
https://app.box.com/s/i7g5w4sz5bq83semzwii
 
Verse 1

There's country music playing on the radio
Listen to the singer, he's singing soft and low
A little bit of bluegrass to kick up your heels
It's Saturday night and you know how I feel

We're gonna have a good time, we're gonna have a party tonight.

Verse 2
I got my baby with me and she's holding on tight
We're gonna do it one time, and it's gonna be right
A little bit of candlelight a bottle of wine
I know we're both gonna feel so fine

We're gonna have a good time, we're gonna have a party tonight.


Chorus....

Ohhhhh.... I can feel it coming on
Yeahhh... I know it won't be wrong
Ohhhhh I can feel it coming on
We're gonna have a good time, we're gonna have a party tonight.

Verse 3
Well here she comes now and we're ready to go
We won't take it fast, but we won't go slow
A little bit of kissing to start the night
A whole lotta love with no end in sight

We're gonna have a good time, we're gonna have a party tonight.
 
Chorus & tag
 
any crits, comments appreciated. thanks

Thanks for listening Dan. Much appreciated.

Hi, 
I really like the song and arrangement.  The final mix seems like there is too much high end and not enough low end.  
Please compare to this song:
http://jog.fm/artists/george-strait/workout-songs/when-youre-in-love
 
I think you should remix it for a fuller sound.
 
Rimshot

Nice one. I like it!

Josh:  It would be cool to have a major N-town artist pick this up..... we'll see. It's in N-town now for some ears on it. One never knows....
 
Rimshot: thanks.... I mixed this mostly on cans and checked it on monitors.  The bass on this is kind of busy so I didn't want it to get too clustered. I pushed it as far as I dared. I can always have another look, but as a pitch to publisher..... the perfection of the track is a close second to getting the song idea across.
 
Robby: unfortunately, no.... that's not me playing.
 
Guitarpima: Thanks for listening and commenting
 
Larry:  Ahead of my time......? More likely late to the party.....  and yes, I did consider a slap back on the lead vox. I put one on the BGV but since I mix them low, they are not as easy to hear. Thanks for your observations and comments.
 
 

A little light on the bottom can be something one dreams of after years of marriage... (they typically don't get smaller...)

Enough folks are complaining about the low end being light so..... I reckon, it's time to have a look at that issue and see what I can do to remedy it.
 

I just thought the kick was a bit dull and need more cut through the mix (more high end). I am listening on cheap phones, so there may be some very low end that Im not hearing.
 
Overall this is damn well executed country, love listening to tracks that are radio ready pro quality on these forums, this is one.
 
Keys are awesome in the pan field and I love the lead and bg vox when they break free now and again.
 
Cian

I didn't think the bottom was too light. It was lighter than some, but the song still sounded really good to me.
 
Regards,
Dan

Dan & Rebel:  Yeah, I thought the mix on the bottom was fairly balanced for the music. The bass lines are fairly busy and they sounded decent (level wise) here and for the genre and style of the song. I'm a sucker for big fat bottom ends (musically speaking) with lots of punch, but there's also a time to pull back a bit and that was the call I made on this one in the mix stages..... for a variety of reasons.
 
We'll see.... this is a pitch to publisher and the pub has this version in his hands and on his desk so...... it's wait and see.  Since there is a deadline, I should hear something rather soon.  I have a few more to get to him before the deadline.... but I'm not posting those here at this time.... perhaps later.

Thanks Lynn..... I try to learn and move forward... it's not always possible but I try... I can't take all the credit because much of what I learned about mixing and recording has come from the many experienced folks here who so willingly  give of their time and share their experience with folks like me......    again... thanks
 

Herb when I listen to this on my small speaker in mono at low volume I hear a few things. The snare seems a little loud to me and there is also a lot of ambience or something around the snare. Because of that it seems to be taking up slightly more space than it needs to.
 
The kick is not audible on the small speaker either (because of that it seems out of balance in terms of what is happening on beat 1/3 and 2/4 etc. Not level balance but rhythm balance) and mostly the vocals are a little loud in the small speaker too. Just some thoughts that is all. The small speaker in mono down low is ruthless.
 
Otherwise good party song for sure.

Jeff: Thanks for your detailed analysis of the song...
 
Makke: Thanks.... I like this too
 
I think I figured out why the bottom was a bit weak.  I had the wrong mastering preset selected and hadn't changed it. I have exported it again and a new revision is up now.

Mark:  thanks.... yeah there is a JLL vibe on the piano which makes it sound a bit retro..... hopefully in a good way

Thanks Robby.....I needed that cold hard slap of reality 
 
  
 
...... Yeah, I can play the guitar and do quite often. On this one.... well that's Brent Mason's picking.