PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY

LANDS END first album has stuck in my mind since the day I picked up this little gem. Although I will admit that this album suffers a bit from weak production quality and studio editing, it leaves it mark for this music lover in terms of performance. LANDS END draw on the symphonic tendencies of PENDRAGON with the lyrics of MONA FALLS and blends in the musical prowess of IQ and MARILLION. Line up includes Mark Lavallee on drums, Jeff McFarland on vocals, Fred Hunter on bass and keyboards and Francisco Neto on guitars. I guess this is what would be classified Neo-Prog by those who look for classification. The end result is a magical album full of 4 creative and original sounding epic tracks that work very well. Although later albums by LANDS END are clearly more polished I think 'PCH' was their most creative and oroginal outing.