I haven't listened to the song yet, I just got it downloaded. By doing this, I hope to give you a true evaluation.
the intro is right on track so far
I love the guitar chords and tonal colors in the background
the piano tones in the melody is great
Brilliant workup to the main riffs.
nice pizzicato strings
nice drums. Real precise and they enhance the feel
the kick back into melodious part is nice, and again, great texturing with
the tones in the background.
The bass tones, in my opinion should sound a little more, shall I say, traditional. But they are still nice on the ears.
I would like to hear the final melody part done with a medium distorted guitar, not real noisy, but it would enhance the feel.
All in all, I think it was great. You made alot of great artistic decisions, I know, because I have the original on here. Your version made me wanna pick up my accoustic and learn the begining chord progression, I believe I wwould learn a little bit from playing it.
On a 1-5 scale, I give it a 4.7