I figured because I never did comments on the last IMP, that I should do comments for this one right away.
Upon hearing the others, i realized my mix is too bright (self-mastering = bad idea), the drums could rock more, and I should have done some more aggressive editing.
That said, I liked most of the mixes a lot.
Also, its late so I apologize in advance if there are typos, bad grammar, or a lack total lack of continuity.
Now without further ado, in order of appearance in the submission thread, my 2 cents!
audio geek - darkish mix. nice intro solo. the guitars are a touch too beefy, but sound killer otherwise. the vocals are too dry, too close. the kick is thumping nicely though. the mix is cluttered in the middle. pan those guitars and make some room for the drums and bass to speak. ok - I don't like the samples, and I miss the vocals you cut/buried. I really like the bridge. man, the mix almost rocks hard. a little work, and this one could bring it.
j hall - the guitars are too beefy for me. nice choice for vocals in the first pre-chorus. choices for compression, verb, etc.. are excellent, but there is some refining I'd like to hear. hmm. I wish I had done more work on the arrangement. I like the piano without the bass on the bridge and the little harmonic changes. oh, and I chickened out of cutting the last little vocal clip at the very last minute. I like it way better your way. hmm. not a bad mix, but not quite right.
jason thompson - I like the edited intro. I wish I had done the same to my mix. The instruments sound good. The vocals need to sit better. actually, while I like the sounds and levels of the instruments, they aren't playing nice together. bus compression might help. hmm. I think the bass is way too loud in the bridge. wheres the piano? I'd say you're 3/4 there.
hlabb - i like this mix a lot. the verb/delay on the vocals is a touch long, and the mix overall feels a tad "closed-in." I'm not sold on the bridge, though. I like me some nice piano, and I didn't hear any
I forgive you, cause the outro chorus is nice and strong. aww...you should have edited the ending better. really, nice mix in general.
soul fire - bass and kick sit well together, but I'm getting killed by the guitars. I like loud guitars, and they sound *great*, but they are pulling energy from the vocals. Nice work with the samples, though I don't personally care for the "fold to mono/am radio" drum break. vocals it well and sound good. work that bridge, man! drums are crushing the vibe before the guitars come back in. really, this is my favorite mix so far, aside from the couple level issues i mentioned.
macbraddy - aww. man this mix was ripping my head off until the vocals came in. for a moment i was ok with them, but when they didn't change when the full band came in I was very disappointed. the intro was great. the instruments sound great (though heavy on the right side). make h=those vocals sound great! another weak piano mix. they put it there for a reason, I'm sure, and while the sound was interesting for 1/2 second, it didn't help the song. this mix might have been my favorite except for these few things.
devin k - drums and vocals sound nice - I like your choice of verb for the vox. I'd like to hear more guitars. they don't sound as if they are panned much, but anyways, more guitar. oh, i LOVE the syncopated drum break. I hate the sampled drum sounds, but I like the edit. man, as the song comes to a close I only wish the guitars matched the vocals in gusto. you have the best ending I've heard so far. so yeah, pretty good mix.
singsing - bright mix. GREAT use of sounds on the lead vocals. the background vocals need a bit of work, and the lead vox could use a *bit* more distance. work that bridge, man. make some dynamics - give the sing someplace to go. maybe lower the bass and vox until the guitars come in? tame that top end a bit, and this is it. NICE SHIT! seriously the best ending. actually, my favorite mix of the whole bunch. nicely done.
baddo - nice sounds overall - kick is a tad "clicky" for me. the bass is also clicky. guitars rock. I honestly don't care much for the chorusy effects on the quiet parts, and I wish the vocals spoke more to me in this mix even though they sound good. nice mix, though.
southboundloco - nice mix, but I'm not sure i like the snare sound. its too hollow sounding. I tried the same panning as you in the very beginning, but I think the panned question-answer thing is strange sounding. if the vocals were panned differently throughout I'd really like this mix. oh goodness, those samples are ruining the vibe. too full. they stand out like green hair. in congress. the delay in the snare in the bridge is neat, but not good. doesn't help the song. hmm. every once in a while there is a bass hit that is killer, but then it goes away. I wonder if it is over-aggressive compression. overall very good mix, though.
