Thank you very much for the review.
I am not sure I pulled it off in this tune, but I was thinking call and response. Since AdmiralBob did such a great job on vocals he already provides a strong rhythm. I tried to supported his voice with chords underneath and then echoed the rhythm in the spaces. Soft brass section under the voice and more percussive instruments elsewhere. The drums from Karsten hold the beats and keep it all on track.

(2 hours later)
I wanted to preserve AdmiralBob’s voice and timbre so I chose a Brass section to go underneath as it has a different timbre. I think Bob’s voice is more woodwind.

As for the two different sections, they have the same stressed beats. The instrumental section’s chords start with the same sequence but they resolve, whereas I wasn’t sure that the original chords resolved satisfactorily. So I added that section for resolution.

Thank you very much for providing them. Loved the sound and very usable.

Listening again, I agree it is muddy, but the problem is elsewhere as Bob’s vocals are -40dB from the maximum at 100 hz in the original samples. I will take a look at remastering.

Thanks Rey, I felt that too, since its a track reflecting on the past, I was hinting at a life story being told and using old familiar instruments.

I did mess up with the final solo instrument, wish i hadn’t used that synth.