Two Songs in one advice...

[jhcore]

I've been mixing/tracking a guy (and have posted old mixes before) who handed me some fairly dense, lush arrangements to sort through. This song in particular begins, in his words, with an Echo and the Bunnymen kind of feel, then ends in one hell of a dense mix. I'd love any feedback about the mix in general, and to see if it might not be better to clip out the intro and treat it as a completely separate song (the drums, bass, and some of the shimmery guitars are treated more for the second part; the only difference is a little volume automation).

https://soundcloud.com/jhcore/arizona-ocean

[Trick Fall]

i could see what you are saying about the intro as I liked the drum sound better in the main part of the song. Overall though I thought it sounded good.