Kevin Walsh

Thank you for sitting through all of it, Paulo. I thought about doing that but the guitar player can beat me up. 😄

I updated the OP with the final mix. Thank you!

9 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Real late 60's, early 70's vibe (guitar wise CCR comes to mind immediately) here for me; so big 👍's there!
Without a doubt I think we all are "all in".
You've mixed and updated and updated again, and often times its "lather, rinse, repeat" till we get it right.
I don't think I'm alone in wanting a bit more vocal, but its your tune, your production.
Excellent songwriting and performances!

t

let it sit and simmer for awhile, then come back and see if a few tweaks to the mix feel "right" to you.
It can certainly stand on its own two feet just as it is...

T, thanks for jumping in, and thanks for the kind words, your feedback has always been spot-on and I appreciate it. And as always, you give could advice here. I've had such trouble getting this song mixed that I honestly toyed with the thought of hiring someone to do it even though none of my songs will ever be performed or see any more light of day than they get here. A pause will do me some good. I'll take a leaf from Jesse Screed's tree and move on to the next one!

9 hours ago, mark skinner said:

 Great job , I Loved the song and the raw energy of it. I agree the vocals could come up in a few spots. The main and vocal harmonys were spot on performance wise , and the guitars sounded Great. I did think it a little unusual that the harmonys are panned wider than the guitars that seem to be hugging the middle of the mix. Some spots it worked  , others it seemed to narrow the mix when the vocals drop out. Overall I think it's real close to being a classic.     Enjoyed it  ...   mark

Mark, I'm going to give that section with the panning issues another listen and hear what you're talking about. That's a good catch, thank you for lending your ear and for taking the time to give your thoughts, I really appreciate it!

10 hours ago, paulo said:

Lappy speakers, so make of this what you will, but the vox seem a little buried in places, first couple of lines in particular and at other times it feels like it was mixed by the guitarist if you know what I mean. Good song though.

Given that every other poster here says the same thing, I'm guessing you're probably right about that.  I did the guitars  so I guess you're right, the guitarist mixed it, hah! Really though, because I did the vocals I know what they say so I suspect that they're clearer to me because I know them so well.  So that's yet another argument for getting someone else to mix/master.  

I sure appreciate you listening and commenting on the mix, Paulo, thank you!

Great job covering this, its another high-quality cover thats become your trademark. That said, I'm much more appreciative of your very detailed production notes! They're absolutely great and have opened my eyes to techniques I would never have thought of. Thank you for that.

I picked up both Vinyl and Chambers, can't wait to give them a try.

... on plug-ins. I saw Abbey Road Chambers and Vinyl plus for 29 each.  That seemed pretty good to me.

My Jesus <- my personal favorite. Too bad it's not on Spotify, it would be on my every day  playlist.

You've got a great idea here, Jesse. Has this effort sparked any creativity that you wouldn't have otherwise experienced? 

1 hour ago, Lynn Wilson said:

Listening to this song made me very happy.  I like the mix the way it is, and think this is a gem!  Fun, fun, fun...

Lynn, thanks for your feedback, it's always welcome! I remixed it again with speakers instead of using headphones, give it a listen and see if it's any better.

Thanks, Sabby! I'll see about getting those T Shirts printed up. 🤪

Great tune! This reminds me of the great male vocal acts of the 60s like Neil Diamond and Gary Puckett. Nice to hear people making music like that still. 

My only real nit is the relatively  unchanging nature of the rhythm section. I think more attention to building and releasing energy as the song progresses would take this song to another level, particularly around the guitar solo.

Really good vocals with an engaging m elody!

1 hour ago, Sabby Brown said:

Apart from a very low vocal ( shame that ), I really like this and your stuff Kevin, your vocal work is haunting and original  .. think I'm becoming a fan mate ...

S

Sabby, thanks for your feedback. Give the new mix a listen and let me know if I'm in the sweet spot yet. Your not a fan until you have the T-Shirt.

4 hours ago, daryl1968 said:

this is very cool Kevin - great vocal performance. 

 

Thank you, Daryl, that's great praise given the work you do. I'm grateful for your time and your ears.

15 hours ago, Jesse Screed said:

I think turn up the vocals

this is great

really good

WOW mahn

if you were to get what's coming to you, this would be a viral thang

wish I would have wrote this

I know people are going to say "sounds like Tom Petty."

but it's you Kevin top notch

Thanks, Jesse, I'm glad you took the time to give it a listen. Thanks for the kind words! I've done a new mix, hopefully the vocals are where they need to be. Thank you!

Very nice work. Lots of cool sounds over an E-Z groove, yeah! 

Slick, sophisticated, clever and skillfully rendered. As always! The thing I love about your music is the variety of things that beep, squonk and whistle in the spaces of the melody, and I often wonder how you made those sounds.

You have talent and skill and it's on full display here.

I had a lot of fun doing this one. This is one of those songs that pop into your head in a nearly complete form. Thanks, Muse! More like that please!

As always, your feedback on mix, song or whatever you want to comment about is very much appreciated!

Update: A new mix is now available. There was some reverb plugin doing something really weird to the panning and just destroying any vocal clarity. Let me know if I'm getting there.

Updated update: After a few more comments on the vocals I decided to take off the headphones and do a mix with the speakers. I think it's much improved, so if you guys want to waste a bit more time on this, please let me know how it sounds.

Thanks for all your feedback, much appreciated!

Thank you for giving it a spin!

Thanks for listening, Paul, Wookie.  Your  feedback is always welcome!

Fun tune, great gnarly guitar! Drums sound fantastic, I wish I could make mine sound that good.  There are some really nice runs in there, I had to give it a couple of listens to get my ears around them. 

Thanks, David, I had to look that one up, ha! That guitar is a Telecaster Performer with a humbucker in the neck position (satin surf green!) played into S-Gear's Fast Leslie preset, which gangs two flangers to simulate a leslie sound. I love that sound and I tend to over-use it. I'm a fan of presets, I am much too impatient to spend my precious music time fiddling about to find a sound so I stand on the shoulders of giants! Thank  you for listening!

+1 on the alternate version for me too. This is a great track, gotta put this on in the rotation for some intensive listening. Thank you for this!

Awesome! The sound is really nice too, thanks for doing this!

Killer sound to this track, great playing, lovely chord progression. Now  you need to get Donald Fagan to do a vocal track. 

Always loved this tune, you did a fine job on it. I agree with the raise the vocals above the bass comment but that bass tone is mwah!