Lost Herd

Ian Tyson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B00000I8ZJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,288 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New song from the new west, Tyson at his best., March 19, 1999

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Paul Zemann (Foothills of the Cascade Mts. , Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Herd (Audio CD)

Lost Herd was recorded in Calgary, Toronto and Nashville. The obvious care and thought given to the selection of musicians and produceres for this album has paid off big time. Ian's voice has never sounded better and the support instumentation is outstanding. This album(sorry I'm giving away how old I am) this cd is thinking man's western music. Some of the songs show Ian's love for jazz, with a strong influence of sazaphone and piano on several tracks, but many of the song are vintage Tyson. Ian, who wrote Four Strong WInd, Someday Soon, and Summer Wages to name a few, has written all the songs on this cd but one, an acoustic version of the Harold Arlen classic Somewhere Over the Rainbow that'll bring tear to your eye. There's been rumblings that this might be Ian's last album, so I recommend you go out and support this legendary artist. You won't be dissapointed!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sax, Blues, & Roans, It's a whole new side of Tyson, July 9, 1999

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This review is from: Lost Herd (Audio CD)

Don't be afraid to experiment and try something new! This album is a superb piece of art, carefully constructed, artistically written, and masterfully produced! As a fan of everything from MC Horses, Navajo Rug, & Eighteen Inches of Rain, I highly reccommend this new album to everyone. It's unlike anything Ian's ever done before, but who said we have to stay within the "lines"? The legends carefully weave into their songs a little piece of themselves. Listen, and you too will hear the true beating of this man's heart. And for those of you who know something about this artist, you will understand where lines like "snow boots way too small... where is the girl with the golden hair?" and "The fax machine that never sleeps" fit into this 'ol cowboy's soul.... (Ian, if you read this, my only disapointment was my wish that it lasted longer!!) Enjoy the ride!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the effort, August 6, 2001

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Shelley Mckibbon (Halifax, NS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Herd (Audio CD)

This one was not as immediately accessible as some of his other albums, but after I'd played it seven or eight times I couldn't remember which tracks I thought were weak. It's got a thoughtful, dreamy quality on several tracks (notably "La Primera") and nobody but Ian Tyson would write a pretty waltz tune about the "Legends of Cutting" -- "Buster and Shorty, Matlock and Don/ Mister Pat, he's still horseback, he's still a-keeping on..." And "Roll On Owyhee" contains the sort of singalong rhythm that makes his music fun as well as intelligent. And the references to roan mares and bay studs remind you that his interest in the west and the cowboy lifestyle are not made up, they're an honest part of the man.

Ian Tyson? "Over the Rainbow"? I wasn't sure what I was going to think of that, but he interprets it as a song, not a "standard," and in the process makes it possible for me to hear it with fresh ears.

The more I hear this album the better I like it.