Customer Reviews

Winter Sessions

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Some will complain "not heavy enough" but this release definitely is not lacking in the songwriting ability that are Lana and company. When the intensity of Lana's other releases just don't fit the moment, you'll find yourself reaching for this disc. The original material is captivating and there are hypnotizing remakes of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "California Dreamin.'" The disc runs just shy of an hour but could be easily extended once "Carry Me Home" hits your speakers. This is an incredible tune that screams "replay" each time you hear it so it might just delay your getting to the rest of the selections!

Prog diva Lana Lane creates another delectable musical feast with "Winter Sessions." "What a World" launches the CD with an intensely beautiful ballad with wafts of jazz in a Pink Floyd atmosphere. Her luscious and powerful voice reminiscent of Ann Wilson lends emotive textures to the covers of "California Dreaming" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Lana's progressive rock prowess appears on the driving "December Moon" and the hooky "Carry Me Home." Backed by a top notch core of musicians including keyboard phenom and producer Erik Norlander - and one time David Lee Roth drummer Greg Bissonette, Lana wonderfully displays talent in all her music personalities.

Im not saying it is really bad but I was hoping for some heavy tunes...But I have to say put the earphones on when your about to go to sleep and put the cd in and your good to go..
Cleveland ROCKS!!!

Unfortunately, Lana doesn't seem to be moving anywhere with this uninspiring release. A couple of covers here are the best sounding tracks here and that says something... Perhaps "Carry Me Home" is more or less close to her best songs but this is definitely far cry from her previous albums like "Queen Of The Ocean" or "Garden Of The Moon". What's regrettable is that Lana and Erik keep producing these all-sound-alike songs which could have shined if they just spent more time on coming up with some fresher and more ambitious tunes (lyrics are OK by me). To recap, I was definitely expecting more for my money. Too bad...