adam miller - wow. nice loud guitars. maybe too loud? nah. nice mix. the kick and bass aren't always playing well together, but this is a nit-pick. while I dig the way all the instruments sit, I don't find myself singing along and moving with the song like I should. hmm. oh, i did not like the edits at 1:41 and in the bridge. might be just personal preference, but I think the song works better as it was. the little variations make it more listenable. aww, kill the delay on that last vocal line. sounds yucky exposed.
chrisj - the guitars sound good, and are work volume-wise with the rest of the mix, but I'm not digging the bass, drum, and vocal sounds. more kick, more low end on the bass. the snare sounds boxy. I might be wrong, but this mix sounds to me like each instrument was mixed sole, then added to the mix, cause nothing is sitting quite right. another sad piano.
mcsnare - yeah. rock. this mix is super clean. snare is a tad tight sounding to me, and I'd like to hear more, uh, lift during the chorus. it kinda sags. are the drums sampled? the outro chorus could use some massaging level-wise. I love the piano sound for the bridge, by the way. ouch those toms are too much! This is the cleanest mix so far, but not the most compelling. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I think it might be the guitars too loud. I'm guessing, actually. I'm curious to see what the others say.
ator - rockin. the lead vocals are too close for me. guitars are hot, but sound good. overall a good mix, but I don't feel like the whole mix sits in a space -- the snare is in a room, but the vocals bass and guitars are pressed up to the speakers. gutsy move with with the piano, but I think it works. do I want more kick? I think a tad. a decent mix, but lacks the sheen I'd hope to see on this style of song.
osumosan - WOW. holy compression! while the mix is rocking, the drum pumping is making me seasick. hmm, aside from the pump and the hot cymbals, I really like this mix. I wish the bridge were more...sensitive. the drums are killing the piano. overall, I dig this mix.
icombs - kick is thumping! nice! solo is too verbed. its distracting. the bass is not speaking enough. the vox sound good, but could be hotter in the mix. This mix is fairly finished sounding, but not balanced quite right. guitars are a touch loud and have too much low end - they're clouding up the mix. ok. overall, i like this mix, but would work a few things differently. ps. the "ear candy" is well done in this mix.
boedoconstrictor - the snare is loud, and the delay on the vocals is strange, but otherwise ROCK ON. The vocals on the chorus are too loud. the background vocals especially. man, the delay on the vocals is really unpleasant when exposed. sorry, I should not rip into the same choice twice, but uhg. overall, excellent mix. There are a couple things I'd work on , but this mix is 90% there to me.
maxim - dark mix. open up those sounds man. The vocals sound ok, but could use some space. why not hard pan those guitars? Might clean room in the middle of the mix. Nice natural piano sound. The effects on the bridge are nice, but undermined by the imbalance in the mix. I hear tons of vox, and everything else is missing. oh, except the toms, which rock harder than everything else.
blloyd - this is a really hot vocal mix. drums are up there, but the kick is weak. snare could have more beef. I'd like to hear the guitars hard panned, and turned up. turn up the bass too! the vocals all sound thin and close. pan them, verb/delay them more. ok, the bridge is closer, to right, but not there. piano sounds good. if the guitars and bass were fixed, the vocals might be fine.
ryst - like the guitars and vocals, but the drums and bass need to get their say as well. also, I hear some eq issues. there is something weird in the mids i can't put my finger on. the guitars need a *little* more meat. heres a little thing - the right side is hotter, and its distracting. the bridge is ok, but the piano delay doesn't quite work. neither does mine. a little balancing and this mix would rock much more. not bad overall, though.
fantomas - dark mix. guitars are too beefy. solo is too far away. i like the kick. snare could pop more, but not like in the bridge. the verb is...much. bass sounds great. gimme more vox, but with more space - like in the chorus! I like all the background vocals, and miss them where you cut them though. don't care for the distorted bass in the bridge, and miss the piano as a significant contributor. this is the Frankenstein mix --a mass of very usable parts but sewn together roughly. not too bad, but needs work still.
teleric - guitars, bass and drums sit very well together. the solo is too loud, and the vocals are too close in the verse. the chorus sounds much better, though. there is some distortion in the breaks that I don't like at all. hmm. I dint like the bridge at all. the cool sounds are nice, but should be closer to in time. I'm not sure what is different about the ending that I don't like as much as the rest of the mix. This mix is real close to exactly what I'd like to hear, but I liked it better at the beginning than at the end.