Lost & Gone Forever
Guster's formula is quite simple: Take time-tested harmonies à laSimon and Garfunkelor theHollies, pour them over pleasant acoustic guitars, and add a pinch of congas for toe-tapping made easier.Lost and Gone Foreverall but screams "radio friendly!" (especially with hit-producing wunderkind Steve Lillywhite at the knobs), but luckily the final product is more palatable than that.  The musical plan is occasionally augmented by an electric guitar or strings, but generally follows harmonious sounds over articulate voices. Some people will listen toLost and Gone Foreverand find it too slight and completely corny, but others will fall under the spell of Ryan Miller and Adam Gardner's full-bodied vocal blend.--Jason Josephes