I actually wrote this song quite a long time ago, but figured it was time for some updating.  With the able help of my talented music buddies we've managed to give it a new lease on life.  Give a listen and see what you think.  The players:
Ed (Bapu) Kocol- Bass
Mark (Marcos69) Wessels- Lead guitar
Daryl (Daryl1968) Greenway- Backing vocals
Phil (Philz) Doyle)- All the other stuff and production
 
Top song on my Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/phil-doyle-292979186/i-am-what-i-am
or if you prefer on top at SoundClick too: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1050818&content=music
 
Thanks for listening.

Thanks for asking me to be a part of this one Phil.

With the start, I immediately thought of John Stewart's classic homage to California, "Gold".
 
Nice creamy lead at 2:15. Wish I could play like that!
 
Loved the ending!

Very nice indeed.....a lil Neil Young vocal feel for me at the start (vox)... nice mix and neat song...good job by all.   Great playing thru it all though im partial to that geetar ;o)
.....Your never too old to Rock N Roll ....   ;o)  Good stuff ! 
 

Good sound.  I did flash on Al Stewart in the beginning.  I like the feel of this tune.  Good collab by all.  Hey, Mark, how the heck you been?  Haven't talked for awhile!  Good to hear your work!
 
Good songwriting, Phil!

Neil Young meets Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile! MAybe? This is a seriously good mix, I've rarely heard clearer. Great separation between the instruments! And they all seem balanced just right, nothing pokes out for me.
 
The long held vocal note around 2:00 might need the same kind of treatment/support that the ones have at the end of the song.
 
awesome! thanks for sharing it.
 
-Tom
 
 

I like Daryl's guitar on this song. Or was it clave?

Thanks for letting me ride in the back seat on this joyride Philz.

cool little song. for me vocal sounds a bit disconnected to the rest of the instrumentation, the verb is the issue I think, it seems to have very narrow reflections like you're in the bathroom - (maybe you are?) - don't think the slapback effect is what this song needs.
otherwise production is epic, lovely lead playing

Agree with the Al Stewart meets Neil Young references. While I think this is a really nice, clear mix, I think the vocals are pushed too far back and the echo makes it worse. I'd suggest pushing up the vocal and maybe using a diffused ping pong delay to wrap the vocal around the soundstage. Really nice guitar work in this as well.
 
Listening to "You're Never Too Old..." right after, you can hear that this was mixed by a different person. Some overall compression would help lift the song's energy up a notch...just don't squish it.
 
Regards,
Dan