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Artist:	"RULE 62"
Title:	"RULE 62"
Label:	Maverick
Available:	Any Major Music Store
Reviewed By:	Kayla Christian
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Hang onto your hat when you start up this explosive CD. "Rule 62" comes across with such energy, it makes you wonder if there will be any left for the rest of the album. It will amaze you how this group continues to crank out this type of energy throughout the whole album, and still have plenty in reserve. The first cut on this album is dynamite, a song called, "Maybe I Will." Brian Coakley, savagely puts forth a unique sound to this fascinating blend of both texture and homophonic. He has a mystical sound as he sings, "You can leave tomorrow/You can do anything you like/As long as the ties that bind us/Are stronger than those/That would pull us apart." The untamed explosions of guitars is far beyond cognizance. "Drown" is their first single, a very catchy tune, which has crossed all barriers, mostly on college radio, and even though this band is distinctively Alternative, their unique talent has carried them into both the Alternative and Modern Rock radio circuit. "Drown" is about man struggling to keep above the elements of technology that has the world mesmerized. "I go down and I drown/underneath the weight of all that's going down." Brian says, "To put it in a nutshell, it's about quality, as opposed quantity." When you listen to "I Wish I Was," it will pull you in like a magnet. A delicate, delightful melody, that starts off youthful, "Oh I wish I looked cooler/I wish I looked better." It grows from a child, into an adult. From a simple, playful world, to a world of adversity, and uncertainty. "My name is man, look at the mess I'm in." It is uniquely done, with ultimate style. You can immediately recognize the exceptional aptitude this band has. "Wake Up" is a strong praise to arms. It brings out the awareness of the bitterness and hate the world is faced with today. A cry to put a stop to the destruction. "You're raised and you can't see hate on the inside/Wake up you're ignorance is free; hate on the outside," but the tag comes around to ensures us there is still objectivity left in the world. "Keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times/Time to shave your head and put your Doc Martins boots on." Leading into a pleasant vertical aspect, is soft Alternative sound. "She Sells," is not only pleasant to the ears, but has one relishing the vocals and chords of the guitar. A showcase of Brian's extraordinary voice which fuses melody and homophony collectively. A very catchy upbeat sound, and while listening, you can almost sense an aroma of Paul Simon. "Chains" creeps up on us and then explodes into dynamic equations of "Lie to get what you want again/Lie to get what you can again." An nuclear expansion of "Rule 62's" astounding talent, "Chains" is a totally different sound, and the band puts forth full electrifying energy which surges deep into our soul as we analyze each exquisite note. It portrays the destruction of dishonesty, "Lie to myself so why should I ever pretend/When I'm a slave and I can't stop." Next rolls in "Someone That You Know," with a distinctive, unique sound... almost eerie. "Hollow child dressed in denial/Took awhile to cultivate that style." A sadness falls in watching someone lose the gift of life, as they indulge in self destruction. "Rule 62" caresses this vision and expels it for us to hear. "Dead Fish" comes across in a collegians style of the vertical aspect of music, combining again the consonant and dissonant sounds. But in this song, they merge it with contrapuntal music. It pleads for environmental and intellectual awareness, "What you throw down your sink, that is what you drink/What you throw down your head. this is what you think." The feelings of emotional abuse comes through with the next song, "Zero." "Zero, that's what you make me feel like, Zero/A watered down version of your real first choice/Or just another pretty voice, or just Zero." This tune is heavy with solid guitars and strong percussions. As the CD spins, it continues to produce the quality of the unique talent of this band. "Fall Away" is a rich gathering of harmony and organized element of music. The lyrics are a little heavy in this song, with depressing subjects of suicide/drugs. "Believe" is a complete turn around from the last couple of songs. It is a fine delicate ballad that shows Brian's tenor voice is indeed extraordinary in this resplendent beautiful song. "I can still hear your voice, the last words that you said/And walked into the sun. Like shells on the beach/we're never really owned by anyone." The album ends with a strange song called "Cow." The invested sounds of the lead guitar showcase the quality that puts this band in a class all it's own. "Cow" is an upbeat, catchy tune, it's combination of harmonies tested to the limits. The balance of this musical equivalent to light and dark, makes this song more exciting. It is amazing the talent that this band possesses. Each song is exquisitely unique, not one follows the same grooves of another. Their music takes you places and veers off in a magnitude of different directions. This is an exceptional CD, one that has such a variety of sounds, it's guaranteed to satisfy every listener.

