Friends - mix check this song for me

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My amp is in the shop so I thought I would mix something instead today.
I did a lot of tweaks to the relatively few tracks - stuff like eq and automation.
I have a few reservations on the mix but I'd like to hear what others think before I say anything.
Song is called Friends - not just friends can critique lol.
So let me know how this sounds.

The Players:
ido1957 - Guitars, Vocals
mjhamil - bass
Poeticintensity - drums
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Not really my type of music, but it sounds good. The tones sounded pretty good and nothing was dominating the mix. The only thing I would suggest is adding another guitar/keyboard track and some backing vocals. The song sounds a little sparse, but overall it sounds good.
 
Yeah some backups of some kind would fill it out. The lead vocal isn't strong enough to carry it alone :-) I'll have to hit the basement and work some out. It's pretty much in my high range so harmonies may be just oohs.
 
You voice is so lovely, ido1957. I had no idea. I don't think it needs filling out, but it does sound a tiny bit detached from the mix (the vocal track, not your singing LOL). Maybe some EQ tweaking, scaling the mid range back a bit maybe and evening it out to suit the peak of the surrounding mix except where emphasis is desired? I don't know how to do that, though. Also, the guitar's seems a little muddy - its resonance kind of blankets the entire track. I keep wanting to hear it ring through a little crisper. Maybe that's what's causing the vocals to sound detached - trying to put them out in front of everything going on with the guitar.
 
Thanks triquee - I'll look at the compression and eq on the vocals and see if I can pull them out a bit. The guitars have a chorus plugin on them as they were way too dry by themselves. I did trim the chorus down a bit when mixing - maybe I'll take a bit more off...
 
I'm not crazy about the chorus on the guitars. I'd rather hear em really clean and chimy. I think Jason's drum tracks sound better than usual on this one, but dare I say....they're too loud in the mix! Lol. The drumming seems awfully busy to me for such a peaceful song, but that's yall's call. Your vocals have the usual smooth as silk delivery that I expect in an Ido tune. Bass rolls along nicely tucked in down in the bottom. Pretty good to me overall. Maybe could use more *something*. I dunno, a tremolo guitar track underneath here and there maybe? I dunno. It's pretty sparse. It's good that way, but I think there's room to add more stuff without hurting the songs mellowness. Know what I mean?
 
Ido,
Lovely song. I agree with Greg that clean chiming guitars are the go.
The bass seems a little mushy to me - almost like a synth.
Chorus seems like an obvious go to for a gentle song like this but chiming would make the guitars stand up to the drums a little more. Stident drums, chiming, crips guitars and a velvet melody - not obvious but the contrasts would be great.
 
Thanks Greg and Ray - I'll try and tackle some remixing this weekend if work allows. (Can't record with the amp in the shop and I'm way behind on Ray's stuff anyway) I think it is a bit sparse but I'm not sure what I want to add to it yet vocally or instrumentally.
 
Hey ido. A very nice melody and I think your singing is particularly good on this. You sound different to me for some reason...more breathy and mellow, but I like it for this tune.

Drums sound really nice to me, although they seem like they want to rock a little too much at a few spots. The bass guitar is kind of distant and rumbly, but I seem to always have comments on the bass for people, maybe the issue is on my end?
 
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