Lost and Found (Christian rock band)

''This article is about a Christian rock band. For other uses of the term "Lost and Found", please see Lost and Found (disambiguation).

Lost And Found is a Christian rock band from the United States. They are originally from Niagara Falls, New York, although they have lived in many locations throughout the United States. While happy to wear the title, Lost And Found never sought to be labeled as a "Christian band."

The style of their music is called speedwood; a genre or subgenre of their own creation, also referred to as acoustic thrash. The band consists of two members. Michael D. Bridges plays guitar and George R. Baum plays piano, recorder, drums, and occasionally the slinky. Bridges and Baum are also the owners of their own independent record label, Limb Records.

Their song "Lions" is one of their most popular, and won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Other listener favorites include "Multiply" "Baby," "Opener" and "Slide Girl."

Lost And Found has been playing since 1986. Their first big tour was made cross-country on bicycles with no support vehicle. They rode over 8,000 miles and stayed in over 300 different homes while performing at schools, camps, and churches. They are especially well-known among Lutherans and other denominational youth groups. All of their songs are registered with CCLI enabling any CCLI holder to reproduce their songs in any form.

Musical Comparisons

While it is hard to place speedwood into any musical category, the band describes the genre as the intersection between John Denver and The Ramones. They say that it is a relatively deserted intersection, and Lost And Found is really the only band at that intersection.

Live Performances

Most people, while they do like the music, are not dedicated followers of the band just because of the music. It has often been said that you need to see a live concert to really "get it" and it seems to be true. People tend to become dedicated listeners when they get to be in the interaction of a concert which is more like a gathering of friends.

Baum and Bridges are well known for their on stage banter, jokes, spiels, and in-jokes between themselves during a concert, the latter of which are not usually explained and tend to entertain the people watching a concert. Also, jokes arise in certain concerts, giving a feeling of connection to people who attended that concert and may extend years past the concert date.

Concertgoers are often known to bring along a Slinky. The band explains that there was an empty space in the song "Lions" and they wanted a certain sound at a certain point in the song, and that sound was attained by stretching a Slinky and then quickly collapsing it again. This has evolved to audience members holding up their Slinkies at the appropriate time and shouting "SLINKY!" while Baum actually plays the Slinky.

Their performances can be compared to that of The Arrogant Worms, but are obviously free from obscenity and sexual references due to their Christianity and wont to promote Christian love. Many listeners also say that they are happy to find the musical style reminds them of They Might Be Giants.

A typical concert might contain jokes about the concert venue such as tables, speakers, windows, and any other ordinary object that may look like something else. Jokes may also be about the temperature or them purposely "mishearing" what somebody says or simply twisting words to make a clean joke.

Discography

Lost And Found: The Early Years - Box Set Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3 Bike Trip DVD Booklet

Pronto

1. With You
2. Have Love
3. Where Do We Go?
4. Lift My Eyes
5. Because He Lives
6. Sign
7. Easy Love
8. Reflection
9. Lions
10. Among Us
11. Baby
12. Fearfully

Speedwood Hymns

1. God of Grace and God of Glory
2. Love Divine All Loves Excelling
3. For All The Saints
4. The Church's One Foundation
5. All Glory Laud and Honor
6. Crown Him With Many Crowns
7. Lift High The Cross
8. Holy Holy Holy
9. Thy Strong Word
10. My Hope Is Build on Nothing Less
11. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Just George

1. Raise Him Up
2. Fruit
3. No Matter
4. Distant Land
5. Hyfrydol
6. Elijah
7. Friend/Opener
8. Slide Girl
9. Kingdom/Convinced

Something Different

1. Remember
2. Can't Take Away
3. No Matter
4. Elijah
5. Saskatchewan
6. Raise Him Up
7. Your Memory
8. Multiply
9. Everybody Matters
10. Remember (Electric)
11. Can't Take Away (Electric)
12. No Matter (Electric)
13. Elijah (Electric)
14. Saskatchewan (Electric)
15. Raise Him Up (Electric)
16. Your Memory (Electric)
17. Multiply (Electric)
18. Everybody Matters (Electric)
19. Multiply (Bluegrass)
20. 1980