Live In Concert RULE 62 Spanky's Salt Lake City, Utah 9/16/97 Review by: Kayla Christian

It's difficult to convey the route to success in the music industry, let alone trying to make a dream come true, with hopes of traveling the road of success. The explosive band "Rule 62," emerging out of Orange County, CA have proven that dreams do come true.

With their brass-knuckled performances and contemplative lyrics, "Rule 62" is a sign of intelligent life in an often hostile and indifferent universe. The band's self-titled debut album on the Maverick label is a study in contrast and tension: effervescent power- pop melodies and conscientious lyrics, scraping against violent white noise eruptions and explosive rhythms.

Knowing the dynamic sound of this band, it was surprising to find the stage arena only half full. Apparently, those who were in other areas of Spanky's had no idea what was in store, while the others took full advantage and seized the best seats in the house.

"Rule 62" emerged onto the stage, with an enormous burst of vigor and vitality. The unification of the distinctive talent of Brian Coakley (lead vocals/guitar), Jon Goodell (lead guitar/vocals), Eric Banks (bass/vocals), and Jonny Knight (drums/vocals) unveiled their firepower on the album's first hit single, "Drown," the most added single on college radio. "Drown" expresses the perplex relationship between humanity and technology. It's about feeling overwhelmed by the integral magnitude media cybernetics extravaganza.

"I go down and I drown/underneath the weight of all that's going down/and I drown/underneath the weight of all that's going down/underneath the weight of all." The song paints a portrait of a man sinking beneath the weight of technology. As Brian Coakley puts it, "It's about quality, as opposed to quantity."

Even though "Rule 62" is distinctively Alternative, their unique aptitude shows the magnitude that this band carries, for it breaks the barrier of Modern Rock, and can be heard on both of these radio circuits. As they produced their electrifying sound, a surge of extracted energy was felt throughout the whole club.

In short order, the seating in the stage arena was packed, and many were left standing. The band continued to generate their high energy non-stop, for song after song. "L U V" was especially intriguing, and although not on this album, it is guaranteed to be carried over to the next one released.

"I Wish I Was" has a whimsical structure easy to relate to. Brian prioritized the stratagem "Oh, I wish I looked cooler/I wished I looked better/I wish I looked taller/I wish I was rich." With the whole audience mesmerized, "Rule 62" immediately kicked into high gear, with the punk/pop/rock found in "She Sells" and "Someone That You Know." "Wake Up" is a self-explanatory call to arms, while "Dead Fish" pleads for milieu and academician awareness: "What you throw down your sink/That is what you drink/What you throw down your head/That is what you think," followed by the enigmatic "Zero," in which Brian juxtaposes lovelorn inclination versus stagnant mopey alt-rock perception. Many bands are out there just to have fun, but "Rule 62" is a magnificent jigsaw of words, thoughts and sounds, that have the professional quality to succeed. There are no lightweights here. They have the strong desire to make it to the top, and to the top they will make it.

RULE 62 INTERVIEW SPANKY'S Salt Lake City, UT 9/16/97 Interviewed by: Kayla Christian

