Thanks guys appreciate the comments on the playing, it's actually my band, not just me. We did 11 songs for this CD we want to finish, so I'm just trying to find the right balance and apply it generally to all the songs for a start.
Yeah I thought the drums might be a little loud, I do have reverb on the snare and the toms but that's it.
Would you suggest putting some verb on the cymbals and the overheads too to try to take the dryness away? Add more to the snare? I tried to compress the entire kit, but I don't know I think it makes everything very thin sounding, especially the snare.