Ronnie J. Why don't You Don't You Stay mix

[wod4]

Hello, this is my latest mix after long break...
For me this music something Bob Dylan and Guns'n'Roses, I hope that Ronnie Jones read it as compliment
Does anyone here know the mixing engineer of Bob Dylans Not Dark Yet?

[Roy]

Hello, this is my latest mix after long break...
For me this music something Bob Dylan and Guns'n'Roses, I hope that Ronnie Jones read it as compliment
Does anyone here know the mixing engineer of Bob Dylans Not Dark Yet?

I'm pretty sure that Daniel Lanois did that record.

[Roy]

Sounds cool. A couple of things jump out at me.
-The vocal is loud but I think I hear what you're trying to do with it. It could work. I think the band could have a fuller sound to balance out the louder vocal. More low end and reverb or delay to fill in the spaces between the sparse arrangement of instruments.
-The organ is pretty loud
-The background vocals feel unclear. Panning them might help. Or if you want to keep them in the middle then just use a couple. using just one of the female background vocals could be interesting.

I think you're onto something with this mix. The balances can be tweaked a little and it could have more atmosphere but the song could work as a track on Dylan's "Time Out of Mind".

[wod4]

Roy thanks for answer,
In newer mix I tried to fix problems you pointed but it's becoming very hard mix for me.

Roy, are you sure that about Daniel Lanois, I have digged about this grammy award winning album in net, I think that mix engineer was a Mark Howard.

[Roy]

You might be right about Mark Howard. Daniel Lanois produced the record and I just assumed that he mixed it too.

[Roy]

If the mix is getting hard then sometimes it makes sense to walk away from it for a little bit. Come back to it with fresh ears.

In V2:
-The lead guitar is loud. It's not so loud in the chorus but in the intro it feels too loud. It could come back a little.
-I like the Rhodes. It's dark but it's a cool sound.
-The organ still feels a little loud but but better than it was.
-The effects on the background vocals are distracting from the part. They should support the lead but the effect puts the focus on them
-I like the panning of the solo.

I get the feeling that there's a sound you're aiming for but not getting there. Try hearing it in your head first. Don't fight the mix and don't let it fight you. If that makes sense.