AMZ: - How long have you guys been together? Brian - We've been together about 3 years. Jon Goodell: - This band started out as a side band for all of us.. We each belonged to other bands, then all of those bands started disintegrating. I thought, well, I'm too bored playing in one band, because it was not busy enough, so I'll play in two, then I will always be playing music. Now this band is busy enough that I don't need another one. AMZ: - How did you guys get together in the first place? Brian: - I started play with some guys and they had to quit, because they had other things they had to do. Then Jon started playing with me, and we did two or three sets. He played the songs that I had, and I said, "You know, I need a band to play these songs, would you be in this band?" Then, later on, Eric came along, and finally John came along. Jon Goodell: - It's a small world. I drove a quarter of a mile from our manager all the time about three years ago - not even a quarter of a mile. He lived just down the street from my best friend. Didn't even know him. It's very small world. AMZ: - Is this your "first" album? Brian: - We actually had an independent release about two years ago, but there was a problem with the contract and everything, so it was pulled off the shelf. There are still a very limited amount out there. We had a good record, but no one hears about it. AMZ: - Then "Rule 62" is actually your second album? Brian - Yeah, sort of. We're calling it our debut because this is our major label debut. Because we have been doing independent music and independent record labels for so long, that's why we're calling this one our debut. AMZ - Out of all the songs on this album, which one is your favorite? Brian - It changes. I think, right now, it's "Wake Up," but it changes. "She Sells" is a close second. What about you , John? Johnny Knight - You know, I have an attachment to "Cow" now. Actually, I believe I heard it in someone's car. I hadn't heard it along time, and I was like, "Oh yeah, that's a real good song. We spent a lot of time working on it." AMZ - Do you write your songs as a team? Brian - I write the basic skeleton of the song, and then I bring it into the band and we kind of put the condiments on it, so to speak. We are adding and throwing in different parts and stuff. It's a group process, and we write our own material. AMZ - When you're putting an album together, what determines which songs you will use? Brian - It's a process. We write them all down on a list, we rehearse them all and record them all. Then each one of us picks our favorites that we thought "This one has to be on the record." After doing that with everybody, we use our manager as a fifth vote, and the label has a vote too. After going through all that, certain songs were obvious. "Drown" and "I Wish I Was" were obvious, everyone picked them. That got them out of the way, then it went down to which one did four people pick, then three, we just canceled them out, pretty much used mathematics. AMZ - When you put your music together, do you write the music first then add the lyrics? Brian - It depends. I wrote a song called "Don't Bite Me." We just recorded it, but it's not on the album. It's on a limited CD that we have, and I actually wrote the lyrics first. I had this thing in my head, and I kept saying the lyric over in my head. Mostly, I just make up the rest. If the song is written, then I have the lyrics. But, it can work either way. AMZ - "Drown" is your first single, how is it doing? Brian - It's doing good on Modern Rock Radio, which is kind of surprising to us, because we didn't feel that was the type of band that we were. With those stations being really receptive, and with different cities across the country playing it, we were kind of missing the fact that we wanted it played on Alternative Radio. Our next single will be "Wake Up" and we are going to post it to be Alternative. AMZ - "Drown" speaks about technology doesn't it? Brian - Yes, it's mainly talking about all devices, technology, information sources. It's one of those songs, kind of to me in a nutshell, about quality, as opposed to quantity. In this day and age, there is so much quantity of information, so much quantity of choices. There's new cars and new this and new that. So much that it really makes it difficult for the average person to make the right choices. We must choose correctly out of this big sea of muck that we're in. Some people take it as Anti. They read the bio and they think I am anti-technology, I'm not. We have a website, we have technology right here. A guitar is technology, the pencil is early technology. But people think that I am anti-poor quality. That I am just quantity of stuff, for no apparent value. So that is what "Drown" is about. AMZ - You have a video out of "Drown." Which direction is it going? Brian - With the video, we want to build a level and stay underground as much as possible, even though we are on a major. It is going to go to underground video shows. You know there are small video shows in every city. One hour, two hour video cable access shows. It's going to all of those, and it is going to M2, which is the more, I would say, the cooler side of MTV. AMZ - Do you have a Fan Club? Brian - We have a Website with a bulletin board. It functions as a fan club. We can interact with people when they can log on and leave us messages, then we log on and answer them. Our website address is: www.rule62.com AMZ - What do you guys do in your spare time? How do you unwind after a show? Jon Goodell - Read, eat, exercise, play the guitar if it is around. Drive around a lot. Johnny Knight - Spend time with Casey, my son. Go to soccer games. Fishing, too. Jon Goodell - Yeah, fishing, it's awesome. Brian - I watch documentaries. I went backpacking on the last break that we had. It was pretty cool. Backpacking at high altitudes, it was cold. It actually was wonderful sleeping on the ground, being rugged like Grizzly Adams. AMZ - What are your goals for the Band? Brian - We do not want to restrict ourselves in any way. We want to go for it, do the best that we can do, and end up wherever we may end up. If that's the top, then we'll be the top. If we are the number one band of the world, then we are the number one band of the world. If not, then we will be somewhere else, but we will do the best we can do. We are not going to hold ourselves short of something that maybe, might be, what it is our destiny is to do. AMZ - Do you have plans of taking your tour to Europe? Brian - There is already talk about it. It is going to happen. We plan on touring everywhere in the world that we can possibly go to. Our plans are, as far as Europe, Japan, Australia, we know we're going. But first we are going to focus on the United States, then go there. We don't want to spread ourselves too thin, trying to do too many different territories at once. We want to establish ourselves here first. AMZ - Are you working on another album now? Brian - We are always writing. We are always working on stuff as individuals, growing and learning on different stuff. As a band we have written a few new songs since the album. Maybe about six, but we can't focus on that right now. We are going to do it little by little, throughout the next couple of years, while we are touring, whenever we have time. But, for right now, it's more about focusing on these songs, playing them the best that we can. We want people to buy this record, then come to the shows, and see it performed even better than the record. Feel the energy and participate in that record and those songs. We play, right now, in our set, two songs that are not on that record. One is from the past and one will probably be on our next record. It is a song called "LUV." We love playing it, and we play it now. It will probably be on something in the future. AMZ - Speaking of the future, what does the band want to see in their future? Brian - We want to be successful, and I believe major part of success is to keep making records. We want to share what we do, with the world, with no limitations. AMZ - You're on Maverick now. How did that come about? Johnny Knight - We played at this club called "The Dragonfly" every Wednesday night. At first we started working with one record label. Then more labels came to see us every night. Brian - Maverick was the most independent label of them all with major label pull. That was what we were looking for. Johnny Knight - They showed that they wanted us. They were enthusiastic. They liked the band. Brian - That is what we wanted. Someone that believes in us, like we believe in ourselves. AMZ - Thank you for taking the time to do this interview, and I want to wish you luck on your tour. You are a great group with a great sound. Brian - Thank you!

