This version of America is by a band called 'The Reply.' No relation to the Yes/Simon & Garfunkel song, that is... until I noticed that the tempo was close enough to the Yes version that I could play some of the Squire bass lines along with it. Since the guy in 'The Reply' is a friend of mine, I tracked my bass and mixed it in with his original version just for the hell of it, paraphrasing one of the main themes that Chris Squire played in the solo section of the Yes version.
The Reply - America
America 2011
Re: America 2011
I was feeling the same thing Tom Shiben observed about the mix - a little bass-heavy, even for my usual bass-heavy taste. So I brought the bass down in the mix so that I'm complimenting Clint's original track moreso than stepping on it. And upon Dane Paul Terry's suggestion, I've added Mr. Bruford's snare to the mix, sampled from YES' 'America' of course! And I added a third bass line to enhance the syncopation of the bass fill and did a bunch of crazy panning & whatnot. It makes for an animated headphone listen. It's at the same link above.