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The Forbidden Anthems
California-based guitarist Joe Mersch has released the 17 song CD The Forbidden Anthems, featuring arty, acoustic folk with an ear toward fingerstyle guitar and jazz harmonies. Including three guitar instrumentals ("Truck Stop", "On 78 East" and "Further Up"), The Forbidden Anthems showcases beautiful guitar work, engaging lyrics, and songs which feel familar yet still go to unexpected places. The poetic vision is totally complete and utterly crystalline (the enclosed lyric sheet is essential), and the ideas are of a depth seldom found in popular music. It becomes obvious after the first listen that this artist is something special.
Tracks — 3 of 17 instrumental
| 1 | Long Ride In The Shadow | 3:59 |
| 2 | Looking At The Morning Star | 4:57 |
| 3 | Don't Bite The Apple | 3:37 |
| 4 | Rhythm To Life | 3:13 |
| 5 | Further Up Inst. guitar | 4:07 |
| 6 | Mystery Of Faith | 4:15 |
| 7 | Isolation Blues | 4:18 |
| 8 | The Road From Eden | 4:53 |
| 9 | On 78 East Inst. guitar | 2:01 |
| 10 | Walk This Burden Down | 3:46 |
| 11 | When Love Turns Back | 4:38 |
| 12 | Truck Stop Inst. guitar | 2:26 |
| 13 | The Last Forbidden Thing | 3:43 |
| 14 | And I Love You | 3:17 |
| 15 | Somehow | 4:03 |
| 16 | Give It Back | 3:36 |
| 17 | No Homage | 2:52 |
