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My least favourite of my compositions, which I nearly scrapped until I found a late-coming voice for Orla Swoon! It remained untitled for ages before I completed it as I couldn't find a single guitar solo that worked with it and it was only the Britt Savage vocal that saved it from the bin. It's been more popular on FB than I expected, plus it ends a little differently to the average track. Drums: Cay Island Steel Drum Soloist ~Wes Little Tabla: Tap Table Pop ~ Shobhit Banwait Kalimba: World Beat 2 South African Dance ~ uncredited Bass: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band ~ Tobin Frank Marimba: Cay Island Steel Drum ~ Todd London Rhythm Guitar #1: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band ~ Darin Favorite Rhythm Guitar #2: Jovian Divine Alt Rock Soloing ~ Mike Durham Organ: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band ~ Gene Rabbai Piano Solo: Giggle Rumba Pop AC Piano Solo ~ John Jarvis Rhythm Piano: Cape Breton Piano Reel ~ Troy MacGillivray Harmonica Solos: Vicksburg Harmonica Even-8 Blues ~ L. D. Miller Organ Solo: King Fast Blues Rock Organ ~ Charles Treadway Vocal Solo: Rum Runner Old Jazz Vocal Solo ~ Britt Savage 144 bars; 4/4, Em; tempo 115; Time 5:08
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Least favorite? Not for me. I like the intepay with the piano and bass. That harmonica is crazy --good but crazy. I like the way you bring each soloist in and out. Very wel done. Cool dualing harmonicas when the rest of the band left the stage --the drummer held on the longers. Hey, Chay, a least favorite is still a favorite. I really like it.
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Chay, very energetic and fun! Love the way you build your backing tracks and then keep them shifting against the lead instruments. This may be a "least favorite" of yours, but I'd give it an A++ for ambition. You really took some big swings with the harmonica and vocal soloists, and I think they work really well. The vocalist coda was a nice unexpected touch. Anyway...enjoyed the listen!
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I really like the rhythm and the succession of solos is very well chosen.
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This works nicely for me! The mix is great and I love the way you used the harmonicas and vocals - very cool.
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Wao, I think this is actually a pretty GOOD song. I'd probably remove the steel drum, but that's my only minor nit. Works for me ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Least favorite? Not for me. I like the intepay with the piano and bass. That harmonica is crazy --good but crazy. I like the way you bring each soloist in and out. Very wel done. Cool dualing harmonicas when the rest of the band left the stage --the drummer held on the longers. Hey, Chay, a least favorite is still a favorite. I really like it. Thanks Marty. I agree re the crazy harmonica. You should check L. D. Miller out on YT: "It's Alright" with Michael Kelsey - he's crazy good - and solo an excellent vocalist and guitarist too on "Balloons".
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Chay, very energetic and fun! Love the way you build your backing tracks and then keep them shifting against the lead instruments. This may be a "least favorite" of yours, but I'd give it an A++ for ambition. You really took some big swings with the harmonica and vocal soloists, and I think they work really well. The vocalist coda was a nice unexpected touch. Anyway...enjoyed the listen! Thanks DC! Your giving me an A++ for ambition sent me all a'swoon! 
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#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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I really like the rhythm and the succession of solos is very well chosen.
Laurent Merci, Laurent. Thanks for listening.
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#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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This works nicely for me! The mix is great and I love the way you used the harmonicas and vocals - very cool.
Bob Thanks Bob. If I hadn't found those vocals I would have scrapped it as I couldn't find anything else which fit the piece.
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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Thanks BD. I use marimba and kalimba, no steel drum/s as yet. After reading your comment I played it with the marimba and kalimba muted and it could work like that - though I'd have to re-step the intro instruments - but it loses its 'hecticity'.
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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Glad you got to finish this song. It is excellent loved the interplay between the instrumentation. The excellent mix gave it such a huge soundscape. Well done...
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Hi Wao,
This is not at all an imperfect song!
The anoying thing is I was just searching for instruments and got stuck by the Bongo's. Not really your Marimba and Tabla, but kind of similair.
And the I heard your 'least favorite' song and I thought "Damn, he mowed the grass in front of my feet" (Dutch proverb).
But you did that in a very nice way, together with the organ and harmonica.
So, from now on you call it your most favorite song, don't you?
I will...
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Cool Island groove, really nice mix and production. Like the vocals, adds an authentic quality.
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Thanks for your great responses on this one Scott, Hans and Elliot. Hans, while I'm glad that my lawnmower didn't chop your feet off, this instrumental is still on my B playlist. 
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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Chay,
Interesting music. Like a journey.
Enjoyed.
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Chay, an interesting choice of instruments.
I have no idea how you managed to mix them so well!
It may be your least favorite but it is a favorite of mine.
Keep up the great work.
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Thanks Floyd and Mario, much appreciated. Mario, the only instrumentals I like less than "Orla Swoon" are my few non-intrusive soundtrack ones for videos in which the visuals or wordage and visuals were more important. But I do keep finding that what I like most, others aren't so keen on, and what I like least, others like most. … Thinks: Eureka! … I'm gonna write something really crap and it'll be a worldwide hit!
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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Man, that harmonica is wild - in a good way. Great bass along with many other fine tracks.
The vocals are creative and effective in arrangement.
A lot of tracks to mix and your work sets up a great soundstage on our monitors.
Glad you finished it!
J&B
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Very cool!
A nice selection of real tracks!
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