hmmm.. this was posted 4 days ago, and I didn't see it until now!

Many postings on the forum are easily identified as having been created with BIAB, but you made a lot of subtle choices here and the end result is a song that sounds very original and human. If I had heard it anywhere else, I would not have assumed it was built with real tracks. I'd guess you put a lot of effort into this song... you certainly didn't just enter some chords, pick a style and generate!

As stated already, your vocals are amazingly smooth! By our age, most people's vocal chords have been ravaged by a lifetime of detrimental influences.

I like the variety of ways you built the song up without allowing it to get redundant. The guitar solos were particularly suitable to the song... they didn't sound generic, but rather more like the sort of passage that was specifically tailored to one and only one song

Another thing I notice is that the choice of instruments was such that everybody wasn't emphasizing the same beat all the time... each instrument filled in the space with timing that was different enough to avoid the predictable tempo that undermines a lot of songs. It had a pleasant syncopation without risking the consistency of the tempo.

I liked the intro, the development and the conclusion... and no muddiness whatsoever.

I'd agree that there were moments when I was reminded of Chicago and Bread... plus:

Emerson Lake and Palmer (intro reminded me of "from the beginning")
the Beatles (guitar solo reminded me of "my guitar gently weeps)
the Association (due to the layered backing vocals in "Cherish")

Very nice! And high praise from all the heavy hitters here on the forum who routinely post excellent songs themselves, and know a good song when they hear one!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0