I collected the 15 railway photographs for another better instrumental with 'Train' in the title - one of my favourites from my A list - but I found that they're so good they distracted from the music (!) so I changed the music track for this older composition and to my surprise the music and the video work together perfectly ~ though I forgot to adjust the gain on the solos, which is a bit high.

Aya Rocks V3: Sun Train © 2023 Chay Tana

Drums: Hola Quck Latin Rock ~ Wes Little
Bass guitar: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band ~ Tobin Frank
Rhythm guitar: Ditto ~ Darin Favorite
Rhythm Guitar 2: Jovian Divine Alt Rock Soloing ~ Mike Durham
Organ: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band ~ Gene Rabbai
Marimba: Cay Island Steel Drum ~ Todd London
Guitar solo 1: Hollow Soft City Rock ~ Brent Mason
Guitar solos 2 & 3: Rose To You Country Ballad Solo ~ Johnny Hiland
Piano Solo: Giggle Rumba Pop AC Piano Solo ~ John Jarvis
Guitar solo 4: Modern Groove Soloist, Brit Rock ~ Dave Cleveland

160 bars; 4/4 Em; tempo 120; Time 5:28

YT Link:

You had me from measure one, beat one.
Super use of RTs and a super mix.
The soundtrack fit perfectly with those great train pictures.
Loved those reflection shots.

Yes, those David Grubler photographs are really first class - I give where each one is taken in the YT blurb - but that's why I didn't want to use a better train instrumental as they distract from the music. This 'Sun Train' instrumental is actually on my B list, but it goes great with the photos. I didn't paste in a SoundCloud link as I think the music comes across less good without the visuals.

Chay, fun tune to go with your visuals! All the instruments sound nice together, though I agree with you the solos could be dialed back a bit. Your photographer did a great job, too. Those trainscapes are spectacular. Hope you have a Merry Christmas! Ron

It's well done and the solos follow each other well.
Laurent

A fun ride to catch, Chay. Love the little pieces you added to make the excitement build. Excellent choice on the photos, too. So myuch fun for the eyes and ears.

Thankd very much to Ron, Laurent and Marty for your feedback. Have a Great Now and stay presnet in the new year ~ and forever!

Chay,

Nice tune!

I liked the mix of RT guitar solos with the piano solo.

Very cool groove. Lots of energy. The drums really bring out the feel of the song. Well done..

That is a GREAT example of the power and versatility of BiaB in the hands of a talented user.

Great track selection and mix ... the solo gain seemed fine to us.

The images in the video well support the vibe.

Well done and Happy New Year!

J&B

Railroad bridges are (mostly) beautiful structures, and your song seems to be the train itself pushing ever forward.
A beautiful concept that works for me.

Well done - works well as a forward moving backing track!

Thanks Bob, Scott, Janice & Bud, B.D. Thomas, and David for listening and for your feedback. Apologies for taking so long to reply.
Cherchez la femme!

I close my eyes and imagine a train journey.
You have the right sound for it racing along the tracks.
Excellent production.

Vic

Very cool man! A thrilling ride indeed!

Lots of fun!

The rhythm track really does have a latinesque train shuffle to it.
Neat fit.
I found myself hoping for a vocal & lyric though.

Very nice. Engaging

Big thanks to Vic, David, Ray & Guitarhacker for your feedback.
Ray: a vocal track is a future likelihood as long before I arranged the V3: Sun Train" version of the original "Aya Rocks" I'd already begun a work on a rhythm track for vocals. Getting around to it is the problem as I'm nearly always multitasking with various ongoing projects, currently 9!