Lost Dogs

The Best of The Lost Dogs

The Best of The Lost Dogs
KMG Records 1999

SJANGER ♦ americana/rootsrock/blues/pop//samlealbum

An eclectic collection of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. Americana reminiscent of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Tom Petty, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young...No gimmicks, no special effects - acoustic stirrings and the harmonies that make the angels weep.

The Lost Dogs' first two albums, Scenic Routes (1992) and Little Red Riding Hood (1993), are plundered heavily here. There's not a dud in sight, peaks included the poignant REM-ish rock of «Imagine That», acoustic ballads «Jimmy» and «Dunce Cap», plus driving roots numbers «Pray Where You Are» and «Scenic Routes». Completeists get a live version of «Built For Glory» (dedicated to the late singer-songwriter Mark Heard) and the previously unheard «Make Believe», a recording that would have made Brian Wilson proud, while the all-embracing anthem «Breathe Deep» closes a fine collection which oozes lazy artistic brilliance that will floor the listener.

1. «Imagine That» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
2. «Rocky Mountain Mines» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
3. «Scenic Routes» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )
4. «Pray Where You Are» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
5. «The New Physics» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )
6. «Eleanor, It's Raining Now» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
7. «No Ship Coming In» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
8. «I Can't Say Goodbye» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )
9. «You Satisfy» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
10. «Bullet Train» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )
11. «Up In The Morning» ( The Green Room Serenade - 1996 )
12. «Amber Waves Goodbye» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )
13. «Bad Indigestion» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
14. «Jimmy» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
15. «Built For Glory» ( Live at Flevo )
16. «Dunce Cap» ( Little Red Riding Hood - 1993 )
17. «Make Believe» ( previously unreleased recording )
18. «Breathe Deep» ( Scenic Routes - 1992 )