''Scenic Routes'' is an album by roots music band

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, released on BAI Records in 1992. The album began as a one time recording effort from the frontmen of four creative rock bands;

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, from the funk/rock band,

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, from the bands

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and

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;

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, from the rock band

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; and

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, from the atmospheric rock band The Choir.

Track listing

# "Scenic Routes" (Words by Taylor, Music by Daugherty) (2:28) # "You Gotta Move" (Traditional, Arranged by Roe) (3:53) # "Built For Glory, Made To Last" (Taylor) (5:28) # "Bullet Train" (Taylor) (5:23) # "The Fortunate Sons" (Words by Eugene/Taylor, Music by Eugene) (4:36) # "The New Physics" (Roe/Mascoli) (4:05) # "I Am A Pilgrim" (Traditional, Arranged by The Lost Dogs) (3:40) # " Lord Protect My Child" (

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

, Arranged by the Lost Dogs) (4:53) # "Amber Waves Goodbye" (Taylor) (3:53) # "Bush League" (Words by Eugene/Taylor, Music by Eugene) (1:53) # "Old And Lonesome" (Roe, Adapted from

Jimmy Reed Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), " ...

's "Cold and Lonesome") (4:53) # "I Can't Say Goodbye" (Eugene) (5:00) # "Why Is The Devil Red?" (The Lost Dogs) (2:51) # "Smokescreen" (Roe) (2:27) # "The Last Testament of Angus Shane" (Words by Taylor, Music by Eugene) (4:09) # " Hard Times Come Again No More" (

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, Arranged by The Lost Dogs) (2:13) # "Breathe Deep" (Taylor) (3:33)

The band

— guitars and vocals *

— guitars, piano and vocals *

— guitars and vocals *

— guitars and vocals

Additional musicians

* Burleigh Drummond — drums and percussion * Greg Kellog — dobro, banjo and pedal steel * James Sitterly — violin

Production notes

*Most of the music on this album was recorded during two weekends in October 1991, played live in the lounge of Mixing Lab 'B', in Huntington Beach, California. *The vocals and a few overdubs were recorded in January 1992 at McCrummy Studio in

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. *It was mixed later in the month at Mixing Lab 'A' in Garden Grove, California and at Pakaderm Studio 'A' in

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. *Engineered by Gene, with Rob Watson, Terry and Derri. *Art Direction and all photography by Anna Cardenas. *Art Production and Layout by FineGraphics.

References

{{Authority control Lost Dogs albums 1992 debut albums