The vocals definitely sound distant, almost like there was a mic sitting in the middle of a room with bare walls. Lots of room reflections. The guitar sounds much closer than the vocals, and doesn't seem to have nearly the amount if room reflection. That said, I absolutely loved listening to this song. Your voice has a soul and an honesty about it that just makes this song. Wonderful lyrics. I really love your voice, and your feel on the guitar was perfect. This song has so much potential. I just feel that the guitar and vocal sound detached from each other. It's a beautiful song. Great piece of writing and performance!

Sorry about the low quality of the recording....
 
Thanks again for the all of the constructive and positive feedback on the song.  I have others, but I'll try to give you a better mix to listen to next time:)

Nice one Scott. Enjoyed it. Thanks for takin me there.

olemon
Sorry about the low quality of the recording.... Thanks again for the all of the constructive and positive feedback on the song.  I have others, but I'll try to give you a better mix to listen to next time:)

I hope the biggest point you got out of my post is that I really think this song is beautiful. I don't want anything else I said to overshadow that. It's an awesome song and you're a very talented singer/player/writer. Best wishes.

Nice song and lyrics - you don't need a big production with this one

I kinda like the low-fi table-top recording.  I thought I heard birds chirping in the background.  A lot of my favorite songs are like this.  Like that Chris Whitley album he recorded with one mic in a machine shop.
 
This song doesn't need a lot of production because it's a great song as it is.  But yeah, a polished version would be excellent to hear.  It should stay solo acoustic though, imo.  The lyrics are fantastic man!!!  Great Job Man!!!  

Not sure what to say....  I am absolutely thrilled you like the song and am humbled by your praise.
 
I did get your main point Leadfoot.  timidi, champchas, ralphwiggum, everyone, thanks for taking the time to listen and respond:)

ralphwiggum
I kinda like the low-fi table-top recording.  I thought I heard birds chirping in the background.  A lot of my favorite songs are like this.  Like that Chris Whitley album he recorded with one mic in a machine shop.
 
This song doesn't need a lot of production because it's a great song as it is.  But yeah, a polished version would be excellent to hear.  It should stay solo acoustic though, imo.  The lyrics are fantastic man!!!  Great Job Man!!!  

thanks ralph for speaking from my heart! I love the song the way it is, the take has something magic to it. You may get a nice, clean, polished version if you try, but maybe you are polishing the magic away as well maybe it is indeed the birds?
 
that said, of course I encourage olemon to produce a new version - we can only win!

The thing is here that we all have a pre-conceived notion of how a perfect produced pristine recording should sound,, from listening to the radio etc and when you listen to this song the first thing that dropped into my head before even listening to the actual song was yea, this is a real home recording, distant vocals with background noise bla,bla,bla, it was only after 30 seconds that I realised that it doesn't matter jack ****, why? cos this song is awesome, played well and conveys the story and emotion. The sonic quality of the recording was quickly forgotten about!
 
Having said that, all this needs is some closer vocal micing so I can here that voice right inside my brain!
 
Well done,
 
Cian

Nice song and performance - great