A really nice song and you have a great voice.
I really like the production and arrangement but the mix could use some work which I am sure you will fix. Maybe finish the song at 3.30 ish or fade the ending.
Good stuff.

Markus & Daryl, thank you. I think I might do a screen cast of what I'm working with and post that. That might be a fun endeavor. I know that two years ago when I produced this I had a tendancy to live and die by plugin's and now I tend to take a more natural approach to my music. I've seen a tremendous difference just by following a couple of rules when it comes to volume and spacing specifically. Thank you again!

ruralrocker2010
synkrotron -what's your genre of choice? Thanks for listening
 

Hi Joshua,
 
At the moment I am listening to a lot of strange ambient and avant-garde stuff, mainly because that is the only type of music I can create myself.
 
When I am not listening to that then I'll be headbanging to bands like Slipknot, Meshuggah, Mastadon, to name a few, or Porcupine Tree, OSI, Amplifier if I don't fancy headbanging haha!
 
When I was in my late teens ~ early twenties I was big into Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Yes, Black Sabbath and what have you.
 
So, when I say "out of my depth with this genre," I mean more from a tracking and mix point of view. About ten years ago now I had a go at recording a young local band of lads at my home studio, and that was a blast, and taught me a bit, but I've not done that in a while now and therefore don't feel qualified to comment on "traditional" stuff, other than whether I like it or not.
 
 
cheers
 
andy
 
 

Excellent song, very contemporary sounding. Listening through headphones it starts to get quite squashed and pumping in the choruses, maybe back off the compression/limiting there.
 

Mix/arrangement nits aside, and mostly covered above, I thought the song itself was really strong.    With some tweaks and clean-up I think it could be radio-ready.
 
"A little more empathy, a little more juice for me..."    cool line. 
 

ruralrocker2010
Hey'all
 
Here's a song I've sort of completed. I'd love an impression. I've got things I'd like to change - but since I don't think I've shared it before, would you mind providing some opinions?
 
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-barnes/juice-i
 
 

I Like this! While I can't reply on the mix too much. I wanted to ask you if you were the person that posted a song called "Straw Man" a few years ago? I really like that song and would like to hear it again if so. 
Sorry to change the subject, but I wanted to ask. 

Hey Serious_ yeah....wow. Someone remembers a song and it's name. Incredible. I'll see if I can find it. Back in my rock and roller days. :)