Foucher's solos are never plagued with that bungee-jump/testosterone/ free-for-all of no- think, noodle-fest riffin'. You can feel the soul, her heart, the song of her fingers through her guitar. She sings with her hands. Her siren words are the notes and she can scream like a banshee when the moment calls for that special overdriven emphasis.

She knows how to flat-out, have-mercy, have fun, evident in "Stompin' the Bug". I heard a bit of that Michael Lee Firkins blues-rock clarity on that one. On "Epic" we get that must-have driving tune that simply sails along with that David Chastain determination and flair. Snippets of Satriani can be sorted out but Foucher is all her own style in the stop-n-go tempo shifts and intelligently written progressions.

Adrian Belew of King Crimson sang that, " . . .fear is never boring . . ." and guitarists out there should carefully check out these ten tunes. Foucher is never boring. Fear Faye, dudes cuz she has got the whole melodic chops thang down pat. I guess the best way to sum up this first lady of the frets is -- 100% confidence and crystal clear finesse.

The mountain top experience for this reviewer was Foucher stretching out on "Dis-jointed" which stands shoulder-to-shoulder with anything Eric "Chops" Johnson or Joe "Trailbalzer" Satriani might offer. Whoa baby! Nuff said.