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Andi and Friends,
This is a piece of musical art. Your team performed with pure excellence. But you gave them the original material work with. That's where it all starts.
This is one of the very best songs posted to the forum in a long time.
Merry Christmas to all of you and wishing each of you a sage and prosperous 2025.
Alan
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Hi, Andi. You and your team did a fine job with this. Excellent write. Deej did a great job on the vocal, and the arrangement fits. I really liked the build as the song went along. Good job, all!  Hello David thanks a lot for your great feedback I appreciate it very much Yes, Deej really fits this music perfectly Andi ;-)
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Andi. Lovely song most of us can relate to. Love that introduction sigh. Deej did a passionate job on the vocal too.
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Fabulous song, performances and production. Just...fabulous. Super dynamic flow. Relatable topic, perhaps especially for the generation of folks most frequently on this forum.
Sound Guardians are an impressive Supergroup. Did I say "fabulous"? Worth repeating... Hi Ron Thank you so much for all these kind words. I appreciate it very much I wish you and your loved ones a great and healthy new year 2025 Andi ;-)
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Such a powerful video and song. Excellent production at every level. Very moving.
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Andi,
You assembled a great team here and everyone did a sensational job on their respective parts! The sound quality is very good and all these things support a touching set of lyrics!! Super work!!
Thanks, TB
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Andi / Sound Guardians,
Beautiful, heartfelt, powerful and emotional... Just a tremendous production that everyone should be proud of.
EXCELLENT!
Bob Hi Bob Thanks for your kind words Nice that you like the song I appreciate it very much Andi ;-)
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Andi / Sound Guardians,
Good Music. Well written. Excellent vocals. Excellent work from All the Players. Wolfgang is smokin'
Good production. Nice build. Good mix.
Terrific collaboration.
fj Hi Floyd Thanks for your great feedback Very nice that you like the song I really appreciate it Wish you and your loved ones a great and healthy 2025 Andi ;-)
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Another fine collaboration. Excellent work from everyone involved. I love how this form brings together people from all over the world to lend their talents and work together on projects. Impassioned lyrics and performance. Hi Scott Thank you so much for all these kind words. I appreciate it very much Andi ;-)
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Very beautiful , yes sad,but even life is not allways just fun
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Hi Andi, Deej, Marty, Shigeki, Wolfgang.
What an amazing team of musicians! What you've all created is an absolute joy to listen to. This is fine music at its very finest. Everyone involved should feel immensely proud of what they have done. This music journey was a first-class experience!
All the best to everyone. --Noel Hi Noel Many thanks for your very kind words I appreciate it very much Nice that you liked the song the best to you too Andi ;-)
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First off all sorry that I'm late to the party on this one, managed to miss it somehow.
Andi, this is outstanding! Excellent song, mix, and wonderful performances from everyone involved.
Very much enjoyed!
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This is a very beautiful achievement: song, mix, arrangement. There are many good things. Bravo. Laurent
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Great job from EVERYONE involved with this. Deej's voice takes centre stage, here, but one can tell that everyone's contribution, here, is both vital and top-notch. Beautiful, almost whispered ending ... a moving homage to all whom we miss.
Sincerest, unreserved congratulations to you all. Hi James Thank you very much for your kind words. I appreciate it very much. Andi ;-)
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That was a tear jerker and sung with great emotion.
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Hi Andi, and all participants in this wonderful song,
A while ago I heard your beautiful song on YouTube. Now I also read the context. This song is a great tribute to that loss of yours. What a good build up of the song, that piano, and finally all instruments. Love that! Deej vocals are so well suited for this kind of songs. Great!!!
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WOW! What a fun group. Love how you guys craft and develop these songs. So much fun to be a part of it. Deej, your vocals... well, you know how I feel. Any more accolades would be embarrassing for both of us.  Shigeki, man, you are the master of string composition. You always manage to fill the song with just the right ingredients to add that special flavor. Wolfgang, you are a real treat, man. What a talented family. Andi, oh, man, what can I say, my friend. Another beautiful write and collab. You consistently craft gems that are so relateable and passionate. Songs that everyone who has a heart would instantly love. Hello Marty thank you on behalf of all the contributors for your kind words. It's really interesting what kind of songs we create with the SOUND GUARDIANS. I only listen to hard rock music in my spare time and actually I only play hard rock. But with you guys it's really fun to produce quiet songs as well. And with my production speed, we'll never run out of song material ;-))) Andi ;-)
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Sound Guardians can really make stadium level ballads with subjects bigger than life and very professional playing. "Gone from this World/But not from my heart" is a simple, yet very powerful description of the theme. Deej interprets the touching message with full of emotion in every detail. Enjoyed especially the guitar solo, but Marty and Shigeki support by giving the solid base to the arrangement. The classic melody is a new feather in Sound Guardians' cap.
Very creative collaboration. You are really keeping the memory of all loved ones alive.
Janne Hello Janne Thank you very much for your very kind words. I am glad that you liked the song very much I appreciate it very much Andi ;-)
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Hey Andi!
I agree with Alan! This is a musical piece of art!
Great work man!
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Awesome song Andi. Loved the lyric. What a stellar group to bring the song to life. Perfect vocal, and incredible band. Loved it.
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