Artist:	"FORREST"
Title:	"FORREST ON FIRE"
Label:	World Talent Records
Release Date:	9/1/97
Available:	Major Music Stores Or at: http://members.aol.com/rockmez/index.html
Reviewed By:	Donn Jehs
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While this album is the first from the new band "Forrest", the four members of the band bring a wealth of experience with them and the evidence is plain for all to hear. The band is made up of Forrest McDonald, guitar & vocals, Raymond Victor, keyboards & lead vocals, Diane Dutra, bass & vocals and Dean Johnson, drums. The principal, and namesake for the band, Forrest comes to us from Austin Texas where he first performed as a member of "The Ox Bow Incidents" and moved on to "The Boston Rock Symphony" and toured with "Wadsworth Mansion" before moving to LA and reforming Wadsworth into the band "Slingshot." This led to his meeting Raymond Victor and the subsequent band, "Bookends." When "Bookends" broke up Raymond moved to San Francisco and a solo career. Forrest formed yet another band,"The Force" with Tony Carey and at the same time wrote and recorded with Steve Perry. "I Need You" on Forrest's solo CD was a result of their collaboration. Forrest next found himself in Muscle Shoals, AL working with the "Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section" before returning to Boston and a partnership with Raymond. Over the next three years the songs that came to be on this album were written. With Raymond came his wife, Dianne, who had performed as bassist and vocalist for a number of Bay Area groups including "Jefferson Starship." Dean came by way of "Starship," "The Tubes" and "Robin Trower." Such a pedigreed background explains the high quality musicianship and vocals on the album. The album opens with a tremendous blues tune, "If You Don't Really Love Me," complete with a piano intro that sets the tone and the sad but deep feeling tones of Raymond Victor with a harmonica/piano duet in the middle that is as blues as it gets. The song closes with a vocal explosion by Raymond. "123 Rock" reminds me of the "Stray Cats" "She's Sixteen," and rocks just as hard. It is followed by my personal favorite on this album, "Police Woman," and evoked fantasies involving Angie Dickinson (Pepper Martin on the series "Police Woman") and includes a tremendous guitar rif in the background at several points with the hungry vocals of Raymond. The next cut, "Hook Line And Sinker" is a showcase for Forrest's steller guitar play. It is highly likely that "In America" could become a Fourth of July staple much like the Neil Diamond hit, "Coming to America," as it has red, white, and blue written all over it. The strength of Diane's background vocals including a partial rendition of "My Country T'is Of Thee" gives this song an even greater force. Forrest's guitar is again prevalent and rocking on "I'm Not The Waiting Kind" and "Queen Of Sheeba." On the latter it seems that the guitar and Raymond's vocals are singing to each other - like a man confiding his troubles to his best buddy who offers sympathy and agreement. For some reason the vocals seem distant and remote on "That's How I Want Our Love To Be," and leaves this the weakest cut on the album in spite of some excellent guitar work. The blues return in full force, including sound effects, on "I Need You," with the vocals going right through you like a hot knife through butter. "Hard To Lose" is just as good, using the guitar as a cointerpoint, this time to the vocals. The last two cuts have a distinct country flavor, "Take Me To The Country" and the final cut, "Rollin Down The River" which has a spiritual flavor to it and features Raymond's keyboard work. All in all, a joy to listen to and certainly an awesome debut. This is one "Forrest on Fire" I'm glad Smokey didn't prevent.

