Artist description LEFT FIELD, a reclusive group of Neo-Romantic Radical Centrist Raccoon Room specialists, made up of Bill Neely, Elizabeth Emmert, Deborah Griffin Bly, Bill Bly, and Mark Dann.

Musical Influences Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Beatles, Sting

Similar Artists Don Henley, Beth Nielson Chapman, Van Morrison (the Van), Ry Cooder

Artist History Once upon a time, Left Field (Bill Neely, Elizabeth Emmert, Deborah Griffin Bly, Bill Bly, Mark Dann) gave live performances of an eclectic mix of traditional and modern self-inflicted material. A distillation of those twelve years on the road can be found in our previous CD, LEFT FIELD: Still A-Live! We are hoping to "go live" again real soon! Since then, this already reclusive group of Neo-Romantic Radical Centrist Raccoon Room specialists has let the other shoe drop and gone virtual, taking up residence in the interstitial realm of cyberspace. Visit our web site at http://www.infomonger.com/ to find out what that means (so far). Our new recording is a 14-tune offering called Extra Innings -- and this time, for good or ill, it's *all* original material. These songs cover a wide spectrum, from a Neo-classical chorale ("Skeptic's Lullaby") to a road-house blues ("Mobian Waltz"); from the dreamy ("Pomo Sea") to the twitchy ("Toothache"); from a country nigtmare ("Ballad of Ingmar Bergman" to a breezy bossa-nova ("Happy In Bananland"). In addition, there's a joyous campaign song ("AlGoreRhythm.2000"); a tantrum ("Science & Technology, You Owe Us An Apology"); a lyrical vision ("Pollyanna in Exile"); a couple cabaret numbers ("The Ultimate" and "Night Is Falling"); and three gentle musical sermonettes ("Two Cheers for Moderation," "Pay Attention," and "New Beatitudes." For more information, contact: Bill Bly bbly@infomonger.com

Albums Left Field: Extra Innings

Location Kempton, PA - USA

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