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Forrest Kyle
Heroes and Villains
Genre: Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Beautiful
2. Fist Full Of Moments
3. Good Looks and Fast Guns
4. Latin Space Cowboy
5. Heroes and Villains
6. Gone Adventuring
7. Reality Maker
8. Waiting For the Day
9. Revival
10. Your Love
11. Attach

CD Details

All Artists: Forrest Kyle
Title: Heroes and Villains
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Original Release Date: 12/6/2002
Release Date: 12/6/2002
Genre: Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 659057519425

Synopsis

Album Description

Instrumental rock fueled by Latin beats and explosive guitar. "Heroes and Villains" was recorded in my bedroom in about seven hours. I actually had all the songs written by January of 2002, but I decided I hated them all so I deleted them all and started over. I then spent the next six months or so writing new songs. Then, on a cold October day, I sat down and recorded all the guitar parts. Finally, I took the entire mess up to Binary Studios in Bellingham and had it mixed/mastered. The result is an album that I am very excited about. I love every song on this album. Each one has a special meaning to me, and I came away from the experience a healthier person. I played or programmed all the instruments on this album. By "programmed", I mean that I used various composition programs to score out keyboard parts, synth drum parts, and various other musical textures that you'll find on the disc. It's true that probably 80% of the non-guitar instruments on this album are entirely synthetic. However, the time, effort, and passion that went into painstakingly scoring out these songs was not synthetic, and I stand by this record very proudly.

CD Reviews

Your ears will love you for buying this [CD!!!]

John | United States | 05/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My parents used to live across the alley behind Forrest Kyle's home. When I visited my parents, at least once a month, I'd usually hear Forrest practicing. I listened to him in this way for about four years. After about three years, I noticed that he was beginning to sound like a professional musician. At some point after that, I began to wonder whether I was hearing him or a CD being played loudly, and whether he had given up the guitar and was now playing CDs instead.Then one day I heard what sounded like an outrageously good guitar player playing on a CD with a band. Thinking there was a chance that it was Forrest, I went to his house to find out who was playing. His mother answered the door and told me that it was Forrest playing - not a CD. She asked me if I would like to see him playing. She opened up the door to his room and there he was playing a guitar with electronic musical equipment everywhere and a large Jimi Hendrix poster on the wall. I'm an amateur jazz and classical guitar player so I took advantage of the situation to "talk shop" with Forrest about music before I left.Soon after that my parents and I moved to the Portland, Oregon area. So I didn't get a chance to follow Forrest's musical career. However, recently I called his parents and his mother told me about his web site and his new CD "Heroes and Villains." I was very glad to find out that he was making CDs and I bought the new CD immediately. Today I ordered his other CD."Heroes and Villains" is highly accessible instrumental rock music that invites you to fly with it and makes room for passengers. There is a lot to like. The one vocal (the title cut) is excellent also. On the CD a variety of musical styles and tempos (mostly within the rock vein) are used to express a rich array of emotions. Most of the CD is great dance music too, but the latin flavored tunes are especially danceable. Forrest is very agile at making the guitar talk and he has something to say. Because of the way it's produced, it sounds better than anything else I've played on the CD player in my car. It seems to cut through road noise quite effectively."