The Joy of Life (2014)

Great subject to write a song about. I hear the conviction in your voice.
 
Mix-wise, you could pull off some upper frequencies from the bass - I think they are interfering with some of the clarity - and possibly the bass is a little too loud. ?
 
Your "practice to live/practice to master" lyrics, you might want to take another run at nailing a particular melody there. You are kind of sing/talking in spots and, for such an important theme, you might want more of a defined melody. I hear you nailing a melody in many spots, so you might get some feedback as to which parts of the song need another run at a melody. I do like the sonic quality of your voice, there is wisdom in it!
 
cheers,
-Tom

Cool song my friend.  I really liked the instrumentation.  I had a bit of a hard time with the intelligibility of some of the vocals.  Maybe a bit more compression and "air" would help?  Also I found them to be "pitchy" in spots...is it talking or is it singing?  Maybe a little pitch correction would help.
 
Thanks for sharing.  :-)

Your message comes through, loud and clear.  In spite of the heavily accented and atonal lead vocal, I like it.  This could be a gem if you are willing to let the vocals shine.  Keep up the good work.