Punk Rock mix

[jval]

Hey guys, I'm in the mixing stage of a punk record. I was feeling pretty good about these in the studio but the more I listen at home and compare to other stuff, the less stoked I am.
I'm finding this mix a little bit tough, especially because they want to keep it pretty raw/natural so I'm not using any samples or anything.
Still in the tweaking stage and trying to nail down the sound for the record. Figured I'd throw it up here and see if anyone can hear any immediate problems or have any tips.
download link:
http://www.sundownstudio.net/audio/thesedays.mp3

thanks!

[drewrevolution]

just listening on laptop speakers right now, but nonetheless it's a sound source that alot of people will listen to songs on so based off that...


it sounds pretty good overall.

you could maybe...
-send the whole drum mix to an aux track and smash it, then blend it in to give it a bigger punch factor.
-add some more wetness/reverb/whatever to the snare to make it not feel out of the mix.
-re-amp the guitars if you have a DI track for them. or maybe give them a little more thickness EQ wise if you don't have a DI track.

also, for some of the start and stops later in the song, the kick drum could maybe be louder to make it punch harder when the stuff kicks back in. maybe edit all the guitars and bass together to all come in at the same time from those stops..

overall, good job man. hope i helped!

(obviously all these are merely suggestions and came into my head after what i heard from one listen)

[mark.james]

i'm not an expert on punk, but listening through my laptop speakers the vocal seemed a little loud

mark

[jval]

thanks for checking it out.
i made a revision today in which i added the parallel drum comp and put the lo mids back into almost everything. I think I just sucked too much of it out. Sounding a lot more full and powerful now.