daryl1968
I really like this - good solid song, well performed with a beautiful sentiment. I would love to see the lyrics in the main post for this one.

 
Daryl: Thanks for taking the time to listen and for the kind comments. Per your request, I have posted the lyrics above. 

markno999
Sounds good.   Well mixed and performed on all fronts.     The only thing, personal taste, is I would make the drums a little less roomy and a little more close mic/dryer kit for this style music.   It is good as is though and really like it overall.Regards

 
markno999 - Thanks for the compliments and your comments. I appreciate not only what you like about the song, but also your opinion as to how you would make it better. There has been some discussion about the drums, based on what you said. And we have agreed that, as you have said, it's a matter of taste. So we've decided to leave the drums as is (at least for now). Nonetheless, I still value your input. 
 

Wookiee
There is nothing I want to say about this except much respect to you Sean, Reece, Mike and Andrew.  

Thanks Wookiee - I appreciate your sentiments. Thanks for listening. 
 

Nice song and performances. This mix needs some EQ work though. Lots of high siblance in the vocals & high freq distortion in the acoustic guitar and cymbals.

Very nice song and I love the sentiment expressed!!!  The performances are good and the vocals are excellent.
Well done!

gtrpastor
Guitarpima - Thanks for the listen and for your comments. It's funny...you're not the first one who's mentioned the DeYoung comparison. He has a bigger range than I do, but I take it as a compliment. Maybe we should do a Styx cover? :D 
 
Starise - Thank you for taking the time to listen to the song, and for your comments and opinions. I really appreciate it. One question about the vocalizations--were you referring to Andrew (my son)? If so, I can understand how that might be distracting for the listener. It would be easy to edit that out of the mix. (I like it there. But I realize I am biased as his dad. I really want the song to be relevant to others). If it is my phrasing or vocalizations, well, that can be fixed as well. But it would be a bit more work. Thanks again for your honest and balanced critique. 

 No I wouldn't edit it out. I'm not sure who it was I heard. I want to repeat that I certainly respect and understand your reasoning for doing what you did in adding those vox. I think in the context of the song it fits well. :)

String Jammer
Nice song and performances. This mix needs some EQ work though. Lots of high siblance in the vocals & high freq distortion in the acoustic guitar and cymbals.

Thanks String Jammer - I appreciate your listening, comments and observations. We'll discuss your suggestions as a group. 
 

Freddy J
Very nice song and I love the sentiment expressed!!!  The performances are good and the vocals are excellent.
Well done!

Hey, thanks, Freddy! I'm grateful for your positive comments. Glad you liked the song. Thanks again for listening.
 

Starise
No I wouldn't edit it out. I'm not sure who it was I heard. I want to repeat that I certainly respect and understand your reasoning for doing what you did in adding those vox. I think in the context of the song it fits well. :)

Thanks for the comments Starise. We discussed this as a group and considered your earlier comments, and have decided to keep Andrew in the song. I do appreciate your opinion, as I can have tunnel vision when it comes to my own stuff. But I'm also glad that you followed up with this. I think context is really an important consideration for others who might hear the song and not understand the backstory. That's something to consider. 

daryl1968
I really like this - good solid song, well performed with a beautiful sentiment. I would love to see the lyrics in the main post for this one.
 
 

Daryk!  me mate Thanks!  appreciate it!  and the lyrics are now available per Sean!  
 
 

markno999
Sounds good.   Well mixed and performed on all fronts.     The only thing, personal taste, is I would make the drums a little less roomy and a little more close mic/dryer kit for this style music.   It is good as is though and really like it overall.
 
Regards

Thanks so much for the listen and the suggestions, Mark!  we're taking your suggestions and others' into consideration!  I appreciate your time and comments!

Wookiee
There is nothing I want to say about this except much respect to you Sean, Reece, Mike and Andrew.  

Thanks Wook!  we appreciate it very very much!

Really nice song! Maybe it's my high frequency hearing loss, but I didn't hear much in the way of sibilance, or maybe  you posted an update? Whatever, this is nicely done.

Hello, I can relate to this song.  The back story ties it all together.  I would definitely keep the vocalizations in it. I think the way you mixed them in is very creative, almost synth like.  In fact I would put more in.  I mean that.  Between 2:09 and 2:30 is good. Maybe figure out how to put a little more tail on the first one.   Put it in more and don't tell anybody and see what the comments are then.The rest of the musicianship is good, that goes without saying.
 
The fact that you spent that much effort to tell the world about the relationship with your son is super.
 
I bet Andrew is Perfect!!  And you are most definitely an awesome caring Father!
 
Jesse Q.Screed