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<p>Another addition to the Rayon Vert Cd&nbsp;that is nearing completion.</p><p>Purple Sky is a song that Gary, Rob, and DrC did a fantastic job on! The haunting guitar and key riffs that Gary and DrC have come with are the type that once you've heard them, &nbsp;stays in your head&nbsp;throughout the day. Rob's bass playing is very powerful in this song and&nbsp;holds&nbsp;tight with the drums to create a very big bottom. Once I heard the music I knew this was going to be a fun one to add vocals to.</p><p>The story is about a budding young musician that sees a rockstar's future for himself but life's responsibilities get in the way. Sounds familiar to&nbsp;many I'm sure <img src="http://****.com/artists/include/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /></p><p>Enjoy the song!</p><p>Farrell for Rayon Vert</p>

<p>Farrell Jackson - songwriter, acoustic guitar, and all vocals.</p><p>DrC - all keys, drums programming, production/arrangment, and mixing.</p><p>Rob Grant - Bass guitar</p><p>Gary Garciello - All electric guitars</p><p>This is an older song that I presented to Rayon Vert for a redo. I sent a demo to the group and got some promising remarks.&nbsp;The consensous was&nbsp;it could be molded into a Rayon Vert signature sound that we seem to be zeroing in on. So, I sent off&nbsp;the acoustic guitar and vocal keeper tracks to DrC and he worked his production and arrangement magic! He then added his wonderful keys and sent the song to Gary and Rob for their input and instrumental additions. Rob's bass ideas&nbsp;are thunderous in this song! Gary's guitar is so smooth, dynamic,&nbsp;driving, and all at the same time!</p><p>We hope you enjoy it!</p><p>Farrell for Rayon Vert</p>

<p>Music by Doctor C</p><p>Lyrics by Alfred Lord Tennyson</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Doctor C - keyboards,&nbsp;drum arrangements, and production.</p><p>Farrell Jackson - vocals</p><p>Gary Carciello - guitars</p><p>Rob Grant&nbsp;-&nbsp; bass&nbsp;</p><p>About the lyric/poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson:</p><p>He&nbsp;grieves the loss of his friend, Arthur Henry Hallam, a promising poet and essayist who had been engaged to Tennyson's sister, Emily. Hallam died of a stroke in 1833 when he was only 22. Nature, of course, does not stop to mourn the loss of anyone. That's the essence of the poem.</p><p>DrC presented this song idea with the chords and melody intact. True to his style, it's the blending of&nbsp;a classic poem with&nbsp;today's music&nbsp;in a neo traditional fashion. The combination&nbsp;became&nbsp;even more&nbsp;interesting as&nbsp;Gary's articulate guitar, Rob's driving bass, and&nbsp;Farrell's warbling voice were added to the mix. The result is a unique progressive rock song that harbors the flare of yesteryear, yet is still fresh and exciting.&nbsp;</p><p>We hope you enjoy this rockin' song from Rayon Vert!</p>

<p>Gone is Innoncence</p><p>This is a new mix and we've shortened the song some. It was quite lengthy at 6:37 so a minute or so was shaved off.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">When DrC first presented this song idea and chord structure to me....it was beautiful. I fell in love with the sound. It was one of those rare moments where I heard the melody immediately and jotted down the basic lyric in about&nbsp;15 minutes. I made a quick demo of my lyric/melody idea and sent it back to DrC for comments. He liked what he'd heard and asked if I'd be interested in also adding an acoustic guitar intro and&nbsp;playing acoustic throughout. I jumped at the opportunity! <br /><br />At this point I had no idea where Gary and Rob might be with this song but luckily they were onboard and putting their parts together&nbsp;and........fine contributions they are!&nbsp;Gary's guitar will make you weep and Rob's bass will&nbsp;shake you&nbsp;awake while staying smooth&nbsp;in the context of a ballad.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We hope you enjoy our remixed prog. rock ballad!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Farrell for Rayon Vert</span><br /></span></p>

