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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

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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.


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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. laugh 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.


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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


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


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

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Chay,

Nice tune!

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

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


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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!

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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.

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


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Thanks Bob, Scott, Janice & Bud, B.D. Thomas, and David for listening and for your feedback. Apologies for taking so long to reply.
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I close my eyes and imagine a train journey.
You have the right sound for it racing along the tracks.
Excellent production.

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Very cool man! A thrilling ride indeed!

Lots of fun!

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


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Very nice. Engaging


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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!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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