Well James
as the other guy just said
They're not trying to discourage you.
Solo set aside (don't flame me if this hurts your feelings as a composer):
It's too close to the original, the lead is washed away so it can barely be heard, and it's slow so it doesn't have much energy. My brother Darkesword told me this:
"You need to have development. Highs and lows. Lots of energy and then low energy."
Tis what I've been trying to get into my head. It's hard, but it just takes a while. It'll turn out better, just give it time. It sounds good, so far. You've gone too far to give up on this, just keep going.