<p>I had been noticing that Nigel Potter, has not been around for quite a while. I checked with his "Site" to see how he was. NIGEL has been a HUGE positive and motivating force for MIXPOSURE, myself and I'm sure he's touched many other lives. Nigel is suffering, from what I understand, a sudden and severe hearing loss. I know he has had some procedures, but as of the latest I've read, he is still in trouble.</p><p>I am asking that we send POSITIVE VIBES and THOUGHTS his way, in hopes of him having a positive response to his treatments. Music is such a major force in his life, he could use all of the support we could possibly send.</p><p>For those who may not know Nigel, take the time to get to know him, at least through his music....and in time, you'll see what a Defender of All, he is.</p><p>Prayers&nbsp; and Hope to Nigel,</p><p>Rob Grant</p>

<p>Gary Carciello - all guitars</p><p>DrC - all keys,&nbsp;mixing, and production</p><p>Rob Grant - Bass guitar</p><p>Farrell Jackson - Lyric, melody, and vocals&nbsp;</p><p>This is a very unique song that has sprang from Gary Carciello's very talented and deep musical well.&nbsp;He amazes us at how&nbsp;he can squeeze such a&nbsp;tasteful and hot guitar solo in such a short space!</p><p>DrC's keys/Moog are outstanding on this song as is his mixing abilities!</p><p>Rob is showing his bass playing versatility in Prisoner as you can hear hints of Getty Lee. Rob does have quick fingers!</p><p>When I first heard this song I was taken back a bit. It sounded great as an instrumental and&nbsp;I wasn't sure if I could&nbsp;help or hurt&nbsp;it with vocal additions.&nbsp;Truthfully I was&nbsp;intimidated by the unusual timing but the more I listened the more it came into focus. What went down&nbsp;is what I heard&nbsp;and you may&nbsp;recognize a little influence from&nbsp;one of my favorite singers.</p><p>Farrell Jackson - Vocals</p><p>Rayon Vert</p>

<p>This is a rockin' song and lyric that Rob wrote for the same title song challenge. It's been reworked slightly (shortened)&nbsp; and remixed to put the Rayon Vert spin on it.&nbsp;I'm so glad&nbsp;this&nbsp; song&nbsp;will be&nbsp;included on the&nbsp;upcoming Rayon Vert CD because it's a mover and a shaker!</p><p>If you like a driving rocking sound then Rob has written a good one for you!</p><p>Songwriting and thunderous bass provided by Rob Grant.</p><p>All the smokin' guitars are done by Gary Carciello.</p><p>DrC has added his wonderful keys and production skills.</p><p>Farrell Jackson - all vocals and harmonica.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>Farrell for Rayon Vert</p>

About the name Rayon Vert:

Green flashes and green rays are rare optical phenomenon that occur shortly after sunset or before sunrise, when a green spot is visible for a short period of time above the sun, or a green ray shoots up from the sunset point. It is usually observed from a low altitude where there is an unobstructed view of the horizon, such as on the ocean. Jules Verne wrote a book about it in 1882 called Le Rayon Vert. The idea in the novel is if one can predict where and when to observe the green flash and once seen....true love is found.

We are four musicians that have seen the green flash in music. Through coincidental circumstances we've been drawn together via Internet collaborations for the purpose of sharing our love of music, much like the green flash phenomenum. We've decided to make it official with an actual name, Rayon Vert. Songs to be  posted will be new or newly re-mixed songs. We all have similar yet varying musical styles and tastes that are inspired by classical, classic rock, and progressive rock greats of the past. We've found, when combined, our ideas create some interesting  musical themes. We hope you find our songs entertaining and interesting also!

In that same green flash vein, Rayon Vert hopes that once you hear our music you will truly love it. If not.......while listening to our songs, please stare at the green flash picture until you do, LOL!

Rayon Vert members are: Gary Carciello, Rob Grant, DrC, and Farrell Jackson

We just posted a new mix of Life Under a Microscope.