Listening in the same environment I did my mix, in no particular order:
Billybehdaz:
Piano a bit skinny for my taste; nice thing with the reverse/de-reverse pianos; I like the different drum sounds at the intro too. Dryness works well in contrast with the more effected parts; like the ac gtr treatment too. Still think that the piano could have more meat to it.
iCombs:
Nice interplay and treatment of the Rhodes and swell gtrs, interesting effect on the vocal that does not work so well in some sections; like the piano sound, interesting drums.
EHouston:
vocal effect overdone IMHO; piano not so skinny but still could be more meaty; drum sound works well within the mix, not aggressive; could have used the Rhodes here and there to add variety.
NelsonL:
eheh... out-of-this-world intro... cool. very interesting treatment of Rhodes and swell gtrs, seems that you assimilated the original intention and took it one step further; bass gtr a bit too 'subwoofy', or is it its interplay with the BD? could have stepped back a bit the vocal effect on the first phrase. cool.
RwApe:
what can I say? I like it, except the snare that sounds too boxy and a tad loud; I like the different vocal treatments. good bass gtr.
Sstillwell:
Good intro; like the drum sound; fat round bass, dominating but feels good to me; the piano treatment clashes, is distracting; OTOH I like the rhodes and swell gtrs; vocal effect not bad but could have started a bit lower, then reaching the final level after the first phrase. except for the piano as noted, I like it.
0dbfs:
Creative intro, I like the 'dreamy' piano and runaround drums; good edit, works; like the drums, they fulfill their function without calling too much attention; I like fat basses but think that maybe here it is a tad too much, a matter of taste (and monitoring); miss the piano; the swell gtr treatment is good but IMHO could have more of the original sound in some spots; vocal effect in tune with the dreamy intro; I like the overall result but not as much as I liked some of the other mixes.
DCombs:
Drums OK to me, the snare starts well but gets a bit squashed by the second chorus; bass good; vocal a tad low and a miss a 'something' in there that I can't put to words; piano is full without being obese; the stereoized ac gtr works; the overall feeling is of sparseness, like something is still missing or not quite there.
Adam Miller:
Shortened intro works; Piano a little boxy, as the vocal; drums fit the vibe; bass fat (good) but needs a bit more definition; rhodes auto-pan works; needs some spice overall.
Electric Warrior:
drums dry and OK, bass a bit lean for my taste, as is the piano; the overall result has an intimacy that works; careful with the lopsidedness and dynamics of the OHs, it detracts from the result specially at the second chorus.
JCMastering:
Vocal definitely has something missing, it is not present enough; I like the piano sound; another mix that lacks overall 'spice' even while having some interesting things happening like the gtr treatment on the second chorus; the waveform was a bit asymmetrical, not that it matters in terms of sound.
MGAudio:
I like the piano, no surprise since it sounds similar to mine... drums a bit too trashy and squashed for my taste; vocal OK; I like your bass better than mine; played a bit safe with the Rhodes and swell gtrs; the ac gtr fx don't match the rest of the song.
MGT:
I like the boldness of the swell gtrs, the Rhodes is shy in comparison; drums boxy, bass 'unclear'; vox OK; overall it does not come together as well as many of the other mixes.
HissSound:
Abrupt edit at the start... vocals sound strange, filtered; drums a bit muffled; with clearer drums and a different vocal treatment this mix could improve a lot, I liked all of the other aspects.
Slash:
I like the vocal, piano, drums, basically everything but the bass, does not match the drums, lacks clarity; the piano panning at the middle is a bit odd.
TheDan:
Drums could be more open, need some air; I like the gradual change of the Rhodes, but personally would have preferred the swell gtr less effected in this mix; otherwise a good straightforward mix.
T Mueller:
Good start. OMG what's with the squash-o-rama? if you want to go with such drums, the bass has to follow, and it is not. Vocal is uni-dimensional. Rhodes and swell gtrs OK but too much swell at the end, piano good too.
Mkane:
Drums work well with the bass, but IMHO don't match the rest of the mix; Rhodes and swell gtrs OK, ac gtr too. The drums, piano and vocal fx don't add up to a cohesive mix, however.
J-Texas:
Vocal is timid. flappy drums. maybe I did not get your spirit here, but it did not strike me as interesting.
JonahAKort:
Intro edit good (I have to like it, I did the same); overall sound scooped; piano fx a bit distracting; middle edit abrupt; don't like the saturation/OD sound of part II and the outro delays/fx are distracting.
singsing:
Shortened intro too, a recurring option for this IMP; I like the bass gtr, but it is a tad strong; vocal is OK too; drums not bad but miss some sparkle; drums at outro interesting; I dislike the saturation fx from the middle break onwards, I don't think they match the spirit.
Tricklecharge:
I corrected the sample rate of the submitted file so I got it to play at the right pitch, but since it was mixed at the wrong rate the sound would not be what you intended, so no review.
ColinL:
Very nice treatment of the swell gtr/Rhodes; kinda squashed overall, spitty drums, vocal kinda strained; bass present but squalid.
grantrichard:
Drums too processed; a little less fx on the vocal would be good; bass gets lost between the drum sound and the song vibe; interesting Rhodes and swell gtrs.
Osumosan:
BIG piano, I like it; then the rest come in and is so muffled... then spitty OHs come in... outro sounds ok but the vocals are still scooped.
Firefly:
Too much vocal. Rhodes fx good; the balances were too far off (for me) to give a proper evaluation. Or my ears were too shot to allow me to do it.
YZ:
Drums could be a bit more open; vocal good but still does not have the sparkle I've seen in a few other mixes; HH could have been tamed a bit; middle break creates contrast and showcases the unusual Rhodes; low end round, maybe a little too much? vocal fx at the outro may or may not work for the client; intro,
middle and outro edits good, shorten the parts while still keeping flavor.
PS:
I'd like to thank everyone for participating and offering their mixes for review, and those who took the time to listen and posted their reviews.
Grant, thank you for the tracks.