kjam22 - yeah, that's just an open hat during the choruses.......reminds you of 'the cars'? well, i love the cars, so i'm glad it shows....in my 'pop' type songs i've been searching for a neil young meets cars vibe lately, so i don't mind the comparison.......thanks for listening
joro - glad you caught it......i'll try getting some verb on the drums and see if that beefs them up at all.....thanks for the listen