Well now I miss the lick. I know this must be maddening. Having got used to a figure at that point, my brain is saying it sounds empty there now. But I know it's just the familiarity thing.Hey Manslick. I think you were right the first time about the lick. It doesn't fit. I tracked a new part. I don't know if anyone cares at this point but here is a new mix. I did some volume adjustments on the OH's and the guitar as well. Not a huge change.
I remember a previous mix of this tune and I recall the vocal as being quite poppy, whereas on this you're a lot more rock and you've got some real nice breakup happening which is cool. Snare sounds better too, it's got a little more distortion on it. Mix seems skewed toward the upper end, if you could get a bit more beef in the kick it could pull the bottom out a bit