BraveWords Records has presented Rhett Forrester fans this rare footage of Forrester performing live in Red Deer, Canada 1992. This is some of the very last footage of the artist, who’s best known for his lead vocals in the band Riot, performing live before his untimely death in 1994.
Rob Robbins says about the “Live in Red Deer, 1992” performance:
Of the few live shows we did, this was the only one caught on video for a whole set. We were starting to get tight as a unit by this point. I wish the audio could have been better. This is as raw as you can get. This is some of the last live footage of Rhett in existence. Even with a smaller crowd Rhett treated it like we were playing to a packed arena. I regret not recording more of our shows. There have been copies on YouTube but this is from my original tapes. Hope you enjoy the show.
There has also been album released of The Complete Dr. Dirty Sessions. Produced by Robbins, this album features Forrester’s distinct vocals accompanied by an ensemble of musicians including Rob Robbins on guitar, keys, and vocals, Rod Albon on bass, Brent Gattoni on drums, and Matt Whale contributing keys on the track “Hold On”.
The Complete Dr Dirty Sessions offers listeners an insight into Forrester’s musical influences that helped define his style during his “Canadian tenure”. Rhett had cited to Robbins that his biggest influences were Paul Rodgers and Steven Tyler.
According to Producer Rob Robbins:
It was a pleasure to work on and restore these sessions from deep in the archives — it is great that previously unreleased songs are finally seeing the light of day.
The digital release of the album features numerous exclusive bonus tracks, further pulling back the musical curtain on Forrester’s final years.
Tracklisting:
01 Coming Home
02 Redbone Rock
03 Love Song
04 Rescue Me
05 Too Little Too Late
06 Smokin’ Gun
07 Hold On
08 In And Out
09 It’s A Little Too Much (Unreleased Track)
10 Amazing Grace (Unreleased Track)
11 Rescue Me (Unreleased Clearlake Studios Session)
12 Love Song (Work Tape)
13 Rescue Me (Work Tape)
14 Too Little Too Late (Work Tape)
15 Hold On (Work Tape)
16 In And Out (Work Tape)
