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- Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they consider themselves to be a roots and alternative music group. Whatever the nomenclature, they are one of the most seminal groups currently in Contemporary Christian Music. They began in 1991 as a one-time collaboration between four very different vocalists and songwriters from four different bands at the behest of their label at that time. Terry Scott Taylor, Gene Eugene, Derri Daugherty, and Michael Roe have over the last two decades released eight eclectic albums of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. The Lost Dogs' concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members (usually poking fun at each other). A fifth Dog was drummer Burleigh Drummond of the '70s/'80s pro/pop group Ambrosia. He helmed the skins thru the first three releases. Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs. Songs covered by Lost Dogs on an album or in concert include Bob Dylan's "Lord, Protect My Child," Leonard Cohen's "If It Be Your Will," The Beatles' "I'm A Loser," "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," and Stephen Foster's "Hard Times, Come Again No More. " They have also recorded a number of Traditional or Gospel standards such as "Dust On The Bible," and "Farther Along. " In March, 2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died in his sleep at The Green Room, his recording studio, The Fabulous Green Room, in Huntington Beach, California. 2003 saw the release of the band's first DVD, Via Chicago, a black and white concert film released by Lo-Fidelity Records. A followup DVD, Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), containing additional songs from the concert, was released in 2006. Also that year, the band performed a show in Chatsworth, California which featured surprise video tributes by Dick Clark, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums. In 2004, the band got together with longtime friend Steve Hindalong to produce a special album for their summer tour. The result was entitled MUTT, and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands. The following year, the band would release one of their most unusual recordings to date, the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams. The band's most recent project, The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees, was released July 2006. The band—including the newest official "dog," drummer Steve Hindalong—once again hit the road for a national tour in support of their new album.
- I Lost Dogs sono stati definiti un super-gruppo di musica country, ma si considerano essere un gruppo di musica tradizionale e alternativa. Hanno iniziato nel 1991 come una singola collaborazione tra quattro differenti cantanti e cantautori per ordine della loro etichetta in quel periodo. Terry Scott Taylor, Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies, Gene Eugene, Adam Again, Derri Daugherty e Michael Roe hanno, nel corso di due decadi, pubblicato otto eclettici dischi di musica tradizionale statunitense (country, folk, blues, rock), con un’atmosfera decisa e moderna. Le esibizioni della band dal vivo sono piene di scherzi e battute tra i membri del gruppo. Parecchi album dei Lost Dogs comprendono al meno una o due cover. Tra di esse ci sono quella di Bob Dylan “Lord, Protect My Child” e “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”, If it be your will di Leonard Cohen, I’m a loser e The Chipmunk song dei Beatles, Hard Times, Come Again No More di Stephen Foster. Essi hanno anche inciso numerosi Gospel tradizionali come Dust on the bible e Farther along. Nel marzo del 2000, poco dopo l’uscita del disco Gift Horse, Gene Eugene è morto nel sonno al The Green Room, lo studio di registrazione di Huntington Beach, California. Il 2003 ha visto l’uscita del primo DVD della band, Via Chicago; un successivo DVD ‘’Via Chicago (All we left unsaid)’’, contenente canzoni aggiuntive dal concerto, è uscito nel 2006. Benché la perdita di Eugene sia rilevante, i restanti tre componenti della band continuano i loro tour e a registrare nuovi dischi. Nel 2004 il gruppo si riunisce con il loro vecchio amico Steve Hindalong per produrre un album speciale per il loro tour estivo. Il risultato s’intitolò MUTT, che comprendeva nuove versioni acustiche di dieci canzoni scritte e incise in origine per ogni band dei membri del gruppo. L’anno dopo la band fa uscire il loro disco più insolito, un album interamente strumentale, Island dreams. Il progetto più recente dei Lost Dogs, The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees, è pubblicato nel luglio 2006. La band, con il loro nuovo batterista ufficiale, Steve Hindalong, riprende a fare concerti in tutta la nazione per promuovere il nuovo disco.
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