here come the galtieris

And now for your delight and delectation the latest track from 'here come the galtieris';
 
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12889569&q=hi&newref=1
 
Any comments, advice or mixing tips gladly appreciated.
 
Regards

I agree with Bapu that it is too compressed and the vocal is too loud.
The song and performance is good.  
I would produce this like a early Beatles song.  Use a clean acoustic guitar, bass, drums with your voice and then add the synth part.  Keep everything up front and present like "If I Fell" 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM3eHejJ7Xw
 

+1 to the above suggestions.   With some work on the mix and arrangement the song would come across much better IMO.   I think you could really take advantage of that late 60's vibe that the song itself seems to have.
 

+1 to the above. Performance seems well executed, but the mix is way over-compressed.
Have faith in yourselves. Pull all the faders down, then slowly bring them back up. You'll feel it when stuff starts to pop into place. With compressors and other effects, just enough is the key.
Steve mentioned a '60s vibe, but I'm hearing something U2ish. You might have some fun playing with delays.
Work it, and don't be afraid to trash a project version. Do lots of Save As.
This has lots of potential.

You have received excellent information and guidance above as noted it is just squished to a bad place.

Great song but I agree that it is way over compressed.  You got some great advice above.  Clean it up a bit and you'll have a nice song.

I didn't hear the original mix but I like this - great song. The vocal has a hint of Ian Curtis from Joy Division

Hi guys, thanks again for the advice, it turns out we have a penchant for panning everything to the left. We've tried some re-panning, given the vocals some air and present our latest effort below;
 
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12924329&q=hi&newref=1
 
Thanks again for listening!

Guys, this is a fine song with a lot of potential, but it still sounds pinched to me.  I suspect that you're over compressing the direct tracks rather than the entire mix.  The guitar sounds nice and jangly, though, I'd like to hear it doubled and panned opposite.  That way you could pan the synth part in the center, and the overall mix would be more balanced.  Why not try a mix without compression and just add it lightly on the lead vox? I like the way your drums are sounding in this version, and the bass drum can be heard well.  Once you give this some breathing space, it'll just pop out of the speakers, then you can bring the entire mix up in volume at the mastering stage (just don't overdo it).  Best of luck to you.  

 
I listened to the several mixes. And I agree it's moving in a good direction.
 
The key to getting good at mixing is a cumulative process. The more you do it, the better you get. In addition you need to study and analyze the things you do that work and don't work and why.
 
Robert pointed out doubling the electric and panning it opposite. I use that a lot on acoustic guitar and it certainly puts a nice solid, wide bed in place for the rest of the tracks.   Shoot for a nice, clean, balanced mix. You can always make it louder later.
 
Several of my rules of thumb include:
 
Get good input levels and have the recorded wave that is displayed in the track somewhere around the 50% level. That's usually plenty sufficient. More is OK as long as nothing is clipped or over.  Less is often OK.... 50% is just my target zone.  Too high and it simply means you will be pulling the faders down more in the final mix. Too low and you're tempted to push above 0db and use FX to get the levels up high enough.
 
Record mono things in mono. Rarely do you (I) actually need a stereo track in the mix.
 
Use busses.  More then once I have set up a "band" buss to route all the band through..... rather then go back and lower the levels to match and balance, I set up a buss to do that.
 
Keep the individual tracks out of the red. (basic rule of thumb for avoiding distortion and clipping)
 
Use FX sparingly. My tracks are mostly empty with a few exceptions and that's usually an EQ.  If you find yourself grabbing and using a compressor or Boost11 to bring a track up....ask yourself WHY? It might be better to turn the other tracks down...... go back to  "Use Busses"....
 
Mix, mix, mix and mix some more. Your stuff, other people's stuff, and then remix some of your old stuff starting from scratch. It's amazing how, after a few years, if you go back and remix the old stuff, you will see how far you have actually come in that time.....
 
BTW: the song is a good one.... so keep working on the mix..... but don't obsess or burn out on it.
 
 

Hi guys, thanks again for the advice and support. We've tried another mix with the guitar both left and right and attach our efforts below;
 
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12933499&q=hi&newref=1
 
Our next song is taking over our efforts at the moment so this will be the last mix of this one from us but its been great to have your comments and tips regarding mixing.
 
Thanks again for listening!

The song's melody is very good and nice playing. The guitar sounds slightly distorted, which felt bit wrong on my system. Also I'm not too fond of the many  'if I never'-lines, but most people will love this I believe.
kakku

Sound much better!!!  I love that vocal melody!  It has a early 1960's feel to it.

As others have pointed out the mix has issues.  The lead vocal is also out of tune in places.  You don't have to sound like Cher, but there's really no excuse for not retracking those parts or whipping out the digital fix and using it judiciously.