I'm getting a little worn on this and can't hear the things that need fixing on this. You guys were incredibly helpful on Shot in the Back, so I'm going back to the well again, tin cup in hand asking humbly for a little help. It's very much appreciated!
 
Updated Mix:
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-ibsen/angry-girl-v2-1
 
Original Mix:
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-ibsen/angry-girl
 

First, you should at least try to tell us why you think there is a problem.    
 
From what I hear, everything is fine except the vocals. And the claps. The vocals are hard to hear clearly because of some effect on them. And the lead vocal is a little too crispy. Then the BGV are right on top of the lead vocal as well. Pan the BGV left and right, bring the lead more up front.
 
The claps just sound weird. Try a better sample. Maybe pan them to the left with a very small delay panned right. Or vice versa, lol.
 
Cool song though!
 
Regards,
Dan

Fun song. I think the vocals need a budge upward in the mix, as do the guitar solos. Maybe a little nudge of hi's on the snare, and drop it down a db or 2. Other than that, pretty good mix and really well performed.

dcumpian
First, you should at least try to tell us why you think there is a problem.    
 
From what I hear, everything is fine except the vocals. And the claps. The vocals are hard to hear clearly because of some effect on them. And the lead vocal is a little too crispy. Then the BGV are right on top of the lead vocal as well. Pan the BGV left and right, bring the lead more up front.
 
The claps just sound weird. Try a better sample. Maybe pan them to the left with a very small delay panned right. Or vice versa, lol.
 
Cool song though!
 
Regards,
Dan

Thanks so much for the kind words, Dan. I guess as the writer and performer of the song it's hard to separate what I wanted when I set out to write it from what it ends up being and I'm dealing with a little cognitive dissonance as a result. lol
 
I agree about the crispiness of the lead vocal and I'll try the separation idea. The handclaps do sound weird, but they aren't samples, it's actually me clapping. Maybe I should have used samples but it never occurred to me to look for some. Do you know where I can get them?
 
Thanks!
 

Randy P
Fun song. I think the vocals need a budge upward in the mix, as do the guitar solos. Maybe a little nudge of hi's on the snare, and drop it down a db or 2. Other than that, pretty good mix and really well performed.

I appreciate the compliments and I especially appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment, Randy, so thanks for that. I'm going to give all of these ideas a try. With this song getting the guitars right has been a major headache and the solos especially so. I'll give 'em a tweak and see what happens, thanks!

Actually I like the hand clapping. Brighten it up put some reverb on it. Make it snap. Sorry I think it belongs there. But what do I know. Great guitar playing. I like that song.
PS You definitely need to bring up the vocals a little.

Schafe, thanks for the feedback, it means a lot to me! Yeah, I'm bringing the vocals up and adding some verb to the hand claps. I like it too. :) Come to think of it, Dan's comment was not that handclaps shouldn't be there but that the sound was kind of weird.

I've posted an updated mix based on your feedback, thanks for the help so far!
 
Updated Mix:
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-ibsen/angry-girl-v2-1

I think it's better. The Claps do sound better, but I think the problem with them is that they sound like the upper frequencies were EQ'd out of them, making them sound too mid-rangey (is that even a word? Lol). Make them a bit brighter and they will sound more like claps instead of blocks.
 
Lead vocal sounds much better. There is some sibilance in spots, but it isn't as obvious as it was.
 
Regards,
Dan

Hey, thanks Dan, I appreciate you coming back! You've been such a help that I think I'm going to have to start paying you. And who knew recording hands clapping was such a science? Thanks again!