Land of the Lost (Wipers album)

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Land of the Lost
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Studio album by
Wipers
Released1986
Recorded1986
Genre Punk rock
Length33:54
Label Restless [1]
Producer Greg Sage
Wipers chronology
Wipers
(1985)		Land of the Lost
(1986)		 Follow Blind
(1987)

Land of the Lost is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released by Restless in 1986. [2] [3] The album was recorded at frontman Greg Sage's studio, 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon. "Let Me Know" appears on the soundtrack to the 1986 film River's Edge . [4]

Contents

It was reissued on CDR on Sage's Zeno Records, and by German label Gift of Life in 1991. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Great Alternative & Indie Discography 6/10 [8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Ox-Fanzine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 7/10 [10]

Maximum Rocknroll praised the title track, writing: "Heavier and riffier than anything the Wipers had previously attempted, 'Land of the Lost' hits like a steamroller on an inexorable march forward." [11] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called the album "the most definitive Wipers record for sound and songwriting, though it lacks the brashness that makes Over the Edge such a joy." [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

  1. "Just a Dream Away" - 3:16
  2. "Way of Love" - 2:11
  3. "Let Me Know" - 3:03
  4. "Fair Weather Friends" - 3:16
  5. "Land of the Lost" - 4:48
  6. "Nothing Left to Lose" - 4:51
  7. "The Search" - 4:16
  8. "Different Ways" - 4:32
  9. "Just Say" - 3:39

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2006. p. 1239.
  2. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Wipers". www.trouserpress.com.
  3. ↑ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. October 13, 2003. ISBN   9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ River's Edge Soundtrack (CD). Enigma Records. 1987. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wipers "Land Of The Lost" (CDR) – Zenorecords".
  6. ↑ "Land of the Lost - Wipers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 735.
  8. ↑ Strong, M. C. (Martin Charles) (April 24, 1999). "The great alternative & indie discography". Edinburgh : Canongate – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  10. 1 2 Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 434–435.
  11. ↑ "Land of the Lost LP reissue".
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