Land of the Lost (Wipers album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Land of the Lost

| type = Album

| artist = Wipers

| cover = Wipers - Land of the Lost.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1986

| recorded = 1986

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = 33:54

| label = Restless

| producer = Greg Sage

| prev_title = Wipers

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Follow Blind

| next_year = 1987

}}

Land of the Lost is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released by Restless in 1986.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=wipers|title=TrouserPress.com :: Wipers|website=www.trouserpress.com}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&q=greg+sage+land+of+the+lost&pg=PA2209|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|date=October 13, 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781858284576|via=Google Books}} 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.{{cite AV media|title=River's Edge Soundtrack|year=1987|format=CD|publisher=Enigma Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HnZGEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36|access-date=November 21, 2022}}

It was reissued on CDR on Sage's Zeno Records, and by German label Gift of Life in 1991.{{Cite web|url=https://zenorecords.com/product/wipers-land-of-the-lost-cdr/|title=Wipers "Land Of The Lost" (CDR) – Zenorecords}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/land-of-the-lost-mw0000936419|title=Land of the Lost - Wipers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=8 |page=735}}

| rev3 = The Great Alternative & Indie Discography

| rev3score = 6/10{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/greatalternative0000stro|title=The great alternative & indie discography|first=M. C. (Martin Charles)|last=Strong|date=April 24, 1999|publisher=Edinburgh : Canongate|via=Internet Archive}}

|rev4 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

|rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=1239}}

| rev5 = Ox-Fanzine

| rev5score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/land-of-the-lost-118871|title=Review|website=www.ox-fanzine.de}}

|rev6= Spin Alternative Record Guide

|rev6score = 7/10{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |pages=434–435}}

}}

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."{{Cite web|url=http://maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-445/land-of-the-lost-lp-reissue/|title=Land of the Lost LP reissue}} 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."

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

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

Personnel

Greg Sage – vocals, guitar, harp; producer; recorded by Greg Sage
Brad Davidson – bass guitar
Steve Plouf – drums
Chris Newman - cover art

References

Category:Wipers (band) albums

Category:1986 albums

Category:Restless Records albums