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 This is such a great contest, let's kick it up a couple of notches  The Power of Men This song is about the people all over the world who were (often) forced to work. This has happened a lot throughout the ages and is still happening right now. After hours and hours of editing the song in Cubase something went terribly wrong and the project got corrupted beyond repair. It left me completely desperate  Luckily there was Anne-Marie who managed to recreate the song by looking up and pasting each audio sample back to its original location (this again took hours of work)...... When I finished the song I suddenly realised I used one of the Xtra Styles and thought: "What the heck, why not post another one for the contest  PS: As you see I created an account of my own, because apart from my work in RnAM, I also produce a lot of songs of my own. Lately Anne-Marie (who has now also created an account of her own) is working on a couple of solo projects too. We thought it might be confusing to post all our solo work as RnAM. Style is _ATDAWN.STY (At Dawn Baritone Gtr Country) 1592:Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev 065 2542:Pedal Steel, Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065 596:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 065 1600:Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16ths Ev16 065 811:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Acc PopVancouver Ev 100 978:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountrySwingGrittyHeld Sw 140 Soloist: 810 Guitar,Electric,Soloist DrivingCountryBallad RealDrums: NashvillePop16^1-a:Snare, Hihat , b:Snare, Ride Lyrics: The Power of Men
I pray, whenever life gets rough
On these windy grounds
Where it's taken all I have
Oh see, how these men will work together
Working with all their might
Working far away from home
And now we're breaking down again
As we work with the power of men,
Will we ever be free again
You see, you see we never had much chances
To be the lucky ones
To be the ones that live their dream
And as we face the day again
We will work with the power of men
Will we ever be free again
And now we're breaking down again
As we work with the power of men,
And as we face the day again
We will work with all we can
Will we ever be free again
Can we ever be free again
Will we ever live for real again.
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Very strong performance on this Rob. Great job.
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This is such a great contest, let's kick it up a couple of notches Rob: P.S. You say you want to kick it up a couple of notches. How many notches you want to kick it up? I need to know before October 1. Thanks man.
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Rob,
Another very strong vocal performance in a powerful song- it has an anthemic feel. It sounds like you had to sweat like the men in the song to rescue this- well worth the effort in the end!
Robert
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Not too many notches left! Very nice.
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Hi Rob,
Great subject matter and lyrics. Thank goodness Anne-Marie was able to rebuild the song back to its former glory. Your voice is very powerful on this especially the chorus. Very tasty guitar solo too.
Top notch indeed!
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This is such a great contest, let's kick it up a couple of notches Rob: P.S. You say you want to kick it up a couple of notches. How many notches you want to kick it up? I need to know before October 1. Thanks man. David, Well, maybe one or two more? I'm sure you can squeeze out another cool one with these styles  Not for me though, I had to bend over backwards to reach those high notes at the end 
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Rob,
Another very strong vocal performance in a powerful song- it has an anthemic feel. It sounds like you had to sweat like the men in the song to rescue this- well worth the effort in the end!
Robert Sweating it was, the vocal too, thank you Robert!
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Wow, Rob, this is quite a powerful write, mix and production. Your vocals are stellar. Impressive submission.
Charlie
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Great, powerful anthemic song with strong vocals. Loved it!
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Not too many notches left! Very nice. Thanks Peter, well there's always room for improvement ;-)
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Hi Rob,
Great subject matter and lyrics. Thank goodness Anne-Marie was able to rebuild the song back to its former glory. Your voice is very powerful on this especially the chorus. Very tasty guitar solo too.
Top notch indeed!
Rec Thank you Receder much appreciated! Tell me, is your nickname by chance based on a line out of Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb' - "There is no pain you are receding"? Comfortably Numb, by the way, is my second favorite song of all times ;-)
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Wow, Rob, this is quite a powerful write, mix and production. Your vocals are stellar. Impressive submission.
Charlie \ Thanks Charlie, I did my best ;-)
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Great powerful ballad with a strong interpretation, would be a great song to play during the end credits of a top gun type of a movie  Even the title of the song is kind of iconic! Always great to hear the pedal steel 2542, I think it is one of the best real tracks. Janne
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Thank you John, that is appreciated!
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Great powerful ballad with a strong interpretation, would be a great song to play during the end credits of a top gun type of a movie Even the title of the song is kind of iconic! Always great to hear the pedal steel 2542, I think it is one of the best real tracks. Janne Thank you Janne, Luckily I had a chance to watch Top Gun in the cinema when I was still young ;-) You're definitely right, the pedal steel 2542 is one of the best RTs. Rob
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Guess who’s back again? That’s right! It’s our XPro Styles PAK’s triumphant return with the 11th edition in this series! 100 new styles are coming your way spread across the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres. And this edition's wildcard genre explores the immense and far-reaching catalogue of electronic music! The included 31 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package.
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No Xtra Styles PAK is complete without the classic rock & pop, jazz, and country volumes you know and love, and we’ve got plenty to share, with 150 styles spread across too many genres to list! Of course, it also wouldn’t be complete with our special wildcard volume to add a little spice and pizzazz to the mix. This year, because we loved it so much the first time, we’ve decided to make the second iteration of our SynthMaster volume, full of new sounds, interesting genres, and 50 engaging styles, all making use of the diverse SynthMaster plugin! Here you can find genres such as airy yacht rock, sultry electrotango, and even some synth soca funk. Don’t wait, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 22 today!
In this PAK you can find: dulcet folk ballads, funky gospel country, Brazilian jazz fusion, upbeat 1980s pop, classic Americana, a plethora of breezy bossa novas, indie singer-songwriter, scintillating synthwave, exuberant electronica, and many, many more!
Special offers available until August 31st, 2026!
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Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 22.
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