Thanks for the help I got on this so far. Had to track down a few failing 32 bit plugs and a few adjustments set me back to rebuilding busses. On the last mix, I was also trying to master to get the volume up. No mastering here so I'm uncertain if the level is comparative to a normal non mastered track. I've always admired this song because of it's chord structure and overall composition value. Going back and reviewing the original production, FX usage was a bit more than I remembered and a bit extreme to my ears so the original mix was not used as a reference. Sorry to anyone who got the brunt of my "Dynamics Spectrum Mapper" experiment on the last one. In the wrong hands, that thing is a sonic weapon.
https://soundcloud.com/grant-s/interstate-love-song
 
On the right track now?

Hi Grant,
 
It's good to see you've recovered this song.
 
It's been a few days since I heard the previous version, but from what I can remember, this is a better end result for sure. Still a bit bright, although I've not got the best ears here I'm afraid, especially for "proper" music. And I'm listening on my KNS-8400's, which may explain that.
 
cheers
 
andy

 Thanks again Andy,  I'll have another look at the brightness. I tend to do that, equate high end for clarity.

Hi Grant nice to see you here again, have to agree the top sounds a bit thin and brittle, could do with a little more weight in the bottom end too.
 
Thanks for sharing

Always good to hear from you Wookiee, thanks for the listen and suggestions, an updated mix will be coming in the next couple of days. Great to see you picked up a Spacey tele, still loving mine.

I've always loved STP and this song in particular.  Your mix is very brittle and lacking any "meatiness".  The toms are especially loud and unbalanced.  Your volume level is OK for it not being mastered, and you have enough headroom to do it justice.  I look forward to hearing the remix of this song because I bet you will get it better.  This has enough potential to be a gem.

Hi Grant - how you doing mate?
Good performance on this one. I think the hi-hats/overheads need taming - it's making the overall mix seem harsh.
Good stuff though

Hi Daryl, doing well here. Big thanks for the listen and comments. Thanks for confirming that about the overhead drum track. Defiantly going after that on the next mix.
 
Edit: Updated mix

Sorry I missed your comments Lynn, thanks and new mix is up. 
 
Edit: The earlier mixes that were quite brittle and thin have more to do with what I'm seeing, not what I'm hearing. I added more sizzle to my guitar and drum busses because seems like there's little to no activity above 7.0k when I mix to taste. I was restricting some low end that looked like they may be a problem in visualizer. The new mix here is more my ears than eyes but here is the visual data for this track.

Hi all, thanks for suggestions so far. New mix 7/2 https://soundcloud.com/grant-s/interstate-love-song  Better?