Thanks for the constructive feedback, that's very welcome.
Of course, I would like to re-record this properly. Or have it re-recorded properly, since I'm a pretty poor guitarist. As part of the Drusilla Online project, I'm not limited to internet collaborations with singers only. Any guitarist, bassist, drummer, who likes the music, can contact me. I'm fully aware that the current demo version is a very sloppy recording, but I've already pointed that out in my first posting. So the problem is known, the solution is not. I've tried to re-record the song, but Ed preferred to go with the 2005 version. And what should I say? I'm still the same poor-skilled guitarist, so I think that the "home-re-recorded" version really didn't turn out better than the 2005 version, just slightly different.
For the record, that 2005 recording is actually a 64 kbps recording. I know, I know ... but back then, I only wanted to demo this stuff for myself and RAM and HDD drive space were not as big as they are now. So the guitar track has this "glassy" sound all over it, which comes from the low kbps recording quality. But ... there's really not much point in getting too much into details over an old home-made demo recording. There are much better home-recording possibilities nowadays, people can actually record demos that sound like semi-professional studio recordings. I'm fully aware of that development. It just won't help my poor guitar skills, so ... if anyone wants to join in on the project and re-record the instruments, just drop me an e-mail.
Ed's vocal track, of course, is not just a 64 kbps recording. Just wanted to mention this in order to avoid any confusion ;)