Remember These Works
For many bands, making it past the second practice with the original lineup is a feat of en-
durance. Eugene band Forgotten Works has made it to the second year mark and is cele-
brating the occasion with an anniversary show at Wandering Goat Coffee House.
Forgotten Works, a duo of Eugeneans David Norem and Dan Reyhle, bills itself as “hand-
crafted acoustic music.” The toddler-aged band has a grown-up four CDs to its credit: two live
CDs, one from the World Café from July 2006 and one from the Downtown Lounge in May of
2006; Last Days, a 6-song EP released in March of 2006; and their first full length, Last Days
of Smoke & Thunder, released in April of this year. These guys seem to have no problem writ-
ing material, as Smoke & Thunder is 13 tracks totaling more than 66 minutes. Their songs
hover between Neil Young-ish jagged-edged folk rockers like “Thousand Points,” which cribs a
little lyrically from the master, to the Santana-esque flourishes of jazzy guitar and rhythmic
percussion present on “Listen To Life.” There’s even some down-homey bluegrass on “To Your
Own Self Be True.”
One of the album’s highlights, the five-minute “Rumi’s Song,” is an instrumental tune dis-
playing Latin-tinged percussive elements. Placed midway through the CD, it’s an airy counter-
point to the lyrical heaviness of the other songs. Norem (guitar) and Reyhle (guitar, mandolin)
share singing duties and seem to have a stellar musical camaraderie. On Smoke & Thunder,
the instrumentation that the pair doesn’t handle themselves is augmented with Pat Reyhle on
percussion and effects and second percussionist Parker Koehn. Here’s to many more multi-
ples of two-year anniversaries for Forgotten Works!
Forgotten Works plays at 8 pm Saturday, Nov. 24, at Wandering Goat Coffee House. Free.
— Vanessa Salvia
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