I skipped the Soundcloud MP3 and went straight for the 24bit wav. :-)
I'm so used to the original that it's hard not to nit pick a few things ... but I know this isn't supposed to be identical to the original, so I won't go too crazy. ;-)
The song: It's great. Great playing, extremely well put together.
Need to back off the effects on the vocals and they need to be wider. They kind of stand out in the mix and sound kind of boxy?
There's some spots that sound like they could use less effects, or no effects at all (example the sax lead).
Kinda distorts towards the end, like the input drive going in to a tube sat plug increases gradually.
The second half of the guitar is dry in the original, I prefer that. That part of the song is like they (PF) sucked all the reverb/delay out of the song and it's almost completely dry.
The bass needs to have more clarity in the upper end.
I'd like to hear Bapu sing this.
Again, that's me comparing it to the original ... hard not to with a song like this. :-)
If you left it like it is, the only things that I would do is clear up the bass a tinge, lower the vocals, bring down the effects on the sax, and add a splash ... no, on second thought, just a splish, of air to the upper end.
I liked it a lot! I'd love to do something with you guys some day now that I have high speed internet. Need to get my studio set back up though. :/
Thanks,
Bub