Here’s the re-release the now out of print Idaho “The Forbidden ep /Alas ’97/’98” on one CD.
These records represented an unexpected turn from Idaho’s beautifully bombastic rocker “3 sheets to the wind” ’96, paired down from a full size band to a duo. These 2 long out of print cd’s represent a study in economy and subtlety that still sound fresh and new today. The last song “The Sun Is All There Is” gives the listener a hint of what to follow a few months later at the millennium change with “Hearts of Palm” which was voted one of the top five releases of the year by French paper Libération along with Radiohead and Johnny Cash.