Interview With "Forrest" Leader Forrrest McDonald 9/13/97 Interviewed By: Donn Jehs

Forrest: - Where shall we start? AMZ: - First let me tell you I really enjoyed your album. Forrest: - Thank you very much. What were some of the things you enjoyed most? I loved the Beatles, and how each LP had so much to offer, and I kind of approach songwriting like that. Oops I'm running away here. AMZ: - I liked the variety. Isn't it difficult to play a variety of styles on one album? Forrest: - Yes and no. There is a common thread which is the guitar and the writer, but I try to keep them in a flow with each other so that the CD is an experience of many flavors with a common thread. AMZ: - What were you out to achieve with this record? What did you look to accomplish? Forrest: - First, I wanted to have the songs all recorded in the same one or two studios so that the overall production would be consistent. Second, I wanted to have a group sound anchored by a great vocalist, thus Raymond Victor. Third, I wanted to deliver a quality product of good music from the heart that made the listeners also feel good and I think I have achieved all that with this recording - it's "on Fire." AMZ: - Yes, I read about your crossing paths with Raymond. How did the other members come about? Forrest: - Well Diane, our bass player, is Raymond's wife, and Dean, the drummer, just happened to be free from the Starship and the timing was right. We have played in the S.F. Bay area for years now. But Ray and I go back to our very early days in Hollywood as youngsters, and there is no one I enjoy working with more the Ray. AMZ: - You and he wrote all the songs on the album correct? Forrest: - Affirmative captain. AMZ: - I have to ask about "Police Woman." What inspired that song? Forrest: - That's a good question, hehehe. Let me pontificate. I was in Memphis one night relaxing with a friend of mine, a beautiful young Detective drinking some wine and chatting, my acoustic guitar nearby. One thing lead to another and by the next morning she was all finished. That's one of the benefits of being a words man. That song rocks don't you think? AMZ: - It sure does! I kind of thought of the TV series actually. Forrest: - Oh, I have plans for TV for "Police Woman." AMZ: - Really? Video? Forrest: - Yes. Can't you see NYPD Blues playing it? Or an Arnold or Stallone action type film with it pumping in the background? Or we're playing it in a bar scene and the hot police woman ducks in to elude bad guys? The possibilities are endless. AMZ: - It would fit well. AMZ: - I also wanted to ask about your unique marketing method for this album? Forrest: - Do you think its unique really? Thanks. Well the Internet is here to stay, accessable by millions. AMZ: - What kind of response have you had so far? Forrest: - I sold 12,000 units of my solo debut and the new cd is in its second pressing and shipping and we only released it 10 days ago. It will take a few months for mega results and we fully expect for "on Fire" to be a major record this year. AMZ: - How many of the folks didn't send the money - took you up on your guarantee? Forrest: - Well I 'd say about 17% (Yes I'm usually this precise) don't pay or send a bad check. I have not ruled them out completely they may just have some bad circumstances affecting them and are intending to pay when they can. AMZ: - World Talent Records said you were shipping to Blockbuster - so it will be available in standard record outlets also? Forrest: - Yes. Blockbuster, Tower. We intend to have distribution agreements with Valley, WEA, and BMG soon. AMZ: - You have a lot of faith in your fellow man don't you? Or woman? Forrest: - Yes I think there's good and bad in all of us. I am an optimist. I know you can move a mountain with a spoon one day at a time. AMZ: - Which brings me to another favorite on the album - "In America." Forrest: - And this is a great country, where if you work your ass off, have some talent, and some luck, you can do about anything you set your mind to.Yes I love that song (I like it here In America). AMZ: - I guess your preceeding comment just about covered that. Forrest: - It moves me and those that hear it are equally inspired. Yes, somehow I jumped your lead in. Sorry folks, I didn't read the script. We're just clicking here, Donn and me. Did it move you Donn? At the end on the My country tis of thee part? AMZ: - Yes, I really felt moved. I've listened to it several times and still feel the same way. How about touring? Forrest: - Yes, major touring. Being with an independent record label has some great advantages. We have complete artistic control and freedom and if we fail it's because we didn't do a good job, not because someone else wouldn't let us do what we do best. We are waiting until the record is big to hit the road. I imagine that will be around Thanksgiving. AMZ: - Kind of the reverse in some ways isn't that? Most bands usually tour to promote the album? Forrest: - Yes it is, since we don't have a million dollars in tour support which would come out of our pockets anyway. We are doing radio spots; showing up at this station and that to help the folks that believe in us and then when the record's on the charts in 2 or 3 formats we can play any venue we want without going in the red to do it. AMZ: - Where do you expect to find most of your audience? Forrest: - I think our listeners will come from 3 core groups. 