'She Ain't Fooling Me' - re-mix

Hi all,

Here's the third of the trio of songs Tim & I worked on recently, as usual I've come to that 'ear-fatigue' part, and need some feedback from you guys to guide me along

She Ain't Fooling Me

All comments and suggestions would be very welcome!

Thanks,

James

Edit : some adjustments to the mix done as per suggestions...

James, I quite like the song structure, the lyrics, the instrumentation, and, of course, Tim's vocals. However, the vocals come across as slightly muffled, like you had a shawl wrapped over the mic. The high end conspicuously absent. Or perhaps I just have some water in my ears. Good guitar work, too, by the way. As usual.
Mark

Gorgeous song. The mix sounds really good, full, lots of clarity. Every time I hear Tim singing I'm just struck by the richness and character to his voice, it really sounds great.

Love that mood you get at 2:50 when the arrangement gets more sparce. Nice outro.

No suggestions, ... sounds real good.

Another excellent track, wonderful vocal and a terrific solo.
I think the organ needs to come up and could do with a bit of valving up/saturation, it's sounding a tad limp and lifeless and it's a really important ingredient in this.
I think the bassline is really letting this track down and preventing it from reaching it's full potential, it moves awkwardly in parts and the choice of notes don't seem right in others.
I really do think you should look at that again, maybe after working on the next song or two so that you approach it with new ears. It's a really good song and deserves to work as well as the others that it's going to sit next to.

Well-performed song. I would think about going with a clean vocal sound rather than the chorused one. Or if you decide you like the chorused lead vocal, I would use a cleaner, brighter guitar sound when the vocal and guitar are isolated.

Hey Randy, nice to see you - thanks a lot. Let me know when you remember who it sounds like!

Hiya Mark, thanks for the comments on the vocal, I've backed off the double tracking quite a bit in the new mix. Appreciate the kind words on the gtr!

Larry, many thanks pal, very nice comments. I've rolled off some off the highs on the lead break and added a smidge more 'verb. Hope that saves your ears!

Hello Frank, many thanks for being so positive about this. Glad you liked the outro, I was struggling to find a direction for this song till I got that part done, then it all started to make sense.

Hey Duane! Thank you so much! And no need to be jealous, you have your own good stuff happening.

Ah, Nick! I should really know better than to try and get an Edirol bassline past you...you're absolutely right of course, and I've binned that. I went into town and borrowed my nephews Aria bass and tracked a new bassline, hope you have a chance to hear it, and let me know what you think. Oh, and I added a little tape sim to the organ too.

Hello Bill, good to hear from you. Thanks a lot for the kind words, and I've taken your comments on baord too - I've backed off the double tracking on the vocal, rolled off some highs on the lead gtr and added a touch more reverb to the drums. btw..got my new BR-8 at last...

Hi Matt, thanks very much for stopping by to comment, and again I've taken your advice about that double tracking on the vocal. Tim's voice really doesn't need that.

Manny! Very nice to see you, always a pleasure. I know what you mean about the tune being slightly unusual - it took a good while to get a solid direction for it, but I think this is working now.

Re-mixed version now up;

She Ain't Fooling Me - re-mixed

James,

You nailed it man! The gittarrrr sounds really nice. The whole mix sounds really good. New and improved! Well done.

Nice work james, but in the beginning there seems to be a vocal mishap, but you pulled the rest through very nicely. Now, I no vocal expert and the worst singer of all time, so please don't take me wrong, I just want your song to be perfect. Wonderful mix and a really nice piece.

Really good mix James. The vocals sounds really good. I thought the guitar was a little thin sounding at first, but when it got to the end of the solo, that thin sound worked for those closing notes in a haunting way so I'm not sure I'd change it. Well done mate.

James, Tim - sorry for the delay of my response ... I've been busy lately.
Well, I think I must have heard the remix of this beautiful, very interesting song of yours. This song has got everything: Meaning, great lyrics, wonderful performances and ... yeah, there's Tim's vocals. Good job you two!
Heinz.

By the way, i thought you had a BR-8, can you link them or something?

After listening to the new mix, It really hit me who this reminds me of. Steely Dan. Especially the chorus in the last part of the song. Those rich harmonies are very much like their sound in the 80's. Great sounding production and mix. I love this stuff. Good work gents.

Randy

Wow, thanks Randy, no finer compliment than a comparison to 'The Dan '

Hi Rob, thanks to you too, I'm working on fattening up that geetar...

Hmm, that bit sounds OK to me, but there is a drop in volume on 'so profound', so thanks for making me listen closer!

Really good tasty work here. I love the nice, clean and simple production. I agree with the other listener about the Steely Dan comparison. The only thing is I thought the lead guitar tone could be a little more "smoother" sounding because of the nature of the song as well as coming down a tad bit in the mix. Really good stuff James!