''Land of the Lost'' is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released by Restless in 1986. It was reissued on CDR on frontman

Greg Sage Greg Sage (born October 21, 1951) is an American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, regarded as an important influence on many punk rock and post-punk artists. Sage is best known as the principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist of the infl ...

's Zeno Records, and by German label Gift of Life in 1991.

Critical reception

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'' 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." The ''

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'' 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

. #"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

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

; producer; recorded by Greg Sage * Brad Davidson –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Steve Plouf –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Chris Newman - cover art

References

1986 albums Wipers albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub