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fave it Classic Rock | New Wave
12 tracks | 57 minutes
Released Apr 2007
on Kirk Armstrong
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:13 Laura Lie lyrics BUY MP3 04:13 Laura Lie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:13 Laura Lie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 I Am Here You Are Gone lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 I Am Here You Are Gone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 I Am Here You Are Gone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Come On Little Girl lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 Come On Little Girl lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Come On Little Girl
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:16 Burning Down lyrics BUY MP3 05:16 Burning Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:16 Burning Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:13 Second Hand lyrics BUY MP3 06:13 Second Hand lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:13 Second Hand
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:55 Colours Of Despair lyrics BUY MP3 04:55 Colours Of Despair lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:55 Colours Of Despair
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 If I Tell You Tonight lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 If I Tell You Tonight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 If I Tell You Tonight
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 Nothing Here To Make Me Stay lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 Nothing Here To Make Me Stay lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 Nothing Here To Make Me Stay
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 I've Been Dreaming lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 I've Been Dreaming lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 I've Been Dreaming
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 I'd Send A Miracle lyrics BUY MP3 05:13 I'd Send A Miracle lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:13 I'd Send A Miracle
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 Forever Never Heard lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 Forever Never Heard lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 Forever Never Heard
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:50 She Shines Like Diamonds lyrics BUY MP3 05:50 She Shines Like Diamonds lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:50 She Shines Like Diamonds
Guitar driven melodic rock
Bio / Background
Kirk Armstrong Biography
Music came naturally to me. I was influenced by everything I heard. My main influences in my teens were Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. I learned to play guitar with the help of some friends, my record player and my ears. I started writing songs as soon as I learned to play. When punk and new wave hit in the late 70’s some friends and I started a collection of bands which evolved into my first professional band, Manikin. Manikin played around the area for a couple of years but was unviable financially. I started to teach guitar around this time in order to supplement my income.
In the 80’s I took an electronics course offered by Algonquin. This helped me come to grips with the music synthesizers which were just becoming affordable for the average person at this time. I started a new band, AKA, which played locally. When AKA folded I sold all my sound reinforcement equipment and bought a Portastudio, a synthesizer and a drum machine.
↓ more ↓I started to concentrate upon my own original material. I was working in the high tech field at this time and was introduced to computer programming.
In the mid 80’s I left the high tech industry and joined the Murray Reid Group, a popular Valley band, as the lead guitarist. We played constantly for a couple of years and then I decided to go solo. I have been playing solo now for close to 20 years with the aid of computer assisted backing tracks that I have created myself.
I have been teaching guitar privately now for 25 years. I also run a project studio and have produced and performed on CD’s released by GASM and Freddy Dixon, among others. I also worked with the late Terry Carisse for ten years helping him record demos for his songs. Terry Carisse was a six-time recipient of the Canadian Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year, dominating the category from 1980-1986, and still holding the record for the most ever wins as the CCMA's Male Vocalist of the Year. He also earned the CCMA's Songwriter of the Year award in 1985 for his song Counting The I Love You's. Carisse was also named Top Male Vocalist in the RPM ''Big Country Awards'' in 1980-81 and 1987; and won several Big Country awards for Single and Album of the Year as well as Songwriter of the Year.
I am also finally set to release my first CD, Wire, comprised of songs that I have had lying around for years.
↑ less ↑Average Customer Review: 5
Review of "Wire" by Xavier P. for RadioIndy.com!RadioIndy wrote on August 09, 2007
“Wire” by Kirk Armstrong is a delightful audio presentation of classic rock/pop songs. Excellent guitar work is evident throughout this entire CD. Kirk’s rich, smooth vocals quickly steal the limelight, pulling listeners into his emotional stories of love and heartbreak. “Come on Little Girl” and “Burning Down” shows off Kirk’s beautiful tone, well-crafted rhymes, and his keen sense for musical hooks and catchy choruses. “Second Hand” boasts a delightful electric intro that envelops listeners into its dreary atmosphere. Perhaps the most successful aspect of this CD is its ability to create a potent emotional atmosphere. What’s more, the production of “Wire” is simply outstanding and pleasing to the ears! Fans of the classic/soft rock bands will jump for joy at the sounds of this amazing record!






