Product Description Symphonic rock vocalist Lana Lane has just completed a new, stylized covers albums for release this winter entitled Gemini. It has been a tradition in Japan for Lana to release a 'specialty album' every two years. Lana, along with producer / keyboardist / husband Erik Norlander, started with the Lana Lane Ballad Collection in 1998, then continued with Ballad Collection 2 (2000), Covers Collection (2002) and Winter Sessions (2004). Now for 2006, Lana continues this excellent tradition for the winter season with Gemini. Gemini is an album of classic rock covers from the 60s and 70s featuring the backing musicians Vinny Appice (d), Tony Franklin (b), George Lynch (g), Mark McCrite (g, v) and Erik Norlander (k) along with Kelly Keeling providing additional duet and harmony vocals. Gemini is the astrological symbol for twins, and since this is Lana's second album of all covers, the album carries the theme of 'two' throughout. Lana recorded two songs by each classic rock artist for this release: a pair of songs each originally recorded by Cream, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Heart, Jefferson Airplane and Foreigner. Of particular note is Lana's 'Pink Moon Suite' that combines the song 'Johnny Moon' -- originally recorded by Heart -- with songs from most of 'side one' of Pink Floyd's landmark 'Dark Side of the Moon' album. Review Trademark of Quality By Rev. Keith A Gordon ...Lane and crew reinvent these songs, from the ground up, discovering the grain of truth at the core of each and building a new, different, and sometimes better version of the song....Gemini is a sparkling example of the talents of this incredible husband and wife team, and a fine introduction to one of the best vocalists that you'll ever experience... --Trademark of QualityDead Earnest By Andy Garibaldi The album ends with the Moody Blues' "Nights In White Satin", performed just as you'd imagine, and bringing things to a predictably proggy conclusion, but, it has to be said, sounding a whole lot stronger than the original ever did, in the capable hands of Lana Lane's richly textured, soaring beauty of a vocal and, for a song I've always disliked with a passion, the first time I've ever heard a version of it that I'd want to hear a few times more ... one stone cold stunner of an album and a thing to be treasured. --Dead EarnestFireworks By Paul Jerome Smith This new release by the extremely versatile Lana Lane is an album of classic rock covers from the 1960s and 1970s all familiar songs to me and in some cases held so dear that I could not imagine anybody managing to impress me with their interpretations. So how has Lana Lane fared? My conclusion is to say very successfully on the whole. This is another classy album for aficionados of Lana Lane to add to their collections. --Fireworks
M**.
Absolutely stunning collection of covers
Being a major fan of cover albums, I was very intrigued when I stumbled across this release. I was totally unfamiliar with this artist, but the excerpts were intriguing enough to make a purchase. Once I heard the album I was absolutely floored by the quality of the music and the majesty of Lane's voice. At times she sounds like female icons like Nancy Wilson or Grace Slick. A brilliant album worthy of inclusion by fans of contemporary music.
W**R
There are no words!
Since the Moody Blues came out with Nights in White Satin there have been so many renditions.With this one, Lana Lane's soars above all of them. The emotion that she renders this song is beyond words! It actually brings tears tomy eyes because she is singing about the"truth", at least for me, a long ago experience which sadly, will never happen again! I wish I could give her a big hug and just say: The best! Song well song! Lastly, get this cd. It's the best!
S**X
another covers collection... good move!
As I already opined before, latest Lana's albums suffer from lack of melodic diversity. There is no problem like this when you issue a covers collection (her first, entitled just that - "Covers Collection", was a great album), and therefore you get something better (but perhaps less personal). Some of the songs are done very nicely and only profit from Lana's arrangement: "Breathe" suite is terrific, "White Rabbit" and both Cream tracks are performed very close to the original so it's kinda hard to say anything but good words about them. A couple of them I could easily live without... they are of course among the Heart and Foreigner tracks. If anybody asked me (nobody will, of course) I would say that Lana needs to take a long hard look at the state of her career and do something new and fresh... but then again, nobody is asking me and she probably will simply issue another lackluster studio album and a double-disc Best Of collection (which would be nice but won't solve the problem).
M**Y
Lana ROCKS IT!
This wonderful cover collection of mostly classic rock staples shines a bright spotlight on the melodic, subtly powerful vocal stylings of prog diva Lana Lane. With a host of talented players including Vinny Appice, George Lynch, Tony Franklin and of course Erik Norlander, interesting twists enhance songs like "White Room," "White Rabbit" and "Starrider." Often vocally compared to Ann Wilson, Lana's take on Heart's "Dream of the Archer" will touch your soul. Including a melange of songs from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of the Moon." fans of Lana's more intricate, progressive music will greatly enjoy her versions of more commercial music.
J**B
Great Ensemble Collection Of Covers
Lana Lane is such an underrated singer. This album is a hallmark album of covers. Really great mix of choices by her and Norlander.
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