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Hi, Marty! I'm honored that you listened three times down the desert highway! It was 1980, I was 25 when I composed "Far From Home." I think I was sick with the flu and I was playing with some chords. When I did the Em, C, A progression to the same tempo and beat as "Carry On," I knew I had something. And finally, after the last five years, I can mix songs without getting them all muddy! Hi, TM, Yep, short and sweet. But you're showing your age. The younger set doesn't have a long attention span like we do thanks to the rapid buckshot method of stimuli shooting out of the Internet. I don't think melodies and substance mean anything anymore either. Now I sound old and cranky, sitting on the rocking chair on the porch and yelling, "Git yer goddang dog offa my lawn, you dang whippersnappers. You don't know a thing about integrity and music with your dang rap and mouthful of yer so-called filthy lyrics and AI! NOW BACK IN MY DAY!!!..." But back to the topic, I am pleased and honored that you enjoyed my song. Thank you! Hey, DC Ron. Thank you much, I'm happy you enjoyed it! I started it with just my horrible guitar playing (after 45 years, I'm still a novice) and awful vocals. I took Band in a Box and applied a CSNY style to it. I thought it was wonderful but it had a different feel. After I learned about FiveRR, I got Martin (I think he's from Russia) to do guitar, drums, and bass, and David Luke on Vocals. After a couple more years, I decided to put Clay Collins on vocals after he was taking a long break. So I replaced Band in a Box instruments with Martin's instruments. I still have the Band in a Box tracks and I've been putting them back into a copy to see how that will work out. FiveRR used to have low prices but now they're getting out of reach for me! John
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Clean sound and a magnetic opening. Pleasant melody with a strong and breezy instrumentation. Good synth vocal choice. Thanks ES for your pleasant feedback  "Magnetic opening" & "breezy instrumentation", very beautifully expressed  Janne
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Simpler but innocently romantic lyrics. Melody is pleasantly smooth and the chord progression feels modern and ageless. The band is excellent, I really enjoy how the big tom drums provide the catchy groove. And those lovely guitars... so nice pop sound, especially when mixed this perfectly. Guitar fills add small, but important ingredient to the whole. Vocals are tender and wistful, harmonies are sweet as always. You have made consistently high quality pop songs over 40 years, songs that don't get boring even when played on repeat, amazing Janne
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Hullo Paul. An unusual but well balanced mix of instrumental chugging and ballad vocal. Well done. Vic
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Good job and a really nice mix Thank you Guitarhacker, Appreciate your feedback
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Paul, Great song. Very cool that you brought this one forward after all these years. Nicely done! Bob Thanks Bob, I had completely forgot all about this one. I've never written many songs but always wanted my better ones recorded. Love the process and its another song under my soundcloud belt.
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Hi Paul, A very nice kind of Rock song! Good band, nice extra's in it, like those electric guitars. And your vocals are very good! Halfway the song you used more reverb on it and that makes is more dynamic. Well done, Hans Thanks Hans. Actually the main vocal track had the same amount of reverb on it throughout. I just added two more tracks of my vocal takes that I didn't use and added some harmony effects to them and added a different reverb to them to try and create a "Mamas & The Papas" style backing.
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Love that rhythm and lyric, DC. Memories of Elvis Costello's early manic beats. Mix and tracks sound great. Vic
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Paul, an outstanding Christian rocker Great groove , vocal, and harmonies Super backing band and mix The lyrics took it over the top for me. Mario - Always an encourager. Thank you. It's good to get feedback from your piers as we all pursue music together.
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It's a pretty good song, I like the driving beat and the overall vibe. Well done ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thank you B.D.Thomas for your feedback. It took a bit of searching to get the right backing track but I think I found the right one and it does come down to the editing afterwards. Love the electric guitars!
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Hi Paul! Well done on the use of 7ths in your chords - there’s not enough use of those in contemporary Christian music. They add a good rocking feel in addition to the style you chose. I am glad you brought in the congregation-style harmonies and hand claps in the final chorus to bring it home - still would’ve been a good song without them, but they took the song just a little closer to heaven and in a way, made me as a listener want to join in. Well done! Andrew Thank you Andrew for your encouragement. After my last couple songs being a bit on the serious sad side I wanted to do an uplifting song.
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Nicely done, Paul! That's a rockin' arrangement and your vocals are GREAT. The last section with the handclaps and harmonies is a nice way to wrap it up. Great sounding RealTrack, too. Thank you DC Ron for your encouragement. I appreciate it. I'm always trying to get that "record" sound especially on my vocals. I know I'm not X factor or Americas Got Talent but I strive to learn and get better.