Something

1. Kingdom
2. Convinced
3. Distant Land
4. Take A Chance
5. Dance
6. All I've Ever Wanted
7. These Days
8. Psalm 121
9. As You Go
10. Holy Holy Holy
11. Hearts
12. Fruit
13. Ground
14. Real World Too

THIS

1. Be Not Afraid
2. Remember Me
3. Nice To Know
4. God of Grace and God of Glory
5. I Liked You More
6. He's A Friend
7. Stand Up and Fight
8. New Creation
9. Harken
10. Slide Girl
11. Must Be
12. Cling to the Cross
13. Baby
14. Lions

The Lost And Found Christmas Album

1. O Come, O Come Emanuel
2. No Room
3. O Little Town of Bethlehem
4. Mary Mary
5. O Come All Ye Faithful
6. Angels From the Realms of Glory
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
8. Joy to the World
9. I Heard the Bells
10. Angels We Have Hard On High
11. Arise Shine

The Speedwood Collection

Disc One

1. One Body
2. BLSQD
3. Way Out
4. Angels
5. The New Song
6. The New New Song Song
7. Alexander
8. Rachel
9. How Can You
10. The New New Song
11. Skin
12. This Time
13. Seek
14. Since
15. Lions
16. Baby
17. Church

Disc Two

1. Make Room
2. Grandma
3. Strong Feelings
4. Love
5. Odds
6. The Song
7. My Goodness
8. Tara
9. Goodbye / Dreamed / Cost
10. Aw You
11. Example
12. Try Again
13. Holy
14. The Truly New Song
15. Wear Christ
16. Hearts
17. Lost and Found
18. Ground
19. Slide Girl

Disc Three

1. Everybody
2. Prize
3. Glory
4. Bones
5. Amber
6. Heard
7. Weight
8. Sand
9. Heaven
10. I Am In Love
11. Must Be
12. New Creation
13. Opener
14. Crown Him
15. Dance
16. The Lamb
17. Everybody /The Lamb ("The Cars" style)/ Slide Girl (live)

Sikkibahm

1. Bones
2. Good Luck
3. Amber
4. Heard
5. Used to Be
6. Crown Him
7. Baby
8. Hearts
9. Prize
10. Heaven
11. Opener
12. Sand
13. Love
14. Everybody

This is Our Perspective

1. Baby
2. Skin
3. Church
4. H.O.L.Y.

Our Third Album

1. Lions
2. Goodbye
3. Dreamed of Love
4. Strong Feelings (note: this is a sarcastic song)
5. Example
6. How Can You
7. Count the Cost
8. L.O.V.E
9. Easy Love
10. Aw You
11. Remember Me?
12. Try Again
13. Ground

Everlastin' Alright Side 1:

1. Did You Ever Wonder
2. Goodluck
3. The Merriest Christmas of All
4. Materialistic Melody (sarcastic song)
5. Too Blind To See
6. Skin Disease

Side 2:

1. You Can See Jesus
2. Everlasting Alright
3. Alexander Wesleyfolk (Slow version, sung by Michael with guitar instead of George with piano)
4. Nice to Know You Know (old version)
5. He's A Friend

Hengh

1. Make Room
2. Way Out
3. Tombstone
4. One Body
5. Rachel Racinda
6. Call Me
7. Seek
8. New New Song Song
9. The Truly New Song
10. Remain
11. BLSQD
12. Wear Christ
13. My Goodness

Numerous Live in Concert CDs

1. Lost and Found recorded over 250 concerts to be put on CD. Sadly, due to lack of manpower, this was discontinued. However, those concerts that were recorded are still available for order through their website.

Photos On Tour

References

• Lost And Found at AllMusicGuide
• "From Speedwood to Slinky" Interview at Youth Specialties
• Michael Bridges Interview on Lutheran Weekly Podcast
• Look Out For Lost And Found at Youth Encounter
• Small Band With A Big Message at TheLutheran.org
• Teens Find The Message in Lost And Found at TheLutheran.org
• Lost And Found on All Music Guide (AMG)

External links

• Lost And Found Website
• Lost And Found's MySpace Page
• Lost And Found FanSite
• Speedwood Central