Great points. It absolutely needs some more production to differentiate the verses from the chorus. I know the drums need some tweaking (which I suck at), but I don't think that alone will do it. I'll mess around till something sounds right. The vocal also could use a little tweaking. I may run through it again and comp something together.
Glad you guys like the electric sound, but I have to confess, I feel like a little bit of a fraud. In my "studio", I have a beautiful DIY hand-wired tube amp, that sounds absolutely incredible... and was also not used at all on this track. The sound you are hearing is guitar -> m-audio fast track -> garageband amp sims and effects. But hey... if it sounds good, who cares, right?
I recorded this last night, and I think its a classic case of the ears needing a break. I'll take another stab at it tonight or this weekend when I get time, and see if I can figure it out.
What would you guys do to make the choruses "pop" a little bit more?