"Yesterday", from the 'Trouble' album

Like most of your mixes it sounds fine here, perhaps a little louder on the vocal but that is probably a subjective pers-p-e-ctive.
 

I agree man - BRING THOSE VOCALS OUT!!! :)
 
Great mix and great pickin'...love the layers!
 
Well done!

Loving this Bats..excellent moody intro, and that bassline is killer, good touch to have a guitar riff back it up later. Builds nicely, without fuss, cool dynamics too with that dreamy breakdown. Thumbs up from me sir!

Wookiee
Like most of your mixes it sounds fine here, perhaps a little louder on the vocal but that is probably a subjective pers-p-e-ctive.

you know, i'm kinda on the fence about the re-mix, as far as the vocal levels go.....
i think they are plenty loud enough.....
the idea i have, is to draw the listener in more personally, and not have the vocal sitting on top like it's a big cherry on top of the ice cream that you can't eat around.
LOL
i mean, it's a common thing i hear, about wanting the vox hotter, but then a lot of the pop and rock songs that bug me the most, are the ones that have the vox so hot that the music becomes secondary to serving the vocal, which to me, is not rock and roll.
i'll definitly focus on the vox more, and probably have a few sections that stand out, but riding that vox level pretty aggressively towards 'the least amount that serves the song'
thanks for listening and commenting wookie

evadianepug
I've only listened to this one about 1000 times. The minute it started playing I pictured the top of lookout mountain. This tune pushed the pedal when I needed it. That whole CD is insane!

your a fan, warren, i'm glad you are.

choinga
I agree man - BRING THOSE VOCALS OUT!!! :)

Great mix and great pickin'...love the layers!

Well done!

thanks for listening, choinga....
like i mentioned to wookie, i think the vox are fine....
maybe you could give me a link to a song where you think the vocal levels are just perfect,
then i'd have a measure of something tangible to work with....
 

DigiBiu
Are those live recorded drums? If so...great job on them. It all sounds good....but the drums really stood out to me.

yes, performed by brent dacus, i sent him (and his engineer) my demos that were done with drum machine...
he found the perfect pocket on ALL the tunes, by being able to play a groove that could either be back beat, swing, or driving, just based on what he felt i was going for.....
 
when i got his finished drum tracks (12-15 individual tracks) i started recording from scratch, and just played to his groove....
it turned out really well, his reading of my demos were just spot on!
 
thanks for listening

great music.. I Liked the song and the arrangement... sounds good .. thumbs up!

bayoubill
Great as usual Gonzo! My only beef is the snare needs more balls. Vox are fine in my book. I hear Jimi in you chords and that's the biggest compliment I can give a guitarist 

thanks bill....
 
i want the re-mix to feature the drums more, 
so what you suggest is right in line with the plans.
jimi, you know, he'll always be a touchstone.
 

Wow great number!  The guitar work is excellent and I love that bass line.  The arrangement really allows the rhythm to carry along the song, and that is tops in my book.  The vocals/harmony are excellent and remind me of Yes.  In fact the guitar accents, and that driving rhythm along with the vocals remind me of Yes.
Excellent stuff!!

Nice tune! I like the middle a lot. Very well done!

Freddy J
Wow great number!  The guitar work is excellent and I love that bass line.  The arrangement really allows the rhythm to carry along the song, and that is tops in my book.  The vocals/harmony are excellent and remind me of Yes.  In fact the guitar accents, and that driving rhythm along with the vocals remind me of Yes.
Excellent stuff!!

thanks for the comments freddy...
i still don't get the "Yes" thing, but i'll take it because those guys were (are?) so good....
i like their early stuff, up to DRAMA...
 
to me, my acoustic stuff is probably more in line with CSN&Y, or Dan Fogelburg, or Page

Guitarpima
Nice tune! I like the middle a lot. Very well done!

appreciate the comments......
the middle was nice after the driving intro.....
to kind of put the listener into the headspace of "contemplation".
 
or sumptin'

stevec
 
Happy accidents are some of my favorite moments.   
 

 
YOU KNOW..
i actively try to cultivate those 'moments'..
 
a lot of times, i'll set up a session with the idea that certain things might come together if i can get into it enough.....
 
for example, i'll set my guitar cabs up high at waist level, just to lean into them to get certain things happening,
feedback, overtones, whatever,
but i do not know in advance, how i'll approach it until the moment comes....
 

kakku
Hi!
 
This sounds in my ears very well produced and played. One minor niggle to me is be that the intro is a bit long, but I'm somewhat impatient so I'm sure most think that the intro length is perfect. The intro somehow feels like it's building tension or something like that so maybe it's good length anyway.

thanks kakku
:)
you know, i'm trying to write songs that fit into a 'classic rock' kind of vibe,
not at all concerned with commercial appeal,
or fitting in with common popular rock arrangements...
 
i want my tunes to be a bit of a journey
 
or
 
a quick stop on a longer journey......
 
i know quite a bit about how to arrange songs to fit very specific formats..
 
and i actively try to avoid them.
if that makes sense.....

markus,
i missed your reply, went on holiday and never checked back...
 
all the same, thanks for listening.
glad you dig it