1. The Blues lovers. 2. The Rockers. 3. Country Americana. My thinking on this is as follows. There have been people who love the blues forever and they are very loyal listeners (We can play the blues!!!) There is also a generation of people who love R&R like Bob Seger, Skynard, Allmaon Bros, Clapton, good basic rock and roll; killer guitar and vocals with strong hooks. Speaking of "Hook Line and Sinker" we can deliver the goods there when its time to rock!!! Last there is the country americana format that I think are going to jump all over "In America." Most of the "pros" say that you can't do what I'm trying to do with this CD - break out in 3 areas and have them all still tie together, but there are people who make things happen, and those that wonder what happened. We are about making "Forrest On Fire" happen in a very big way. AMZ: - Okay, some personal notes. Who do you listen to when you put on the CD player? Forrest: - T Bone Walker. When I was 14 my dad noticed I was a big fan of the Beatles and had taken up the guitar. He said, "Son, if you want to learn how to play the guitar listen to this," and he gave me T-Bones' "Two Bones and a Pick" LP. I also play Jimmie Witherspoon, Stevie Ray, Jimi Hendrix, Page, Jeff Beck, Mike Bloomfield, Ray Charles, Santana and Johnny Winter, guys like that. AMZ: - Does Ray's taste run in the same direction? Or does he bring a different taste? Forrest: - Ray is a keyboard man and since I'm his favorite guitar player he listens to me and Otis Spann. Old guys. He loves jazz. I forget to mention we both love Dr.John. I better stop this old guys stuff. Hehehe. AMZ: - I was wondering where the jazz came in? Forrest: - We love all jazz. Mose Allison is another favorite, McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson, Miles, Mony, Mulligan, Brubeck, Monk Mingus, Sydney Bichet - New Orleans. We have a lot of roots there. Muddy Waters, Lightning Hopkins, Howlin Wolf. AMZ: - What is your favorite cut on the album? Forrest: - That's a tough one. I love sections of all the songs for different reasons. I could give about 6 or 7 but not one. I'm pretty happy with all of it. There were some sessions where we had limited time and didn't get it perfect. AMZ: - Maybe I should ask which one the fans seem to like most? Forrest: - Let's see. The fans are saying, "If You Don't Really Love Me," "123 Rock," "In America," "Hook Line," "Queen Of Sheba," "Police Woman," "Hard to Lose," "I Need You," "Thats How I Want Our Love To Be." Well, I got it down to 8. So it's pretty much a CD most people like, and their top 3 may be different, but it's a hit to them over all. No, Diane, our bassist says "Take Me To The Country" is the best song on the CD, but when there are so many good songs it's easy to overlook one, and over time the CD grows on you more and more. She's really good and has a great voice too. When you see us live be ready to have a great time. AMZ: - Let me ask her then. How does she think women will take to this album? Forrest: - She thinks that all women listen carefully to the words of any song, and since the lyrics are good in her opinion, then females should like the CD because the words are good, her man is singing, and the music rocks. AMZ: - Interesting. Men are moved by the music, women by the words? Forrest: - Well, I like to think everyone listens to the words and feels the music, but let's face it. Many songs get your by their feel, whether its the beat or the bass, long before the words start. Sometimes you never understand any words, but the music grabs you. Just an observation that women are sensitive to lyrics. I think men are too but, we can like a song that we don't understand the words to.Whew! AMZ: - Does anyone else want to make a comment? Forrest: - We really just want people to give us a listen. We're very down to earth, not pretensious. Can't even spell correctly. We're only human but we have a lot of years combined experience and we want to share our good feelings with all those that are willing to give us a listen. AMZ: - Well, when you tour, you better get down this way so I can get the benefit of that experience and the good feelings. Forrest: - IF you don't show up then we will visit you in the Hospital. AMZ: - Laughing Forrrest: - 'Cause if you can make it you'll be there. You are so nice to have us in your magazine. We thank you so much. AMZ: - Thank you too! This has been a wonderful time! Forrest: - Please come to our web site anytime, sign the guestbook and we will see you on tour. AMZ: - Plan on it! Forrest: - Thank you very much on behalf of the whole band, Donn. You're Number One with us!!! AMZ: - And thanks from AMZ. Keep the music coming!

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