"Lost & Found" by GUN

GUN is a hard rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in the late 80s and had some minor hits off their major label debut album, "Taking On The World." Songs like "Better Days" and "Inside Out" should have done better, but were lost in the mix of all the competition from the hair bands.

The 90s started well for the band thanks to their brilliant hard rock cover of Cameo's funk hit "Word Up," which charted in several countries but not the US. But things got weird on their fourth album, which was called "0141 632 6326." Back during its release, that was a phone number fans could dial for news about the band. Many were probably calling to complain since this record was a major detour from their rock and roll style. Filled with drum loops and experimental sounds, no doubt influenced by producer Andrew Farriss of INXS, the record threw me for a loop. The band split up shortly thereafter in 1997.

In 2012, after some line-up changes that included a new lead singer, GUN released a fifth album that returned to rock, but with considerably more melody attached to it. They've been releasing outstanding records ever since that sadly have stayed under the radar. "Lost & Found" exemplifies the new sound of GUN for modern times. The band just released another terrific new album this year, "Favourite Pleasures." Check out the title track of that one if you enjoyed their reworking of "Word Up!"