I appreciate all your comments, and thanks so much for taking the time to listen as I reinvent my audience. In some ways ... this is very exciting ... and terrifying!
Chas - you're so right about the vocal balance. In my apartment, always aware of the noise levels, I'm very distracted as I sing. My live mixes are so much more comfortable on stages that I have the luxury of balancing, and treating the rooms. As I move forward with this YouTube presence, I fully intend to multitrack the audio before the video is uploaded so I can do a mix the way I like it. As for that Rhodes - it's a stock sound, and I'm not devoting too much time to tweaks until I get the SD60. I want to know exactly what I have available to me as I forge ahead on this new path. It's a little loud because I want to drown out the track I'm using. Thise distorted guitars just don't light my fire. I will eventually redo the entire arrangement. I'm pretty confident I can do the thing with a good, solid style, but I haven't looked for one yet.

Don Mason called me "young" ... that's a laugh.