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Cheers DC. I did have to dial back the delay as it seemed to distort the vocal. Glad you approve of my efforts. Vic
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Mario. I must have played all the old styles in all the old bands of my time. Rock, blues, country, folk and even Hawaiian. I often get confused with what I'm doing now. I'm very grateful for your input. Vic
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Marty. One of your best lyrics imo. Clever write. Good mix and Dave's with it, too. Vic
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Excellent wriote, Vic. i especailly like the lyrics, and you crafted the perfect melody and band to present it. I like how you break it down for the bridge, very effective and dynamic. i think the bass and kick support the song very well. Normally i think of a kick hitting all quarters is for a dance song (like disco) where the dancers have no rhythm and need the constant reminders of the beat. This one changes that pattern enough to keep the dancers misstepping.
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Sensational on so many levels, Ron. Some early R.W. Davis lyrics revealed for the first time in 45 years. What a wonderful write, especially considering how long ago written. Yeah, those constant toms are somewhat distracting. I'd like to hear this one with another drummer. i really like your use of those 3 guitars --very dynamic. Your braying, as you call it, is perfect, too.
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Like a Samurai making his katana, you put your heart and soul into fashioning your mandolin. Your soul now comes out in its sound. Glad you saved some of that boundless soul for the guitar ending. Cool band, too.
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Marty, AWESOME! This is some rocking blues! I love the way Dave's guitar kicks this off hard. One of your best vocals - ever! Love the grit and drive. Loved it all! Bob Thanks, Bob. You can hear why i hoped Dave would play on this remake. i'll also give him credit for the inspiration for improved singing, if so percieved. Well done on this blues song with its delightful lyrics. You and Dave make a great team. Laurent Thanks, Laurent. On my songs Dave gets the track with my bass already in it. It always amazes me how he adds stuff like we reheared it or something. Wow, your best lyrics, ever, IMHO! And sung so well. Dave's guitar boosted the musicianship, as always. Just a terrific package. Well done! Thanks, Bob. These lyrics are older than BiaB now that i think of it. Blues with a sense of humor! Good vocal. Good mix. Dave doing the thing he does best. Enjoyed. fj Thanks, Floyd. I see you have another one posted. Heading there next hoping it's another for your musical. 
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Hello PG Team, First of all: When I start Band-in-a-Box from the external SSD, the version “bb2026_mac_update_build1003” appears to work perfectly, as far as I can tell so far. Because I sometimes find it easier to open saved files from the internal hard drive, I also installed the main programs on the internal hard drive and set the external SSD as the location for RealTracks and RealDrums. However, when I go to Styles and run “Rebuild,” the RealTracks list is empty, except for a handful of organs. This means that, in a song, I would not be able to add an additional track or replace an existing one. Is there a solution for this? What I also find very disappointing, by the way: I have purchased every upgrade to the Audiophile version for almost 20 years. The latest upgrade to the 2026 version seems to be a “light” version that deletes previously purchased data. For example, all of my MIDI SuperTracks had disappeared. I was able to download and install them from my account under the 2025 version, but what else was deleted? With such a large number of files, it is almost impossible for me to keep track of everything. In 2025, I purchased the Audiophile version online, and it seems to me to be identical to the hardware version. So why is the online version a “light” version that deletes previously purchased data? Regards Nomi
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Hi Marty, Man, such a great song! Love the lyrics, very clever. Great job on the video too, watched it for the first time last time last night. Loved the "clips from the bands past performances" bit especially  Thanks to everyone that mentioned my bit.
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Hi Ron, Man, 1981! Nice to see you bring this to life, good song, very well written. Seems your brother has had the gift of producing great lyrics for quite some time! Love your vocal, and nice to hear you playing the fills too, very effective. Enjoyed!
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Bob, it seems you keep getting better and better! Just a wonderful song, great vocals from you and Joliz, and I love the sound of that Martin. Your song brought back many memories of listening to music late at night in the mid 60s on my transistor radio when I was supposed to be sleeping, there was only one AM station that played POP music where I lived at the time, and it was anything that was popular; you would hear Dylan followed by the Four Tops, then the Beatles, then the Stones, etc. And then a little later Hendrix and Cream. No thought about genre, it was just great music. Man! Good times
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Hi Floyd, I'm very impressed by your musical journey over the last couple of years, first with the piano, then the lead guitar, and now this! Sounds good to me, nice lines, and nice transition to the guitar. Guitar sounds great, nice tone, good lines. Have you explored any of the bonus preset packs that you can get for S-Gear? Some are not usable (for my music) but some are pretty good.
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You don't sound out of your comfort zone to me one bit, Vic, this is excellent! You are such a great lyricist, one of the best here in my book. Track sounds great, good choice of instruments and good mix. And your vocal sounds great too (I'm hearing the new mix). One of your best songs I think, loved it!
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