John O'Keefe | Tonawanda, NY United States | 11/09/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THIS ALBUM IS AWESOME! As a child of the 80's and 90's, this album had awesome musical emotion! Harmonies that SMOKE Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young!
Well written and performance beyond anything I've heard in a while, this band is a refreshing, nostalgic musical journey that is hastily embraced by the soul!"
Lake rocks the house
wil wright | united states(seattle) | 03/23/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"a buddy of mine just made a tape of lakes best for me because he knew i liked this style of music but i've never heard of them. wow! am i surprised this is the way music should be played. great harmonies and vocals along with excellent musicianship.if you like toto, kansas shooting star and pablo cruise this is a combo of all of them at its best especially scooby doobies and see them glow . great songs. for any fan of that late 70's early 80's classic rock this is a must along with their 1st album.GET IT!"
Get this with Lake & Paradise Island
BD | 12/13/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Lake II continues in the same mode as the first eponomyous album and Paradise Island, their third. The nice thing about all three albums is that, although they have a distinctive sound thanks to the vocals of late singer James Hopkins-Harrison, their albums don't sound the same. Every song stands on its own. I wouldn't recommend anything after Paradise Island, though. These first three are definitive Lake, that's the reason that 14 of the 17 tracks from their greatest hits CD are from these three albums."
One of their best....
Music lover | Euclid, OH | 10/26/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"These guys were just under appreciated!!!!!! What a shame. So much good music that was never heard (Scotland's Deacon Blue was another way under appreciated band). Lake picks up with Lake 2 where they left off with their first album, and carries on with it in Ouch! (my personal favourite Lake album). I'm glad to see that their music has been make available on CD."
Underated genius
G. Richie | Modesto, CA USA | 11/15/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I was lucky enough to be in Germany when this band toured for "Paradise Island". I had heard of them from a Don Kirshner Rock Concert performance and I was so impressed that when I saw they were appearing at a small venue in Karlsruhe, I convinced my buddy to drive us to the show. Don Kirshner described this band as a cross between Yes and Fleetwood Mac. That's about as accurate a description as I have heard. This was a great CD and I had owned it only on cassette for many years, hoping the tape would not break. They were an awesome band live and I still have the poster and picture disc of Paradise Island to remind me how great they were."