The Lost Album

Lewis Taylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: HACKTONE RECORDS
• ASIN: B000LKAR6Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,150 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, March 10, 2005

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Matt R "Empro" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost Album (Audio CD)

I can't say enough about how great this guy is. He writes, performs on and produces his own cds. He plays in different styles (he's an awesome singer and instrumentalist) and is clearly influenced by many great artists, yet is distinctively himself. Check out "Let's Hope Nobody Finds Us" - the best song Brian Wilson never wrote, complete with a breathtaking wash of background harmonies, all Lewis. Even though the music is melodic and accessible, Lewis experiments often, frequently re-recording his own songs with different arrangements. This particular album was intended to show another side of Lewis apart from his soul stuff, and is simply another tour de force. His albums are so richly layered, emotionally nourishing and satisfying that any one might qualify as a "desert island" disc. It's astounding how he hasn't had success with major labels and hasn't penetrated the US market! Without a doubt the finest artist I've heard in any number of years.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF GIVEN A CHANCE THIS RECORDING COULD RESCUE POP MUSIC., March 10, 2007

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David Hoeltje (Mariposa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Album (Audio CD)

A friend of mine STILL employed in the music industry turned me on to this masterpiece. It is with no exaggeration that I unashamedly shout to the world that this is one of the best pop/rock recordings I have heard in 30 years. The influences, while borrowing from the Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren and 60's and 70's pop in general, are too many to list. There is so much to praise here that I won't bother to try. The same friend sent me an article in which Taylor is said to have retired and walked away in disgust from recording completely. I hope that's not true but it would not suprise me. Over the last 15 years the music industry has been devouring itself from the inside out and there aren't many A & R people left who really know what to do with an artist like Lewis Taylor.

I normally can't stand too large a dose of falsetto but this album hooked me with the first song. Aside from the latest Swing Out Sister and Wolfmother it's the first time I have hit replay immediately after the first listen in many a year. While we have heard much of what is here before, Taylor serves up a collection of songs that have a freshness and vitality that transcend genre and time. It's that good. Buy it now.

PS...NO, SERIOUSLY. BUY IT NOW!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic addition..., February 26, 2007

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A B - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lost Album (Audio CD)

to the rest of Mr. Taylor's work. If you loved "Stoned", you will certainly have just as much to rave about-

This collection has a slightly different overall vibe though- sunnier in its disposition, you can hear the same influences as before but the overall production gives the final product a less refined glow ( which is, in this case, just as valid and attractive.)

Perhaps its just my subjective viewpoint, but growing of age in the seventies, there is a decidedly sweet and innocent feel for most of the material. I simply love the way he creates his collage of vocal and instrumental textures- this man just KNOWS how to seduce you with the sheer SOUND of his voice and instrumentation.

Its groovy, warm, seductive, comforting, and will make you glad to be alive. Highly recommended.