Customer Reviews

Lost in America

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I first caught The Gathering Field in Pittsburgh, and since then I have been hooked. In today's music business, and I know cause I am in it, it is rare to see a band like this. While it is a shame that they have not made it to the major markets, it is probably for the better. Their non-commercial induced music is some of the best I have even heard. The lyrics are so true to life, and the music puts you in a place unattainable by any other means. This CD is absolutely incredible, and if it were possible to wear a CD out, mine would be dead by now. Hats off to The Gathering Field and their incredible music. Buy this album, and never look back. Listen to it like you mean it. You'll be better for it.... believe me. I can't possibly say enough good things about this band, their music, or this album.

Starts off so folkie it takes you back to those folk clubs you've visited, and corn fields, not up-beat but so real. The first song is about Jack Kerouac:
"He had a rambling soul, he drank a bottle of cheep wine...
...Under an open sky, he stares with his eyes closed"
Simple but sublime lyrics, - BUT HANG ON after a gentle opening the album's taking off like every lively folk/rock band you ever heard, thumping drums & flicking guitar- edges towards heavy rock but not quite - this, the title track, comes together in a crescendo of crashing Neal Young type guitars.
For the most part it's youthful country rock, forget that I said "it's not up-beat", it is!. Bill Deasy is a great credible lead singer, and Dave Brown can lift-off on guitar. A tight outfit. Wordy songs but not without tune. One or two really good love songs here, and no less than three songs about Jack! There were three used copies on Amazon.co.uk for only £4 each, they've been snaped up, UK fans should now come here. How do you describe an album so sincere? "Un-corny tunes" & "fluctuates between gentle and exuberant" is hardly adequate.
Phenomenal Album.

This CD is a truly great one. HIghlights are Win you Back suzanne, but especially Blue Sky Song. I love this album

lost in america contains some of the most thought-provoking lyrics i've ever heard. you can literally lose yourself in the world painted by bill's story-like songs. the music is such that you'll be remembering this cd long after the it ends. i'm not sure who these guys can be compared to, but they represent everything that rock and roll should be about.

I listen to a lot of music out there, but there is no other group that touches the soul like the Gathering Field. You can "feel" every song on the CD. Bill Deasy writes intelligent and heartfelt lyrics, which is rare these days. You have to see them live to really appreciate how good this band is as a whole. Where other bands have someone who stands out, the Gathering Field sound flows as one entity. You can hear this when you listen to the CD. Songs like Bound To Be and Lost In America just flow right through your body. Do yourself a favor and buy this CD, and if you see them coming to your town, don't miss them.

Cd was advertised in good condition, and arrived in good condition. I am pleased to be re-connected to the music of my college years and be able to enjoy it!
thanks!

Lost in America is a CD that proves that there are great bands out there making great cds...that hardly anyone ever hears.
Great songwriting, great music, powerful vocals, awesome lyrics (as opposed to just "words"). If you like Counting Crows, Wallflowers, Paul Westerberg, the Devlins...give these guys a listen

Some music is just for fun, and some is for mood. This stuff just changes the whole purpose of music, reaching into your soul and playing it back to you in heart-stopping detail. The lyrics are pure Truth, but the music is pure Feeling. Sorry to get so mystical, but perfection is perfection. Amazon needs to start selling their newest CD.

Lost in America is an amazing album. The Gathering Field has since released another album that is even better (hard to believe, but it's true). It's called "Reliance" and it will blow your mind.

Soulful, A great mix of music that brings to mind early Counting Crows or possibly JT.