I wouldn't say the FX were too loud but more too indistinct... it's wasn't clear to me, in the intro, whether you'd recorded with a lot of noise and when inserted mid song only the thunder made it clear what I was listening to.
mind you I have some hearing problems.
Nice song, lovely tone to your voice when you are in "the zone".


Cheers
rayc
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