Over a year into recording music using my first DAW - Sonar.  I think I finally have a better understanding of how to use it. 
That's me on the background vocals and the telephone effect vocals singing, "Tell me."
The drums are AD2 programmed by me, I played the bass guitar, rhythm guitar, and some of the lead guitar. 
Marc did the main vocals and the crunch rhythm guitar over the verses.  
Anyway - please rip the mix to hell because I really still do not know what I am doing.  I think the guitars are too loud, but I mixed it and I play guitar. Usually I turn them down right away to make up for it.  But, I used subtractive EQ, EQ carving, HPF and compression to get to this mix.  I also used LPF on the background vocals which brought them out more.  After all this time, I figured out that EQ is nothing more than a smart volume knob.  Please, let me know what you think and don't hold back.  I am not one these thin skinned pansy ass Americans who are offended at every last thing.  Let it rip!  Thanks everyone. 
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No expert on mixing but it sounds over compressed to me, the lead vocals could do with being a tad more forward and present.  Interesting thought on EQ being "nothing more than a smart volume knob", more a selective one perhaps.

Mixing is an art and it takes time to learn, with practice you will get there in the end, thanks for sharing

Rockin' tune.  I was just listening on my pc speakers, but the mix sounded ok on them.  Vocals could be more present though.  

Sam4246
Please, let me know what you think and don't hold back.  I am not one these thin skinned pansy ass Americans who are offended at every last thing.  Let it rip!  Thanks everyone. 
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OK, I had to laugh at the one.   
 
Good song, I liked it.  Guitars sound good here, wide and present.  Maybe a notch too loud in the arrangement...   The drums seem to lack a bit of "snap" and the vocals are sitting under the music - perhaps as Wooks noted the overall mix is a bit overcompressed and could use to breathe a little more.   But what I hear only needs some tweaking.

It's so ironic that I'm offended.
 
Not really.
 
First, the guitars sound really great. And so do the drums. And the slightly off-kilter change of meter is very inventive and welcome.
 
It's hard to harmonize a bgv when the lead vocal is falling, dropping off, decreasing in pitch. Sounds pretty close though.
 
I hear the style of Pearl Jam being aimed at! That's a great target and you get there. Mix-wise I didn't mind the compression, nothing sounded too spitty to me. Cool tune. You might rethink the cuss word, I think it cheapens your effort a little. Just my .02 
 
cheers,
-Tom

Thanks for the input. I think the over compressed part is because I used one of the L limters from Waves and like an old school analog mixer, I brought the threshold down too much on the master - going to try it again with that and not push it down as much.
And Tom - I have said that many times about the cursing.
You guys - thanks again for all your feedbac, advice, and tips!