Stand Up- Rock-Americana type pick me up!

Enclosed is a track that I've been playing around with over the past few days. Years ago I cut an older mix of the track and some of the industry feedback I received at the time was that it needed a key change - with guitars tuned up. So this mix is in response to some of that feedback.  This one is a one man band jam that I wrote and recorded in Sonar X1c
 
Track Details:
Acoustic guitars mic'd with an SM57 direct to the focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Main rhythm guitars are tracked direct through a Pod X3 Live and smashed in Sonar.
Bass- Scarbee Bass from Native Instruments
Drums- Toontrack Superior 2- Metal Machine kit (who knew??) Grooves come from the Toontrack midi groove libraries and some hand editing in piano roll.
Vocals- B-2 Pro Condensor through Saffire Pro
 
Overall I was looking for a loud n cranky anthem vibe on this one, with a splash of Americana in there.  I played around with dozens of drums sounds until finally I settled on this Superior kit. I loved the punch of the kick and the pop of the snare.  I was going for a big mix- with a lot of moving elements out wide. 
 
There are few spots I need to tweak yet, but I think it's getting close.  Constructive criticism is always appreciated. 
 
http://soundcloud.com/irish916/stand-up-america

I like this piece and I think you found the Americana feel.  The line "from the Golden Gates to Jersey shore" stayed with me and I found myself saying it with you.  Nice hook.

I also had difficulty hearing the bass.


Regards,
Lance

Like this - very hooky ! Bass is missing a bit for me and the rhythm guitar is slightly overpowering. Lead could come up a bit too, but maybe lowering the other guitar will sort that.

I like the song,  could be the jersey refference but I can't help but feel Jon bon Jovi might be interested in this song.  I agree the guitars seem a bit loud.  Over all nice work though.

Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to listen! Great tips provided to wake up the bass a bit.  If anything, it tells me I probably need to recalibrate my monitors because my sub might be pushing the bass too much in my ears.  I'm going to upload a mix with the bass tweaked a bit later this week. 

Thanks again!

Very cool track, I agree with Chuck, it has some Jovi inflluence.  That is not an insult in any way.
The mix sounds great to me...including the bass.  Great job all around I enjoyed it.  Thanks for posting this

Hey Mike
GREAT tune/hook. Another vote for JOVI when the background harmonies kick in. Your performance and mix sound good on my end. I do have one nit. The room/verb on the snare was little much for my ears compared to the rest of the instruments. I like the mood it plays in the performance but I would back the verb off just a smidge. All in all realy great song/performance/mix. KUDOS!

Kev