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That's my son, Matt, overlooking Bryce Canyon NP for the cover.

When I first opened BiaB 2022 I rushed to audition some of the new blues styles. I stopped at ECHO1.STY (Echo Fast Blues Rumba) and started writing. I also was in a hurry to try the multi-chord feature, but at 150BPM they sounded like a blur. I eventually slowed it down to 135 just to accommodate the words. At the very end you can hear 7 chords in one measure. I also took advantage of the improved Utility Tracks and added stems from different drummers.

The verses are designed to be chaotic, and it was a bit difficult for this old man to sing. The choruses bring back an easier pace with harmony. The bridge, as always, is a different version of the same song.

Style is _ECHO1.STY (Echo Fast Blues Rumba)

RealTracks in song: 3991:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm RumbaBluesKevin Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 3987:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RumbaBluesFastPat 150
RealDrums [in style:BluesRumbaFastPercEv^2-a:Tom, Sidestick, Perc , b:Snare, Percussion
Utility Track in song: 6 different stems

Dave Bell of Blue Attitude played guitars, both the rhythm and lead.
Janice Merritt sang the high harmony, and Bud added some excellent advice and encouragement.
I played bass and sang.

It asks the question: Have we lost all...
The rhythm of the water
The rhythm of the waves
The rhythm of all Natural sounds
that guide us to or graves

Back To The Rhythm

Everybody here is going to and fro in Time, and I'm just sittin' on the sidelines mostly acting blind.
Something in this wicked pace has taken o'er control. I'm tryin' not to lose my face and hide within my soul.
I look to my left and see that nothing's right. Then I look to my right and see there's nothing left.
Swirling seas and windy trees are swaying all so wrong. You can look for me, but I'll be gone.

CH: I'm goin' back to the rhythm --back to the rhythm of life,
Gonna take all that's given, and let the light shine bright.

Darkness falls upon the land and everybody runs as different drummers lose the beat when twos turn into ones.
Chaos reigns in double time. The beat goes all which ways. It's clouding out that piece of mind where all the music plays.
I look straight ahead and know there's no way out. When I look back behind I'm blinded by the doubt.
Waltzes clash with marching blasts and common time is wrong. You can look for me, but I'll be gone.

CH: I'm goin' back to the rhythm --back to the rhythm of life,
Where Time is forgiven. No more chaos or strife.

BR: I remember not long ago when all the birds would sing. They'd repeat the songs we know. Our rhythm was our king.
But now the winds of Time are blowing uncontrolled by chance. It seems they've lost the rythm of the dance.
Oh, come on. Bring it back. SOLO

Darkness lays about the land and everybody hides, and different drummers miss the beat when ones turn into fives.
Chaos sews a stitch time, and life just lost the beat. The shoddy rythm clouds the line for dancin' in the street.
I look to my left and still there's nothin right. Then I look to my right and see that's all that's left.
Hands of Time are out of line, and metronomes are wrong. You can look for me, but I'll be gone. --1stCH - 2ndCH

I'm goin' back to the rhythm --back to the rhythm of life,
I'm goin' back to the rhythm, and everything will be alright. to fade [color:#3366FF][/color]